جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Christopher Simonsمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Sensory Science
• Consumer Behavior
• Food Perception
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Christopher Simons is an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology at The Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. He directs the Food Perception & Liking Laboratory and the Sensory Evaluation Center. His research investigates food-evoked perceptions, reward pathways, and consumer behaviors using multidisciplinary approaches including sensory testing, electrophysiology, and immersive technologies. Key focus areas include contextual influences on perception, tactile sensitivity measurement, and virtual reality applications in consumer testing. Major research themes identified from publications include: Virtual reality applications for contextual consumer testing Oral tactile sensitivity and texture perception mechanisms Gamification approaches to enhance sensory evaluation Flavor stability and chemistry in coffee products Dr. Simons has received multiple awards recognizing his contributions including the Barry Jacobs Memorial Award (2017), NACTA Educator Award (2018), and David R. Peryam Award (2024). He currently mentors 7 PhD students, 2 postdoctoral researchers, and several undergraduate researchers in his lab group. The Sensory Evaluation Center provides industry-standard testing facilities, while the Center for Experimental Sensory Science Research (CESSR) enables collaborative interdisciplinary work. Lab techniques include VR environments, physiological measurements, and advanced sensory methodologies.

Fiamma Terenghiمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Transnational organised crime
• Drug trafficking
• Human trafficking
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Fiamma Terenghi is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Manchester's Department of Criminology, where she specializes in transnational organized crime, human trafficking, and cybercrime. She holds a PhD from the Catholic University of Milan and a five-year sociology degree from the University of Trento. Her research focuses on illicit markets (drugs, tobacco, human trafficking), cyber-enabled crime, and urban security. She has led EU projects like V-BAR on vehicle crime prevention and FINOCA on organized crime financing. Recent publications explore terrorism financing networks, digital technologies in human smuggling, and cocaine trade financial structures. Her work consistently examines how criminal organizations exploit digital platforms and transnational economic systems. Dr. Terenghi collaborates with the eCrime research group at the University of Trento and advises EU policymakers on organized crime countermeasures.

Sara Fisher Ellisonمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Industrial Organization
• E-commerce and Digital Markets
• Pharmaceutical Industry Economics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Sara Fisher Ellison is a Senior Lecturer in the MIT Department of Economics, with a career spanning over three decades at MIT. She holds editorial roles in three industrial organization journals (IJIO, JIE, RIO) and has contributed to MOOCs with over 100,000 learners. Her research focuses on industrial organization, e-commerce dynamics, and pharmaceutical markets, emphasizing topics like search obfuscation and regulatory impacts. Ellison’s work challenges assumptions about digital markets, revealing how internet technologies can serve retailers by enabling price obfuscation strategies. She has held visiting positions at institutions such as the Centre for Economic Studies in Munich and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Research Highlights: Pharmaceutical pricing strategies, digital market competition, and the socioeconomic implications of e-commerce. Awards: Levitan Teaching Prize (2021), Distinguished Science Award (2020), MITX Prize finalist (2017). Ellison teaches introductory microeconomics to MIT undergraduates and leads the DEDP MicroMasters program. Her teaching innovations include award-winning courses on data analysis for social scientists. She also advises PhD students in industrial organization and provides litigation support and management guidance through consulting.

Robert M. Townsendمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Development Economics
• Economic Theory
• Macroeconomics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Robert M. Townsend is the Elizabeth & James Killian Professor of Economics at MIT, a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics at the University of Chicago, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His work bridges theoretical economics with empirical analysis, focusing on development economics, economic theory, and macroeconomics with particular emphasis on financial systems in developing economies. Townsend's research interests span development economics, economic theory, macroeconomics, financial systems, contract theory, mechanism design, and general equilibrium models. He is renowned for seminal contributions to costly state verification, the revelation principle, optimal multi-period contracts, decentralization of economies with private information, and models of money with spatially separated agents. His work combines rigorous theoretical frameworks with extensive empirical data collection, particularly through the Townsend Thai Project, which has created one of the most detailed and longest-running panel datasets in the developing world. Townsend has received numerous scientific awards including the Frisch Medal (twice, in 1998 and 2012), the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize (2011), election to the National Academy of Sciences (2012), and recognition as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association (2021). As Principal Investigator and Faculty Director of the Consortium on Financial Systems and Poverty at the University of Chicago (funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), Townsend leads multiple research initiatives examining payments systems, flow of fund accounts, and macro models with realistic financial sectors. He also directs the Enterprise Initiative funded by the John Templeton Foundation, which studies entrepreneurship and wealth creation through Applied General Equilibrium Enterprise Economics. Notably, he has mentored economists like Joseph Kaboski, with whom he shared the 2012 Frisch Medal. Townsend leads the Townsend Thai Project, a comprehensive longitudinal study that has collected over 15 years of annual panel data for 1,225 households in 64 villages and 180 months of monthly data for 700 households in 16 villages across Thailand. This project, now surveying close to 3,500 households annually, has generated rich datasets that have enabled groundbreaking research on household finance, risk-sharing networks, and financial systems in developing economies. His work extends to projects in India studying monsoon risk and in Kenya examining electronic money.

