Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University Dr. Ehsan Noroozinejad is a Senior Researcher at the Urban Transformations Research Centre, where he specialises in Smart and Resilient Construction. With a wealth of experience, Dr. Noroozinejad previously held a prestigious position at UBC Smart Structures in Canada before joining the UTRC. As the director of the Resilient Structures Research Group, Dr. Noroozinejad has spearheaded groundbreaking advancements in the field of structural engineering alongside an esteemed team of international researchers. His notable contributions are exemplified by his role as the Founder and Chief Editor of the International Journal of Earthquake and Impact Engineering. Additionally, he holds esteemed positions as an Associate Editor for several distinguished journals and serves as the Engineering Editor for ASCE Natural Hazards Review. Dr. Noroozinejad's prolific and influential academic career is underscored by the publication of over 140 high-impact journal papers,7 books in collaboration with esteemed publishers, and various patents. He is also a co-founding Editor of the Data-Centric Engineering Book Series published by De Gruyter. His research interests encompass a wide range of topics, including smart materials and structures, resilience-based design, artificial intelligence, modular construction, and digital twins in construction. Dr. Noroozinejad's exceptional contributions have been recognised through numerous national and international awards, notably including the prestigious 2022 ASCE Associate Editor Award, which commends his exemplary service in enhancing ASCE's publication activities.
Lecturer in accounting, University of Glasgow Evangelos Seretis is a Lecturer in Accounting at the University of Glasgow. After completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Macedonia (BSc in Accounting and Finance) in 2014, he obtained his master degree in Banking and Finance from the International Hellenic University in 2016. In 2017, Evangelos joined the Adam Smith Business School to undertake his PhD in the area of financial reporting and disclosures of insurance firms. In parallel, he worked as graduate teaching assistant for a number of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Before joining academia, Evangelos practised accountancy for insurance firms in Greece.
Professor in Business Analytics and Society, University of Galway Eoin Whelan is a Professor in Business Analytics & Society at the University of Galway. He is also a visiting professor at the Institute d'’Economie Scientifique et de Gestion (IESEG), France, and a Fulbright scholar at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His research explores the psychology underlying engagement with interactive digital media such as smartphones, social networking sites, fitness tracking apps, and online gambling and gaming sites. In other words, how do different attributes of digital media interact with the person's motivations, personality, beliefs, cognition, and situation, to influence the processes and outcomes such as wellbeing, conflict, and performance.
Lecturer of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle I completed my PhD at the George Washington University on the topic of social learning (how children, adults, and great apes learn on their own and from others). I am now a lecturer in the Psychology Department at Northumbria University. I am interested in how individuals of different species learn and behave.
Senior Research Fellow, Primary Care and Population Health, UCL Elaine is an epidemiologist with expertise in observational study design, cohort and nested case control studies, measurement of mortality and morbidity, and analysis of population-based linked health longitudinal data. Her research has focused on multiple sclerosis, including risk factors; natural history; measurement, incidence and impact of comorbidity; adherence to treatment; risks and benefits associated with disease modifying treatments; disease incidence and prevalence; and survival and mortality. Elaine joined UCL in 2020 as a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Epidemiology & Health. She is a Senior Adviser with the NIHR Research Design Service (RDS), London and a UCL Co-Lead and Expert Methods Adviser for the new NIHR Research Support Service (RSS) Hub delivered by Imperial College London and Partners
Assistant Professor of American Politics, Rice University Erik Peterson is an Assistant Professor at Rice University who specializes in American Politics and Political Communication. His current research focuses on the political consequences of the decline of local media outlets in the United States and the growth of online news consumption. In other work he considers the use and interpretation of research methods, such as experiments, to study these topics. His research has appeared in the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science and the Journal of Politics, as well as other academic journals.
