جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Roland Theissمشاهده پروفایل

استاد مدعو

• Geomorphology
• Glaciology
• Finite Element Analysis
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Roland Theiss is an Adjunct Professor affiliated with Berkeley City College and the Department of Geography at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on geomorphology and glaciology, particularly using finite element analysis to study glacier-bedrock interactions and their implications in a warming climate. He holds an M.A. in Geomorphology and a B.A. in Atmospheric Science, both from UC Berkeley. Education: Geomorphology M.A., UC Berkeley Atmospheric Science B.A., UC Berkeley Teaching Experience: Graduate Student Instructor for EPS 117 (Geomorphology), UC Berkeley (Fall 2021) Adjunct Professor for GEOG 1L & 1 (Intro Physical Geography Lab/Course), Berkeley City College (Spring 2018/Fall 2017) Graduate Student Instructor for GEOG 40 (Earth System Science) and ESPM 2 (The Biosphere), UC Berkeley (Spring 2016/Fall 2015) Research Interests: Glacier dynamics, rock mechanics, and fluid mechanics in Earth System Science contexts.

• Chinese Governance
• Criminology
• Political Science
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr Borge Bakken is a Researcher affiliated with the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences at The Australian National University. His work focuses on Chinese governance, criminology, and socio-legal systems with particular emphasis on corruption dynamics, criminal justice reforms, and socio-political structures in modern China. He has conducted extensive research on topics including wrongful convictions, rural criminal networks, and institutional corruption mechanisms. Research Interests: Dr Bakken's expertise spans Chinese legal frameworks, socio-political governance, and criminological studies. His work critically examines how social norms intersect with punitive measures in contemporary China, particularly in areas like anti-corruption policies and judicial transparency. Recent studies include analyses of 'criminal villages' and evolving corruption forms within state-owned enterprises. Publications: His 2021 article on corruption in China explores land management and state asset misappropriation. Earlier works address wrongful convictions and the socio-legal challenges in rural crime networks. His research demonstrates a focus on institutional accountability and systemic governance issues. Labs/Teams: Not explicitly mentioned, but his collaborative work with co-author Wang, J. (2021) suggests interdisciplinary engagements within ANU's China studies networks.

Colin Jonesمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Optimal Control
• Model Predictive Control
• Optimization
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Colin Jones is an Associate Professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in the Automatic Control Laboratory, School of Engineering. He earned his BASc and MASc in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from the University of British Columbia (1994-2002) and a PhD in Control Theory from the University of Cambridge (2002-2005). Prior to EPFL, he was an assistant professor there and a senior researcher at ETH Zürich. Current role: Director of the Robotics, Control, and Intelligent Systems Doctoral Program at EPFL Research focus: Optimization-based and model predictive control (MPC) for renewable energy systems, green energy management, and data-driven control methods His recent work (2023-2025) spans high-speed predictive control , smart grid optimization , and physically consistent neural networks , with applications to buildings, hovercrafts, and power systems. He has secured an ERC Starting Grant for his research on optimal control of building networks. Publications include over 200 papers in journals like Automatica , IEEE Transactions , and Energy and Buildings . Notable article trends include distributed optimization , data privacy in energy systems , and nonlinear MPC for autonomous vehicles . Scientific Awards : ERC Starting Grant for optimal control of building networks Advising : Supervises 10 current PhD students and has advised 19 past PhD students, including Alessandretti Andrea and Diwale Sanket Sanjay. Grants and projects emphasize smart energy systems , predictive demand response , and nonlinear control .

Mo Addaمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Network Security
• Distributed Systems
• Wireless Networks
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Mo Adda is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth's School of Computing, part of the Faculty of Technology. He holds a PhD in Distributed Systems and Parallel Processing from the University of Surrey. His research focuses on network security, distributed systems, wireless networks, and cybercrime prevention. He leads projects in the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime, exploring fault management in networks, blockchain applications, and IoT forensics. With 16 supervised theses, he advises on topics like energy-efficient cloud systems and machine learning for environmental modeling. His work bridges academia and industry, addressing challenges in software-defined networks, traffic control, and secure data sharing in social networks. Education: PhD in Distributed Systems (University of Surrey) Affiliations: Centre of Excellence in Defence, Risk & Resilience; Portsmouth Centre for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Research Interests Dr. Adda's research spans: Network security and fault detection mechanisms Blockchain applications in IoT and forensics Energy-efficient cloud data center optimization Machine learning for climate modeling Self-organizing network protocols Grants & Collaborations His projects include collaborations with industry partners on secure data leakage detection in cloud systems and resilient wireless protocols for harsh environments. He has pioneered fault classification systems using clustering algorithms and fuzzy logic. Labs & Teams He contributes to the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime, focusing on digital forensics and network intrusion analysis. His team develops frameworks for privacy management in social networks and proactive routing in software-defined networks.

