جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Joscha Wullweberمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• International Political Economy
• Global Finance and Shadow Banking
• Central-Bank Governance and Monetary Policy
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Joscha Wullweber is Heisenberg Professor for Politics, Transformation and Sustainability at the University of Witten/Herdecke (Faculty of Business and Society, Department of Philosophy, Politics and Economics) and Director of the International Center for Sustainable and Just Transformation (tra:ce). His work lies at the intersection of International Political Economy, critical finance studies, and political ecology, focusing on the governance of global finance, shadow banking, central-bank politics, and the political economy of sustainability transitions. Research & Teaching Political economy of sustainable transformation Global governance of finance and shadow banking Central-bank policy and green monetary policy Carbon finance, climate finance, and ecological crisis Innovation and technology governance Urban sustainability transformations His research is currently organised around three major third-party funded projects: Climate change and global finance at the crossroads (BMFTR), the transdisciplinary RuhrortPlus urban transformation project, and the Heisenberg project Neutrality lost: The politics of central banking in the age of shadow banks . Scientific Output Since 2019, Wullweber has published two major monographs— Zentralbankkapitalismus (2021, Suhrkamp) and Central Bank Capitalism Politics: Monetary Policy in Times of Crisis (2024, Stanford University Press)—and numerous journal articles on green monetary policy, shadow money, and the discursive legitimation of central-bank activism. His 2024 Stanford book synthesises a decade of research on how central banks have become pivotal market-making actors in post-crisis capitalism. Advisory & Outreach Member of the German Federal Government’s Scientific Advisory Council on Global Environmental Change (WBGU) since November 2024 Regular media commentator (3sat scobel , Wohlstand für Alle podcast) Principal investigator on multi-million-euro federally funded projects linking climate and finance policy Research Team At tra:ce he leads an interdisciplinary team of post-docs and doctoral researchers including Dr Jan Fichtner, Dr Sonja Knobbe, Paula Haufe, Nicolás Águila, Janina Urban, Simon Schairer and Riccardo Baioni, together with student assistants.

• Civil Liability
• Tort Law
• Comparative Law
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Miquel Martin Casals serves as Professor of Civil Law at the University of Girona's Department of Private Law and Institute of European and Comparative Private Law. Former director of the Institute until 2019, he currently leads the University Master's Degree in Tort Law and contributes to European legal harmonization through multiple expert committees. His institutional roles bridge academic scholarship with practical legal reform initiatives across Spain and the EU. His research focuses on civil liability evolution , tort law modernization , and European private law integration , with recent work examining AI liability frameworks and traffic accident compensation systems. Casals employs comparative methodology across 6 languages to analyze judicial activism versus legislative inertia, particularly in Spanish and Catalan contexts where he helped shape the Civil Code's 'open code' model. Current scholarly trends reveal his leadership in emerging liability domains, especially EU regulatory responses to AI systems and digital-era harm compensation. His 2022-2025 publications demonstrate methodological innovation through real-world case analysis of legal reforms, while maintaining foundational work on the Principles of European Tort Law (PETL). Key honors include: Cross of Honor of Sant Raimon de Penyafort (2015) Election to the International Academy of Comparative Law Membership in the American Law Institute's Restatement projects As principal investigator for 30+ national/international projects since the 1990s, Casals has directed major initiatives like Spain's Expert Commission for Law 35/2015 and Catalonia's Codification Commission. His advisory work extends to EU bodies including ECTIL and IDEC, where he shapes cross-border liability standards. He leads the European Private Law Research Group and maintains active collaboration with the European Group on Civil Liability (EGTL), fostering transnational dialogue through the PETL drafting committee. Current initiatives focus on AI liability working groups and traffic accident scale monitoring commissions.

• Political Science
• International Relations
• Electoral Studies
• +۶ مورد دیگر

António Manuel Lopes Tavares is a researcher at Lusófona University, holding a PhD in Political Science, Citizenship and International Relations from Universidade Lusófona do Porto. He directs the 1st cycle of Political Science and Electoral Studies and the 2nd cycle of International Relations at Oporto University Center. His career spans academia, public service, and institutional leadership. PhD in Political Science, Universidade Lusófona do Porto Director of Political Science and International Relations programs Provedor at Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto (since 2010) His research focuses on political institutions, international security, digital rights, and the interplay between law and geopolitics. Publications examine the Belt and Road Initiative, AI governance, migration dynamics, and constitutional frameworks. He coordinates the Dicionário de Ciência Política e Relações Internacionais and has authored/co-authored over 30 works. Scientific awards include the prestigious Adelino Amaro da Costa Prize (1982). His recent conference engagements address AI ethics, EU-China relations, and social media privacy. Collaborations with institutions like Palgrave and IntechOpen highlight his interdisciplinary approach.

