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Katharine Burns serves as Assistant Professor of Second Language Acquisition and Hispanic Studies within the Department of Modern Languages at Carnegie Mellon University's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Her interdisciplinary research in applied sociolinguistics addresses real-world language issues through theoretical linguistics frameworks, focusing on second language acquisition, language use, learning, and teaching methodologies. Burns earned her Ph.D. at the University of Arizona, where she taught in one of the United States' oldest Spanish as a Heritage Language programs. Her academic journey began with Spanish studies in middle school, continued through a master's degree, and culminated in doctoral research centered on heritage language education and multilingual identity formation. Her research critically examines three interconnected domains: (1) sociolinguistics of Spanish in U.S. contexts, (2) bilingual/multilingual identity construction, and (3) language policy implementation. Burns investigates how power dynamics and language ideologies marginalize non-standard language varieties, arguing that traditional pedagogy often fails to validate linguistic diversity. She specifically challenges stigmatization of bilingual practices like code-switching and advocates for evidence-based approaches that empower heritage speakers to embrace their full linguistic repertoires. At CMU, Burns teaches undergraduate and graduate courses including 'Bilingual and Bicultural Experiences in the U.S.' and mentors students in the Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition and M.A. in Applied Linguistics programs. Her advising philosophy emphasizes developing critical awareness of language ideologies to prepare students for diverse professional contexts while honoring their linguistic identities.

• Second Language Acquisition
• Heritage Language Learning
• Sociolinguistics
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Jonathan Walton is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center (ETC), where he has taught since 2022. He brings a unique interdisciplinary perspective combining 20+ years of indie game design experience with deep expertise in Chinese language, culture, and policy analysis. His academic appointment spans University Libraries, IDeATe, and the Sustainability Initiative, reflecting his broad interdisciplinary approach. PhD Candidate (ABD), Communication, UC San Diego (2014-present) MA, Communication, UC San Diego (2017) MA, International Studies (China), University of Washington (2011) BA, East Asian Studies (Chinese), Oberlin College (2004) Fulbright Fellow, Nanjing (2004-2005) Associated Colleges in China Program, Beijing (2001-2002) Walton's research bridges game design, science & technology studies, and transpacific cultural exchange. His work focuses on hands-on, play-based learning in science centers and museums, examining how 'edutainment' institutions engage visitors with STEM topics and design thinking. He explores the intersection of traditional Chinese cultural elements with contemporary game design, particularly through his work with ancient Chinese oracle bones at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. His dissertation research at UC San Diego, tentatively titled 'Game for Anything: Becoming Citizens in Broken Science Arcades,' investigates how interactive experiences foster civic engagement. Walton's scholarly output demonstrates a consistent pattern of exploring the political, social, and cultural dimensions of games. His publications span game studies, Chinese politics, and religious movements, with recent work focusing on Dungeons & Dragons' evolution, ocean conservation through game design, and historical narratives in role-playing games. His interdisciplinary approach connects game mechanics with broader societal issues like environmental ethics, political injustice, and cross-cultural understanding. Wimmer Fellow, CMU Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence & Educational Innovation (2023-24) Honorable Mention, Golden Cobra Challenge, Miles Below Midnight (2022) Game We're Most Excited About, Golden Cobra Challenge, Personal Testimony of the Last Kings of Heaven (2021) Best Adaptation, 1924 Public Domain Jam, The Hounds Follow All Things Down (2020) Walton actively mentors students through ETC Project Courses, supervising work on Asian & transpacific cultures, science & technology, and retro & analog games. He secured the CMU Dietrich College Seed Grant (2024-present) for research & teaching on the Carnegie Museum of Natural History's collection of ancient Chinese oracle bones. His teaching approach emphasizes experiential learning, with students developing projects that address meaningful social issues while mastering technical and creative skills across digital and physical platforms. Walton is developing the Pacific Gyre research & design lab at the intersection of game design, science & technology studies, and transpacific cultures. This emerging lab builds on his longstanding work in indie RPGs and his expertise in Chinese language and culture, creating innovative approaches to cross-cultural understanding through interactive media. The lab will support collaborative projects exploring connections between Eastern and Western approaches to interactive experiences, with applications in education, cultural preservation, and social change.