Seth Goldsteinمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Programming Languages
• Systems
• Computer Architecture
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Seth Goldstein is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science. His research focuses on ensembles (massively scalable systems), distributed systems, reconfigurable computing, and programmable matter (Claytronics). He leads projects like BoLT (a decentralized lending platform) and Phoenix (computing without traditional processors). He has advised numerous graduate students and teaches courses including Compiler Design, Computer Architecture, and Cloud Computing. Research Interests : Goldstein explores systems with massive interacting components, such as molecular-scale devices, modular robotics, and economic systems. His work spans compilers (e.g., register allocation optimizations), time synchronization protocols for embedded systems, and algorithms for self-reconfiguring robots. Recent projects include BlockGraph (a secure distributed ledger) and peer code review methodologies. Key Contributions : Goldstein's work on Claytronics pioneered programmable matter, enabling shape-shifting materials. His BoLT platform addresses lending market inefficiencies using blockchain principles. He has also developed algorithms for modular robot coordination and energy-efficient self-reconfiguration. Labs/Teams : Goldstein directs research in the CMU Robotics Institute and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on projects like the PipeRench and Phoenix architectures. His lab explores intersections between nanotechnology, distributed systems, and societal applications like new monetary systems.

Soo-Haeng Choمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Retail and Supply Chain Management
• Artificial Intelligence and Digital Platforms
• Autonomous Vehicles
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Soo-Haeng Cho is the IBM Professor of Operations Management and Strategy at the Tepper School of Business , Carnegie Mellon University . He holds a Ph.D. in Decisions, Operations, and Technology Management from UCLA Anderson School of Management , an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology , and a B.S. in Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering from Seoul National University . His research spans Retail & Supply Chain Management , Innovative Operations (AI, digital platforms, autonomous vehicles), ESG , and Healthcare Operations . He has published over 30 papers in top journals like Management Science , Operations Research , and Manufacturing & Service Operations Management , with work focusing on topics such as platform fulfillment impacts, autonomous vehicle highway models, green technology regulation, and social responsibility in supply chains. His recent 15 articles highlight trends in digital platform logistics , transportation-enabled services , and ethical operations . Keywords include Marketplace Dynamics , Smart Cities , Behavioral Economics , and Regulatory Compliance , with subfields spanning Supply Chain Integration , Algorithmic Bias , Green Tech Adoption , and Omnichannel Return Policies . Scientific Awards include: INFORMS M&SOM Journal Best Paper Award (2022) INFORMS TIMES Best Working Paper Award (2019) William Pierskalla Best Paper Award (INFORMS Health Applications Society, 2014) Wickham Skinner Early-Career Research Accomplishments Award (Runner-Up, 2015) Lave-Weil Prize (Carnegie Mellon, 2013) Xerox/DTM Best Paper Award (ASME, 2001) Research Grant ($500,000) from Jewish Healthcare Foundation (2022) He has served as faculty chair of the Tepper Health Care Initiative since 2020, chaired recruiting committees for experienced faculty (2024), and designed the Health Care Analytics MBA concentration . His teaching includes Operations Management (core MBA), Operations Strategy (elective), and Innovative & Sustainable Operations (doctoral).

Prabhudev Konanaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Information Systems
• Business Analytics
• Data Science
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Prabhudev Konana is the Dean and Professor of Information Systems at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. He assumed the deanship in January 2021, leading initiatives in research excellence, innovative programs, and inclusive education. Previously, he served as Associate Dean of Instructional Innovation at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business, where he championed technology-enabled learning and hybrid teaching models during the pandemic. His research focuses on social networks, sentiments in digital text, and IT's business value, with notable contributions in stock market analysis and online community dynamics. Konana holds a BTech from the University of Mysore, India, and an MBA and PhD from the University of Arizona. His academic journey includes founding the highly-ranked MS in Business Analytics program at UT Austin, developing IoT/Blockchain-focused IT management programs, and co-launching a healthcare transformation joint venture with UT’s medical school. He has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the NSF CAREER Award and the UT Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award. Key Roles: Dean (Maryland Smith), Former Associate Dean (McCombs), Department Chair (Information, Risks, and Operations Management at UT) Educations: Bachelor of Technology, University of Mysore, India MBA and PhD, University of Arizona Research Highlights: Social network analysis, IT-business value linkages, and online investing behavior Konana’s academic leadership emphasizes innovation, with programs like AI certificate courses attracting 20,000 global learners. His work bridges technology and business, addressing challenges in supply chains, healthcare, and digital transformation.

