Marco T. Morazán is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Seton Hall University, where he also serves as the Computer Science Graduate School Adviser. His research focuses on Implementation of Programming Languages, Functional Programming, and Computer Science Education. He has authored books such as Programming-Based Formal Languages and Automata Theory (2023) and Animated Program Design (2022), and has edited multiple conference proceedings. His research interests include formal languages, automata theory, and the application of functional programming in education. He has developed tools like FSM (Functional State Machines) and While Loops for Animated Program Design , which are available on GitHub. His work emphasizes visualization techniques to enhance student understanding of complex concepts like nondeterminism, regular expressions, and Turing machine composition. Recipient of the John McCarthy Best Article Award (2013) Faculty Merit Award, Seton Hall University (2018) Outstanding Performance in Undergraduate CS Education (2017) Plenary speaker at the 2022 International Scheme Workshop He has served on committees for major conferences including SPLASH-E, IFL, and TFP, and actively contributes to the Trends in Functional Programming community. His service roles include Committee Chair for the Trends in Functional Programming in Education Steering Committee.
Ulrich (Uli) Wiesner is the Spencer T. Olin Professor of Engineering in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University's College of Engineering. He has been a faculty member since 1999, starting as a tenured Associate Professor and becoming a Full Professor in 2005. Since 2015, he has co-directed the MSKCC-Cornell Center for Translation of Cancer Nanomedicine (MC2TCN), a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence. Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz and Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research (1991) Diploma, Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (1988) Wiesner’s research lies at the interface of polymer science and inorganic chemistry, focusing on the self-assembly of block copolymers to create multifunctional hybrid nanomaterials. His group pioneers the use of soft matter principles to encode hierarchical structure in inorganic materials, enabling the design of materials with no natural analogues. Key areas include mesoporous oxides and non-oxides for energy applications, and the development of ultrasmall fluorescent core-shell silica and aluminosilicate nanoparticles (C-dots) for bioimaging and nanomedicine. The 15 most recent publications reveal a strong trend toward quantum materials , cancer nanotherapeutics , and super-resolution imaging . His team leverages block copolymer self-assembly to create gyroidal and diamond network nanostructures for superconducting metamaterials, while simultaneously advancing clinical translation of nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery and ferroptosis-based cancer therapy. The integration of soft matter with hard condensed matter is a unifying theme across energy, quantum, and biomedical applications. His scientific awards include: National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow (2024) Ambassadeur pour la Chimie Française, CNRS (2019) Arthur K. Doolittle Award, ACS PMSE (2016) Elected PMSE Fellow, American Chemical Society (2015) National Science Foundation Creativity Award (2008) Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker’50 Excellence in Teaching Award, Cornell (2005) IBM Faculty Partnership Award (2001) Carl Duisberg Memorial Award, GDCh (1999) Wiesner has secured significant funding from the NCI and other federal agencies to support his interdisciplinary research. His group mentors students across chemistry, materials science, and biomedical engineering, contributing to advances in nanoparticle synthesis , clinical translation , and multifunctional material design . He leads a dynamic research team working at the forefront of cancer nanotechnology and quantum metamaterials , with future work focused on expanding the clinical impact of nanotherapeutics and exploring emergent phenomena in soft-matter-directed quantum systems.
Susanne Bauer is a Professor at the Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture (Tik) at the University of Oslo. Her academic career spans multiple disciplines including Science and Technology Studies (STS), sociology, history and anthropology of science. She has maintained longstanding research collaborations with scientists working on nuclear exposure aftermaths in post-Soviet countries. Her research interests encompass a wide range of topics including: Health data infrastructures and epidemiology Politics of categories, algorithms, and infrastructures Feminist technoscience studies Postcolonial science studies Human-animal relations and multispecies monitoring Nuclear legacies in Russia and Central Asia Bauer's recent publications reveal a strong focus on data infrastructures, box practices, environmental health, and post-Soviet nuclear legacies. Her work often combines archival and ethnographic approaches to examine epistemic infrastructures and sociomaterial orderings in scientific practices. She has made significant contributions to STS scholarship on algorithms, biopolitics, and technoscience east of the former Iron Curtain. Bauer teaches courses including TIK4011 - Science and Technology in Politics and Society and TIK4001 Lectures in STS Module at the University of Oslo. Prior to joining Tik, she taught STS and sociology at Goethe University Frankfurt, Humboldt University Berlin, and Indiana University Bloomington.