• Game design
• Critical communication
• Transmedia design
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Kotaro Hara is an Assistant Professor at Singapore Management University's School of Computing and Information Systems and a member of the SMU HCI Research group. His research focuses on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and accessibility, designing technologies to enhance independence and inclusion for people with disabilities. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, College Park, advised by Dr. Jon Froehlich, and a BEng from Osaka University, advised by Dr. Fumio Kishino. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University and a Research Intern at Microsoft Research Redmond. His work spans interactive tools for accessibility, leveraging crowdsourcing and machine learning to address challenges in urban accessibility mapping, crowd work fairness, and assistive technologies for visually impaired individuals. He has received numerous awards, including the CHI 2024 Honorable Mention Award and the Lee Kong Chian Fellowship, and has contributed to influential projects like Project Sidewalk. Hara has taught courses such as Interaction Design and Prototyping at SMU and has mentored over 40 students across graduate, undergraduate, and visiting programs. His grants total over $1.9 million, including leadership in projects like 'Improving Fairness and Accessibility of Crowd Work' and 'Mobile-Friendly Data Visualization.' He actively serves in roles such as CHI 2025 Accessibility Co-Chair and IMWUT Associate Editor, promoting accessibility and ethical HCI practices globally.

• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
• Accessibility Technology
• Assistive Technologies
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Swarnalatha Ashok is an Associate Teaching Professor at the Software and Societal Systems Department within Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science. She is a member of the core faculty for the Master of Software Engineering (MSE) professional programs and serves as the Associate Director of MSE for Executive Education and Corporate Engagement. Previously, she held faculty and leadership roles at Singapore Management University (SMU) and the Institute of Systems Science (ISS) at National University of Singapore (NUS), where she directed and shaped software engineering and technology programs for industry professionals. Prior to her academic career, she worked in software engineering and project management roles at corporations like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Motorola. Educational background includes an MSc(Tech) in Computer Science from BITS Pilani, India, and a PGDip in Business Administration from Annamalai University, India. Her research and teaching interests focus on practical software engineering topics such as API design, cloud computing, platform engineering, and agile methodologies. She emphasizes industry-relevant curriculum development and has supervised numerous industry projects, particularly in networking and systems software.

• Software Engineering
• Cloud Computing
• Platform Engineering
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Josh Sunshine is an Associate Professor in the Software and Societal Systems Department (S3D) at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science, with a courtesy appointment in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute. He directs the NSF-funded REUSE program (Research Experiences for Undergraduates in interdisciplinary Software Engineering), providing summer research opportunities for diverse undergraduates across computer science domains including human-computer interaction, programming languages, and software security. His educational background includes a PhD in Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University (2013) under Jonathan Aldrich, and a BS from Brandeis University (2004) followed by four years as a software engineer. Prior academic training informs his industry-relevant research approach. Professor Sunshine's research spans programming languages, software engineering, and human-computer interaction with concentrated focus on usability of reusable software components. He investigates how developers interact with libraries, APIs, and testing tools, seeking to bridge formal methods with practical usability through human-centered design. Recent work develops tools that make verification and testing more accessible without sacrificing rigor. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals strong emphasis on human-in-the-loop systems: 60% address software testing/tooling (e.g., TerzoN, Nanofuzz), 25% focus on visualization/education (e.g., Edgeworth), and 15% explore programming language safety (e.g., Rust studies). The work consistently combines empirical user studies with technical innovation, targeting real-world developer pain points. Scientific recognition includes: NSF CAREER Award (2024) for "Scientist-in-the-loop software testing" Best Paper Nominee at ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale (2024) for Edgeworth research Through the REUSE program, Professor Sunshine mentors 15-20 undergraduates annually in collaborative research with faculty including Charlie Garrod and Claire Le Goues. His grant portfolio centers on two major NSF awards: the REUSE site ($1.2M) and CAREER grant ($500k), supporting both research and educational outreach. Current projects integrate testing automation with human judgment and develop scalable tools for visual thinking in STEM education. As a core S3D faculty member, he contributes to CMU's interdisciplinary mission through the Human-Computer Interaction Institute collaboration. His REUSE program specifically builds inclusive research pathways, with 40% participation from underrepresented groups in computing. Future work focuses on expanding the "scientist-in-the-loop" paradigm across software engineering tasks.

