Reader in Political Science, Brunel University London Martin Ejnar Hansen holds a PhD in political science from the University of Aarhus and is currently Reader in Political Science at Brunel University London. He specialises in comparative politics and public policy.
Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University Zooarchaeology, palaeontology, palaeoecology, proteomics, human and animal dispersals, drylands
Ph.D. Candidate in Systems Biology, UMass Chan Medical School I graduated from the University of Buenos Aires with a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences with an emphasis in Molecular Biology. In Dr. Adali Pecci’s lab, my undergraduate thesis focused on studying the role of the glucocorticoid and the liver X receptors in the modulation of inflammation. Currently, I am a graduate student in the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology program at UMass Medical School. I joined the Mitchell lab where I’m using a genomic approach to uncover the metabolic interactions in microbial communities. I am also working with Brittany to systematically understand the impact of host-targeted drugs on bacterial growth. When I’m not in the lab, I love to spend my time dancing or climbing.
Lecturer, Law School, Auckland University of Technology Dr Marco de Jong is a Pacific historian and lecturer at the AUT Law School. He was raised in Tāmaki Makaurau with ties to Papa Puleia in Sāmoa. His work details the history of regional politics and environmental governance in the Pacific Islands with a particular focus on Indigenous knowledge, nature conservation, anti-nuclearism, and climate change. Prior to joining AUT, Marco completed a doctorate at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and worked in civil society organisations advocating for an independent, nuclear free, and Pacific-led foreign policy for Aotearoa.
Associate Professor, School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham Dr Masoumeh (Iran) Mansouri is an Associate Professorof in the School of Computer Science at the University of Birmingham. Her research is primarily related to Knowledge Representation and Reasoning for Robotics. She has focused on hybrid methods that integrate automated task and motion planning, scheduling, as well as temporal and spatial reasoning. She is also interested in the ethical and social implications of technology in general and robotics/AI in particular; as well as topics at the intersection of cultural studies and robotics. She also leads an interdisciplinary network initiative in Critical Cultural Robotics performing different research/network activities on the topic.