Dr. Jenny Baines is a Senior Lecturer in Filmmaking at the School of Digital Arts , Manchester Metropolitan University. Her practice-led research explores the intersections of 16mm film apparatus , body-space relationships , and performative methodologies through experimental cinema and installation art. Academic credentials include: MFA in Fine Art, Slade School of Fine Art PhD in Filmmaking Practice, Manchester School of Art Research focuses on: Analogue Film Materiality Expanded Cinema Installations Performance-Driven Cinematography Temporal-Spatial Dynamics in Projection Body-Apparatus Interaction Notable trends in recent works (2023-2025) involve physical endurance tests (Traction, Gyration), multi-screen spatial experiments , and material film process interventions . Her practice combines analog film technologies with unrehearsed bodily actions to explore cinematic temporality. Contact: j.baines@mmu.ac.uk | Portfolio
Kate Arrington is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Lehigh University, internationally recognized for her research on cognitive control and multitasking. She earned her Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Michigan State University in 2002 and completed an NRSA-funded postdoctoral fellowship at Vanderbilt University before joining Lehigh in 2005. Role: Chair of the Department of Psychology Contact: 610.758.4230 | cma205@lehigh.edu | Chandler-Ullmann room 130 Research Interests: Cognitive psychology, cognitive control mechanisms, human multitasking, and applied cognition. She investigates interactions between stimulus-driven and goal-directed processes in task selection and performance, exploring individual and situational variability in cognitive control. Developed the voluntary task switching paradigm for lab-based studies Applied research in intelligent tutoring systems and multimodal learning interfaces Scientific Awards & Leadership: NIH and NSF grant funding for multitasking and cognitive control research Rotating Program Officer, NSF Perception, Action, and Cognition program (2015-17) Chair, Women in Cognitive Science (from 2021) Director, Lehigh’s Institute for Data, Intelligent Systems, and Computation Teaching: Cognitive Psychology, Cognition in Practice and Policy, Research Methods and Statistics.
Professor Angelos Koutsourakis is a Professor in Film and Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds, School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, where he joined in January 2017 as a University Academic Fellow, was promoted to Associate Professor in August 2020, and received his Chair (full Professorship) in March 2024. He is affiliated with the Centre for World Cinemas and Digital Cultures, which serves as the hub for his research and teaching activities. Professor Koutsourakis completed his academic journey with a BA in Theatre Studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2004), followed by an MA in Modern Drama and Performance Studies at University College Dublin (2006), and a PhD focusing on film (particularly the Danish auteur Lars von Trier) at the University of Sussex (2012). Between 2011-2012, he worked as a guest scholar at the University of Copenhagen, funded by the Danish Agency for International Education. Prior to joining Leeds, he held postdoctoral fellowships at the Universities of New South Wales and Queensland (2012-2016). His research sits at the interface of film theory, world cinema, modernism, and politics and representation, with particular interests in questions of politics and representation in world cinema and combined and uneven development, early film theory, and the relations between cinema and literary modernism. Professor Koutsourakis has authored three monographs: Kafkaesque Cinema (2024), Rethinking Brechtian Film Theory and Cinema (2018), and Politics as Form in Lars von Trier: A Post-Brechtian Reading (2013), along with co-edited volumes on European cinema and crisis. He has published in leading international journals including Cinema Journal, Screen, Modernism/Modernity, and Film-Philosophy. His recent publications demonstrate a growing engagement with contemporary political concerns through cinematic analysis, particularly focusing on post-fascism, the Anthropocene, and Third Cinema. His work shows a consistent thread connecting historical film theory with urgent contemporary issues, revealing how cinematic forms can illuminate political and philosophical questions of our time. The interdisciplinary nature of his scholarship bridges film studies, political theory, and environmental humanities. Best Book in Film Studies by the Janovics Center Award for Outstanding Humanities Research in Transnational Film and Theatre Studies (2024) for Kafkaesque Cinema Shortlisted for the 2021 Film-Philosophy Annual Article Award for "The Politics of Humour in Kafkaesque Cinema" Shortlisted for the 2018 Film-Philosophy Article Award for "Visualizing the Anthropocene Dialectically" Iran's Book of the Year Award 2021 for the Persian translation of The Cinema of Theo Angelopoulos Professor Koutsourakis has supervised several PhD and Master's students, including Laurence Carr (PhD, 2017-2022), Lauren Molyneux (MAR, 2023), and Prateek (PhD, 2015-2018). He currently supervises Benjamin Brown and Chuxi Yan. His research has been supported by significant grants including an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, an AHRC Research Leadership Fellowship titled "The Kafkaesque in World Cinema" (2020-22), and previous postdoctoral fellowships at the Universities of Queensland and New South Wales. As a member of the Centre for World Cinemas and Digital Cultures, Professor Koutsourakis contributes to a vibrant research community focused on global cinematic practices and digital culture. His current work includes a book-length project titled "Third Cinema and the Anthropocene," which examines Third Cinema's anti-extractivist poetics and environmental politics in relation to human-induced climate change.
