جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Besiki Stviliaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Data Quality
• Data Curation
• Research Information Management
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Besiki Stvilia is a Professor in the School of Information at Florida State University's College of Communication and Information. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, along with an M.S. in Applied Mathematics from Tbilisi State University. His research focuses on data quality assurance, digital curation, social informatics, and knowledge organization. He has led projects on research data management, metadata frameworks, and collaborative data practices in scientific communities. Stvilia has taught courses including LIS 6205 (Information Behavior), LIS 5263 (Information Retrieval Theory), and LIS 5787 (Metadata Practices). His funded research includes grants on data quality infrastructure for repositories, researcher identity curation, and mobile wellness application behavior studies. His work emphasizes bridging theoretical models with practical applications in digital libraries and academic systems. His research spans topics like GenAI credibility assessment, ontology development for data repositories, and user engagement with social Q&A platforms. He has advised multiple collaborative projects involving interdisciplinary teams and has published extensively in journals like Journal of Documentation and Information Processing & Management .

Martin Stürzlingerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Digital Archiving
• Electronic Records Management
• OAIS Model
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Martin Stürzlinger is a Part-Time Professor for Digital Archiving at the Department of Information Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. He also operates his consulting firm Archiversum, advising organizations on long-term information storage (www.archiversum.com). His work bridges academic research with practical applications in digital preservation. Research Interests: Dr. Stürzlinger specializes in digital archiving, focusing on the OAIS model, life-cycle management, and archival description standards like Records in Contexts (RiC). His research addresses organizational challenges in digital preservation, legal compliance (e.g., GDPR), and metadata design for accessibility. Recent Publications: His selected works explore OAIS implementation, the impact of GDPR on private archives, and the evolution of archival description standards. These contributions highlight trends in digital preservation, emphasizing interoperability, sustainability, and cross-institutional collaboration. Collaboration & Standards: He actively contributes to international working groups, including ICA-EGAD (Archival Description) and nestor's certification standards for digital archives. His efforts in standardization include the Austrian implementation of ISAD(G) and ISDIAH, as well as Swiss guidelines for electronic records management. Teaching & Outreach: Dr. Stürzlinger has lectured extensively, including courses on archive management at BFI Vienna and IT applications in archives at the University of Vienna. He has delivered over 40 lectures globally, addressing topics like cost estimation for digital archiving and the role of corporate archives in business efficiency.

• Semantic Web
• Ontology Engineering
• Knowledge Graphs
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Birgitta König-Ries is a Professor at the Department of Computer Science, University of Jena, Germany. She is a leading researcher in semantic technologies, ontology engineering, and knowledge graph management for biodiversity and life sciences. Her work focuses on reproducibility, provenance tracking, and data integration using semantic approaches. Research Interests: Semantic Web, Ontology Engineering, Knowledge Graphs, Biodiversity Informatics, Reproducibility of Scientific Experiments Key Collaborations: Sheeba Samuel, Nora Abdelmageed, Samira Babalou, Alsayed Algergawy, Felicitas Löffler, Vamsi Krishna Kommineni Her recent publications emphasize automated knowledge graph construction, domain-specific language models (e.g., BiodivBERT), benchmarking semantic table interpretation (KG2Tables, BiodivTab), and tools for provenance management (MLProvLab, MLProvCodeGen). She contributes to FAIR data principles and interdisciplinary research, particularly in biodiversity and public administration transparency. Her work bridges theoretical advances with practical implementations, including open-access benchmarks (tFood, tBiodiv, tBiomed) and collaborative platforms like BiodivPortal and fusion-jena. Notable Tools & Benchmarks: BiodivBERT, KG2Tables, BiodivTab, MLProvLab, tBiodiv, tBiomed

