Professor in the School of Philosophy, North-West University Chantelle Gray is a contemporary Continental philosopher whose interests span philosophy, critical algorithm studies, queer theory and gender studies, cognitive studies and experimental music studies. The interdisciplinary nature of her work allows her to ask critical questions about how to take care of humans, technologies and ecologies in the digital age. Her books include Deleuze and Anarchism, co-edited with Aragorn Eloff (2019, Edinburgh University Press) and Anarchism after Deleuze and Guattari (2022, Bloomsbury).
Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Toronto Cendri Hutcherson is the director of the Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, and an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. She received degrees in psychology from Harvard (B.A.) and Stanford (Ph.D.), and spent several years as a post-doctoral scholar studying neuroeconomics at the California Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on understanding why people make the decisions they do, why they so often make decisions they regret, and how we can help them make better choices for themselves and others. To answer these questions, her lab focuses on building sophisticated computational and neural models of decision making and self-control. Ultimately, this research will be used to design better interventions and technological tools to help people achieve their goals and live healthier, happier lives.
Associate Professor, Communication Studies & Media Arts, McMaster University Chris Myhr is a media artist based in Hamilton, Ontario whose studio practice engages with photography, the moving image, sound, and media installation. Myhr’s work seeks intersections between art, science, philosophy, and ecology. He was awarded the inaugural Prefix Prize in 2021, and is an Associate Professor in Communication Studies & Media Arts.
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Banking and Insurance Analytics, Western University Dr. Cristián Bravo is Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Banking and Insurance Analytics at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, where he serves as Director of the Banking Analytics Lab. Previously, he served as Associate Professor of Business Analytics at the Department of Decision Analytics and Risk, University of Southampton, Research Fellow at KU Leuven, Belgium, and as Research Director at the Finance Centre, Universidad de Chile. His research focuses on the development and application of data science methodologies in the context of credit risk analytics, in areas such as deep learning, text analytics, image processing, causal inference, and social network analysis. He has over 50 publications in high-impact journals and conferences in operational research and computer science. He also serves as editorial board member in Applied Soft Computing and the Journal of Business Analytics. He is the co-author of the book “Profit Driven Business Analytics”, with editions in English and Chinese. He can be reached via LinkedIn, by Twitter @CrBravoR, or through his lab website at https://thebal.ai.
Associate Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of York My research focuses on US and UK foreign policy, and foreign policy decision-making. In my teaching at the University of York, I teach on Policy-making and US Foreign Policy. My PhD was on the US and UK decision-making processes that led to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. While international factors contributed to the decision to invade Iraq, to truly understand how these two governments made it, it is necessary to examine the individuals who made the decision. Theoretically, this research responds to the challenges laid down for FPA: to establish links between theoretical models, to compare national contexts, and to speak to policy practitioners. Empirically, this research contributes a rich analysis of both decision-making processes that led to the invasion of Iraq in 2003, using recently declassified documentary materials and interviews with decision-makers involved. This research forms the basis for a book proposal that is under review with Manchester University Press. I have also co-authored two academic articles on the Trump administration's foreign policy, conceptualizing and explaining President Trump's leadership style in his foreign policy-making. In the first article, co-authored with Asaf Siniver, we argued that Trump’s plutocratic worldview means that he is transactional and money-first in his approach. Whilst this is a significant break from previous US Presidents, it provides much of the consistency within the Trump presidency. In the second article with Oz Hassan, we argue that whilst many think the Trump doctrine is a doctrine of unpredictability, Trump is in fact predictable in the light of his leadership style. These can be found at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23340460.2020.1734953?journalCode=rgaf20 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09557571.2020.1853054?journalCode=ccam20
Postdoctoral Research Associate of Computing Security, Rochester Institute of Technology Christopher Schwartz is an American philosopher and former journalist focused on counter-disinformation and cybersecurity. He completed his doctorate at KU Leuven's Institute of Philosophy in Belgium, and is currently a postdoctoral research associate at the Rochester Institute of Technology's Global Cybersecurity Institute where he is researching deepfakes and explainable artificial intelligence (xAI). Previously, he was a journalist in the former Soviet Union and Central Asia, including serving as editor-in-chief of NewEurasia Citizen Media and consultant for Factcheck.kg. Schwartz has also been a guest researcher at KU Leuven's Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography (COSIC) research group.
