جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Computational Pathology
• Medical Image Analysis
• Deep Learning
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Nasir M. Rajpoot is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Warwick, UK. His research focuses on computational pathology, medical image analysis, and deep learning applications in histology. He leads interdisciplinary projects integrating artificial intelligence with healthcare, particularly in cancer diagnostics and pathology workflows. Rajpoot’s work emphasizes developing robust algorithms for histology image analysis, including nuclear segmentation, tumor classification, and domain generalization in computational pathology. His contributions include the TIAToolbox, an open-source framework for tissue image analytics, and the CoNIC Challenge to advance nuclear detection and counting in histology images. He collaborates with clinicians and biologists to translate AI models into clinical practice, addressing challenges like tumor heterogeneity and staining variability. Rajpoot’s research spans colorectal, lung, and oral cancers, with a focus on predicting clinical outcomes via histological features and genomic data integration. Notable projects include the development of Handcrafted Histological Transformer (H2T) for unsupervised representations of whole slide images and the SAFRON framework for histology image synthesis. His work addresses domain adaptation, robustness evaluation, and explainability in AI-driven pathology systems.

Olga Vekslerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Computer Vision
• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Olga Veksler is a Professor at the University of Waterloo's Department of Computer Science, part of the Faculty of Mathematics. She holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. from Cornell University (1999) and a B.A. from New York University (1995). Her research focuses on computer vision, machine learning, and discrete optimization, with notable contributions to image segmentation, graph algorithms, and deep learning integration. Her work emphasizes semantic segmentation, salient object detection, and efficient optimization techniques for graphical models. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Cornell University, 1999 M.Sc. in Computer Science, Cornell University, 1999 B.A. in Computer Science, New York University, 1995 Her research explores intersections between machine learning and traditional computer vision challenges, particularly leveraging graph-based optimization and CRF models. Recent trends in her work include weakly supervised learning, sparse non-local CRF applications, and test-time adaptation strategies for salient object detection. She has pioneered methods for shape priors in multi-object segmentation and efficient graph-cut algorithms. Her advising and grant activities are foundational to her research, though specific grant details are not listed here. She maintains a lab focused on advancing computer vision through algorithmic innovation, with contributions to both theoretical frameworks and practical applications in medical imaging and scene understanding.

Zaiqiao Mengمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Natural Language Processing
• Information Retrieval
• Large Language Models
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Zaiqiao Meng is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the University of Glasgow's School of Computing Science, affiliated with the Information Retrieval Group and IDA section. He also holds an Affiliated Lecturer position at the University of Cambridge's Language Technology Lab. His research focuses on the intersection of machine learning, knowledge graphs, and NLP, particularly in biomedical applications. Key areas include AI agents, large language models, and healthcare informatics. Current roles include co-leading the Glasgow AI4BioMed Lab, which develops AI solutions for biomedical knowledge extraction. He has extensive postdoctoral and visiting research experience, including at KAUST's MINE lab. Meng has published widely in top conferences like ACL and EMNLP, with over 40 publications since 2019. His work spans topics such as drug-target interaction prediction, clinical summarization, and knowledge graph construction. Teaching includes courses on Recommender Systems and Data Science at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He advises multiple PhD students on projects involving LLMs, biomedical entity representation, and conversational agents.

Wenjing Zhangمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Cybersecurity
• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Dr. Wenjing Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computer Science at the University of Guelph, Canada. She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Guelph (2024) and was a visiting research scholar at the University of Arizona's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2016–2018). Her research focuses on cybersecurity in AI/ML, including security threats to models, privacy-preserving techniques, and data privacy in generative AI. She leads projects on robust defenses against adversarial attacks, secure federated learning, and privacy-preserving prompt engineering for LLMs. Dr. Zhang’s research areas include: Security in AI/ML (e.g., poisoning, evasion, prompt injection attacks) Model Privacy (protection of internal parameters) Data Privacy (synthetic data generation, privacy-preserving prompt engineering) She has secured a five-year NSERC Discovery Grant (2025–2030) for her research on enhancing security, privacy, and fairness in generative AI. Her work has been published in top-tier venues such as NeurIPS, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, and IEEE Transactions on Communications. She is a recipient of the 2022 Westin Scholar Award and serves on technical committees for IEEE conferences including CNS 2025 and ICC 2025. Her team collaborates on interdisciplinary projects involving federated learning, information theory, and reinforcement learning. She actively seeks partnerships in security, privacy, and generative AI applications.

