Paweł Garbacz is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science Fundamentals within the Faculty of Philosophy at the Catholic University of Lublin. His work bridges formal logic, ontology, and their applications in computer science and philosophy. He has authored two books: Sentence Logic - One or Many and Logic and Artifacts . Research Focus: Formal logic, computational ontologies, philosophy of technical artifacts, and semantic interoperability. Publications: His recent work explores identity criteria, temporal logic, and the intersection of metaphysics with artificial intelligence. Collaborations: Active in interdisciplinary projects connecting philosophy with computer science, including contributions to the FOIS (Formal Ontology in Information Systems) conference series.
Robert Barnard is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Mississippi, affiliated with the Department of Philosophy and Religion in the College of Liberal Arts. He has been a faculty member since 2000 and holds a PhD from the University of Memphis (2000), an MA (1994), and a BA from the American University in Washington, DC. His research spans metaphysics , epistemology , philosophical methodology , and the history of analytic philosophy (especially Russell, Wittgenstein, and Frege). He is a leading figure in experimental philosophy , using empirical surveys to explore the folk conception of truth, paradox, and objectivity. With Terry Horgan, he developed the Mediated Correspondence theory of truth, and with Joseph Ulatowski, he has conducted pioneering studies on gender differences in truth judgments and the cognitive psychology of the Liar paradox. Barnard’s recent publications analyze the evolution of experimental philosophy, the objectivity of truth, and Tarski’s material adequacy condition. His work bridges traditional philosophical analysis with empirical data, contributing to debates in truth pluralism, logical normativity, and the philosophy of modeling. Co-editor , The Bloomsbury Companion to Metaphysics Co-founder , Virtual International Consortium for Truth Research (VICTR) Former President , Mississippi Philosophical Association Executive Board Member , Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in logic, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, and seminars on Quine and Wittgenstein. He has supervised honors theses and directed readings, indicating advising activity. His research is supported by collaborative networks rather than explicitly mentioned grants. He maintains an active presence via Google Scholar, Academia.edu, and his university profile.
David Rosenthal is a Professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York , affiliated with the Department of Philosophy , Linguistics , and Cognitive Science . His work focuses on theories of consciousness, particularly the Higher-Order Thought (HOT) model , which posits that mental states become conscious through higher-order awareness. He explores intersections between metaphysics , philosophy of language , and cognitive neuroscience , with secondary interests in Ancient Greek philosophy and 17th/18th-century philosophy . Education : Not explicitly detailed in the provided text. His research spans consciousness theories , mental qualities , self-awareness , and methodological challenges in consciousness studies. He has contributed to debates on neural correlates of consciousness , perceptual models , and non-human animal cognition , often collaborating with neuroscientists like Joseph LeDoux and Hakwan Lau . Publications include empirical studies on visual change detection and olfactory perception , alongside philosophical analyses of Descartes , Armstrong , and Dennett . Recent projects address methodological rigor in consciousness science and quality-space theory across sensory modalities. He has participated in conferences such as the ASSC and HartryFest , and his work appears in Neuropsychologia , Frontiers in Psychology , and Trends in Cognitive Sciences . Collaborations include grants like the Templeton World Charity Foundation TWCF0445 for saccade-induced change blindness studies.
Ásta Kristjana Sveinsdóttir is a Professor of Philosophy at Duke University with a secondary appointment in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies. Her research bridges theoretical and practical philosophy, focusing on metaphysics, feminist theory, social philosophy, and the construction of social categories like gender, sex, race, and disability. Explored non-realist theories of essential properties and the role of human conceptual practices in shaping reality. Current work analyzes social construction and its implications for oppression. Her publications include the book Categories We Live By (Oxford University Press, 2018) and the co-edited Oxford Handbook of Feminist Philosophy (2021). Ásta advises PhD students in philosophy and emphasizes the importance of proper citation for her work, noting her transition to publishing under 'Ásta' since 2017 due to Icelandic naming conventions.