Alanson Sampleمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Human Computer Interaction
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Wireless Technology
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Alanson Sample is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan (since 2018), leading the Interactive Sensing and Computing Lab. His research focuses on Human-Computer Interaction, Cyber-Physical Systems, and wireless technology innovations. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington (2011), with prior postdoctoral work there developing implantable medical devices. Before academia, Sample held senior roles at Disney Research (2013-2018) as Executive Lab Director and Principal Research Scientist, leading teams in Robotics, AI, Computer Vision, and HCI. Earlier, he worked at Intel Labs (2008-2013) on energy harvesting for wearables and IoT. Key research themes include wireless power systems, embedded sensing, and privacy-aware technologies. Over 150+ publications span topics like magnetic sensing (MagDesk), acoustic gesture recognition (HandSAW), and privacy-preserving activity tracking (PrivacyMic). His work bridges academic and industry innovation, particularly in scalable interactive systems and medical technology. Notable projects include the Quasistatic Cavity Resonance wireless charging system, RFID-based sensing platforms (WISP), and wearable health monitoring devices. His lab develops hardware-software co-design frameworks for energy-efficient embedded systems. Current research emphasizes medical applications, smart infrastructure, and ubiquitous computing interfaces.

Ben Livnehمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Hydrology
• Climate Change Impact on Water Resources
• Land Surface Modeling
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Ben Livneh is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder , affiliated with both the Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department and the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) . As Director of the Western Water Assessment , he bridges academic research with regional climate resilience initiatives. Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Hydrology), University of Washington (2012) MESc in Civil Engineering, University of Western Ontario (2006) His research explores hydrologic responses to climate and land-cover changes , focusing on snowpack dynamics, wildfire impacts on water quality, sediment transport, and drought predictability. Key projects include simulations of montane snowpack for wolverine habitat preservation and post-fire landslide susceptibility analysis . Recent publications highlight continental-scale hydraulic geometry datasets , climate-energy nexus challenges , and global lake level reconstructions using satellite data. His work has been recognized by the AGU Hydrologic Sciences Early Career Award (2022) and NASA New Investigator Program (2018) . Scientific Awards AGU Hydrologic Sciences Early Career Award (2022) NASA New Investigator Award (2018) Symposium Scholar, DISCCRS VIII (2013) CIRES Visiting Fellowship (2012) Ben leads interdisciplinary collaborations with institutions like the University of Alaska Southeast and NOAA , addressing climate-water-energy-food nexus challenges through advanced modeling and remote sensing techniques.

Kimon Fountoulakisمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Machine Learning on Graphs
• Numerical Optimization
• Graph Algorithms
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Kimon Fountoulakis is an Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo. His research focuses on Machine Learning on Graphs and Numerical Optimization, with a strong emphasis on algorithmic methods for graph-structured data. He holds a Ph.D. from The University of Edinburgh (2015), an M.Sc. from The University of Edinburgh (2010), and a B.Sc. from Athens University of Economics and Business (2009). His work spans theoretical foundations and practical applications in graph algorithms, optimization, and machine learning. Research interests include graph neural networks, local graph clustering algorithms, and algorithmic reasoning. His contributions address challenges in graph representation learning, message-passing architectures, and scalable optimization methods. Notable themes in his publications include improving counting abilities of vision-language models, analyzing graph convolutions, and developing flow-based clustering techniques with statistical guarantees. His work often bridges theory and practice, with applications in network analysis, pandemic containment strategies, and high-performance computing. While no specific grants or awards are listed, his research demonstrates significant contributions to graph-based machine learning and optimization. He maintains a research group at the University of Waterloo, with a focus on developing open-source tools and frameworks for graph algorithms. His lab’s work emphasizes local graph clustering methods and their scalability in real-world networks.

• Political Economy
• Comparative Politics
• Historical Political Economy
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Alexander Trubowitz is a Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow in Politics at Nuffield College, University of Oxford, conducting research in comparative and historical political economy. He completed his Ph.D. in Political Science at Yale University in 2025, focusing on labor market transformations in Western Europe. Education: B.A. in Classics and Political Science, Tufts University, 2017 (summa cum laude) Ph.D. in Political Science, Yale University, 2025 His research examines political responses to labor market risks from technological change in 20th-century Western European manufacturing, combining archival analysis of UK/Germany cases with quantitative studies of worker behavior during economic shocks and institutional drivers of inequality-reducing policies. His work bridges historical institutionalism and contemporary political economy. Recent publications demonstrate expertise in European political development, particularly through award-winning analysis of electoral system impacts in interwar France, reflecting methodological versatility across qualitative and quantitative approaches. Scientific Awards: 2024 Best Paper Award from APSA European Politics and Society section 2024 CQ Press Award from APSA Legislative Studies section Holds a competitive Postdoctoral Prize Fellowship at Oxford, with prior research appointments at the Cluster on the Politics of Inequality (University of Konstanz, 2021-2022) and Chair of Political Economy (University of Bonn, Fall 2023), indicating sustained engagement with leading European political economy research networks.