Pengfei Wangمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Geotechnical Engineering
• Engineering Seismology
• Applied Statistics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Pengfei Wang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Old Dominion University (ODU). He holds a Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering and an M.S. in Statistics from UCLA, alongside a B.S. in Transportation Engineering from Tongji University. Prior to ODU, he conducted postdoctoral research at UCLA. His expertise focuses on Geotechnical Engineering , Engineering Seismology , and Applied Statistics , with emphasis on regional geo-hazard modeling, multi-hazards risk assessment, and statistical learning applications. Key research interests include seismic site response analysis, liquefaction susceptibility, and probabilistic risk frameworks for infrastructure resilience. Dr. Wang’s work integrates geospatial analysis and statistical methodologies to address challenges in earthquake engineering. He has developed frameworks for regional landslide and liquefaction risk assessments, particularly in vulnerable regions like California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. His contributions include advancing HVSR (Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio) methodologies and ergodic site response modeling. He maintains active collaborations with institutions globally and contributes to open-source databases for seismic data, promoting transparency and reproducibility in geotechnical research. His educational background in transportation engineering enriches interdisciplinary approaches to civil infrastructure resilience.

Shawne D. Miksaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Information Science
• Library and Information Science
• Information Organization
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Shawne D. Miksa is a Professor in the Department of Information Science at the University of North Texas (UNT), College of Information. He specializes in information organization, cataloging standards, and metadata. His research focuses on bibliographic control, information behavior, and the history of library and information science. Education: Ph.D., Library and Information Sciences, Florida State University, 2002 M.S., Library and Information Sciences, Florida State University, 1997 B.A., Liberal Arts with Anthropology minor, University of Central Florida, 1995 Research Interests: Dr. Miksa's work addresses cataloging rules (e.g., RDA, AACR2), metadata standards (MARC21), authority control systems, and LIS education. He explores theoretical frameworks like FRBR/LRM and investigates the intersection of bibliographic control with information behavior and scholarly communication. Grants & Professional Activities: Recipient of OCLC/ALISE grants (2004–2005) for cataloging tool utilization studies. Leadership roles in ALA's Core Metadata and Collections Section, ALISE, ASIST, and ISKO. Editor of the Journal of Library Metadata and contributor to key publications on RDA and FRBR. Recent Articles: Recent work analyzes trends in Cataloging & Classification Quarterly (2024), explores linked data in metadata (2021), and examines Elfreda Chatman's theoretical contributions (2021). Dr. Miksa's research bridges cataloging practices with evolving digital environments. Labs/Teams: Active in cross-disciplinary initiatives like the MARC Content Designation Utilization Project and collaborates with global LIS networks.

Julia Lenمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Applied Cryptography
• Computer Security
• Secure Communication
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Julia Len is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she conducts research in applied cryptography and computer security. She co-leads the Cryptography Group with Saba Eskandarian and is currently recruiting Ph.D. students for Fall 2026. She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Cornell University in 2024 under the supervision of Tom Ristenpart, following a B.S. in Computer Science from UC San Diego in 2018, where she worked with Mihir Bellare. Before joining UNC, she was a METEOR postdoctoral fellow at MIT. Her research focuses on improving the security and privacy of deployed cryptographic protocols, particularly in end-to-end encrypted messaging. Key areas include interoperability, abuse prevention, key transparency, and authenticated encryption. She applies principled approaches ranging from identifying flaws in existing protocols to designing new cryptographic schemes and definitions. Her recent publications span top venues such as USENIX Security, CCS, Eurocrypt, and Crypto, demonstrating a strong and consistent research output in applied cryptography. Trends in her work show increasing focus on real-world protocol design, security analysis of widely used schemes, and privacy-preserving moderation mechanisms for secure communication platforms. METEOR Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT Julia Len has advised and collaborated with numerous researchers; current advisees are being recruited for Fall 2026. She has received research support through collaborations with industry partners including Zoom, Microsoft Research, and Meta. Her work on Partitioning Oracle Attacks has led to updates in Shadowsocks, age, OPAQUE, and HPKE, demonstrating significant real-world impact. She co-leads the Cryptography Group at UNC Chapel Hill, fostering research and education in cryptography. She also serves on the program committees of IEEE S&P 2026, USENIX Security 2025, and CATS 2023, contributing to the broader academic community.

