Jerry Zee is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and the High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University. His research examines environmental emergence through political, meteorological, and geopolitical lenses, with focus on China's ecological transformations and transpacific entanglements. Publications analyze dust governance, aerosol politics, and racialized ecologies, employing interdisciplinary approaches from feminist STS and environmental humanities. Current work investigates planetary-scale infrastructural projects and necrotic politics.
Katrin Bromber is a German Researcher at the Centre for Modern Oriental Studies in Berlin, where she has led the research group "Progress and its Discontents: Ideas, Practices, Materiality" since 2014. Her career spans senior research roles at ZMO and academic teaching positions at the University of Vienna. Nationality: German. Language skills: Native German, fluent English/Swahili, moderate Amharic, good reading knowledge in French/Russian, basic Tigrinya. Habilitation (2009–): African Studies, University of Vienna PhD (1993): African Linguistics, University of Leipzig MA (1988): Swahili Studies, University of Leipzig Katrin Bromber's research interrogates intersections of body politics , sports history , Swahili linguistics , and Ethiopian modernity . Her work traces how physical culture, media representation, and colonial/imperial narratives shape national identities across Africa and Asia. Current focus: "Progress" as contested concept in Ethiopian and Gulf urbanism. Key article trends reflect her translocal methodology: 2017 studies on Ethiopian stadiums and fitness culture ; 2014-2013 publications analyzing East African military press , sports branding in the Gulf , and Swahili poetry ; 2007-2000 works on colonial linguistic politics , Indian Ocean slavery , and German colonial Swahili promotion . Recurring sub-fields: body as political text, translocal modernity, media historiography. Scientific Awards: Research Grant of the Berlin City Council (1999-2000): Gendered Slavery study Service to the Scientific Community: Chairwoman, Academic Association for Horn of Africa Studies (2012–) Editorial Advisory Board - Stichproben. Vienna Journal of African Studies (2015–) Editorial Advisory Board - Studies of Department of African Languages and Cultures (2015–) Teaching Experience: Textlinguistics, Mediacommunication, African Linguistics, Swahili (elementary/advanced), Swahili Literature, Swahili in Arabic Script at Leipzig, Humboldt-Berlin, Free Berlin, and Vienna universities Anthropology of the Body at Mekelle University Summer School Field Research: Tanzania (1993-2003): Swahili Poetry, Intellectual History Kenya (2005): Indian Ocean WW2 UAE/Bahrain (2009): Sports and Body Cultures Ethiopia (2009-2015): Sports, Body Politics
Dr. Manuel Anglada-Tort is a Lecturer in Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London, and a visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics. His research focuses on the psychology of cultural systems, including music, creativity, and empirical aesthetics. He combines computational methods with psychological experiments to explore cultural evolution, music perception, and the interplay of cognition and social interaction. Research Interests: Cultural Evolution Music Perception & Cognition Empirical Aesthetics Creativity Big Data Analyses Key Projects: Large-scale iterated singing experiments on music evolution Investigating weather's influence on music success Developing the REPP platform for online sensorimotor synchronization studies Teaching: MSc in Music, Mind, and Brain MSc Psychology of the Arts, Neuroaesthetics, and Creativity Affiliations: Music, Mind and Brain Group at Goldsmiths Computational Auditory Perception Group at Max Planck Institute
Renate Sachse is a Researcher and Responsible Investigator at the Chair of Structural Analysis, Technical University of Munich (TUM), under Prof. Kai-Uwe Bletzinger. She holds a Dr.-Ing. from the University of Stuttgart and has held postdoctoral positions at Harvard University (Bertoldi Lab) and TU Munich's Institute for Computational Mechanics. Her research focuses on biomimetic adaptive structures, biomechanics, and smart materials. Education M.Sc. in Civil Engineering (University of Stuttgart, 2014) – Thesis: "Isogeometric Contact Analysis of Thin-Walled Structures" B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (University of Stuttgart, 2011) – Thesis: "Elementary School Pavilion Structural Analysis" Study Abroad: École Spéciale des Travaux Publics (ESTP, France, 2012) Research Interests Her work integrates principles from biology and mechanics to design adaptive structures, including motion design, soft robotics, and active metamaterials. Notable projects include studying snapping mechanisms in plants (e.g., Venus flytrap) and developing bio-inspired systems like Flectofold shading devices. She also explores isogeometric analysis and structural optimization for thin-walled and slender structures. Grants & Awards Bertha Benz Prize 2022 (Daimler and Benz Foundation) Klaus Tschira Boost Fund Fellowship (€80,000 interdisciplinary grant) 3rd Place AVK-Prize for Innovations (2017, Flectofold Shading System) GAMM Juniors Fellowship (2020–2022) Teaching & Grants She teaches advanced finite element methods and nonlinear mechanics at TUM and has supervised projects in computational mechanics. Her grants include CareerDesign@TUM funding and the Klaus Tschira Fellowship for high-risk, interdisciplinary research. Labs & Teams Associated with the Chair of Structural Analysis at TUM, collaborating on projects like livMatS (Living Materials Systems) and the Harvard SEAS Bertoldi Lab. Involved in software development (e.g., Carat++, Kiwi!3d) and third-party initiatives (CoDA, FlexWing).