Dr. Jennifer Parker-Starbuck is a Professor and Head of the Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her research focuses on multimedia performance, cyborg theory, and the intersections of animality, technology, and human experience. She holds a PhD from The Graduate Center, CUNY, and has taught at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Parker-Starbuck has been recognized with the ATHE 2014 Outstanding Article Award for her work on War Horse and robotic representations. She currently serves as co-Editor of Theatre Journal and holds editorial roles in PAJ , International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media , and Antennae . Her research explores posthumanism, trauma in performance, feminist practices, and the ethical dimensions of non-human entities in artistic creation. Ongoing projects include the AHRC-funded P3R (Performance, Participation, Provenance and Reward in Responsible AI) and CoSTAR, focusing on creative industries and immersive narratives. She has supervised two graduate works and contributed to over 38 scholarly publications. Professional service includes co-founding the ATHE Performance Studies Focus Group and convening TaPRA's Performance and the Body Working Group (2007-2012). Her work aligns with UN SDG 4 (Quality Education) through innovative pedagogical approaches to performance studies.
Arthur P Baddorf is a Senior Research Scientist at the Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Group within the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). With over 35 years of experience in nanoscale materials research, he specializes in surface/interface physics , electron excitations , and quantum material synthesis . Education: B.A. in Math and Physics from Wheaton College (1980), Ph.D. in Physics from University of Pennsylvania (1987) His research focuses on atomic-scale property mapping using advanced microscopy techniques like scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) . Key areas include ferroelectric switching , 2D material assembly , and energy transport mechanisms at the nanoscale. Recent publications highlight work on quantum material creation , defect-engineered catalysts , and intercalation dynamics in MXenes . His group operates over 15 high-precision microscopes for atomic-level analysis. Scientific Awards : Fellow of the AVS (2017) Cosslett Award (2008) ORNL Team Accomplishment Award (2006) ORNL Science and Technology Award (2006) He serves on multiple advisory committees including the µAtoms EFRC (2023-present) and the Nanomaterials Editorial Board (2020-present), while also contributing to instrumentation patents related to semiconductor compositions and ferroelectric memory devices.
Letizia Bollini is a Professor at the Faculty of Design and Arts of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano , specializing in Digital Design . Her work bridges physical and digital realms ("phygital"), focusing on cultural heritage, memory preservation, and user experience. Role : Professor of Digital Design Institution : Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Key Themes : Phygital narratives, cultural heritage ecosystems, digital mortality Research Interests include: Designing multimodal interfaces for cultural heritage Temporal dimensions of digital memory Accessibility in digital typography Geo-referenced storytelling for urban history Gender perspectives in design technology Her scientific contributions span from 2018 to 2024, addressing digital humanities, user experience, and sustainable design practices. Though no explicit awards are listed, her work has been showcased in events like the World Usability Day in Bozen (2023-2024).
Dr. Claire Donnelly is a Research Professor and Lise Meitner Group Leader heading the Spin3D research group at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden, Germany, where she investigates three-dimensional magnetic systems using advanced imaging techniques. She holds a distinguished research position focused on nanoscale magnetism and spintronics. Education & Career Following her MPhys at the University of Oxford, Donnelly completed her PhD at ETH Zurich and Paul Scherrer Institute (2017). Her doctoral work on 3D magnetic systems received multiple honors. She subsequently held postdoctoral positions at ETH Zurich and the University of Cambridge as a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow before establishing her independent group at MPI-CPFS in 2021. Research Focus Donnelly specializes in developing cutting-edge X-ray magnetic tomography techniques to visualize 3D magnetization dynamics at the nanoscale. Her work encompasses: Three-dimensional magnetic nanostructures and topological spin textures Advanced imaging methods including X-ray vector nanotomography and soft X-ray laminography Chiral magnetic interactions and domain wall dynamics in complex geometries Her research bridges fundamental magnetism with potential applications in high-density data storage and quantum computing. Publication Trends Donnelly's recent publications demonstrate strong focus on three-dimensional characterization of magnetic systems, with recurring themes: nanoscale topological textures (skyrmions, Bloch points), advanced X-ray tomography techniques, chiral interactions in synthetic antiferromagnets, and curvature effects in magnetic nanostructures. Her work consistently integrates novel imaging methodologies with fundamental physics exploration. Honors APS Richard Greene Dissertation Award Werner Meyer-Ilse Memorial Award ETH Medal for outstanding doctoral thesis SPS Award for Computational Physics L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship European Magnetism Association Young Scientist Award Leadership As founder of the Spin3D group, Donnelly leads a research team developing next-generation magnetic imaging techniques. Her group focuses on creating novel approaches to visualize and manipulate 3D magnetic configurations in complex nanomaterials, with ongoing work in nanofabrication of magnetic architectures and time-resolved imaging of magnetization dynamics.