Mohammad Marufuzzamanمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Supply Chain Optimization
• Renewable Energy Systems
• Stochastic Programming
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Mohammad Marufuzzaman is an Associate Professor and Department Head in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU), holding the Charles R. Stephenson Endowed Professorship. He joined the faculty in 2014 as a Visiting Assistant Professor before advancing to his current role. His research focuses on supply chain optimization with applications in renewable energy, stochastic programming, decomposition methods, and risk management. Dr. Marufuzzaman holds a Ph.D. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from MSU (2014), an MASc in Industrial Systems Engineering from the University of Regina, Canada (2010), and a B.Sc. in Industrial & Production Engineering from Shah Jalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh (2006). His work bridges theoretical optimization techniques with practical applications in energy systems, disaster logistics, and sustainable infrastructure. His research interests span renewable energy supply chains, large-scale network design, and resilience engineering. Notable contributions include predictive models for wood chip moisture content using machine vision, disaster response frameworks for hurricane-impacted regions, and optimization models for electric vehicle infrastructure. His publications appear in leading journals such as Transportation Science and Computers & Operations Research . Dr. Marufuzzaman is a member of INFORMS and IIE. His recent work emphasizes interdisciplinary solutions for complex systems, including military base modernization, marine debris management, and IoT-enabled energy systems. He has developed novel algorithms for stochastic optimization problems and contributed to policy-relevant research on biomass energy utilization in rural regions.

• Blockchain Adoption
• Digital Asset Marketing
• Organizational Capabilities
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Dr. Christian Veasey is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at University of Derby's College of Business, Law and Social Sciences. His research bridges technology adoption and wellbeing psychology. His technical research examines organizational enablers for blockchain implementation and digital asset marketing strategies. His wellbeing research focuses on martial arts as therapeutic interventions and cross-cultural compassion frameworks. Recent publications investigate how martial arts practice supports post-pandemic mental health recovery and how organizational capabilities facilitate blockchain adoption. His work demonstrates innovative methodologies including appreciative inquiry approaches. Veasey developed the KARMA model for strategic account management and researches digital traceability as a competitive advantage in low-carbon economies.

Detelina Marinovaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Organizational Frontlines
• Healthcare Marketing
• Unstructured Data Analysis
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Detelina Marinova is the Samuel M. Walton Distinguished Professor of Marketing at the University of Missouri's Trulaske College of Business. She holds a BSBA from West Virginia Wesleyan College and PhD from the University of Cincinnati. Her research explores technology-enabled customer interactions, healthcare marketing, and machine learning applications for unstructured data. Funded by NIH and Marketing Science Institute, she develops frameworks for frontline service innovation and organizational responsiveness. Research pillars include: Analysis of verbal/nonverbal cues in service encounters Consumer access to life-enhancing healthcare products Revenue management across retail channels Neural correlates of marketing decisions She serves as Area Editor for Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, and Journal of Service Research. Recognized with multiple teaching awards, she advises the Trulaske Women in Business organization.

• Exercise Physiology
• Rural Health Determinants
• Physical Activity Measurement
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Adjunct Associate Professor Jim Dollman is affiliated with the UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance at the University of South Australia. With over 30 years of academic experience, he specializes in exercise physiology and rural health determinants. His research employs both objective measures (pedometers, accelerometers) and self-report techniques to study physical activity behaviors. His primary research examines sociodemographic influences on physical activity, rural health determinants, and innovative health promotion strategies. He developed the Rural Environments and Community Health (REACH) initiative, a multidisciplinary approach combining exercise physiology, psychology, sociology and social marketing to 'normalize' protective health behaviors in rural communities. Recent publications focus on health disparities in rural populations, physical activity interventions, and health service accessibility. His work demonstrates consistent themes of using technology-enabled solutions (mobile clinics, online platforms) and community-based participatory approaches to address rural health inequities. Professor Dollman has received numerous honors including: Fellow of the International Society of Nephrology (2023) Nephrology Nurse Researcher Award (2021) Best Paper Award from Renal Society of Australasia (2023) Top Abstract Award from European Dialysis and Transplant Association (2020) He currently leads several funded projects: Mental wellbeing programs for rural men through football clubs Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for farmers Training programs for rural financial counsellors He coordinates HLTH 2005: Exercise Physiology 2 and mentors research students. As team leader of the REACH program, he oversees field operations utilizing mobile clinics and trained allied health students to deliver community health assessments and interventions.