Yao Liangzhongمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Renewable Energy Grid Integration
• Smart Grid
• HVDC Grid Control
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Liangzhong Yao is a Professor and Director of the Smart Grid Research Institute at Wuhan University, China. He holds dual roles as Fellow of IEEE and IET, and has served in leadership positions such as Vice President of China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI) and Chair of IEC TC122. His expertise spans renewable energy grid integration, HVDC systems, smart grid technologies, and energy storage. Yao has led over 25 years of R&D projects with combined funding exceeding GBP 20 million and RMB 90 million, resulting in applied technologies in wind farms and HVDC grids. He has been awarded over 10 national and international accolades, including the IEC 1906 Standard Award and China Science and Technology Innovation Awards. Research focuses include AC-DC hybrid systems, distributed energy resource integration, and high-renewable energy grid operation. He has authored/co-authored 350+ publications, 60+ patents, and 4 books. Yao currently supervises 8 PhD and 10 Master's students, and serves on editorial boards of journals like CSEE Journal of Power Energy & Systems. His leadership roles in global standards bodies like IEC and CIGRE further highlight his contributions to advancing electrical engineering standards and practices.

Horacio Rostro Gonzálezمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Artificial Intelligence
• Computational Neuroscience
• Neuromorphic Computing
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Horacio Rostro González is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at IQS School of Engineering, Universitat Ramon Llull (URL), Barcelona, Spain. He is an active researcher with a strong international academic background and current affiliations in both research and teaching. Education: PhD in Control and Signal and Image Processing (2011, INRIA & University of Nice – Sophia Antipolis, France) Master’s in Electrical Engineering (2007, University of Guanajuato, Mexico) Electronic Engineer (2003, National Technological Institute of Mexico) His research interests lie at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Computational Neuroscience, Neuromorphic Computing, Embedded Systems, and Robotics. He applies advanced techniques in neural networks, machine learning, and control systems to solve complex engineering problems in robotics, biomedicine, and industrial design. His work emphasizes biomimetic approaches, such as spiking neural networks for robot locomotion and AI-driven analysis of physiological signals like ECG and facial expressions. The recent publications highlight a strong trend in interdisciplinary research, combining AI with photonics, robotics, cardiovascular diagnostics, and emotional recognition in children. His work spans from theoretical algorithm development to practical industrial applications, particularly in additive manufacturing and smart systems. Scientific Projects: Offshore Wind Farms: Data analysis using machine learning and power generation prediction (2023–2024) GEPI: Grup Enginyeria de Productes Industrials (2022–2025) He is actively involved in research grants and collaborative projects, with no mention of formal student advising in the provided text. He is a member of the GEPI (Industrial Products Engineering Group), which focuses on additive manufacturing, reverse engineering, and material characterization. His scientific output is robust, with consistent publication activity from 2005 to 2025, including numerous articles in indexed journals.

Muchao Yeمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• AI Safety
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Muchao Ye is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Iowa. He earned his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University's College of Information Sciences and Technology in 2024 and a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Engineering from South China University of Technology. Ph.D., Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University (2024) B.Eng., Information Engineering, South China University of Technology His research focuses on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and AI Safety, particularly adversarial robustness in language models and vision-language models. He designs methods to enhance the security and reliability of deep learning systems for safety-critical applications like video surveillance and healthcare. Recent publications highlight adversarial robustness frameworks (e.g., UniT , PAT ), vision-language models for explainable video anomaly detection ( VERA ), and healthcare risk prediction techniques ( MedPath , MedRetriever ). His work appears in top venues such as NeurIPS, KDD, AAAI, ACL, and CVPR. Professional experience includes Applied Scientist internships at Amazon (2022–2023) and teaching roles at the University of Iowa and Pennsylvania State University. He serves as a reviewer for conferences like NeurIPS, ICML, and journals including IEEE TPAMI.