Stephen J. Quigley serves as a Teaching Professor in the Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh's Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, where he teaches in the Digital Narrative and Interactive Design (DNID) Program. His academic affiliations include Homewood CEC, Pitt Cyber, Remake Learning, and the STEM Coding Lab. Quigley's research centers on digital rhetoric and basic coding education, with particular focus on craft theory applications in digital composition. His work bridges woodworking craftsmanship principles with digital pedagogy, emphasizing scaffolded learning approaches where technical skills inform theoretical development. Key projects include Open Fuego web tools for classroom coding integration and My Nature Study for environmental digital literacy. His publication portfolio demonstrates consistent contributions to digital humanities journals including Kairos , Reflections , and Computers and Composition Online . Recent work analyzes multimodal environmental education frameworks and digital archiving practices, showing strong interdisciplinary connections between rhetoric, computer science, and environmental studies. Quigley actively participates in educational technology initiatives, serving on the Senate Computing Committee and contributing to NSF-funded Computer Science for All (CSforALL) projects. His teaching portfolio spans technical communications, digital composing, usability studies, and project-based design courses that integrate writing with computational thinking.
Taylor Annabell is a postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University School of Law, affiliated with the Molengraaff Institute for Private Law and the Governing the Digital Society focus area. She contributes to the ERC Starting Grant HUMANads project, collaborating across legal, computer science, and media studies disciplines to examine platform governance and creator economies. PhD from King’s College London MSc in Communication Studies from Auckland University of Technology Former Research Associate at University of Leeds and Sheffield Research Themes : Her work interrogates platform society , focusing on: Platform governance mechanisms Influencer monetization practices Digital memory work through Spotify/Instagram User-agent interactions with algorithmic systems Legal frameworks for platform accountability Discursive constructions in digital spaces Recent Publications : 2025 articles span TikTok monetization ethics, influencer labor rights, memory assemblages, and DSA compliance challenges. Earlier works (2019-2023) analyze postcolonial commemoration, pandemic memory practices, and digital cultural identity. Methodological Expertise : Employs ethnography, narrative inquiry, scroll-back methodology, and policy analysis. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams across Europe, including ERC-funded researchers and EU Commission consultants.
Patrice Terrier is a Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Ergonomics at Toulouse Jean Jaurès University since 2008, affiliated with the Cognition, Languages, Language, Ergonomics (CLLE) laboratory. He has held significant leadership roles including Head of the 'compatibility between human and artificial systems' axis (2008-2014), Co-head of the 'cognitive ergonomics: memory, aging, rhythms' axis (2014-2016), Deputy Director of the doctoral school of aeronautics and astronautics site (2010-2015), and Scientific Director at the National Research Agency (2014-2017). He was appointed to the National Council of Universities (16th section) from 2012-2015 and has represented UT2J on various steering committees including the Graduate School ANITI and Toulouse Hybridation Education Campus projects. Terrier's research focuses on memory phenomena and consciousness in relation to person-system interaction. His work conceptualizes memory as a set of procedures and operations rather than a storage place, employing frameworks such as the attributive approach to memory, appropriate processing for transfer, and dual conceptions of memory processes. His research spans diverse application contexts including air traffic control, nuclear power operations, human-machine dialogue, internet information retrieval, risk perception, and decision-making problems. He has developed significant expertise in distinguishing between implicit (automatic) and explicit (controlled) memory use and characterizing gist versus verbatim representations. His publication record shows consistent output across cognitive psychology, ergonomics, and human-computer interaction, with recent work focusing on conspiracy theories, truth effects, humor appreciation, and unconscious thought processes in decision making. His research demonstrates strong interdisciplinary connections between cognitive theory and practical applications in complex systems. Terrier has been actively involved in academic governance, serving on the training commission of university life (2018-2022), as vice-president delegated to digital technology development (2019-2022), and as an elected member of the CFVU. He has contributed to numerous research groups including the European Association of Cognitive Ergonomics and has been an associate editor for the International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics since 2018. He has supervised 10 doctoral theses since qualifying to direct research in 2006, with his work supported by various research grants through the National Research Agency where he served as a scientific manager. His laboratory work within CLLE focuses on cognition in complex situations, particularly examining how memory processes operate in real-world contexts.
