Scientia Associate Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering, UNSW Sydney I am currently an ARC Future Fellow, Scientia Associate Professor and Associate Head of School (Research) in the School of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW Sydney. My research focuses on developing Computer Vision, Machine and Deep Learning and, more generally, Human-centred AI methodologies for biomedical image analysis and other applications for social good.
Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, Aston University Dr Ying Miao is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at Aston University. Her research mainly explores how inequalities and identities affect social attitudes and behavioural change. Her China focused work have appeared in The China Quarterly, The Journal of Contemporary China, and Contemporary Politics, while her interdisciplinary research on social acceptance of new technologies has been published in Technology in Society and Environmental Science and Policy. She has been involved in several multidisciplinary UKRI and Horizon-Europe funded projects, most recently on a multidisciplinary EPSRC/NERC-funded project aiming to develop sustainable district heating systems, while addressing socioeconomic barriers and constraints in the uptake of community-based heating networks.
Research associate, University of Virginia Professor at FGV Law School, Rio de Janeiro and Research Associate at the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab at the Karsh Institute of Democracy at the University of Virginia. I am also the Coordinator of the UN IGF Dynamic Coalition on Platform Responsibility (DCPR). Previously, I worked for five years as a researcher at the Center for Technology and Society at FGV and coordinated the FGV Diversity and Inclusion Program for one year. I have a PhD in Sociology from IESP-UERJ, a Master's Degree in Social Sciences from PUC-Rio and two Bachelor's Degrees, one in Law and one in Social Sciences by FGV-Rio.
Lecturer, International Relations, University of St Andrews Y Ariadne Collins is a Lecturer in the School of International Relations. Her work lies at the intersection of climate change governance, environmental policy and international development. More specifically, she analyzes the interplay between market-based conservation and post-colonial development. Her work features an emphasis on processes of racialization and histories of colonialism, and their challenge to the successful enactment of forest governance policies in the Global South.
Professor in Biomedical Science, Swansea University Yamni is a Professor in Biomedical Sciences at Swansea University and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Here, she teaches anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology to a wide range of health professionals including nurses and paramedics. Yamni graduated from Kings College, London and then undertook a Masters’ degree in Applied Parasitology and Medical Entomology at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. After successful completion of her doctorate at Swansea University and a post doctorate position at Fundaco Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2001, Yamni established the Swansea University Maggot Research Group, focusing on the medicinal maggot, Lucilia sericata, and the molecules involved in larval therapy. Her team have published widely on the scientific findings on the antimicrobial activity of larval secretions, and on the wound healing properties of maggots and have identified a potent new antimicrobial factor, Seraticin®, from maggot secretions. Yamni is an author of over 75 peer reviewed articles, book chapters and papers and is an Elected Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and the Royal Society of Biology. She is also currently leading a project investigating public understanding and perception of the clinical use of maggots on wounds. As such, she has established the “Love a maggot!” campaign, a major public engagement movement, which aims to raise awareness and change perception of maggot therapy, for the public, wound practitioners and school children. Yamni has featured in numerous media, radio and TV reports and interviews. In 2019, she acted as a maggot consultant for the BBC Medical drama Casualty. In 2022, she has worked with BBC Doctors to incorporate maggot therapy into an upcoming episode to be aired in July 2023. She was interviewed and featured recently for BBC Countryfile (09/03/2023) about her work to change the negative perception of maggot therapy. Yamni was selected to participate in the elite Welsh Crucible Programme, promoting the development of future Research Leaders in Wales. She is an Athena Swan Champion and a Diabetes Community Champion. She is a trained STEM Ambassador, delivering interactive sessions on microbiology and entomology to pupils at local schools. In 2018, Yamni was awarded the National WISE Award for Innovation, presented by HRH The Princess Royal, and she was selected as one of the WISE20 women in 2020. She was also voted a finalist for her Women in STEM role for the Chwarae Teg Womenspire awards. In July 2021, Yamni was awarded a prestigious, student nominated, Swansea University Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award. More recently, she has been invited to work with Welsh Government on the Women in STEM Education sub-group, to better understand and promote gender and ethnic minority equality in STEM education and careers.
Phd Candidate, University of Washington Yasir Zaidan is a PhD candidate in International Studies at the Henry M. Jackson School for International Studies, University of Washington. His research focuses on Red Sea security and the politics of port development in the region. Mr. Zaidan has authored numerous articles published in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, War on the Rocks, and World Politics Review.