Mark Fosterمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Photonics
• Optical Systems
• Signal Processing
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Mark Foster is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, with a primary appointment in the Whiting School of Engineering. He is also a Fellow of the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute. His research focuses on developing ultrahigh-speed optical systems at the intersection of photonics and electronics, emphasizing photonic devices and information theory to advance imaging, sensing, and communications technologies. Applications include quantum-optical systems, ultrawide-bandwidth microwave photonics, and terahertz-rate imaging systems. Dr. Foster received his BS (2003), MS (2007), and PhD (2008) in Applied and Engineering Physics from Cornell University. Before joining Johns Hopkins in 2010, he served as a postdoctoral associate there. His work has been funded by the NSF, IARPA, DTRA, and NIH, resulting in over 200 publications and eight patents. He has held leadership roles, including chairing the IEEE Photonics Society’s Baltimore chapter (2011–2014). Research Highlights: World-leading imaging systems achieving terahertz frame rates Quantum-optical platforms and nonlinear photonic materials (e.g., NbTiOx) Secure authentication via physically unclonable functions (PUFs) Applications in fusion energy diagnostics and medical imaging His awards include the NSF CAREER Award (201?), DARPA Young Faculty Award, and ONR Young Investigator Award. Current projects explore machine learning-resistant PUFs, multi-modal imaging systems, and photonics for extreme environments.

• Computer Vision
• Machine Learning
• Robotics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Andreas Geiger is a Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Tübingen, Germany. He leads the Autonomous Vision Group (AVG) within CyberValley and is a core faculty member of the Tübingen AI Center. His roles also include PI in the ML in Science Excellence Cluster and the CRC Robust Vision, as well as ELLIS Fellow and coordinator of the ELLIS PhD program. He specializes in machine learning models for computer vision, robotics, and autonomous systems, with applications in self-driving cars, VR/AR, and scientific document analysis. Educational background: While not explicitly detailed, his positions imply a Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field. His work spans interdisciplinary collaborations with institutions like ETH Zürich, Microsoft, and the University of Bonn. Research focuses on 3D scene understanding, Gaussian splatting, generative models, and reliable autonomous systems. Notable contributions include the KITTI dataset and foundational work in neural radiance fields. Awards include the Sage 10-Year Impact Award (2024), ERC Starting Grant (2019), and IEEE PAMI Young Researcher Award (2018). Key projects include the Scholar Inbox paper recommender platform, ReSim (reliable world simulation), and advancements in 3D scene generation (e.g., UrbanCAD, PrITTI). His lab maintains a strong focus on open-source tools and datasets, such as the CARLA Route Generator. Grants and funding include support from Vector Stiftung (MINT innovation program) and EU initiatives like the ML in Science Cluster. His team collaborates internationally, with recent work presented at CVPR, SIGGRAPH, and NeurIPS.

• Nephrology
• Kidney Transplantation
• Transplant Medicine
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Mersema Abate, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Science Education at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She also serves as Director of Advanced Clinical Experience at Northwell Health. Her research focuses on kidney transplantation outcomes, health disparities, and post-transplant glycemic control. She has published extensively on topics such as racial inequities in kidney transplant eligibility, electrolyte abnormalities in critically ill patients, and the impact of comorbidities on transplant success. Her work has been cited over 1,000 times, with notable contributions to understanding the role of race in clinical algorithms and managing infections in immunocompromised patients. Research Interests: Optimizing post-transplant metabolic control Addressing systemic disparities in organ transplantation Multimodal approaches to kidney failure management COVID-19's impact on renal and transplant medicine Publications: Her 70+ articles span peer-reviewed journals like Clinical Transplantation and Journal of the American Society of Nephrology , focusing on clinical nephrology and transplant medicine. Recent work emphasizes implementation of continuous glucose monitoring systems and re-evaluation of race-based clinical metrics. Grants/Advising: No formal grants or student advisees are currently listed in her profile.

