جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

David Wrightمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Cultural Policy
• Creative Industries
• Memorialising Popular Culture
• +۵ مورد دیگر

David Wright is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies within the School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures at the University of Warwick. He joined Warwick in 2008 and the Centre in 2009 after completing five years of post-doctoral research with the ESRC's Centre for Research into Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC) at the Open University. His PhD from the University of Nottingham in 2004 focused on work in the UK retail book trade. His research spans cultural policy, creative industries, and the memorialization of popular culture, with particular focus on statues and monuments to comedians and musicians. He has contributed significantly to understanding how digital technologies transform cultural policy and the future of creative work. His monograph Celebrity and Public Art: Memorialising Popular Culture is under preparation with Liverpool University Press, following his earlier work Understanding Cultural Taste (2015). Wright has been actively involved in major research projects including the evaluation of Coventry UK City of Culture 2021, special issues of Arts and the Market on Evaluating Cities of Culture, and a UKRI Policy Support Fund project on cultural devolution in the UK. His research often examines the relationship between universities and broader cultural ecosystems. He teaches across MA programs including Global Media and Communication (which he co-founded in 2010), International Cultural Policy and Management, Creative and Media Enterprises, and the BA in Media and Creative Industries. His teaching includes modules on Working in the Cultural and Creative Industries and The Mediated Self. Director of Graduate Studies at Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies Co-founded MA in Global Media and Communication (2010) Coordinated Work-in-Progress seminars for PhD students Regular contributor to multiple MA programs at Warwick Wright has received research funding from UKRI's Policy Support Fund and has collaborated with numerous academic and creative sector partners including Culture Commons. His work bridges academic research with practical cultural policy applications, particularly in local and regional contexts.

Markus Ritterمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Islamic Art History
• Architecture of Iran
• Early Medieval Arab Architecture
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Markus Ritter is a full Professor of Islamic Art History and Head of the Institute of Art History at the University of Vienna's Faculty of History and Cultural Studies. He has held this position since August 2012, following an Assistant Professorship at the University of Zurich (2010-2012) and research work at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (2004-2009). His academic career spans over two decades of dedicated scholarship in Islamic art history. Professor Ritter's research focuses on Islamic architecture, particularly typology and iconography in Iran from the early Middle Ages to the 19th century, early medieval Arab palace construction, architectural decoration, and columned mosques. His visual art research encompasses wall painting, book illustration, and ruler iconography, with special interest in transfer and adaptation processes, particularly Islamic art in European contexts (collecting history and reception) and the history of Islamic art historiography. Ritter's scholarly output demonstrates consistent engagement with both historical and contemporary aspects of Islamic art. His recent publications explore topics ranging from Umayyad palace architecture to the reception of Islamic art in European historicism, reflecting his broad chronological and geographical expertise. His work often examines architectural elements like glass floors in Abbasid palaces, luster tile panels, and manuscript illumination, connecting technical analysis with cultural interpretation. Among his notable recognitions are the 2012 Farabi Award and the 2007 European Award for Iranian Studies. He serves as Chairman of the Ernst Herzfeld Society for the Study of Islamic Art and Archaeology (since 2017), sits on the Academic Advisory Board of the Institute for Islamic Studies (since 2013), and is a Member of the Advisory Board of the Swiss Asia Society (since 2010). Professor Ritter actively supervises numerous graduate students, with several Master's and Doctoral theses completed under his guidance and others currently in progress. His teaching includes courses on Islamic art history, with recent offerings for 2025W including Art History Survey III, Thesis Seminar, Islamic Art in Israel and the Syrian Lands, and Case Study on Islamic Architecture in Historic Photographs.