Charles Ehret is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Philosophy, Jean Moulin University Lyon 3. His academic work focuses on medieval philosophy, particularly the writings of Thomas Aquinas, with expertise in metaphysics, philosophical text analysis, and ethics. President of the Rhone Philosophical Society (SRP) Teaching coordinator for Latin philosophical texts Specializes in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy Research Focus: His research explores Aquinas's theories of perception, causality, and the soul, with particular attention to metaphysical interpretations. Publications address topics like intentionality in medieval thought, the relationship between human acts and metaphysical principles, and political philosophy in Aquinas. Scientific Contributions: Recent articles examine: - Intentionality in Aquinas's perceptual theory - Causal sufficiency debates - Soul-body dynamics in medieval theology - Ethical frameworks in Aquinas's writings
František Gahér is a Professor at the Department of Logic and Methodology of Sciences within the Faculty of Arts at Comenius University . His research focuses on logical semantics , natural language analysis , history of logic , and applications of logic in law . Key research areas include: Logical semantics and translation theory Stoic logic and intensional contexts Counterfactual and counterpossible conditionals Propositional and conceptual attitudes Pragmatic meaning of expressions His work connects formal logic with philosophy and linguistics , particularly in syntactic-semantic modeling and semantic anomalies like presupposition failure. He has contributed extensively to academic projects such as the APVV project on Semantics of Conditionals and VEGA-funded research on semantic models . Education and career highlights: PhD in Philosophy (1981), Comenius University Habilitation (2000), Comenius University Professor (2015), Comenius University Head of Department (since 1998) Principal investigator for 7 major research projects
Dr. Matthias Unterhuber is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Department of Philosophy II, Ruhr University Bochum. He holds a PhD in Philosophy and combines expertise in Philosophy (four-year combined bachelor/master’s) and Psychology (five-year combined bachelor/master’s). Education: PhD in Philosophy, four-year combined bachelor/master’s in Philosophy, five-year combined bachelor/master’s in Psychology His research spans Logic , Philosophy of Language , and Philosophy of Science , with a focus on conditional reasoning, ceteris paribus laws, and Bayesian pragmatics. He actively investigates pragmatic influences on sentence meaning using EEG studies and develops Bayesian models for linguistic interpretation in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Markus Werning. His publications highlight interdisciplinary work bridging Philosophy and Neuroscience , particularly in conditional logic, connexive logic, and the intersection of pragmatic effects with empirical neuroscience methods like EEG. Key themes include probabilistic reasoning, formal semantics, and cognitive modeling. Dr. Unterhuber contributes to the DFG-funded project The Interaction of Bayesian Pragmatics and Lexical Semantics under the XPrag framework, utilizing the university’s EEG lab to explore situated cognition and pragmatic prediction mechanisms.
Jessica H Gray is a Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of California, Davis (2022–present), with previous experience as a Visiting Lecturer at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany (2019–2020). Possessing a PhD in English Literature with a Science and Technology Studies emphasis from UC Davis (2022), she also holds an MA from Wright State University (2014) and a BA from the University of North Florida (2009). Her research focuses on intersections between early modern British literature, science, and intellectual histories, particularly examining themes of reproduction, monstrosity, and maternal agency. Education: PhD English Literature (UC Davis 2022), MA English (Wright State 2014), BA English (UNF 2009) Teaching specialties include early modern literature, scientific literacy, and academic writing. She has instructed over 30+ courses across institutions, including advanced composition, Shakespeare studies, and interdisciplinary topics like 'Witches, Virgins, Mothers, and Other Assorted Monsters.' Award-winning scholar with extensive fellowships including the Obama Institute Exchange Program and multiple UC Davis research grants. Her publications explore utopian citizenship narratives, maternal occultism in Shakespeare, and eighteenth-century motherhood ideals. Active in pedagogical innovation, she balances remote and in-person modalities in teaching. Key Awards: Academic Federation Research Travel Award (2024), Dean's Summer Fellowship (2022) Current academic service includes advising on scientific literacy initiatives and collaborative work bridging humanities and STEM fields.