Thomas Högeمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Work and Organizational Psychology
• Neoliberal Ideology in Workplace
• Organizational Democracy
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Thomas Höge is a researcher at the University of Innsbruck's Department of Applied Psychology, where he focuses on critical perspectives in work and organizational psychology. His research examines neoliberalism's impact on workplaces, organizational democracy, socio-moral climates, and occupational well-being. He co-leads the Innsbruck Group on Critical Research in Work and Organizational Psychology (I-CROP) and coordinates international conferences on radical humanist approaches. His research interests center on: Critical analysis of neoliberal ideology in work environments Organizational democracy and participatory practices Work flexibility's psychological consequences Socio-moral organizational climates Meaningfulness in work and its relationship to well-being Höge's publications predominantly explore power dynamics in organizations, democratic governance structures, and well-being in professional settings (especially healthcare). His methodological approaches include meta-analyses, mixed-methods designs, and cross-cultural comparisons. He has led several funded projects including: WELL-MED: Well-being of medical students/practitioners (FWF-funded) Work-life balance in Tyrolean gastronomy (Tiroler Wissenschaftsfonds) Career uncertainties among young scientists (Hypo Tirol Bank) Höge collaborates with international researchers across Europe and contributes to developing assessment tools like the Work Analysis Screening (WA-S) for higher education settings.

Luisa De Vitaمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Inequalities
• Gender Policies
• Diversity Management
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Luisa De Vita is an Associate Professor of Economic Sociology at Sapienza University of Rome, working within the Department of Social and Economic Sciences. She holds significant leadership positions as coordinator of the doctoral program in Applied Social Sciences and vice coordinator of the doctoral school in Social and Economic Sciences. Her institutional responsibilities extend to serving as head of the Internship and Training Activities Office for Sociology, membership in the Global WEP Women Entrepreneurship Platform under the European Parliament's Interest Group, and participation in Minerva - Laboratory on Gender Diversity and Inequalities. Her research expertise spans multiple critical areas in contemporary sociology, with primary focus on the analysis of inequalities through various theoretical frameworks including equal opportunity, diversity management, and intersectionality. Dr. De Vita investigates these concepts across multiple domains, particularly within labor markets and complex organizations. Her work examines self-employment patterns, female entrepreneurship trajectories, and women's career paths in STEM professions. Additionally, she conducts significant research on care work across both skilled and unskilled sectors, analyzing working conditions, market regulation mechanisms, gender-ethnicity intersections, and the transformative impact of platform economies on traditional care arrangements. The analysis of Dr. De Vita's recent scholarly output reveals a consistent focus on gendered labor market dynamics, with increasing attention to digital transformation and platform economies. Her publications demonstrate methodological diversity, employing both quantitative and qualitative approaches to examine how structural inequalities manifest in specific occupational contexts. A notable trend in her recent work is the examination of crisis impacts (particularly the COVID-19 pandemic) on women entrepreneurs and care workers, highlighting adaptive strategies and systemic vulnerabilities. Her research increasingly integrates intersectional perspectives, examining how gender interacts with other social categories to shape labor market experiences. Dr. De Vita serves on the scientific committees of several prominent academic journals including the International Review of Sociology (Taylor & Francis), Studi Organizzativi (Franco Angeli Milano), and Quaderni di Rassegna sindacale (Ediesse), demonstrating her standing within the academic community. Her institutional involvement extends to significant research projects focused on domestic and care work in public spaces, as well as studies examining new self-employed workers and their representation challenges. As an educator, Dr. De Vita teaches multiple courses including Sociology of Labor Markets, Social Research on Work and Organizations, Sustainability Work and Gender, and Diversity Management Laboratory. She maintains regular office hours and utilizes Google Classroom to facilitate student communication and resource sharing across her various courses. Her teaching approach emphasizes the integration of supplementary materials that form an integral part of the examination program, reflecting her commitment to comprehensive student learning.