Faith Holland serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Foundation School at Pratt Institute, where she teaches courses related to digital media, new media art, and internet culture. She maintains a parallel career as a professional multimedia artist with exhibitions at prestigious institutions including The Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), NRW Forum (Düsseldorf), Fotografisk Center (Copenhagen), and DAM Gallery (Berlin). Her academic work directly informs and intersects with her artistic practice, creating a cohesive exploration of technology's impact on human experience. Holland's research focuses on the intersection of gender, intimacy, and technology through diverse media including sculpture, performance, video, animated gifs, and net art. Her work employs humor and tenderness to critically examine our embodied relationships with digital technologies. Key areas include feminist technology studies, queer digital spaces, internet pornography critique, and the materiality of digital interfaces. Through projects like 'Improving, Non-Stop' and 'Artist's Statement,' she offers incisive commentary on digital beauty standards and art world rhetoric. Her artistic output reveals evolving interests from early explorations of digital eroticism and internet culture to more recent investigations of artificial intelligence and machine learning systems. Works like 'Artificial Intelligence Forced to Confront Its Own Death' represent innovative approaches where she trains AI models on organic decay processes, creating conceptual frameworks for technology to imagine mortality. This progression demonstrates her sustained engagement with emerging technologies while maintaining consistent critical perspective. Holland has received significant recognition including a 2021 New York State Council on the Arts grant, NYFA Fellowship Finalist status in Digital/Electronic Art, artist residencies at Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning and Harvestworks, and being a finalist for Fotomuseum Winterthur's Post-Photography Prototyping Prize. Her work has been critically acclaimed in major publications including Artforum, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Hyperallergic. As both an educator and practitioner, Holland occupies a unique position at the intersection of academic discourse and contemporary art practice. Her teaching at Pratt Institute and the School of Visual Arts directly incorporates her professional experience, providing students with insight into the evolving landscape of digital art and technology criticism. She is represented by Microscope Gallery, which has presented her solo exhibitions in New York.
Mgr. Pavel Pilch, Ph.D. serves as Assistant Professor at the Department of Slavic Studies within the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. His academic profile combines teaching expertise in South Slavic languages with specialized research in Yugoslavian comics and contemporary Balkan literatures, supported by certification as a court interpreter for Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian languages since 2019. Dr. Pilch completed his academic formation at Masaryk University with a Ph.D. in Theory and History of Slavic Literatures (2021), preceded by Mgr. (2013) and Bc. (2011) degrees in Croatian Language and Literature, and a Bc. in Czech Language and Literature (2010). His graduate theses examined linguistic taboos and translation challenges across Slavic languages, establishing foundations for his current scholarly trajectory. His research centers on Yugoslavian comics history and contemporary Serbian literary production, with significant contributions to translation studies and Balkan cultural analysis. Methodologically, Pilch integrates textual criticism with sociolinguistic frameworks, particularly examining swearing as cross-cultural communication barriers. His fieldwork includes academic residencies at Dubrovnik's Centre for Advanced Academic Studies (2014, 2016) and Belgrade University (2015), focusing on language policy and literary traditions within South Slavic contexts. Analysis of Pilch's 2023-2025 publications reveals expanding interdisciplinary engagement, from core comics studies (e.g., Kája Saudek's narrative techniques) to emerging digital humanities applications (AI in language pedagogy) and urban cultural studies (Brno pub transformations). His work consistently addresses intercultural communication challenges across Slavic linguistic spaces, with increasing attention to visual narrative forms and contemporary cultural phenomena. Dr. Pilch received recognition in 2014 through an Honorable Mention in the Jiří Levý Competition for his Croatian literary translation. Jiří Levý Competition - Honorable Mention (2014) As a supervisor, he currently guides master's theses including research on cybertext variables in Czech-Russian language comparison. His grant portfolio demonstrates sustained institutional support through Masaryk University's Specific Research program since 2021, with principal investigator roles in projects examining Slavic cultural border zones (2023-2025), historical epochs in Slavic cultures (2022), and professional writing for Slavic scholars (2022). Slavic Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the Border of Three Civilizations (MUNI/A/1632/2024) Identity, equivalence and otherness in Slavic languages (MUNI/A/1479/2023) Ideology in Slavic Literatures and Cultures (MUNI/A/1349/2022) Historical Epochs in Slavic Cultures (MUNI/A/1335/2022) Pilch actively contributes to scholarly communities through the Brno-based Porta Balkanica association and co-organization of the annual Croatianist Meetings in Brno, fostering regional networks in South Slavic studies while maintaining collaborative ties with Dubrovnik's academic institutions and Belgrade University's summer programs.
