جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Alexandra Stefanمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Computer Vision
• Data Mining
• Sign Language Recognition
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Alexandra Stefan is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. She specializes in Computer Vision, Data Mining, and Sign Language Recognition. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from UT Arlington (2012), an MA from Boston University (2008), and a BS from the University of Bucharest (2002). Education: PhD, Computer Science, The University of Texas at Arlington (2012) MA, Computer Science, Boston University (2008) BS, Computer Science & Mathematics, University of Bucharest (2002) Research Interests: Her work focuses on gesture recognition, time series analysis, and assistive technologies. She has developed algorithms for large vocabulary gesture search and efficient indexing methods for sequence data. Her research bridges computer vision and data mining to solve challenges in human-computer interaction and pattern recognition. Awards: NSF Scholar Award (PETRA Doctoral Consortium, 2011 & 2009) Best Paper Award (CVPR4HB Workshop, 2008) Outstanding Advisor Nomination (UTAAA, 2016 & 2017) Service & Teaching: She coordinates CSE 1310 and CSE 3318 courses, and has led outreach initiatives like FIRST Tech Challenge volunteering. Her teaching spans introductory programming to advanced algorithms, with a focus on student engagement and inclusive education. Grants: Principal Investigator for the ACUE Course in Effective Teaching Practices grant (2022-2023).

• Autism
• Literacy
• Language development
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Vannesa T Mueller is an Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso. Her research focuses on leveraging technology to enhance language skills in individuals with autism, literacy development for at-risk children (e.g., those who are deaf/hard-of-hearing), and the cognitive impacts of sign language learning in typically developing children. She holds dual leadership roles as Department Chair within the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences division. Address: 416 Campbell Building, El Paso, TX 79968 Contact: (915) 747-8221 Her work has been featured in news coverage, including studies involving UTEP Day Care participants learning sign language and breakthroughs in stuttering research. She actively engages with ProQuest/Pivot funding opportunities for grants. Awards and grants are noted in her profile but specific details are not provided here.

• Computational Social Science
• Natural Language Processing
• Social Network Analysis
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Roshni Chakraborty is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, Estonia, where she leads research in the Computational Social Science Group. Her work bridges natural language processing, social network analysis, and machine learning to address challenges in social media analytics, disaster response, and misinformation detection. Research Interests: Her expertise spans: Computational Social Science : Analyzing social dynamics via digital footprints. Disaster Informatics : Developing NLP tools for crisis-related tweet summarization (e.g., ATSumm, IKDSumm). Political & Media Analysis : Detecting biases in community-driven fact-checking and news stance. Network Science : Advancing signed network modeling (SigGAN) and cross-network alignment (HCNA). Publication Trends: Recent articles (2022-2025) focus on generative AI for fact-checking, disaster tweet summarization benchmarks, and political bias analysis. Her work emphasizes practical NLP solutions for social good, leveraging transformer models, adversarial learning, and ontology-driven approaches. Academic Activities: She actively recruits PhD students and research interns for projects in social computing. Her group collaborates on datasets like BD2TSumm and Adsumm, fostering open research in crisis informatics.

Daniel Holeمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Theoretical Linguistics
• Syntax
• Semantics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Daniel Hole is a Professor and Head of the Department at the Institute of Linguistics, University of Stuttgart. He currently serves as Dean of Faculty 9 (since 2021) and previously held the position of Dean of Study Affairs (2018–2021). His administrative roles include Chair of the Examination Board for German Majors (2015–2020), Secretary of the German Linguistic Society (2016–2018), and Spokesperson for the Stuttgart Research Focus 'Language and Cognition' (2016–2018). His research specializes in theoretical linguistics, with emphasis on syntax, semantics, and crosslinguistic typology. Key areas include focus particles, binding theory, locative alternations, and the syntax-semantics interface in languages such as German, Chinese, Vietnamese, and sign languages. His work integrates formal analysis with corpus-based and computational approaches to linguistic variation. Hole's recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on syntactic theory and semantic interfaces. Trends include crosslinguistic comparisons (German/Chinese/Vietnamese), sign language syntax, computational analysis of semantic change, and the morphosyntax of focus particles. His articles frequently engage with binding theory, cartographic syntax, and diachronic linguistics. He has led significant research projects including: Scalarity at the syntax-semantics interface (SYSSI) SFB 732 Project B6 : 'Underspecification in voice systems and the syntax-morphology interface' (DFG-funded, 2016–2018) SFB 732 Project B8 : 'Alternations and binding' (DFG-funded, 2014–2018) DAAD College Partnership Program : German Studies collaboration between Stuttgart and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (2016–2022) As Deputy Spokesperson for SFB 732 'Incremental Specification in Context' (2014–2018), he coordinated interdisciplinary linguistics research. He maintains editorial roles for Journal of East Asian Linguistics , Linguistics , and Studies in Language .