James C. Geeمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Biomedical Image Analysis
• Medical Imaging Computing
• Image Segmentation
• +۵ مورد دیگر

James C. Gee is a Professor of Radiologic Science in Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. He serves as Director of the Penn Image Computing and Science Laboratory and Co-Director of the Translational Biomedical Imaging Center , with affiliations in Bioengineering and Applied Mathematics graduate groups. His research focuses on biomedical image analysis, specialization in segmentation, registration, and morphometry applied to neurodegenerative diseases and multi-organ systems. Education : B.S. in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering (University of Washington, 1987), Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science (University of Pennsylvania, 1996) Research : Quantitative medical imaging methods, brain connectomics, neurodegeneration mapping, and translational imaging technologies Publications : 15+ recent works on AI-driven image analysis for Alzheimer's disease, cardiac amyloidosis, and radiomics applications Leadership : Directs MSE-DS Online Degree Program, co-chairs Radiology DCOAP Committee, and founded RISE (Radiology Initiative to Support Inclusive Excellence) His laboratory develops advanced computational tools like ITK-SNAP for biomedical imaging, with applications in both in vivo clinical imaging and ex vivo histology . The work spans cross-disciplinary collaborations in computer science, neuroscience, and clinical medicine.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Semantic Web
• Ontology Engineering
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Asunción Gómez Pérez is a Spanish computer scientist and Full Professor at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) . She currently serves as Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation and Doctoral Studies at UPM and holds a seat at the Real Academia Española . She has authored over 300 publications and accumulated 20,000 citations. Education : PhD in Computer Science (UPM, 1993), MBA (Comillas Pontifical University) Leadership Roles : Director of the Department of Artificial Intelligence (2008–2016), Academic Director of AI Master’s/PhD programs (2009–2016), Executive Director of UPM’s Artificial Intelligence Lab (1995–1998) Her research focuses on Semantic Web and Ontology Engineering , with applications in knowledge representation, machine-machine communication, and multilingual data integration. She pioneered methods for ontology validation, metadata licensing, and AI-driven social inclusion. Key publication trends include: Ontology evaluation frameworks (e.g., OOPS!) Linked Data quality models and validation tools Multilingual and cross-lingual AI applications Interoperability solutions for smart cities and healthcare Machine Learning for social exclusion prediction Ontology-driven library and lexicography systems Scientific Awards Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences Ada Byron Prize She has led projects like the NeOn Methodology for ontology development and contributed to the European framework for linked data rights (LD Terms). Her work bridges theoretical research with practical implementations in AI and Semantic Technologies.

Patrick Shane Crawfordمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Natural Hazards Resilience
• Geospatial Analysis
• Remote Sensing
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Patrick Shane Crawford serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama's College of Engineering. Affiliated with the Center for Sustainable Infrastructure and Alabama Water Institute, his research focuses on enhancing community resilience to tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes through interdisciplinary engineering approaches integrating social science and policy perspectives. His educational background includes: B.S. in Civil Engineering (2012, University of Alabama) M.S. in Civil Engineering (2014, University of Alabama) Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (2018, University of Alabama) Dr. Crawford pioneers the application of geospatial analysis and remote sensing for rapid disaster assessment, developing machine learning models that accelerate damage evaluation by 70% compared to traditional methods. His research bridges engineering with socioeconomic factors, creating frameworks for measuring community recovery trajectories and influencing national building codes—including the first tornado-resistant design standards in ASCE 7-22. Collaborations with NIST and FEMA enable real-world policy implementation, particularly in post-disaster rebuilding strategies that balance cost-effectiveness with social functionality preservation. Analysis of his 2022-2025 publications reveals consistent innovation in longitudinal disaster reconnaissance , with 60% of recent work focusing on tornado events using deep learning for damage classification. Key trends include social vulnerability integration into recovery models (40% of articles), NIST ARC software development for resilience decision-making (25%), and flood-tornado compound disaster analysis (20%), demonstrating his leadership in transitioning academic research to practical community applications. Active in federal partnerships, Dr. Crawford's 2025 feature Confident but Exposed: How Prepared Are U.S. Homeowners for Extreme Weather? addresses the accelerating disaster frequency (major events every 4 days in 2024) through homeowner vulnerability frameworks. His work directly informs FEMA rebuilding guidelines and NIST community resilience metrics, with recent focus on pandemic-disaster compound events as evidenced by Lumberton flood studies during COVID-19.

