Associate Professor at Department of Statistics, Middle East Technical University Burcak Erkan is an Associate Professor of Statistics at the Middle East Technical University, and served as Director, Center for Disaster Management between 2008 and 2018. She was the Course Director of MSc Disaster Management and Resilience at Coventry University, UK between 2019 and 2020. She has 24 years of global experience on disaster risk management, disaster risk reduction, disaster risk financing, insurance, resilience, disaster and development, policy development, emergency management, humanitarian crisis, statistical analysis.
PhD Candidate in Applied Linguistics, University of South Australia Billy Nathan Setiawan is currently undertaking a PhD study in Applied Linguistics at University of South Australia, through the Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) scholarship. His PhD study focuses on intercultural language teaching and learning. Billy has also been a language teacher since 2009. His teaching experience includes teaching Indonesian language at University of Wisconsin USA (through a Fulbright fellowship programme) and teaching English for Academic and Specific Purposes at various universities in Indonesia. His main research interests are intercultural language teaching and learning, English language education, intercultural communication and English language variations.
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Engineering, Fudan University Chen Bin is an environmental system engineer and life-cycle analyst. His research focuses on multi-scale environmental system modelling, sustainable circular bio-based economy, environmental risk modelling and climate change adaption.
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Economics and Political Science, MacEwan University Dr. Brendan Boyd investigates why, how and with what effect governments learn from each other when developing solutions to critical policy issues. In particular, he has studied the role of learning and other cross-jurisdictional influences among Canadian provinces responding to climate change. He is interested in whether Canada's provincial and territorial governments act as policy laboratories, allowing for policy experimentation and innovations that can spread and inform the policy development in their counterparts across the country, as well as at the federal level. His research primarily relies on elite interviews with decision makers and policy analysts to understand the role of cross-jurisdictional learning and influences on their work.
Professor of Structural Geology, Durham University Bob’s main research interests lie in the study of the structure, mechanics and transport properties of weak fault zones using fieldwork, microstructure and rock deformation experiments. Together with Nicola De Paola and Stefan Nielsen, he has recently established the Rock Mechanics Laboratory in the Earth Sciences Department at Durham. He has also pioneered studies of fractured basement reservoirs and the role played by pre-existing structures in controlling crustal deformation patterns at all scales. His international expertise in these areas has led to significant industry funding for his research, most notably in work related to the Clair oil field, the largest remaining asset in the UKCS. He also provides expert advice to the nuclear industry (new builds, geological disposal of waste) and is a member of the Office of Nuclear Regulation (ONR) Expert Panel in Seismic Hazard and Climate Change, contributing expertise on reactivation and capable faulting in the UK. Bob has published 174 peer-reviewed papers and has edited 12 books. Since 2001, he has obtained research funding in excess of £2.9 Million. He is a former Head of Department (twice) and NERC KE Fellow.
