Associate Professor of Geospatial Science, RMIT University Dr Qian (Chayn) Sun is an Associate Professor at Geospatial Science, RMIT University, Australia. She is also a Spatial Scientist with over 15 years of experience in applying Geospatial technologies in multi-disciplinary projects and research, which includes Chayn’s geospatial professional work in government and engineering consultancies in New Zealand and Australia. Her research expertise lies in Spatial and Statistical Analysis and Modelling, eye tracking, applied remote sensing, machine learning, cloud-based open-source GIS applications, etc. Chayn is active in publishing high quality scientific papers, attracting grants and transforming research into industry practice. Her current research activities at RMIT are to look at the impact of urban vegetation on urban heat islands (UHI) effect, and active traveling with temperature and tree shadeways information services, using satellite imagery, Google street view photos and machine learning to generate granular urban liveability metrics etc.
Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Quentin Maire is a Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne. Quentin is a sociologist researching schooling, education and young people, with a particular focus on social inequalities. He is a comparativist, uses quantitative and qualitative methods, and seeks to historicise contemporary social phenomena. He published his first monograph ‘Credential Market: Mass Schooling, Academic Power and the International Baccalaureate Diploma’ with Springer in 2021.
PhD Candidate in Prebiotic Chemistry, UNSW Sydney My PhD research investigates chemical reactions that could have occurred on the early Earth and how they could have given rise to life-like behaviours. My work aims to demonstrate how simple patterns and structures resembling biology can form without complex cellular machinery. Outside of research, I explore science engagement through various media, including photography, videography, and writing.
MSc Urban Science, Sustainability Data Scientist at the EDHEC Infrastructure & Private Assets Research Institute, EDHEC Business School Qinyu Goh specialises in quantifying physical risks and their financial impacts on infrastructure projects worldwide.
Assistant Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Lancaster University Assistant Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management in the Department of Management Science at Lancaster University. Research interests in circular economy and sustainable supply chain management in fashion and textile sector.
Qingyue Sun is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Communication, Culture and Media (CCM) Department at Drexel University. Her current research interests include digital entrepreneurship, digital labor and the representation of women on social media. Her recent research includes studies on the emergence of a new form of Chinese femininity on social media and sexual objectification in the K-pop industry.