Jia Zhangمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Machine Learning
• Natural Language Processing
• Information Retrieval
• +۱۰ مورد دیگر

Dr. Jia Zhang is the Inaugural Robert H. Dedman Jr. Endowed Department Chair and Professor of Computer Science at Southern Methodist University (SMU Lyle School of Engineering). She holds the Cruse C. and Marjorie F. Calahan Centennial Chair in Engineering and has a courtesy appointment in the Department of Operations Research and Engineering Management. Her research focuses on applying machine learning, natural language processing, and information retrieval to data science infrastructure, particularly scientific workflows, provenance mining, software discovery, knowledge graphs, cloud computing, immune AI, and applications in earth science and healthcare. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago M.S. in Computer Science, Nanjing University B.S. in Computer Science, Nanjing University Dr. Zhang's work emphasizes data science infrastructure and machine learning for scientific workflows and knowledge graphs. Her recent publications highlight deep learning , graph neural networks , and optimization algorithms in cloud computing, cybersecurity, and environmental applications. Key trends include spatiotemporal modeling , hybrid neural architectures , and AI-driven service ecosystems . Scientific Awards: Best Paper Awards IEEE SCC (2011, 2017) Best Student Paper Awards IEEE ICWS (2014, 2018), IEEE ICCC (2018) Distinguished Paper Award ICSOC (2023) First Outstanding Service Award IEEE Technical Committee on Services Computing (2016) She has secured over $5 million in federal grants (as PI) and $11 million as PI/Co-PI from NSF, NASA, NIH, UTSW, Ericsson, SAP, and Google. Her lab (Caruth Hall 308) actively recruits research assistants. She previously served as a faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University, Northern Illinois University, and Nanjing University, and worked in industry as a software architect.

Jim Smithمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Interactive Artificial Intelligence
• Statistical Disclosure Control
• Privacy Leakage from AI Models
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Jim Smith is a Professor in Interactive Artificial Intelligence at the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, affiliated with the School of Computing and Creative Technologies and the Department of Computer Science and Creative Technologies. He serves as Director of the Computer Science Research Centre and leads the AI@UWE theme. His research is supported by UKRI, Innovate UK, and partnerships with organizations including Health Data Research UK, Office for National Statistics, NHS Scotland, and DSTL. University: University of the West of England School: School of Computing and Creative Technologies Department: Department of Computer Science and Creative Technologies Role: Professor in Interactive Artificial Intelligence Leadership: Director, Computer Science Research Centre Research Interests : Jim Smith's work focuses on Interactive Artificial Intelligence, particularly at the intersection of AI and privacy preservation when using sensitive data for public good. His research includes statistical disclosure control, privacy leakage from AI models, evolutionary computation, machine learning, and systems that learn through human interaction or self-adaptation. He explores how AI can automate privacy checks in research outputs and assess vulnerabilities in trained models. Recent Publications : His recent work spans AI privacy in trusted research environments (e.g., SACRO, SDC-Reboot), dialogue act classification, human-robot interaction, and visualization of deep learning models. Themes include privacy-preserving AI, automated disclosure control, interactive machine learning, and neuromorphic computing. Machine Learning & Privacy Evolutionary Computation Interactive AI Systems Human-Computer Interaction Statistical Disclosure Control Federated Learning Security Scientific Awards : No specific awards are mentioned in the provided texts. Advising and Grants : He currently supervises PhD students on topics including spatio-temporal air quality modeling, federated learning privacy, and threat detection in mobile networks. He leads Innovate UK and UKRI-funded projects such as SACRO and SDC-Reboot, focusing on AI-driven solutions for data confidentiality in public sector research. Interactive Machine Learning for Claim Settlement (Innovate UK) SDC-Reboot (DARE UK/Health Data Research UK) Threat Identification in Mobile Networks (Ribbon Communications) Labs and Teams : He leads the AI@UWE initiative and the Computer Science Research Centre at UWE. His work involves collaboration through DARE UK and open-source development via the AI-SDC GitHub organization, which hosts tools from SACRO and GRAIMATTER projects.