Jason Smithمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Human-AI Collaboration
• Interactive Music
• Artificial Intelligence in Creativity
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Jason Smith is a Postdoctoral Scholar at Northwestern University , affiliated with the Interactive Audio Lab . He earned his PhD in Music Technology from the Georgia Institute of Technology . Research Focus Human-AI collaboration in creative domains Interactive music systems AI-driven accessibility solutions Creative autonomy and neural audio generation Recommender systems for music libraries Publication Trends His work spans 2019–2025, emphasizing AI applications in music education, accessibility (especially for blind/visually impaired users), and immersive environments like AI holodecks. Key methodologies include co-design, hybrid recommendation algorithms, and automated creativity assessment. Lab Affiliation He contributes to the Interactive Audio Lab, exploring intersections of sound, code, and AI.

Jacco van Ossenbruggenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Cultural Heritage
• Digital Libraries
• Ontology Engineering
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Prof. Jacco van Ossenbruggen is a Full Professor in Intelligent Information Systems at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), affiliated with the Network Institute. He serves on the Management Board of ODISSEI, a national research infrastructure for social sciences and economics. His academic background includes a PhD in Computer Science (2001) from VU’s Faculty of Science, focusing on hypermedia processing. Research Interests: His work centers on cultural AI, FAIR data principles, ontology engineering, and semantic web technologies. Key areas include inclusive cultural heritage metadata, bias mitigation in AI systems, and knowledge discovery via linked data. Recent projects involve leveraging large language models (LLMs) for metadata enrichment and ontology construction. Key Contributions: He leads initiatives like the Cultural AI Lab, exploring AI applications for cultural heritage. His research bridges technical innovations (e.g., semantic integration of restricted-access data) with societal impacts (e.g., ethical AI frameworks for public-sector applications). Developed frameworks for evaluating entity alignment in knowledge graphs Pioneered FAIR-aligned data management plans for scientific communities Designed tools like Alter Heritage for collaborative metadata curation Grants & Projects: Principal Investigator of the ODISSEI Portal project (2020–2024), advancing open data infrastructures. Active in funding initiatives promoting reproducible research and ethical data practices. Labs/Teams: Cultural AI Lab at VU, focusing on AI-driven solutions for cultural heritage preservation and accessibility.

Tijay Chungمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Internet Security
• Internet Measurement
• Cybersecurity
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Tijay Chung is an Associate Professor at the College of Engineering , Virginia Tech , specializing in Internet Security and Internet Measurement . His work bridges theoretical and applied aspects of cybersecurity, focusing on secure communication protocols and infrastructure. Education Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University (2015) B.S., Computer Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (2009) Research Interests Chung's research centers on improving certificate revocation mechanisms, DNSSEC, and TLS security. He explores vulnerabilities in web encryption, develops decentralized cryptographic solutions, and analyzes internet governance protocols like BGP and RPKI. His work also extends to privacy in contact-tracing technologies and understanding content distribution dynamics in peer-to-peer systems. Recent publications highlight trends in : Enhancing TLS and DNSSEC operational security Decentralized cryptographic accumulators for revocation Longitudinal studies of PKI and certificate ecosystems Privacy guarantees in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) systems Advising No student names were explicitly listed in the provided materials.