Dr Jonathan Cook is a Research Fellow at Jesus College, University of Oxford, affiliated with the Medical Sciences division. He holds a primary medical qualification from Queen’s University (Canada, 2021) and a PhD investigating viral immune evasion mechanisms under Prof Jeffrey Lee. His work was supported by the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and recognized with the Stuart Alan Hoffman Memorial Prize. As an incoming Banting Fellow at the Jenner Institute, he focuses on vaccine design for infectious diseases. His research interests include malaria eradication, emerging pathogens, and structure-based vaccine strategies. **Education**: - PhD (Investigation of viral entry glycoproteins), University of Toronto, supervised by Prof Jeffrey Lee - Primary Medical Qualification, Queen’s University, Canada **Research Interests**: - Malaria Eradication : Developing vaccines targeting Plasmodium species. - Emerging Infectious Diseases : Designing rapid-response strategies for pathogens like SARS-CoV-2. - Structure-Based Vaccine Design : Leveraging protein structural data to enhance immunogenicity. **Awards**: - Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Programme (2017–2020) - Stuart Alan Hoffman Memorial Prize (2021) - Banting Fellowship (incoming) **Grants/Advising**: Works on Jenner Institute-funded projects. No listed advisees yet. **Labs/Teams**: Collaborates with Prof Lee's lab at the Jenner Institute and the University of Toronto's Medical Microbiology program.
Gavin Oxburgh is a Professor of Police Science at Northumbria University and an HCPC-registered Consultant Forensic Psychologist. He holds Chartered Psychologist and Chartered Scientist statuses, and serves as Assistant Director of The Northern Hub for Veteran and Military Families Research. With 22 years in the Royal Air Force Police as a senior detective specializing in child protection and sexual offenses, he now advises globally on legal psychology and human rights. His work includes collaboration with the International Criminal Court (ICC) and contributions to the UN-led Mendez Principles on Effective Interviewing. Research focuses on legal/criminological psychology, including international human rights, non-coercive interviewing, false memories, and veterans' issues. He has secured over £5M in grants from ESRC, EPSRC, and defense-related funds. Key roles include editorial positions for Journal of Investigative Psychology and Torture Journal , and Associate Investigator status with EPSRC/GCHQ's Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR). Professional activities include founding ETICA (Global) for ethical investigative practices and co-founding the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iIIRG). He trains investigators worldwide, including UN agencies, European institutions, and South African law enforcement. His qualifications include a PhD in Psychology (2011), PGCLTHE (2008), and Fellow of the British Psychological Society (FBPsS). Notable projects include studies on remote forensic interviewing during the pandemic, veteran suicide prevention, and capacity-building in counter-wildlife crime. His work emphasizes ethical interviewing techniques, cross-cultural challenges, and technology's role in modern investigations.