Ruby Yangمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Documentary Filmmaking
• Journalism
• Storytelling
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Ruby Yang is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker who joined the Journalism and Media Studies Centre (JMSC) at the University of Hong Kong in 2013 as the Hung Leung Hau Ling Distinguished Fellow in Humanities. She served as Interim Director of the JMSC and became the permanent Director on 1 July 2024. With a career spanning 35 years across the United States, Beijing, and Hong Kong, she is renowned for her documentary work addressing critical social issues through powerful visual storytelling. Her creative research focuses on documentary filmmaking as a tool for social change, emphasizing humanitarian crises, public health advocacy, and journalistic integrity. She founded the Hong Kong Documentary Initiative (HKDI) in 2015 to cultivate emerging filmmakers and strengthen documentary storytelling within local communities, bridging journalism and cinematic artistry to expose underreported societal challenges. Yang's exceptional contributions have been recognized with numerous prestigious awards: Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject (2007) for "The Blood of Yingzhou District" Multiple Academy Award and Emmy nominations Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Journalism Award FilmAid Asia’s Humanitarian Award Global Health Council Media Award As an educator, Yang has profoundly influenced students from Hong Kong and beyond through her teaching and leadership at the JMSC. Her HKDI project serves as a dynamic incubator for documentary talent, providing mentorship and resources to advance socially conscious filmmaking while fostering cross-cultural dialogue through visual narratives.

Sarah Fakhouryمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Formal Methods
• Software Engineering
• AI-Assisted Programming
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Sarah Fakhoury is a Senior Researcher in the Research in Software Engineering (RiSE) group at Microsoft Research, Redmond. Her work bridges formal methods, empirical software engineering, machine learning, and human-computer interaction to optimize developer cognitive effort in AI-assisted programming tools. Her research focuses on trustworthy AI for code generation , leveraging formal verification to ensure correctness in LLM-generated outputs. Key areas include program comprehension, source code readability, and empirical evaluation of developer-AI interaction. She develops tools like 3DGen for provably correct binary parsers and NL2Fix for natural language-based code repair. Her publications reveal strong trends in formal methods integration with AI (60% of recent work), empirical developer studies (30%), and readability/metrics innovation (10%). Keywords cluster around program verification, LLM evaluation, and cognitive load measurement. ACM/SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award (ICPC 2018) Fakhoury actively contributes to the academic community as PC member for ASE, ICSE, and ESEC/FSE. She co-organizes workshops like Muslims in ML at NeurIPS and mentors through SMeW. Her RiSE group collaboration with Shuvendu Lahiri and Madanlal Musuvathi drives Microsoft's trustworthy AI4Code initiatives, focusing on verifiable developer tools.

David Quinterمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• East Asian Buddhism
• Japanese Religions
• Medieval Japan
• +۶ مورد دیگر

David Quinter is an Associate Professor at the University of Alberta, holding a 50/50 joint appointment between the Department of East Asian Studies and the Program in Religious Studies. His primary research focuses on medieval Japanese Buddhism, particularly the Shingon Ritsu movement and its engagement with the Mañjuśrī cult. He examines intersections of narratives, rituals, and material culture in devotional practices, with special attention to outcasts and social welfare in Japanese religion. Teaching areas include East Asian religions, Japanese Buddhism, and methodological approaches to the study of religion. He has taught courses such as 'East Asian Religions,' 'Buddhism in Japanese History,' and 'Lived Religion in Asia.' Quinter's publications include the monograph From Outcasts to Emperors: Shingon Ritsu and the Mañjuśrī Cult in Medieval Japan (Brill, 2015) and numerous articles on topics like Eison's role in religious innovation, Manjusri iconography, and medieval Buddhist material culture. His work bridges textual analysis with material and ritual studies, emphasizing how religious practices shaped social and political dynamics in premodern Japan.

Ashwin Ramمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Wearable Computing
• Augmented Reality
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Ashwin Ram is a postdoctoral researcher at Saarland University's Human-Computer Interaction & Interactive Technologies Lab, under Prof. Jürgen Steimle. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore (NUS), advised by Prof. Shengdong Zhao, and a Bachelor's in Electronics Engineering from NIT Trichy. His research focuses on wearable augmented reality, smart glasses, and accessibility, leveraging cognitive and behavioral theories to design intelligent interfaces. Notable contributions include Mindful Moments (DIS '23, Honorable Mention), a mindfulness tool for smart glasses, and a quadruped robot guidance system for visually impaired individuals (CHI '24, Honorable Mention). He has served as an Associate Chair (AC) for UIST 2025 and CHI 2025. His work bridges HCI with wearable computing, exploring topics like video learning optimization (LSVP, IMWUT '21), sound source localization via neural networks (NCC '18), and accelerating Hawkes processes for event modeling (ICML '17 workshop). He collaborates internationally, including a research visit at UCL's Multi-Sensory Devices Group. Key achievements include 17 peer-reviewed publications (Google Scholar, ORCID: 0000-0003-1430-8770) and interdisciplinary projects like semantic floor map-based robot navigation. Beyond academia, he practices Carnatic music, plays guitar, and is fluent in Malayalam, Tamil, and English, with proficiency in French, German, and Hindi.

• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Science
• Information Technology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Bernhard Rinner is a Professor at the Institute of Networked and Embedded Systems within the Faculty of Technical Sciences at Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt. He is a member of the university Senate and serves as Prodekan (Deputy Dean). His research spans robotics, embedded systems, sensor networks, and privacy-aware computing , with a focus on resource-efficient designs for drones, autonomous systems, and IoT applications. Email: Bernhard.Rinner@aau.at Phone: +43 463 2700 3671 Office: B02.1.62, Lakesidepark Haus B02, Klagenfurt, Austria Research Interests include: Self-aware autonomous systems for adaptive mission planning and anomaly detection Resource-efficient embedded AI for drones and camera networks Secure IoT applications with privacy-preserving visual data processing Multi-agent coordination in confined environments and 3D navigation Dynamic sensor calibration for low-cost wireless networks Publications reflect trends in drone networks, self-aware computing, and privacy-aware sensing , emphasizing lightweight architectures, distributed coordination, and energy-efficient designs. Many recent works focus on binary neural networks, decentralized re-identification, and adaptive sensor reconfiguration .

Sabine C. Langerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Acoustics
• Modeling and Simulation
• Numerical Acoustics
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sabine C. Langer is a Full Professor of Acoustics and Director of the Institute of Acoustics at Technische Universität Braunschweig. She holds a PhD in Engineering and has extensive experience in academia, including leadership roles such as President of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik (DEGA) and Deputy Speaker of the DFG Collaborative Research Center 880 (SFB 880). Her research focuses on acoustics, numerical modeling, aircraft noise reduction, and innovative materials for sound absorption. She has pioneered studies on acoustic black holes, metamaterials, and AI-driven design optimization. Langer’s work also includes contributions to educational platforms, such as developing MATLAB-based sound quality analysis tools and online learning resources for engineering students. Education: Civil Engineering degree (1991–1996, TU Braunschweig), PhD in Engineering (2001, TU Braunschweig). Key positions include W2 Professor for Vibroacoustics (2013–2018) and Junior Professor for Wave Propagation and Building Acoustics (2003–2013). She led the Graduate School at SFB 880 and advised numerous research initiatives in structural acoustics and noise mitigation. Research interests span numerical acoustics, sound quality assessment, and sustainable acoustic design. Her recent work emphasizes AI integration in engineering design, stochastic modeling, and additive manufacturing of acoustic materials. She has published extensively on aircraft cabin noise prediction, vibration isolation, and metamaterial applications. Professional roles include membership in the DIN/VDI Normenausschuss Akustik and the Advisory Board of the Excellence Cluster Hearing4All. She has organized major acoustics conferences, including DAGA 2020 in Hannover, and contributed to standard-setting in noise reduction and vibration technology.

Franco Leporeمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Sensory Systems
• Brain Plasticity
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Franco Lepore is a Full Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Montreal and Director of the Centre de recherche en neuropsychologie et cognition (CERNEC). His research focuses on sensory systems, brain plasticity, and cognitive neuroscience, particularly studying visual and auditory processing in individuals with sensory deprivation. He has held the Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience since 2008 and leads a team of 40 researchers. Education: PhD in Psychology (1971, University of Montreal), postdoctoral training at the University of Pisa. He established CERNEC in 1988, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities like a magnetoencephalography system. Research Interests: Investigates how sensory deprivation (blindness/deafness) induces brain reorganization, cross-modal plasticity, and emotional processing in the insula. Key studies include superior sound localization in the blind and neural mechanisms underlying blindsight. Awards: Ordre national du Québec (2009), Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1988), Richard Tees Leadership Award (2005), and numerous grants from Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Fonds de recherche du Québec. Advising & Grants: Supervised over 70 graduate students and secured millions in funding for projects on sensory systems, cochlear implants, and video game impacts on hippocampal integrity. Leads major networks like Réseau de recherche en santé de la vision (RRSV). Labs/Teams: Directs CERNEC labs with advanced neuroimaging tools (fMRI, MEG) and collaborates with institutions like the Montreal Neurological Institute. Research spans clinical applications, developmental neurobiology, and cognitive rehabilitation.