• Hydrology
• River Engineering
• Flood Prediction
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Patrick Willems is a full Professor at KU Leuven's Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Department of Civil Engineering. He serves as the head of the Hydraulics Subdivision within the Hydraulics and Geotechnics unit. Professor Willems holds multiple significant roles including chairman of the ADS Bureau, member of the Faculty Council of Engineering Sciences, and participant in the Leuven One Health Institute and KU Leuven Institute for Urban Studies (LUSI). His work addresses critical global water management challenges through advanced hydrological modeling and climate change adaptation strategies. Professor Willems' research spans several critical areas in water resources engineering. His primary expertise includes urban hydrology and river engineering, statistical hydrology with focus on flood prediction and risk analysis, integrated river basin management, precipitation analysis, and climate change impacts on hydrological extremes. He employs both traditional hydrological modeling approaches and innovative machine learning techniques to develop practical solutions for flood warning systems, urban water management, and climate adaptation planning. His research integrates statistical methods, numerical modeling, and data science to address complex water management problems across multiple geographical contexts. Professor Willems leads multiple major international research projects examining hydrological extremes in transboundary river basins, natural climate adaptation measures, hydrological modeling of peatland areas, and deep learning-based prediction of hydrological extremes. His work spans various geographical contexts including Belgium, Vietnam, Bolivia, Tanzania, and the Congo Basin, demonstrating both local relevance and global applicability of his research. Within KU Leuven, Professor Willems teaches diverse courses including Environmental Problems and Techniques, Statistics and Data Science, Stochastic Hydrology, Urban and River Hydrology and Hydraulics, River Modeling, and Probability and Statistics. He also leads the Hydraulic Engineering Project course and an Artificial Intelligence Project course, reflecting his commitment to integrating traditional engineering knowledge with modern computational approaches. As head of the Hydraulics Subdivision, he oversees research activities focused on developing advanced water engineering tools and methodologies that bridge theoretical advancements with practical applications for water management authorities.

M. Tolga Akçuraمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Marketing Strategy
• Brand Valuation
• Consumer Behavior
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Professor Tolga Akçura is a distinguished faculty member at Özyeğin University's Faculty of Business, Department of Business Administration. With over 25 years of academic experience, he has developed and taught courses on marketing strategy, marketing analytics, and marketing research at prestigious institutions including Carnegie Mellon University, Purdue University, and Long Island University. At Özyeğin University, he teaches Marketing Strategy, Integrated Marketing Communication Strategies, Innovation, Business Model Development, and Advanced Topics in Marketing for undergraduate, graduate, and executive students. Professor Akçura holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Boğaziçi University (1990), an MA in Business Administration from Boğaziçi University (1996), an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University (1998), and a Ph.D. in Quantitative Marketing from Carnegie Mellon University (2000). Before joining academia, he worked for Procter & Gamble across multiple European locations including Brussels, London, Manchester, and Istanbul. His research focuses on the intersection of Information Technology and Marketing, Brand Valuation, Consumer Learning Behavior, Structural Choice Models, Brand Equity dynamics, and Competitive Pricing Strategies. Professor Akçura has made significant contributions to marketing science through his extensive publication record in top-tier journals. His recent scholarly work demonstrates a strong trend toward digital marketing, AI applications in marketing analytics, healthcare marketing, and the strategic implications of data-driven decision making. His publications span from foundational work on brand equity to cutting-edge research on patient-generated health data and deep learning applications in campaign participation prediction. William W. Cooper Award (awarded twice for publications in Management Science and Marketing Science) Professor Akçura has successfully bridged academic research with practical business applications through his role as founder of eBrandValue A.Ş. and as a Y-Combinator alum (YCW15). He is an active member of professional organizations including the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science, American Marketing Association, and Direct Marketing Institute. His industry experience complements his academic work, providing students with valuable real-world insights into marketing strategy and implementation.

James C. Gumbartمشاهده پروفایل

استاد مدعو

• Computational Biochemistry and Biophysics
• Membrane proteins
• Free-energy calculations
• +۷ مورد دیگر

James C. Gumbart is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Physics at Georgia Institute of Technology, with additional affiliation to the School of Chemistry and the Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience . His research leverages molecular dynamics simulations to decode the atomic-level mechanisms of bacterial proteins and cellular structures. B.S., Physics and Mathematics, Western Illinois University, 2003 Ph.D., Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2009 Dr. Gumbart's work bridges computational biophysics and biochemistry to understand: Mechanisms of bacterial membrane protein insertion and nutrient import Structural dynamics of cell wall mechanics SARS-CoV-2 spike protein interactions with ACE2 Free-energy calculations for protein-ligand binding Applications of machine learning in biomolecular simulations His publications reflect trends in membrane protein biophysics , viral dynamics , and computational drug design , with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary techniques. Awards include multiple fellowships and grants from NSF , DOE , and NIAID . He has mentored numerous PhD students, including Zijian Zhang , David Ryoo , and Andrew Pang , whose work has advanced understanding of bacterial systems and viral proteins. The Gumbart Lab integrates high-powered supercomputing and advanced software to model biomolecular processes, fostering collaborations with institutions like the National Institutes of Health and Argonne National Laboratory .