Prof. Dr. Martin Johns serves as Chair of Application Security at the Institute for Application Security within the Carl Friedrich Gauss Faculty at Technical University Braunschweig. He joined TU Braunschweig after working as Research Expert at SAP Security Research, where he shaped security strategy and led software security teams. Prior to SAP, he worked as software engineer in Germany at companies like TC Trustcenter and Infoseek Germany. Academic qualifications include a PhD in Computer Science (University of Passau, 2009) and a Diploma in Computer Science (University of Hamburg, 2003). His research focuses on web security and software security , particularly secure programming , vulnerability detection , and attack mitigation strategies. Recent publications cover topics like GDPR compliance frameworks , WebAssembly security , federated learning privacy , and server-side request forgery (SSRF) defenses. His work appears in top conferences including IEEE S&P, CCS, WWW, and ACM CODASPY.
Cameron Musco is an Assistant Professor in the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is affiliated with the Theory Group and conducts research at the intersection of theoretical computer science, numerical linear algebra, and machine learning. His work focuses on randomized algorithms, streaming, and distributed computation, with applications in data science. Education: PhD in Computer Science, MIT (2019) BS in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Yale University Research Interests: Musco's research emphasizes algorithm design for large-scale data analysis, including fast randomized methods for linear algebraic problems. He explores topics such as low-memory computation, matrix approximations, and graph algorithms, driven by applications in machine learning and distributed systems. Publications: His recent work spans advancements in hierarchical matrix approximation, graph-based nearest neighbor search, and fair resource allocation, reflecting expertise in both theoretical foundations and practical algorithmic innovation. Awards: He has received an NSF Career Award, Google Research Scholar Award, and recognition for anti-racism leadership. He actively reviews for top conferences in theoretical computer science and machine learning. Advising & Grants: Musco advises multiple PhD students and has grants from NSF and Google. His lab collaborates on projects like low-rank matrix approximation and causal discovery. Labs/Teams: He is part of the Theoretical Computer Science Group and the Center for Data Science at UMass.
Professor Tim Bergfelder is a leading scholar in Film Studies at the University of Southampton, specializing in European and Asian cinema history, film industries, and transnational reception studies. He holds a professorial role in the Department of Film Studies, contributing to both research and academic leadership. Prior to his academic career, Bergfelder studied English Literature, Journalism, and History in Berlin before transitioning to film criticism. He earned his MSc and PhD in Film at the University of East Anglia, UK. His research has been internationally recognized through keynote speaking engagements across Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. He advises on documentaries, exhibitions, and film retrospectives, blending academic expertise with public engagement. Current research focuses on the ERC-funded STUDIOTEC project examining European film studios (1930–1960). He leads the German-speaking émigrés in British cinema project and has coordinated AHRC-funded research on Brazilian stardom. Editorial roles include editor for Screen journal and Berghahn’s Film Europa series. Teaching interests include European film history, transnational cinema, and critical theory. He supervises multiple PhD students in Film Studies. Professional memberships span NECS, BAFTSS, and MeCCSA, with peer review roles for REF2014/2021 and various institutions.
Cecilia Boschini is a Researcher affiliated with the Institute for Theoretische Informatik (Theoretical Computer Science) at ETH Zürich. Her work focuses on advanced cryptographic systems, particularly in post-quantum cryptography, lattice-based protocols, and privacy-preserving technologies. She contributes to developing secure digital signature schemes, threshold cryptography, and efficient cryptographic algorithms resistant to quantum computing threats. Her research bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications in cybersecurity and distributed systems. Key contributions include innovations in fail-stop signatures, two-round threshold signatures (Ringtail), and lattice-based multi-signature systems (MuSig-L). Boschini’s work emphasizes balancing security with efficiency, often addressing challenges in mobile device security and memory encryption. She has published extensively in top-tier venues, with a focus on cryptographic protocols that enhance privacy and data integrity without compromising usability.
Dr. Ivan Puddu is a Researcher affiliated with the Institute for Information Security at ETH Zürich. His work focuses on advancing cybersecurity, particularly in the realms of Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), hardware security, and privacy-preserving technologies. He explores vulnerabilities in modern computing systems, including attacks on enclave-based security mechanisms and side-channel exploits. His research also addresses distributed systems, blockchain, and FPGA-accelerated architectures, aiming to enhance system sovereignty and data integrity. Notable contributions include studies on code confidentiality in TEEs, disaggregated memory systems, and mitigating security threats in low-power networks.
