Stokes Professor of Glycosciences, University of Galway Prof. Lokesh Joshi is the Stokes Professor of Glycosciences at the University of Galway, Ireland. His research examines the role of proteins and carbohydrates during health and disease states in chronic diseases and infections. He is the founder of an environmentally conscious medical technology company, Aquila Bioscience, which is developing nature-inspired pathogen capture and decontamination technology as a safer alternative to chemicals that are harmful to people and the planet.
Lecturer | Health Economist, SAMRC/WITS Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science, University of the Witwatersrand Dr Loyiso Maciko holds a doctorate in economics and brings more than a decade of academic experience to his role. He has taught a diverse range of courses, including Life, Knowledge and Action, Economics for Public Managers, Public Finance, Public Finance and Budgeting, and Statistics, among others.
PhD candidate in Music Technology, McGill University I am currently a PhD candidate in the Music Perception and Cognition Lab (MPCL) at McGill University. I am also a student member of the ACTOR project (Analysis, Creation, and Teaching of ORchestration) and Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), in which I am involved in several student-led research projects. My general research interests concern how the musical timbre can be used as an important parameter in analysis of contemporary music, and how listeners’ perception can lever the process of analyzing new compositions.
PhD researcher in Digital Archaeology, University of Glasgow I am a PhD researcher at the University of Glasgow, and my work is at the intersection between archaeology and digital media practice. Over the course of my research, I've been focussed on the archaeology of the Scottish Highlands, with a particular focus on the landscapes of Glencoe and Rannoch Moor. Through considering the townships, shielings, crofting landscapes, sheep farms and the contemporary landscape, I’ve explored how as archaeologists we might represent stories about these places throughout time. My research considers how we might create immersive audio that deals sensitively with perception, immersion and reality, especially when it comes to dealing with a past reality that was very different from our own. Drawing in interdisciplinary links from sound studies, sound art, and performance studies, I’m interested in the embodied, sensory experiences of people that lived in these past landscapes and communicating this with audiences today. By creating field recordings, compositions, and immersive audio media, I explore how thinking about sound and archaeology can be a critical and active form of archaeological research.
Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Faculty of Computing Engineering and Built Environment, Birmingham City University Dr. Lynsey Melville is Professor of Environmental Engineering at Birmingham City University, where she leads the Global Environmental Challenges Research Group. As a transdisciplinary researcher her work focuses on the interrelationships between water, energy, waste, and agriculture. Dr. Melville has worked on multiple collaborative projects across the world, employing participatory approaches that place communities at the heart of sustainable solutions. Her vision is to build resilient communities by applying innovative engineering strategies that transforms waste into valuable resources. Her expertise spans water and wastewater treatment, bioresource management and bioenergy production. Dr. Melville is a passionate advocate for women in STEM and higher education, championing diversity through initiatives like WISE and Athena Swan
Docente e Investigador en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte, Universidad San Jorge Licenciado en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte por la Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla. Máster oficial en Rendimiento Físico y Deportivo (Universidad Pablo de Olavide). Doctor en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte por la Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla. Docente e Investigador en la Universidad San Jorge de Zaragoza. Director del Grado en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte de la Universidad San Jorge.