Peter Kerkhofمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Social Media Use
• Online Media and Organizations
• Psychological Well-being
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Peter Kerkhof is a Full Professor of Social Media at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's Department of Communication Science and serves as Vice Dean of Education at the Faculty of Social Sciences. He holds a PhD (1997) in Social Psychology from VU Amsterdam. His research focuses on social media's impact on organizational and individual interactions, emphasizing how online environments shape perceptions of brands, policies, and health behaviors. He has held key administrative roles, including Chair of Communication Science (2010–2018) and membership in the Kansspelauthoriteit advisory board. Education: PhD in Social Psychology (VU Amsterdam, 1997) Administrative Roles: Vice Dean of Education, Chair of Communication Science, Faculty Board Member His research spans social media's role in health communication (e.g., blood donation campaigns), psychological effects of FOMO, and corporate reputation management. He has published in journals like Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication and Human Communication Research . Awards include the Best Faculty Paper in Public Relations (2016) and the Bob Heath Award (2015). Recent articles explore topics like blood donation engagement via Facebook, longitudinal studies on FOMO and well-being, and patient support groups on social media. His work bridges communication science with practical applications in health, marketing, and digital ethics. Scientific Awards: Best Faculty Paper in Public Relations (2016), Bob Heath Award (2015) Grants/Activities: Supervised 11 PhD theses, engaged in media outreach (e.g., commentary on social media trends) He is affiliated with the Network Institute and the Communication Choices, Content and Consequences (CCCC) research group, contributing to interdisciplinary projects on digital communication and societal resilience.

Michael Fergusonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Biochemistry
• Glycobiology
• Mass Spectrometry
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Professor Sir Michael Ferguson is the Regius Professor of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee and an Interim Dean of the School of Life Sciences. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE), Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci), and Royal Society of Biology (FRSB). Education : BSc in Biochemistry, University of Manchester (1976-1979) PhD in Biochemistry, University of London (1979-1982) His research focuses on the biochemistry of protozoan parasites causing tropical diseases such as human African Sleeping Sickness, Chagas' disease, and leishmaniasis. He emphasizes the Biology/Chemistry interface and translational research, co-founding the Drug Discovery Unit and directing the Dundee Proteomics Facility . His work on glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) membrane anchors has transformed understanding of eukaryotic biology. Recent publications highlight advancements in antimicrobial resistance , serology standards for SARS-CoV-2 , and mechanochemical drug formulation . He contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals in Health and Life Sciences . Scientific Awards : Royal Society Leeuwenhoek Medal (2025) Biochemical Society Morton Lecture (2024) Knight Bachelor (2019) Colworth Medal (1991) Howard Hughes International Scholar (1993) He serves on the boards of UK Biobank , Medicines Discovery Catapult , and chairs PhaSER Bio . During the pandemic, he advised the UK government on antibody testing and national core studies.

Muhammad Usmanمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Cloud Computing
• Edge Computing
• Distributed Systems
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Dr. Muhammad Usman is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Karlstad University, Sweden. His research focuses on cloud and edge computing, distributed systems, performance observability, DevOps automation, and networked systems. He holds a B.S. from NUST (Pakistan), and integrated M.S./Ph.D. from GIST (South Korea). He teaches master's-level courses in Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing. His research interests include optimizing container orchestration for edge-IoT workloads, developing AI-driven frameworks for industrial IoT (e.g., AIDA), and enhancing observability of distributed systems through frameworks like DESK and SmartX. His work often addresses challenges in resource efficiency, scalability, and fault detection in edge and cloud environments. Notable contributions include benchmarking lightweight container orchestration platforms, designing cost-effective testbeds for DevSecOps, and creating visualization frameworks for SDN-enabled clouds. His publications span topics from IIoT lifecycle management to intent-based network control. Usman actively collaborates internationally, with projects involving institutions like GIST, Aalto University, and the IEEE community. His work bridges theoretical research and practical applications in edge computing and cloud-native systems.