Elias Jarlebringمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Numerical Linear Algebra
• Matrix computations
• Nonlinear eigenvalue problems
• +۱۰ مورد دیگر

Elias Jarlebring is a Professor in Numerical Linear Algebra at the Department of Mathematics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. He has held the position of Full Professor since 2021, following his tenure as Associate Professor (2013-2021) and Dahlquist Research Fellow (2011-2013). His research focuses on numerical analysis, numerical linear algebra, matrix computations, and scientific computing. Jarlebring develops linear algebra algorithms to solve problems from various fields including systems and control, acoustics, electromagnetics, data science, quantum mechanics, and quantum chemistry. He is a core developer of NEP-PACK, a scientific computing software package for nonlinear eigenproblems. His recent publications demonstrate significant contributions to computational methods for nonlinear eigenvalue problems, matrix functions, and parameterized linear systems. The research shows a clear trajectory toward increasingly complex applications in quantum computing, data science, and wave propagation problems. Project grant, Swedish research council (2019) Ruth och Nils-Erik Stenbäcks foundation, junior grant (2019) Göran Gustafsson Prize for junior researchers (2014) Project grant for junior researchers, Swedish research council (2014-2018) Professor Jarlebring has supervised numerous PhD students including Vilhelm Peterson Lithell, Gustaf Lorentzon, Siobhán Correnty, Parikshit Upadhyaya, Emil Ringh, Antti Koskela, and Giampaolo Mele. He has received multiple research grants from the Swedish Research Council and serves as editor for BIT Numerical Mathematics, Linear and Multilinear Algebra, NACO Numerical Algebra Control and Optimization, and CALCOLO. He is actively involved in the numerical linear algebra community as a member of ILAS (International Linear Algebra Society), GAMM Activity Group on Numerical Linear Algebra, and the Nordic Numerical Linear Algebra Association. He also contributes to open source projects, particularly in the Julia programming language ecosystem.

Thomas Demeesterمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Artificial Intelligence
• Natural Language Processing
• Deep Learning
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Thomas Demeester is an Associate Professor at the Internet Technology and Data Science Lab (IDLab), Ghent University - imec, Belgium. Appointed as Assistant Professor in 2019, he leads an AI research group focused on health applications and drug design, co-directing the Text-to-Knowledge research cluster with Prof. Chris Develder. His educational background includes: M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Ghent University (2005), completed with thesis work at ETH Zurich Ph.D. in Computational Electromagnetics from Ghent University (2009), funded by Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO) Demeester's research spans artificial intelligence with emphasis on deep learning and neuro-symbolic methods. Current tracks include energy-based models (Hopfield Networks, Deep Equilibrium Models), diffusion models for drug design, and clinical reasoning systems. His work bridges NLP, healthcare informatics, and generative AI with strong industry partnerships. Recent publications (2023-2025) reveal strategic expansion from NLP into health-centric AI: BioLORD biomedical encoders (2023), synthetic medical data frameworks (UAI/NeurIPS 2024), and novel diffusion model guidance (ICLR 2025). This evolution demonstrates convergence of generative modeling, clinical data analysis, and protein design. He actively mentors 24 PhD students across diverse AI domains: Current Research: Conversational agents, emotion analysis, clinical reasoning, antibody design, and diffusion model optimization Recent Graduates: Interpretable language models, biomedical semantics, task-oriented dialogue, and social media knowledge extraction Research is supported by imec funding and collaborations with Flemish biotech companies, building on his post-doctoral experience securing media-sector projects. Within IDLab, he co-leads the Text-to-Knowledge cluster driving NLP innovations for healthcare, legal, and economic applications.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Computer Vision
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Professor Thomas Lukasiewicz is a Full Professor and Head of the Artificial Intelligence Techniques research group at the Faculty of Informatics, Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien). His research focuses on enabling machines to mimic human-like intelligence through techniques spanning deep learning, symbolic reasoning, and predictive coding. Key areas include explainable AI, hybrid neurosymbolic systems, and applications in healthcare and law. He teaches courses such as Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing, Scientific Research and Writing, and multiple seminars in artificial intelligence and knowledge representation. His research projects include Explainable AI in Healthcare (2023–2027) and foundational work on predictive coding networks. His publications (15+ recent articles) address medical image segmentation, neurosymbolic frameworks, and language model evaluation in mathematics. Notable work includes neurosymbolic hybrid models (CCN⁺), reinforcement learning for medical report generation, and theoretical foundations of predictive coding networks.