Crystal Eusebioمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• American Sign Language
• Child Development
• Human Development Education

Cristal Eusebio is a Lecturer in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study & Human Development at Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences. Her work focuses on American Sign Language and related educational practices. She holds a Master of Science from Northeastern University (2013). Her research interests emphasize the intersection of language acquisition and human development, particularly through the lens of American Sign Language. She contributes to undergraduate and graduate programs in Child Study and Human Development, including BA, Minor, and Master's level education initiatives.

James Lipskyمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• American Sign Language
• Deaf studies

James Lipsky is a Lecturer in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study & Human Development at Tufts University, located within the School of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on American Sign Language and deaf studies. He can be contacted at james.lipsky@tufts.edu or via phone at (617) 627-3355 at his office at 105 College Avenue, Medford, MA 02155. While no specific grants, publications, or awards are listed in the provided information, his academic role emphasizes teaching and research in child development with a specialization in deaf studies. There is no mention of advised students or affiliated labs/teams in the current data.

Julia Modernمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Uganda
• East Africa
• Disability Studies
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Julia Modern is a Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS University of London . She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge (2021) and has taught undergraduate courses in economic and political anthropology , with a focus on environmental and ecological themes. ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow PhD, University of Cambridge (2021) Research on disability, social movements, and resource distribution in East Africa Research interests include: Disability justice and community belonging in Uganda Intersections of labor, disability legislation, and bodily-mental capacity Deaf Studies and sign language interpretation Non-normative body-minds and embodiment Resource extraction and economic precarity Her recent publications address methodological challenges in sign language research, legal-relational approaches to disability, and financial barriers to academic access for disabled researchers. Julia also explores the creation of Deaf Space in Ugandan markets and the role of interdependence in disability activism. Teaching experience includes undergraduate courses on the political and economic anthropology of environment and nature. She actively investigates disability experiences in plantation agriculture and contributes to debates on academic knowledge creation and accessibility.

Kamran Pedramمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Signal Processing
• Ultrasonic Testing
• Non-Destructive Evaluation
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Dr. Kamran Pedram is a Senior Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Physical Layer and Telecommunications Security) at the University of Greenwich's School of Engineering. With expertise in signal processing and non-destructive testing, he develops advanced techniques for ultrasonic inspection and telecommunications security. His qualifications include a BSc in Electrical Engineering, MSc in Data Communication Systems, PhD in Time-Frequency Analysis, and PGCert in Higher Education. He is a Chartered Engineer and holds memberships with IEEE and IET. Research focuses on signal processing applications including guided wave testing enhancement, industrial inspection algorithms, and telecommunications security. Recent publications demonstrate evolution toward intelligent transportation systems and deep learning applications. Dr. Pedram has contributed to multiple Innovate UK and EU research projects, authoring over 50 publications and technical reports.

Judhi Prasetyoمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Robotics
• Swarm Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Mr. Judhi Prasetyo is a Senior Lecturer in the CEI department at Middlesex University Dubai, part of the Middlesex University Overseas Campuses. He holds a PhD in Robotics (expected 2024) from Université de Namur, Belgium, an MSc in Engineering Management from Middlesex University, and a Bachelor’s in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from Institut Teknologi Nasional Bandung, Indonesia. His research focuses on swarm intelligence , robotics , and AI applications , with notable contributions to collective decision-making algorithms, object detection systems, and assistive technologies. As the founder of the RoboTechX Laboratory, he leads projects in e-waste recycling robotics and humanoid robots for food quality assessment. He has pioneered teaching strategies for physical computing in online environments during the pandemic. Recent work includes analyzing generative AI trends (2023), developing YOLO-based object detection algorithms (2023), and exploring robot swarm democracy dynamics (2021). His publications span journals like Swarm Intelligence and conferences such as GECCO and ANTS. He currently oversees the Dubai Campus’s robotics initiatives and collaborates internationally on interdisciplinary projects. No scientific awards are explicitly listed, but his research has garnered significant academic engagement.

Anouschka Foltzمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Psycholinguistics
• L1/L2 Acquisition
• Syntactic Processing
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Dr. Anouschka Foltz is Associate Professor of English Linguistics at University of Graz, specializing in psycholinguistics. She habilitated in 2021 with work on language processing barriers/enablers, examining syntactic priming and prosodic comprehension in L1/L2 speakers. Previously taught psycholinguistics at Bangor University (Wales). Research focuses on: Prosodic and syntactic processing in adults L1/L2 acquisition mechanisms Contrastive pitch accents in discourse Language rights and accessibility Current projects include developing culturally sensitive parenting materials for Deaf communities and climate change communication strategies. Publications analyze grammatical representation in young children, vocabulary learning strategies, and healthcare access barriers. She actively advocates for sign language rights through public scholarship.