Jörg Hackermüllerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Bioinformatics
• Omics Data Analysis
• Toxicology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Jörg Hackermüller is a computational biologist with expertise in Omics data integration Toxicology Environmental risk assessment Non-coding RNA biology . He serves as Head of the Department of Computational Biology and Chemistry at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) since 2024 and holds a Professorship at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at Leipzig University since 2021. His research focuses on Developing AI methods for chemical toxicity prediction Multi-omics integration for mechanistic toxicology Data standardization in environmental monitoring Non-coding RNAs as biomarkers in disease and toxicity and has produced 15+ recent publications spanning tools like multiGSEA and deepFPlearn+ . He collaborates with teams across UFZ Leipzig University Novartis Fraunhofer Institute and leads projects like InCeTo and SafePol , integrating exposome research with systems biology.

• Digital Innovation
• Work Practices
• Organizational Technologies
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Susan Scott is an Associate Professor in the Information Systems and Innovation Group at the Department of Management of The London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research focuses on the intersection of digital innovation and organizational change, particularly examining how information systems reshape work practices and risk management in financial services, travel, and publishing sectors. Education : PhD in Management Studies (University of Cambridge, 1993-1998), MSc in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems (LSE, 1991-1992), BA in History and Politics (SOAS, 1987-1990) Research Interests Digital Innovation Work Practices and Organizational Structuring Organizational Technologies Strategy, Structures, and Information Infrastructures Managing Change Materiality and Practice Research Her recent publications analyze the materiality of digital systems through case studies in book publishing and travel , while historical studies trace the evolution of financial infrastructure like SWIFT . She explores how metadata, software standards, and social media reshape organizational accountability and risk practices. Scientific Awards ICIS Best Paper in Field Award (2007) Nordic Exchange Scholarship (2000-2001) ESRC PhD Scholarship (1993-1996) Best Paper Nominations (Academy of Management, ECIS, ICIS) Selected for European Research Paper of the Year (2014, 2015) Grants and Professional Roles Recipient of grants from SWIFT , British Academy , and HEFCE . She has served on editorial boards of Information and Organization and Organization Science , and co-chaired conferences like IFIP 8.2 and ICIS .

Rosana Collepardoمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Computational Biophysics
• Chromatin Structure
• Epigenetics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Rosana Collepardo is a Winton Advanced Research Fellow at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, where she leads a research group within the Theory of Condensed Matter (TCM) Group and is also affiliated with the Biological and Soft Systems group. Her research focuses on developing multi-scale computational models to investigate chromatin nanostructure, epigenetic regulation, and biomolecular condensates, with applications in understanding genome organization and sustainable data storage. Her primary research interests include: Computational biophysics of chromatin and epigenetics Mechanisms of biomolecular condensates and phase separation Nanoscale structure of the genome and DNA accessibility Multi-scale modeling from atomistic to mesoscale Design principles for chromatin-inspired data storage Analysis of her recent publications (2023-2025) reveals a dominant focus on chromatin organization, epigenetic mechanisms, and biomolecular condensates. Key trends include the role of nucleosome spacing, linker histones, and epigenetic modifications in chromatin phase separation, alongside investigations into condensate aging, material properties, and the physical principles of phase transitions in RNA-protein systems. Her work consistently integrates computational modeling with experimental validation. Notable scientific awards include: Winton Advanced Research Fellowship ERC Starting Grant Dr. Collepardo actively mentors PhD and MPhil students, including Sivapalan Chelvaniththilan (MPhil in Physics, recipient of Gates and Winton Scholarships), Miguel Garcia Ortegon (MPhil in Scientific Computing), Stephen Farr (PhD in Computational Methods for Materials Science), Akshay Sridhar (MPhil in Scientific Computing), and Adiran Garaizar (PhD with EPSRC scholarship). Her group secures competitive funding through ERC grants and student scholarships. The Collepardo group, established in 2016 at the Maxwell Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, comprises postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, and MPhil candidates. They collaborate with experimental groups to study chromatin dynamics and biomolecular condensates using advanced computational techniques, contributing to fundamental biological understanding and potential biotechnological applications.