Victoria Wohl is the Distinguished Professor of Classics at the University of Toronto, specializing in classical Greek literature and culture. Her research spans Athenian oratory, early Greek philosophy, and tragic drama's political dimensions. She will serve as a Class of 1932 Long-Term Visiting Fellow at Princeton University's Humanities Council and Department of Classics during Spring 2026, teaching a multi-genre seminar integrating Greek literature, oratory, and philosophy. PhD: Implied by academic rank Primary Affiliation: University of Toronto Research interests focus on juridical discourse, early philosophical prose, and the intersection of eros with Athenian democratic identity. Her work analyzes textual forms to uncover socio-political dynamics in antiquity. Current projects include exploring pre-Socratic ontological debates and their literary expressions. Recent publications (listed in detail above) demonstrate a trajectory from literary analysis to interdisciplinary philosophical studies. She maintains ties with Princeton through visiting roles without permanent affiliation there. No awards explicitly mentioned
Noël Blas Saenz serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, maintaining an active academic appointment with no indication of part-time status or retirement. His role encompasses teaching and research within the university's philosophy division. His educational trajectory includes a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Boulder (2014), an M.A. from Western Michigan University (2009), and a B.A. from Biola University (2006), establishing a foundation in analytic philosophical methodology. Dr. Saenz's research program centers on Metaphysics and Philosophy of Religion , with specialized expertise in Ontological Simplicity , Truthmaking Theory , Divine Simplicity , and the Special Composition Question . His scholarly fingerprint highlights dominant themes including Truthmakers (100%), Simplicity (85%), and Ontological analysis (46%), reflecting deep engagement with structural questions about reality. Analysis of his 2020-2024 publications reveals a cohesive research trajectory examining quantification of ontological parsimony, refinement of grounding principles, and causal arguments for necessary beings. This work appears in leading philosophy journals including Ergo , Synthese , and Analysis , demonstrating sustained contribution to contemporary metaphysical discourse with measurable scholarly impact through citations and academic engagement.
Paul Wong is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Cybernetics of the Australian National University (ANU). He holds a PhD in Non-classical Logics from ANU (2004) and a Master's in Philosophy from Simon Fraser University (1996). His academic career includes roles as a lecturer in software engineering, policy analyst, and defense analyst. His research focuses on cybernetics, complex systems science, network science, and data-driven decision-making. He has contributed to national research infrastructure development and strategic data management practices. Research Interests: Cybernetics and sociotechnical systems design Complex systems modeling and analysis Network science applications in research evaluation Data quality and integration methodologies Policy analysis using predictive analytics Recent work emphasizes leveraging data networks to forecast research impacts and optimize national innovation strategies. His 2022 publications address cybernetic frameworks for complex world design and non-academic research impacts. He has co-authored over 13 peer-reviewed works across data science, logic, and interdisciplinary systems analysis. Professional Contributions: Principal Investigator on AI Library Services and Research Performance Evaluation projects Member of ACM and IEEE since 2024 Labs/Teams: Active in ANU's School of Cybernetics research community focusing on interdisciplinarity and systems thinking.
Øystein Linnebo is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo, affiliated with the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas (IFIKK) within the Faculty of Humanities. He has held previous academic positions at Birkbeck College, University of London, the University of Bristol, and research fellowships at Oxford and Oslo. He received his PhD from Harvard University in 2002 and an MA in Mathematics from the University of Oslo in 1996. Professor of Philosophy, University of Oslo (2012–present) Professor, Birkbeck, University of London (2010–2012) Lecturer and Reader, University of Bristol PhD, Harvard University (2002) MA, Mathematics, University of Oslo (1996) His research centers on philosophical logic, philosophy of mathematics, metaphysics, and philosophy of language, with a particular focus on abstractionism, plural logic, the nature of infinity, and Fregean semantics. Linnebo’s work investigates the ontological status of mathematical objects, the logic of plural reference, and the philosophical implications of potential versus actual infinity. He employs a broadly Fregean methodology, connecting metaphysical questions to logical and linguistic analysis. His recent publications and books, such as The Many and the One and Thin Objects , have significantly advanced debates on plural logic and abstractionism. His article 'Actual and Potential Infinity' was recognized as one of the ten best philosophical articles of 2019. His research projects include the ERC-funded C-FORS and the RCN-funded 'Infinity and Intensionality', reflecting his sustained engagement with foundational issues in logic and metaphysics. Linnebo has received several major honors: ERC Advanced Grant (2022) for C-FORS Nansen Prize for Excellence in Science (2022) University of Oslo Research Prize (2023) Member of Academia Europaea and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (since 2014) He has served in academic leadership roles, including Head of Research at IFIKK (2021–2023) and member of the Department Board (2013–2020). He is an editor of the Bulletin of Symbolic Logic and serves on the editorial boards of Inquiry , Philosophia Mathematica , and SATS . His research group, Logic at the University of Oslo, fosters collaboration in philosophical logic and related fields. He has supervised numerous graduate students and continues to lead cutting-edge research on the intersection of logic, metaphysics, and intentionality.