Lois Presserمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Narrative Criminology
• Critical Criminology
• Restorative Justice
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Lois Presser is a Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Tennessee in the College of Arts and Sciences. She earned her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice/Criminology from the University of Cincinnati (2002), an MBA from Yale University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Cornell University. Prior to her academic career, she worked for a decade in New York City’s criminal justice system. Education : Ph.D. (Criminal Justice/Criminology), University of Cincinnati; MBA, Yale University; B.S., Human Development and Family Studies, Cornell University Dr. Presser’s research focuses on the role of language and narratives in social arrangements, particularly within criminal justice and restorative justice frameworks. She integrates cultural sociology and critical criminology to analyze how stories shape harmful actions and societal responses to crime. Her work has been published in leading journals such as Theoretical Criminology , Social Problems , and Signs , as well as influential books including Why We Harm and The Emerald Handbook of Narrative Criminology . The recent articles and books authored or co-authored by Dr. Presser highlight a consistent focus on narrative criminology, critical theory, and the deconstruction of harmful social practices. Themes span from the narratives of incarcerated individuals to the structural role of storytelling in perpetuating or challenging injustice. Scientific Awards : Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, University of Tennessee (2020–2025) Dr. Presser advises graduate students and contributes to academic discourse through her leadership as Director of Graduate Studies. She is currently developing a methodology to analyze what remains unsaid in textual narratives, furthering her commitment to innovative approaches in criminology and sociology.

Jonathan Reynoldsمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Language Documentation
• Language Revitalization
• American Sign Language Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jonathan Reynolds is an Instructor and Lecturer at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, focusing on language documentation, revitalization, and the study of sign languages. His work includes research on Hawaii Sign Language, Creole, and American Sign Language (ASL), with a particular emphasis on grammatical structures, language variation, and language preservation initiatives. His research interests revolve around: Language endangerment and revitalization strategies Documentation of underrepresented sign languages Socio-linguistic aspects of ASL variations Technological tools for language perseverance No academic awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided data. His office is located in Moore Hall 583.

• Sign Language Studies
• Phonology
• Linguistics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Connie de Vos is a Researcher at Tilburg University's Department of Communication and Cognition within the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences. Her work focuses on sign language studies, phonology, and cognitive pragmatics, with a specialization in rural sign languages like Kata Kolok in Bali. Education: PhD in Sign-spatiality in Kata Kolok (Max Planck Institute, 2012), Master’s in Linguistics (Radboud University Nijmegen, 2006). Research interests include the emergence of phonology in emerging sign languages, homesign systems, and the cognitive foundations of pragmatic competence. She leads projects such as the ERC-funded ELISA initiative exploring sign language genesis and the documentation of endangered Bali sign languages. Notable contributions include developing methodologies for studying rural signing communities and analyzing facial expressions in sign language interaction. Awards include the 2023 LOT Grotevragenprijs for interdisciplinary linguistic research.

Malihe Alikhaniمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Ethical AI
• Sign Language Processing
• Multimodal Systems
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Malihe Alikhani is an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University's Khoury College of Computer Sciences and member of the Northeastern Ethics Institute. Her research develops safe and fair AI systems with applications in communication accessibility, healthcare, and education. Award-winning work includes innovations in sign language processing and ethical AI frameworks. Research interests span sign language technologies, multimodal systems for healthcare communication, and bias mitigation in AI. Current projects develop tools for signed language inclusion in NLP systems and decision-support systems for healthcare. Recipient of Best Paper awards at major NLP conferences for contributions to inclusive language technologies. Advises PhD students on projects involving multimodal communication systems.

Jon Gajewskiمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Semantics
• Syntax-Semantics Interface
• Pragmatics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jon Gajewski is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Connecticut's Department of Linguistics, within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research focuses on semantics, syntax-semantics interface, and formal linguistic analysis, with particular emphasis on negation, negative polarity items (NPIs), and evidentiality. His work explores topics such as propositional anaphora, neg-raising phenomena, and the syntactic and semantic licensing of NPIs. He has contributed to experimental approaches to semantics and cross-linguistic studies of sign languages. Gajewski is affiliated with UConn's Logic Group, Cognitive Science Program, and the Institute of Brain and Cognitive Science. His publications span foundational formal semantics, polarity-sensitive constructions, and linguistic typology. He maintains an active presence in academic discourse, engaging with theoretical frameworks and empirical methodologies in syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.