Alexander Matrosمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• evolutionary game theory
• experimental game theory
• contests
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Alexander Matros is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, where he has served since 2010 after appointments at the University of Pittsburgh and University College London. His interdisciplinary education includes: Ph.D. in Economics, Stockholm School of Economics (2001) Ph.D. in Mathematics, Moscow State University (1998) M.A. in Economics, New Economic School, Moscow (1997) M.Sc. in Mathematics, Moscow State University (1992) Matros's research centers on evolutionary game theory , experimental game theory , contest design , and industrial organization . His work bridges mathematical rigor with experimental validation to analyze strategic behavior in competitive environments, particularly focusing on how agents adapt and interact under constraints. Recent publications (2021-2025) reveal three dominant trends: (1) Network-embedded contests examining spatial competition and peer effects, (2) Mechanism design innovations for public goods and fundraising, and (3) Real-world applications addressing pandemic-era challenges like online cheating. His research consistently combines theoretical modeling with empirical evidence, emphasizing practical implications for economic institutions.

Qipeng Phil Zhengمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Operations Research
• Network Optimization
• Stochastic Optimization
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Qipeng Phil Zheng is a Professor at the University of Central Florida specializing in Operations Research, Stochastic Optimization, and Energy Systems optimization. His research bridges Network Optimization, Integer Programming, and Supply Chain Management with practical applications in Transportation Planning, Logistics, and Dynamic Traffic Assignment. Ph.D. Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Florida (2010) M.S. Automation, Tsinghua University (2005) B.S. Industrial Automation, North China University of Technology (2001) His recent research focuses on stochastic energy systems modeling, social network influence dynamics, and multi-agent sustainability frameworks. Key methodologies include decomposition algorithms, machine learning integration, and risk-constrained optimization. Publications from 2020-2025 demonstrate consistent contributions to power grid resilience, blockchain-enabled energy trading, and social media cascading behavior analysis. Active in interdisciplinary applications, Zheng’s work spans from technical energy optimization to social network modeling, emphasizing practical implementation and algorithm development. His 2025 article introduces bounded rationality frameworks for demand response systems, while 2024 research addresses risk-aware energy maintenance scheduling.

Raelke Grimmerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Creative Non-Fiction
• Genre Analysis
• Multilingual Australian Literatures
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Raelke Grimmer is currently the Dean of the School of Education, Enabling & Linguistics within the Faculty of Arts and Society at Flinders University. She holds a PhD in Language Journalism from Flinders University (2015–2021), a Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics from the University of Adelaide (2012–2013), and a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing) from Flinders University (2009–2011). Her research spans creative non-fiction, multilingual Australian literatures, and academic literacy support. She is a founding editor of Borderlands , a literary journal, and the author of the young adult novel White Noise (2024). Her creative work has been featured in journals like Westerly and Griffith Review . As a 2023 Australia Council Digital Fellow, she produced the album Analostalgia , exploring analogue technology sounds. Her academic leadership roles include President of the Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association (AULLA) and co-chair of the editorial collective for Journal of Language, Literature and Culture . She has led projects on multimodal academic literacy support and regional literary publishing strategies, with recent work published in Journal of Academic Language and Learning and TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs . Her research outputs emphasize cross-disciplinary approaches, blending creative writing with linguistic analysis, and advocating for inclusive multilingual practices in education and literature.

Zhihua Quمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Energy Systems
• Control Theory
• Smart Grid
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Zhihua Qu is the Thomas J. Riordan and Herbert C. Towle Chair & Pegasus Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Central Florida (UCF). He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1990 and has held leadership roles including Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (2010-2021). His research focuses on energy systems, networked control, and distributed optimization with applications to smart grids, autonomous systems, and medical robotics. Dr. Qu leads major initiatives like RISES (Research Initiative for Sustainable Energy Systems) and the DOE-funded FEEDER Center, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across institutions and industries. Education: Ph.D. Electrical Engineering (Georgia Tech, 1990). Research interests include control theory, resilient cyber-physical systems, and renewable energy integration. He has pioneered modular data-driven control designs, self-organizing microgrids, and distributed energy resource management. His work emphasizes security-resilient grid operations and advanced inverter controls. Professional Activities: Serves on IEEE Smart Grid committees, NSF Engineering Research Visioning Alliance, and editorial boards of Automatica and IEEE Access . Awards include IEEE/AAAS Fellowships, NASA’s Janowiak Leadership Award, and Lockheed Martin’s Technology Transfer Award. Key Projects: DOE-funded autonomous inverter controls for grid resilience, scalable distribution system technologies enabling 100% renewable penetration, and cyberattack-resilient distributed control frameworks. His lab develops real-time grid platforms for large-scale network simulations and tests cost-effective energy management strategies. Labs/Teams: Directs RISES with 16 faculty and 7 labs, and oversees FEEDER Center’s 12-university consortium. Active in industry partnerships with Siemens, Lockheed Martin, and utility companies for applied research in grid security, energy storage, and autonomous systems.