Senior Research Associate in Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol Vikki Thompson is a researcher in the Geography department of Bristol University. Her work focuses on heat extremes, and their impacts on human health. She currently works in the Climate Dynamics Group. Previously, she has worked for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and prior to that the Met Office Hadley Centre. She researches the emergence of climate extremes in models, focusing on human health related extremes such as temperature and humidity related events.
Astronomer, International Astronomical Union's Office of Astronomy for Development Dr McBride is an astronomer at the International Astronomical Union's Office of Astronomy for Development. She works towards bridging the gap between the community of professional astronomers and the development world with a view to helping astronomers apply their skills to problems related to socioeconomic development. She is also an honorary research associate at the University of Cape Town where she works on observations of massive stars in binaries.
Founder and president of Lance Surety Bond Associates, Inc. Victor began his career serving as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He served as a logistics officer during a combat tour to Afghanistan, and during a subsequent tour to Iraq was the officer in charge of an Iraqi Police Transition Team. Later, he was assigned to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, serving as Assistant Professor of Naval Science and Marine Officer Instructor. During this time, he taught a series of undergraduate military history courses covering the evolution of warfare in past and present conflicts. Victor graduated from Villanova University with a degree in Business Administration and holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.
Senior Research Fellow, School of Information Systems, Curtin University I have a mix of academic and industry project experience. In the first five years of my employment at Curtin University I was involved in a lot of Industry Funded Projects, where I had to understand the industry problems and propose a solution. I was involved in researching in diverse areas based upon the industry partners needs and develop solutions with my team of PhD students. This has resulted in me gaining a lot of experience in a lot of different areas, which is quite unique to me as a researcher since most other researchers are focussed on a very limited research areas. Further all my research so far has been of practical nature, with real world applications. My expertise is in the following areas: 1. Information Security, Anti-Spam, Cyber Security, Steganography, Digital Watermarking 2. Wireless Sensor Networks, Smart Grids, Cyber Physical Systems, Internet of Things 3. Low Cost Housing/Construction, Decision Support Systems for Construction Material Selection 4. Consumer Engagement, Data Quality, Social Media, User Contribution Measurement 5. Big Data, Data Analytics 6. Business Sustainability, Aviation Emissions
Professor of Epigenetics, Queen Mary University of London For my PhD (1999-2002) I investigated epigenetic inheritance under the supervision of Prof. Emma Whitelaw, University of Sydney, Australia. From 2003-2007, I was a CJ Martin Postdoctoral Fellow at the Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK; where, under the guidance of Dr Stephan Beck, I developed functional genomics tools for genome-wide DNA methylation analyses.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Viviane Seyranian is a social psychologist who researches how communication and narrative content can be framed to optimize influence and behavioral change, particularly in the environmental and health realm. Her award winning research on her theory called Social Identity Framing (Seyranian, 2013, 2014) provides support for the idea that implicating social identity in communication helps to garner support for social change. In addition to her research in social influence, Dr. Seyranian also develops and tests a wide variety of interventions seeking to empower minority populations. Her research utilizes diverse methodologies ranging from lab and field experiments to qualitative methods such as manual and computerized content analysis. Dr. Seyranian earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in social psychology from Claremont Graduate University and her B.A. cum laude in psychology and government from Claremont McKenna College. She completed her postdoctoral training at the University of Southern California.