Élvio Rúbio Gouveiaمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Sports Science
• Physical Education
• Healthy Aging
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Élvio Rúbio Gouveia serves as Assistant Professor at the University of Madeira within the Faculty of Social Sciences and Department of Physical Education and Sports. He holds leadership roles as Vice-President of the Institute of Interactive Technologies (Robotics and Engineering Systems Laboratory) and Head of the Department of Physical Education and Sports, while maintaining a collaborative affiliation with the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Gerontology and Vulnerability (CIGEV) at the University of Geneva. His academic credentials include a PhD in Sports Science (2011), Master's in Physical Education and Sports (2007), and Bachelor's in Physical Education and Sports (2003), all obtained from the University of Madeira. Gouveia's research centers on multidisciplinary approaches to promote physical activity, fitness, and quality of life across the lifespan, with primary emphasis on healthy aging interventions. His recent work expands into Sports Performance Optimization and Applied Technologies through three specialized avenues: physiological response monitoring during training/competition, development of rehabilitation technologies, and pedagogical innovations using Small-Sided Games in exercise training. Analysis of his 2022-2024 publications reveals dominant themes in youth soccer biomechanics, cognitive-physical health interrelationships in aging populations, and technological applications in sports science. His work consistently bridges laboratory research with community-based interventions across diverse age groups. He has supervised two doctoral theses in the past five years while currently co-supervising six, and has guided over 40 master's theses. As principal investigator, he secured three major grants and participated in five additional funded projects, personally selecting more than 30 research grant recipients. Gouveia leads critical initiatives within the Robotics and Engineering Systems Laboratory and contributes to international gerontology research through CIGEV, focusing on vulnerability assessment and intervention development for aging populations.

Melissa J. Williamsمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Culture and Ethnicity
• Gender Psychology
• Intergroup Relations
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Melissa J. Williams is an Associate Professor in Organization & Management at Goizueta Business School, Emory University. She previously completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, and earned a Ph.D. in social and personality psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Williams received her Ph.D. in Social and Personality Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley in 2008. She then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business before joining Emory University's Goizueta Business School as faculty. Dr. Williams' research program investigates the intersection of power and dominance with gender, race, and culture. Her work explores the role of power in hostility and harassment of women, responses to powerful women and men, socially responsible uses of power, the role of physical appearance in race and racial stereotyping, and the workplace consequences of stigma and stigma by association. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges social psychology with organizational behavior, providing empirical insights into how power dynamics shape workplace interactions across different demographic groups. Analysis of Dr. Williams' publication record reveals a consistent trajectory examining power dynamics through multiple lenses. Her early work focused on cultural differences in stereotyping processes and attribution theory, while her more recent research has increasingly examined gender-power dynamics in organizational contexts. A distinctive feature of her scholarship is the integration of experimental social psychology methods with organizational behavior questions, producing findings with both theoretical significance and practical workplace applications. Alumni Award for Excellence in Research from Emory University Geis Memorial Award for Dissertation Research from the Association for Women in Psychology Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor award from UC Berkeley As an educator at Emory University, Dr. Williams teaches courses including Data Analysis & Research Methods, Leading With Evidence, Principles of Organization & Management, Social Psychology, and Topics in Psychology. She serves as an SPN Mentor, providing career advice and information to college students from underrepresented groups, including racial or ethnic minorities, first-generation college students, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ students. Dr. Williams maintains an active research program with publications spanning top journals in social psychology and organizational behavior. Her work continues to explore how power dynamics operate across gender and racial lines in organizational settings, with implications for reducing discrimination and improving workplace equity.

Audrey Bachert-Perettiمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Constitutional Law
• Comparative Law
• American Law
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Audrey Bachert-Peretti is a Lecturer at Aix-Marseille University, affiliated with the Institut Louis Favoreu - Groupe d'études et de recherches sur la justice constitutionnelle (ILF-GERJC) research unit. Her academic work centers on constitutional and comparative law with specialized expertise in American legal systems, constitutional litigation, and the intersection of law with emerging technologies. Research Focus: Her scholarship examines: Constitutional dynamics in US and French systems Judicial power and constitutional litigation frameworks Regulatory challenges in artificial intelligence and digital governance Historical evolution of constitutional principles Executive accountability mechanisms in democratic systems Publication Analysis: Recent works (2023-2024) demonstrate concentrated expertise in: Comparative analysis of US/French constitutional structures AI regulation within constitutional frameworks Executive power constraints (impeachment, recall mechanisms) Judicial fact-finding methodologies Academic freedom protections This corpus reflects a consistent focus on institutional power dynamics in contemporary democracies. Research Affiliations: She maintains active membership in the ILF-GERJC , contributing to its research axes on constitutional justice and comparative law.