Andrea Dúllمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Environmental Psychology
• Place Identity
• Sustainability Education
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Andrea Dúll is a Professor at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), serving as Vice Dean and Director of the Institute of People–Environment Transaction . She leads the Environmental Psychology Lab and actively participates in academic governance through roles on the Faculty Council, Awards Committee, and Quality Management Committee. Her academic background includes a Doctor of Science (DSc) degree. Research focuses on environmental psychology, place identity, urban environmental behavior, and the psychological aspects of human-environment interaction. Key areas include pro-environmental behavior, climate change psychology, workplace design, and sustainable education. Notable methodologies include mental mapping, longitudinal studies, and questionnaire development for assessing eco-anxiety and ecological grief. Publications span over 30 years, addressing topics like urban safety perception, pandemic-related digital behavior changes, and the transformation of office spaces. She has conducted large-scale surveys on youth environmentalism and contributed to theoretical frameworks linking nature connectedness to ecological actions. Current activities include directing the Institute, maintaining an active presence on professional platforms , and advising on spatial policy through committees. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches bridging environmental studies, psychology, and urban planning.

Ayush Tewariمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Computer Vision
• 3D Reconstruction
• Neural Rendering
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Ayush Tewari is an Assistant Professor at the University of Cambridge. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at MIT CSAIL under Bill Freeman, Josh Tenenbaum, and Vincent Sitzmann, and completed his Ph.D. at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics under Christian Theobalt. His research focuses on visual perception, developing methods to infer 3D structured representations from images and videos, aiming to bridge the gap between human perceptual capabilities and machine learning systems. Key research interests include neural rendering, inverse rendering, 3D reconstruction, and generative models. Notable contributions include advancements in Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF), diffusion models for inverse problems, and human-centric perception studies. His work has been published in top venues such as SIGGRAPH, CVPR, ICCV, and NeurIPS. Recent research trends emphasize ambiguity-aware inverse rendering, stochastic inverse problem solving using diffusion models, and integrating forward models for 3D scene inference. His work on Diffusion with Forward Models (NeurIPS 2023) proposes a novel framework for solving inverse problems without direct supervision. Awards: Best Paper Honorable Mention at BMVC 2022 (VoRF: Volumetric Relightable Faces). Labs/Projects: Core contributor to the DFM (Diffusion with Forward Models) project, advancing 3D scene understanding via probabilistic methods.

Birgit Kemmerlingمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Plant Molecular Biology
• Plant Pathology
• Immunology
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Birgit Kemmerling is a research group leader at the Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP) within the Faculty of Science at the University of Tübingen, Germany. Her research focuses on molecular mechanisms of plant innate immunity, particularly the role of leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases (LRR-RLKs) in pathogen recognition and defense signaling. Key projects include studying BAK1 and BIR3 kinases involved in immune receptor complex formation and regulation. She collaborates with institutions worldwide and has secured funding from DFG and EU programs such as AFGN, Bravissimo, and SFB1101. Teaching responsibilities include lectures and seminars on comparative immunity in plants and animals, practical courses in molecular mechanisms of innate immunity, and supervision of bachelor/master theses. Her group actively engages in interdisciplinary projects, integrating nanotechnology studies to assess immune responses to nanoparticles across species. Notable collaborators include Prof. Thomas Boller (Basel), Cyril Zipfel (Norwich), and Frans Tax (Tucson). Research highlights include discovering BAK1's dual role in brassinosteroid signaling and immune response regulation, as well as identifying novel LRR-RLK genes activated by pathogen infection. Current work explores nanomaterial biocompatibility and immune system interactions, leveraging advanced microscopy techniques like super-resolution imaging (OneFlowTraX software development).