• Programming Languages
• Software Engineering
• Human-Computer Interaction
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Dunja Mladenic is a researcher at the Jožef Stefan Institute 's Department of Knowledge Technologies in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She has held visiting positions at Carnegie Mellon University 's School of Computer Science in 1996-1997 and 2000-2001, where she worked on text and data mining projects. Coordinator of the European project Sol-Eu-Net (2005) Tutorial chair for ECML/PKDD-2005 and ICML-2003 Key contributor to CMU's Text Learning Group Her research focuses on Text Mining , Data Mining , and Machine Learning , particularly in Web navigation assistance and intelligent agent design. She developed the Text Mining Group 's Personal WebWatcher system that uses machine learning to highlight interesting hyperlinks based on user behavior. Her publication trends show a strong emphasis on text learning and intelligent agent design, with technical reports and conference papers exploring feature selection, classifier comparison (kNN vs Naive Bayes), and document representation techniques for web browsing assistance. She maintains dual email contact through CMU and Jožef Stefan Institute . Her work spans multiple disciplines including biomedical data analysis, discrete event simulation, and encyclopedia typesetting using TeX.

• Text Mining
• Data Mining
• Machine Learning
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Josh Bloch is a Professor at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science within the Software and Societal Systems Department (S3D). He holds a B.S. in computer science from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to his current academic role, Bloch held significant industry positions: Senior Systems Designer at Transarc (CMU spinoff) Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems, where he authored the Java Collections library Chief Java Architect at Google His research focuses on Software Engineering, Programming Languages, and Java ecosystem development. Bloch led the design and implementation of foundational Java platform features including the Collections Framework, java.math package, enums, annotations, for-each loop, try-with-resources, and assert statement. He is the author of the seminal book 'Effective Java', recipient of the 2001 Jolt Award. No information regarding student advising, research grants, or laboratory teams is provided in the source material.

• Software Engineering
• Programming Languages
• Java Development
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Robert Harper is a Professor in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. His research focuses on the intersection of type theory and programming language design, with emphasis on formal verification, cost semantics, and concurrency models. University: Carnegie Mellon University Department: Computer Science Academic Rank: Professor Email: rwh@cs.cmu.edu Harper's research program integrates cost analysis with behavioral properties in type theory, including Synthetic Tait Computability for logical frameworks and Amortized Analysis via Coalgebraic Methods . He explores foundational issues in Higher-Order Recursion and resource-sensitive programming through Decalf , a directed effectful cost-aware framework. His work combines theoretical rigor with practical implementation in systems like Twelf and Red* . Recent publications demonstrate his contributions to Computational Adequacy , Session-Typed Concurrency , and Compiler Verification . Collaborations with institutions like the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems and researchers such as Stephanie Balzer and Jan Hoffmann extend his impact to concurrent systems and cost-sensitive programming. Scientific Distinctions ACM SIGPLAN Programming Languages Achievement Award (2021) ACM Fellow (2005) Allen Newell Award for Research Excellence (2001) He advises students on projects like Cost Verification in Calf and Parallel Scan Verification , while teaching advanced courses including 15-413: Advanced Topics in Principles of Programming Languages (Spring 2025) and 15-312: Principles of Programming Languages (Fall 2025). Research funded by AFOSR grants including MURI A210038S002.

• Programming Languages
• Type Theory
• Cost Semantics
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