Sophie Lamourouxمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Constitutional Law
• Public Law
• Electoral Law
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Sophie Lamouroux is a Professor of Public Law at Aix-Marseille University, serving as Deputy Vice-President for Research. She is affiliated with the Institute of Public Management and Territorial Governance (IMPGT) and the Louis Favoreu Institute – Study and Research Group on Constitutional Justice (ILF-GERJC), which is part of the International, Comparative and European Law research unit (DICE - UMR 7318). Additionally, she holds roles as Ethics Officer and Secularism Officer at Aix-Marseille University. Her research focuses on constitutional law, particularly French constitutional matters, electoral processes, presidential functions, and local governance. Lamouroux has published extensively on the Constitutional Council's jurisprudence, presidential elections, and the relationship between various branches of government in the French Fifth Republic. Her work demonstrates particular expertise in electoral law, constitutional review, and the institutional balance within French governance. Analysis of her recent publications shows a consistent focus on contemporary French constitutional challenges, including parliamentary dissolution, electoral disputes, presidential powers, and the evolving relationship between different branches of government. Her scholarship bridges theoretical constitutional analysis with practical political developments in France. Chaired the Eugène Pierre Chair, producing regular analyses of French elections Authored comprehensive studies on the Elysée Palace's constitutional role Contributed significantly to understanding the French Constitutional Council's jurisprudence Published on the relationship between presidential power and democratic legitimacy As Deputy Vice-President for Research, Lamouroux plays a significant administrative role at Aix-Marseille University while maintaining an active research agenda. Her work continues to shape scholarly understanding of French constitutional governance and electoral processes.

• Pumped Hydro Energy Storage
• Contra-Rotating Pump-Turbines
• Fluid Dynamics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Jonathan Fahlbeck is a Visiting Researcher in the Fluid Dynamics department within the Mechanics and Maritime Sciences school at Chalmers University of Technology. His research focuses on low-head pumped hydro energy storage systems, particularly examining the operational characteristics of contra-rotating pump-turbines through both experimental and computational approaches. Dr. Fahlbeck completed his Doctoral thesis in 2024 titled Flow in contra-rotating pump-turbines at stationary, transient, and cavitating conditions , following a Licentiate thesis in 2022 titled Low head pumped hydro storage with contra-rotating pump-turbines . His educational background demonstrates a specialized focus on renewable energy systems and fluid machinery. His research interests center on the development and optimization of contra-rotating pump-turbines for low-head applications, with particular emphasis on transient operational behaviors including startup and shutdown sequences, cavitation effects, and variable speed control. His work bridges experimental fluid dynamics with computational modeling to address practical challenges in energy storage systems. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a clear progression toward increasingly sophisticated investigations of pump-turbine dynamics, with growing emphasis on control strategies, efficiency optimization, and grid integration aspects of low-head pumped hydro storage. His research shows strong alignment with renewable energy integration challenges and grid stability requirements. Dr. Fahlbeck is a key contributor to the ALPHEUS project (2020-2024), which aims to enhance grid stability through low-head pumped hydro energy utilization and storage, funded by the European Commission. His collaborative work primarily involves researchers Håkan Nilsson and Saeed Salehi within the Fluid Dynamics department at Chalmers.

• Gender Equality
• Organizational Behavior
• Labor Law
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jon Pizarro Pérez is a faculty member at the University of Deusto, affiliated with the Deusto Business School (Faculty of Economics and Business Administration) within the Department of Management. He holds a PhD and actively contributes to teaching and research in organizational behavior and regulatory impacts on gender dynamics. His educational background includes: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Law from the University of Deusto PhD in Competitiveness and Territorial, Innovation, and Sustainability from the University of Deusto Dr. Pizarro's research centers on how formal regulations shape individual and organizational behavior, with particular emphasis on gender-related policies in workplaces. His current work investigates care leave laws and their societal implications, exploring how parental leave policies influence gender divisions of labor and social norms across diverse cultural contexts. He employs rigorous methodologies including cross-national comparative studies and systematic literature reviews to advance understanding of structural gender inequalities. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a cohesive research trajectory focused on gender equality in organizational settings, particularly examining parental leave systems, leadership representation in higher education, and work-family integration policies. His scholarship consistently bridges theoretical frameworks with practical policy implications, highlighting the interplay between formal regulations and informal organizational practices in driving or hindering gender equity. He actively participates in significant research initiatives including the European Commission-funded GEARING-Roles project (2019-2022) addressing gender imbalances in research institutions, and the Basque Government-supported Innovación y Dirección de Organizaciones project (2022-2025). As a member of the Innovation, Knowledge, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability research team recognized by the Basque Government, he contributes to interdisciplinary studies on organizational transformation. In his teaching role, Dr. Pizarro delivers courses in Organizational Behavior, Tax and Labor Law, and People Management, integrating cutting-edge research into classroom instruction to prepare students for contemporary organizational challenges.