Dr. Alessandro Ottaviano is a Researcher affiliated with the Department of Digital Integrated Circuits and Systems at ETH Zürich. His work focuses on advanced computer architecture and embedded systems, particularly in the domains of RISC-V processors, real-time systems, and heterogeneous computing. He contributes to the design of time-predictable virtual memory solutions, mixed-criticality systems, and energy-efficient hardware-software interfaces. Key research areas include modular processor architectures, hardware monitoring for safety-critical applications, and power management in high-performance computing (HPC) systems. His recent projects involve developing controllers for 2.5D systems-in-package and creating open-source networking solutions for mixed-criticality environments. Ottaviano’s work often emphasizes open-source hardware design and scalable system-level approaches to address challenges in autonomous systems and edge computing. He collaborates on advancements in interrupt handling for virtualized systems, peripheral event linking for IoT devices, and FPGA-based thermal emulation for many-core processors. His research bridges theoretical computer architecture principles with practical implementations in embedded and real-time systems.
Timothy Rogers is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University, located in West Lafayette. His research focuses on GPU architecture, parallel processing, and simulation frameworks, with particular emphasis on optimizing hardware acceleration, memory systems, and concurrency management. He holds an office at BHEE 326A and can be reached at timrogers@purdue.edu. His work spans GPU performance modeling, SIMT architecture analysis, and energy-efficient computing. Recent contributions include frameworks like ThreadFuser for MIMD program analysis, CRISP for concurrent rendering, and Simr for data center microservices. He has also contributed to hardware ray tracing units and RISC-V core integration studies. Rogers has been active in conference leadership, serving as General Chair for ISPASS 2024 and securing NSF travel grants for student participation. His research bridges theoretical architecture design with practical implementation, addressing challenges in modern massively parallel systems.
Zhendong Su is a full professor in the Department of Computer Science at ETH Zurich since August 2018. Previously, he held a full professorship at UC Davis from 2003 until June 2019. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC Berkeley and dual Bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics from UT Austin in 1995. Affiliations: ETH Zurich: Full Professor (since 2018) UC Davis: Full Professor and Chancellor’s Fellow (2003–2019) IEEE Fellow, ACM Fellow, and Member of Academia Europaea His research focuses on programming languages, compilers, software engineering, computer security, and education technologies . Key contributions include compiler validation (e.g., Project Yin-Yang for SMT solvers and DBMS testing), testing tools like SQLancer, and educational innovations such as the Algot visual programming language. Recent work emphasizes secure AI (e.g., CipherSteal for TEE-shielded models) and compiler reliability (e.g., Artemis/Apollo for JIT validation). He has pioneered techniques like metamorphic testing and equivalence modulo inputs (EMI) for compiler validation, uncovering thousands of bugs in GCC/LLVM and SMT solvers. Awards: ICSE MIP Award (2022), ACM SIGSOFT Impact Paper (2018), NSF CAREER Award, and multiple industrial awards. His students have won IEEE TCSE Rising Star and SIGSOFT Impact Paper awards, securing roles at top universities and companies like Google and NVIDIA. Service: Steering committee member of ISSTA and ESEC/FSE, ACM Distinguished Speaker, and Associate Editor for ACM TOSEM. Program chaired ISSTA 2012 and co-chaired FSE 2016. Labs/Teams: Leads research groups on compiler validation, secure AI, and education technologies. Projects include Yin-Yang (SMT testing), SQLancer (DBMS fuzzing), and Algot (visual programming for education).
Dr. Laura Pacheco is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work at Memorial University. She holds a BSW and MSW from McGill University and a PhD in Rehabilitation Medicine from the University of Alberta. Her research focuses on reproductive justice, intellectual disability and parenting, structural violence against women with disabilities, neurodiversity in aging, and social justice within health and social service systems. She has conducted post-doctoral work on support needs for parents with intellectual disabilities and has been a clinician, advocate, and program coordinator in parenting services for over 14 years. She teaches courses emphasizing critical social work practice, anti-oppression, and disability studies. Her funded research includes studies on neurodiverse aging (2020–2023) and service pathways for parents with intellectual impairments (2018–2021). She is an executive member of the International Association on the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability (IASSIDD) and has contributed to international workshops and conferences. Her work bridges academic research with community engagement, advocating for systemic equity and inclusive policies.