Tarek Sayedمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Transportation Engineering
• Traffic Safety Analysis
• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Tarek Sayed is a Professor at the University of British Columbia's Department of Civil Engineering within the Faculty of Applied Science. He specializes in Transportation Engineering, focusing on road safety analysis, traffic operations, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). He serves as the Director of the Bureau of Intelligent Transportation Systems and Freight Security (BITSAFS-Engineering) and Editor of the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering . His research addresses three core areas: improving road safety evaluation techniques, enhancing safety through traffic operations and highway design analysis, and advancing ITS technologies. Notable contributions include frameworks for safety-audits of infrastructure projects like the Sea to Sky Highway and methodologies for evaluating transit signal priority systems in Vancouver. He has authored/co-authored over 250 publications and supervised 60 graduate students. Key Roles: Professor, BITSAFS Director, Journal Editor Awards: Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, Wilbur Smith Award, Sandford Fleming Award, Prince Michael International Road Safety Award Consulting: Global projects in traffic safety and ITS for agencies like ICBC, FHWA, and Ashghal His research integrates Bayesian statistical methods, extreme value theory, and machine learning to model traffic conflicts, pedestrian behavior, and safety interventions. Current projects include real-time safety optimization using autonomous vehicle data and analyzing shared space interactions between cyclists and pedestrians. Dr. Sayed chairs national/international committees, including the U.S. Transportation Research Board’s safety data committee. His work bridges academia and practice, influencing policy and infrastructure investment decisions worldwide.

David Duvenaudمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Machine Learning
• Generative Models
• Bayesian Inference
• +۵ مورد دیگر

David Duvenaud is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto , holding a Canada Research Chair in Generative Models and a Schwartz Reisman Chair in Technology and Society . He is cross-appointed to the Department of Computer Science and Department of Statistical Sciences . A Sloan Research Fellow and founding member of the Vector Institute , his work bridges deep probabilistic models , AI safety , and scientific computing . PhD in Machine Learning (University of Cambridge, 2014) Postdoc in Hyperparameter Optimization (Harvard University, 2016) Co-founded Invenia (energy forecasting company) His research spans foundational Neural Ordinary Differential Equations (NeurIPS 2018 Best Paper) and Automatic Chemical Design (ACS Central Science 2018) to recent work on AGI governance (2025) and AI safety (2024). Key contributions include stochastic variational inference , implicit differentiation frameworks , and antisymmetrization layers for quantum Monte Carlo. Recent publications (2024-2025) focus on systemic existential risks from AI , many-shot jailbreaking attacks , and epistemic uncertainty quantification . His group trains energy-based models with scalable MCMC samplers and develops invertible neural architectures (e.g., Residual Flows NeurIPS 2019). He also explores human-AI alignment through LLM Processes (NeurIPS 2024) and Sycophancy in Language Models (ICLR 2024). Canada Research Chair (2025) NSERC Grant (2025) Sloan Research Fellow (2021) Schwartz Reisman Chair (2021) Best Paper Award (NeurIPS 2018) Distinguished Paper Award (ICFP 2021) His students include James Requeima , Jesse Bettencourt , and Raymond Douglas . He teaches courses on Statistical Methods for Machine Learning and Differentiable Inference . Current work (2025) investigates systemic human disempowerment through incremental AI capabilities and sabotage risk mitigation via hyperparameter-aware evaluations.

Jino Distasioمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Urban Geography
• Cultural Geography
• Social Geography
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Jino Distasio is a Professor and Acting Dean of Science at The University of Winnipeg, Department of Geography. He teaches Urban Geography, Cultural Geography, and Social Geography, with courses like GEOG-3413 Urban Revitalization and GEOG-3430 Housing and Neighbourhood Planning . His research focuses on housing and neighborhood development, city planning, urban revitalization, homelessness, mental health, and urban transportation. Teaching Areas : Urban Geography, Cultural Geography, Social Geography Key Collaborations : Institute of Urban Studies (U. of Winnipeg), Housing First initiatives, interdisciplinary teams in public health and social policy His recent publications highlight Housing First interventions, urban policy impacts on homelessness, and social determinants of health. Scientific awards and honors were not explicitly mentioned in the provided text.

Sam Statonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Programming Language Theory
• Probabilistic Programming
• Quantum Computing
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Sam Staton is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Oxford and Senior Research Fellow at Jesus College. He holds a Royal Society University Research Fellowship and leads the ERC-funded BLaSt project on probabilistic programming. His research focuses on programming language theory, particularly probabilistic and quantum programming, and category theory. Staton earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 2007, with prior roles as a lecturer and researcher at Cambridge, Paris, and Nijmegen. Research Interests: His work explores foundational aspects of programming languages, including semantics, algebraic effects, and applications to quantum computing and statistical modeling. Recent grants include the ARIA Safeguarded AI initiative and an AFOSR award. Education: PhD in Computer Science (2007), BA from Cambridge (2002). Students & Collaborators: Supervises multiple PhD students and postdocs, including those funded through his grants. Notable advisees include Swaraj Dash (now at Heriot-Watt) and Mathieu Huot (postdoc at MIT). Awards & Grants: Royal Society Fellowship, ERC Consolidator Grant (BLaSt), EATCS Best Paper Award, and Facebook Research Award. Labs & Teams: Leads the BLaSt project and collaborates on quantum programming via algebraic effects. Engaged in editorial roles for ACM Transactions on Quantum Computing and program committees for major conferences like POPL and LICS.