• Control Systems
• Energy Management
• Distributed Optimization
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Yutaka Iino serves as an Associate Professor at Waseda University's Advanced Collaborative Research Organization for Smart Society (ACROSS) and Research Institute for Advanced Network Technology (RIANT). With over 35 years of professional experience, he transitioned from a long career at Toshiba Corporation (1984-2018) where he worked on energy management and energy-saving technologies, to his current academic position focusing on smart society element technologies including power, transportation, and information systems. Doctor of Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology (2015) Master's in Electrical Engineering from Waseda University (1984) Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from Waseda University (1982) Professor Iino's research focuses on control and system engineering with particular emphasis on energy management systems and distributed optimization. His work bridges theoretical control systems with practical applications in smart grids, electric transportation, and distributed energy resources. He has pioneered approaches in decentralized optimization, modeling techniques for energy systems, and demand science applications in power networks. His research interests include Di-centralized and distributed optimization, Distributed Energy Resource management, System Control Theory, and Demand Science. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong focus on practical applications of distributed energy resources, particularly in the context of electric buses, photovoltaic integration, and grid congestion management. His work demonstrates a consistent trajectory toward developing market-oriented solutions for energy systems, with increasing emphasis on machine learning techniques for parameter optimization and federated learning for smart inverter control. The research spans multiple domains including electrical engineering, transportation systems, and control theory, with a clear practical orientation toward solving real-world energy challenges. SICE Paper Award, No.1995 for 'Cyber-physical Optimal Traffic Signal Control Based on a Macroscopic Traffic Model and Its Verification Using Microscopic Traffic Simulator' Best Paper Award of IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2021 for 'Evaluation of Mutual Effect between Power and Traffic Aiming Electrified Urban Transportation System Using Integrated Light Rail Transit and Distribution System Model' Professor Iino has secured research funding through Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, including current projects on cooperative next-generation distribution system operation methods for mass introduction of photovoltaic power generation (2023-2027) and hybrid model analysis methods with data and physical models for automatic energy analysis (2020-2023). His committee memberships include roles in IEEE, Japan Society of Energy and Resources, The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, and The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (where he holds Fellow status). At Waseda University, Professor Iino contributes to the research ecosystem through the Advanced Collaborative Research Organization for Smart Society, where he leads efforts in developing practical energy management solutions that bridge theoretical control systems with real-world applications in smart grids and transportation electrification. His work exemplifies the integration of academic research with industry applications, leveraging his extensive industrial experience at Toshiba to inform his current academic pursuits.

• Comparative Regionalism
• International Political Economy
• East Asian Politics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Min Shu is Professor at Waseda University’s School of International Liberal Studies and holds concurrent appointments in the Graduate Schools of Asia-Pacific Studies and International Culture & Communication Studies. His work bridges comparative regionalism, international political economy and historical IR, with extensive fieldwork on EU-East Asia relations, East Asian developmentalism and European referendum politics. Education Ph.D. Politics, University of Bristol, 2006 M.A. European Politics, Lund University, 2001 M.A. Economics, Fudan University, 2001 B.A. International Politics, Fudan University, 1998 Research Interests Shu’s research interrogates how states negotiate economic interdependence and regional governance. He compares European and East Asian experiences of regional integration, traces the domestic politics of trade policy, and analyses historical cases of hierarchy and order-building in East Asia. Publication Trends His recent outputs explore the liberal international order’s contested borderlands, second-tier great-power strategies, and the legacies of pre-colonial tribute systems. Quantitative Scopus metrics (7 papers, 18 citations, h-index 2) capture only a slice of his wider monograph and chapter production. Grants & Projects JSPS KAKENHI “East Asia and the Borderland of the Liberal Order” (2023-26) JSPS KAKENHI “Japan in Energy-transition Governance & Geopolitics” (2021-24) JSPS KAKENHI “China, Japan & the Maritime Silk Road” (2019-24) Harvard-Yenching Institute fellowship for monograph on state-led regionalism after the Asian financial crisis Teaching & Supervision During 2025 he offers seven courses spanning undergraduate seminars on IR and East-Asian political economy to graduate modules on comparative regionalism and directed research in international political economy.