Niall Connolly is a University Teacher in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield , affiliated with the School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities. He previously held adjunct and part-time roles at Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin. His research spans metaphysics , philosophical logic , and philosophy of language , with secondary interests in philosophy of science, early modern philosophy, ethics, and metaethics. He has published extensively on fictionalism, bare particulars, and the ontology of non-existent entities, often bridging analytic philosophy with interdisciplinary questions. Connolly’s recent publications analyze semantics of indexicals in answering machine paradoxes (2018), bare particular theory (2015), and ontological coherence in metaphysics. He critiques ontological permissiveness and explores the implications of fictional resistance in moral epistemology. 2022 : Fictional Characters and Characterisations (Pacific Philosophical Quarterly) 2018 : Answering Machine Paradox (Dialectica) 2015 : Defense of Bare Particulars (Philosophical Studies) His teaching portfolio at Sheffield includes courses on Self and Society , Fiction and Truth , and Metaphysics , while past roles involved modules on philosophy of science and mind. Wray Prize for best undergraduate thesis in Philosophy (TCD, 1997) John Isaac Beare Prize for top philosophy grades (twice awarded, TCD)
Dominic Gregory is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield's School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities. He joined the department in September 2004 following a three-year Research Fellowship at Jesus College, Cambridge. His office is located at 9 Mappin Street with regular office hours on Mondays and Tuesdays. Education: Postgraduate studies: Trinity College, Cambridge Undergraduate studies: University College London (UCL) Gregory's research spans several interconnected domains: Philosophical foundations of modality and logic, including possible worlds semantics and modal epistemology Theory of sensory representations examining pictorial content, mental imagery, and their relationship to perception Interdisciplinary work connecting philosophy of mind with cognitive science perspectives on visual imagination His publications demonstrate consistent focus on sensory representation theories and modal reasoning, with recent articles exploring visual expectations, counterfactual reasoning, and imagery-possibility relationships. His 2013 monograph established a comprehensive framework for understanding sensory representations.
Max Kölbel serves as a full Professor ( Univ.-Prof. ) in the Department of Philosophy within the Faculty of Philosophy and Education at the University of Vienna. His academic profile demonstrates sustained leadership in analytic philosophy with emphasis on conceptual analysis and relativism. Current research initiatives include major collaborative projects addressing philosophical methodology and epistemic crises. His research centers on relativism , conceptual analysis , and philosophy of language , examining how meaning, truth, and knowledge operate across contexts. Key interests include response-dependent properties, perspectival content, and the normative dimensions of conceptual engineering. His fingerprint analysis reveals strong engagement with Relativism (100%), Representational Content (50%), and Mental State (25%) topics. Recent publications trend toward metaphilosophical inquiry and conceptual revision , particularly through the PACE project which investigates how concepts evolve to meet societal needs. His 2023-2022 work shows increased focus on semantic plasticity and ameliorative conceptual practices , moving beyond traditional truth-conditional semantics toward normative frameworks for concept evaluation. Visiting Fellow (2013) Kölbel actively shapes philosophical discourse through editorial work and conference organization. He co-organizes the annual Truth workshop series and the 2025 PACE/KIC Metaphilosophical Workshop for PhD Researchers. His 51 recorded activities include 27 talks, 4 journal editorships, and participation in government-related philosophical consultations. Current projects include the €2.1M ERC-funded Knowledge in Crisis initiative (2023-2028) examining epistemic breakdowns in democratic societies. He leads the international Philosophy as Conceptual Engagement (PACE) network developing frameworks for concept evaluation. Recent collaborations include workshops with Jason Stanley (2024) on linguistic representation and Truth workshops with Benjamin Schnieder. His research group focuses on applying conceptual engineering to contemporary issues like epistemic polarization and democratic knowledge institutions.