Jim Usherwoodمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Locomotor Biomechanics
• Animal Locomotion
• Terrestrial Locomotion
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Jim Usherwood is Professor of Locomotor Biomechanics and a Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow at the Structure & Motion Laboratory, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), University of London. His research integrates biomechanics, engineering, and biology to understand how animals move efficiently across land and air. He leads a major 5-year Wellcome Trust project on the 'Muscle-Mechanical Compromise Framework' and collaborates on bio-inspired flight systems with the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Research Interests: Jim's work centers on the mechanical optimization and trade-offs in animal locomotion. He explores how animals achieve propulsion and weight support without wheels or propellers, using experimental techniques and engineering analyses. Key areas include terrestrial and aerial locomotion, gait dynamics, legged robotics, flapping flight, and bio-inspired design. His research spans species from birds to humans, examining how musculoskeletal systems adapt to mechanical challenges. Publication Trends: His recent publications emphasize bio-inspired engineering, particularly in flight and robotics. Themes include gust tolerance in bird flight, morphing air vehicles, robotic leg design, and energy-efficient locomotion. The integration of biological principles into engineering solutions is a consistent thread, supported by interdisciplinary methods such as high-speed motion capture and aerodynamic modeling. Scientific Awards: Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow Grants and Advising: Jim is principal investigator on a 5-year Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship and co-investigator on an AFOSR-funded project with Richard Bomphrey. He has also secured funding from BBSRC, EPSRC, and ARIA for projects in biomechanics and robotics. While no formal students are listed, he mentors researchers within the Structure & Motion Laboratory and collaborates widely across institutions. His work bridges fundamental science and translational applications, particularly in robotics and aerospace. Labs and Teams: Jim is a core member of the Structure & Motion Laboratory at RVC, a leading center in comparative biomechanics. The lab conducts interdisciplinary research combining biology, physics, and engineering to study animal movement. He collaborates with the University of Bristol and international partners on projects involving avian flight, robot locomotion, and aerodynamic modeling.

Tooran Emamiمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Control Systems
• PID Controller Design
• Robust Control
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Tooran Emami is a tenured full professor of Electrical Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computing at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA). She joined USCGA as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in July 2011, advanced to Tenured Associate Professor in August 2017, and currently serves as a Tenured Professor since August 2023. Prior to USCGA, she was an adjunct faculty member at Wichita State University for three semesters. Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Wichita State University M.S., Electrical Engineering, Wichita State University Dr. Emami's research focuses on control systems, with expertise in Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller design, robust control, time-delay systems, compensator design, analog and digital filter design, and hybrid fuel cell power plant design. Her work bridges theoretical control engineering with practical applications in energy systems, particularly fuel cells and renewable energy integration. She has made significant contributions to engineering pedagogy, developing innovative teaching methods for hybrid and virtual learning environments. Analysis of Dr. Emami's recent publications reveals a strong focus on PID controller design methodologies, particularly for systems with time delays. Her work increasingly integrates renewable energy systems, with numerous publications on hybrid fuel cell, solar, and battery systems. She maintains a dual focus on theoretical control systems and practical engineering education, with several publications addressing project-based learning approaches in electrical engineering education. Center for Advanced Study Summer Fellowship Award (2012) Spirit of The Bear Award (2016) Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award at Wichita State University Student Paper Award from Engineering Physics and Physics Division (2022) Multiple Best Paper and Student Paper Awards at ASEE conferences Dr. Emami serves as Lead Advisor for Electrical Engineering and Cyber Systems Majors and Advisor for Electrical Engineering Senior Capstone Projects. She has held numerous leadership positions including Interim Program Chair of Electrical Engineering, ASEE Electrical and Computer Engineering Division Program Chair, and Faculty Senate Vice President. Her service extends to conference organization, where she has served as Session Chair, Program Committee member, and Scientific Committee member at national and international conferences. She previously served as Ph.D. Student Dissertation Co-Adviser and Master Student Theses Co-Adviser at Wichita State University. Dr. Emami actively participates in professional organizations as a Senior Member of IEEE and member of IEEE Control System Society and American Society for Engineering Education. Her leadership roles in ASEE include serving as Electrical and Computer Engineering Division Vice Chair, Engineering Physics and Physics Division Program Chair, and Ocean Engineering Division Publication Chair. She has contributed to numerous conference committees and served as an advisor for Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Case Competitions.