Senior Lecturer in Economics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Yigit Saglam is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Economics and Finance of Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Yigit received his PhD in Economics from the University of Iowa in 2010. In his PhD thesis, he worked on optimal pricing and allocation of water, using stochastic dynamic programming methods with functional approximations. While Yigit continues his research in this area, he has also been working on optimal environmental taxation in oligopoly markets, structural estimation of housing auctions, and econometric estimation of joint decisions in discrete choice models.
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Professor, IESE Business School (Universidad de Navarra)
Yih-Teen Lee is Professor in the Department of Managing People in Organizations and the academic director of the IESE Coaching Unit. He specializes in leadership, fit, and cultural bridging in his roles as educator, researcher, advisor, and executive coach. His research work appears in leading scientific journals (e.g., Academy of Management Discoveries, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, and Personnel Psychology) and books such as The Handbook of Chinese Organizational Behavior, Leadership Development in a Global World, and The Routledge Companion to International Human Resource Management. He is also co-editor of the books Les compétences culturelles and CulturalContexts of Human Resource Development. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Management, Journal of World Business, and Advances in Global Leadership. He is also the Director of the book series "Diversité culturelle et dynamiques des organisations" (Cultural Diversity and Organizational Dynamics), published by the Editor L'Harmattan, Paris. He has served as a member of the Teaching Committee of the International Management Division of the Academy of Management. At IESE, Yih-Teen teaches subjects such as leadership, leading global collaboration, self-leadership, leading multicultural teams, and strategic human resource management in the MBA and executive programs.
Yih-Teen earned his Ph.D. from HEC, University of Lausanne (Switzerland) and his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from National Taiwan University. Prior to IESE, he taught at HEC University of Lausanne (Switzerland), Angers Graduate School of Business ESSCA (France), and the American Graduate School of International Management Thunderbird Europe (France), among others.
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Professor of Technology Management in Sustainability, University of California, Santa Cruz
I am a professor of Technology Management in Sustainability at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Baskin School of Engineering in University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC). I am also affiliated with Environmental Studies in Social Science Division. Prior to UCSC, I was on the faculty of University of California Merced with a joint appointment between the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts as well as School of Engineering during 2006-2015. During 2013-2014, I was on a sabbatical leave visiting the GRIPS (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies) in Japan, with the support from a JSPS (Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science) fellowship to study the implementation of demand response programs and to examine operation and investment decision in smart-grid marketplace. I joined UC Santa Cruz in 2015.
My research focuses on issues related to sustainability. In particular, I study the impact of climate change, public policies, e.g., energy and environmental regulation, on water resources, electricity, gas, biofuel and transportation sectors. My research takes interdisciplinary approaches: quantitative bottom-up models built upon economic principles and solved with operations research techniques. My publication spans across different disciples in management, economics, engineering, sciences and public policy. My work has received several INFORMS (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) ENRE (Energy, Natural Resources, and the Environment) awards: 2004 best student paper (first place) and best publication in sustainability in 2013 (second place) and 2014 (first place). My recent work was also nominated for best paper award in HICSS (Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences)-53.
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Associate Professor of New Testament and Public Voices Fellow, Yale University
I am faculty at Yale Divinity School and author of Immigration and Apocalypse: How the Book of Revelation Shaped American Immigration (Yale University Press 2024), which focuses on the use of Revelation in political discourse surrounding American immigration—in conceptions of America as the New Jerusalem and of unwanted immigrants as the filthy, idolatrous horde outside the city walls. I've spoken widely on the topic on podcasts, radio, and in lectures.
I am also author of The Erotic Life of Manuscripts: New Testament Textual Criticism and the Biological Sciences came (Oxford 2016). I've also published in peer-reviewed journals like the Journal of Biblical Literature and Early Christianity.
I serve on the Council of the Society of Biblical Literature and the editorial board of the Journal of Biblical Literature.
I am a Public Voices Fellow at Yale with the Op Ed Project.
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Ph.D student at School of Humanities & Language, Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture, UNSW Sydney
Yimin Xu is a Ph.D. student in the School of Humanities and Languages at University of New South Wales, Australia. Her research interest is gender in Chinese science fiction, Chinese fantastical literature and modern Chinese popular culture. Her current PhD project focuses on the concept of Chinese modernity coded in gender representations in contemporary Chinese science fiction.
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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.
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Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences & Technology, University of Michigan
Ying Xu's research stands at the intersection of education, psychology and human-computer interaction, focusing on the design and evaluation of technologies that promote language and literacy development, STEM learning and wellbeing for children and families.
Xu’s current projects center on the education applications of artificial intelligence, in particular, natural language processing and speech technologies. She explores how these conversational technologies play the role of social partners or learning companions for children. Xu’s research also aims to identify and actively challenge biases inherent in AI technologies used for educational purposes, with the goal of making these technologies more responsive and responsible to children, parents, and teachers from diverse backgrounds.
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Research Assistant in Human Rights, University of Leeds
Ying Zhang is a research assistant on the “Understanding Human Rights: Implications for Management of Supply Chains” project. Her interest lies in the areas of sustainability, big data and innovation, from research to industry and frontline business.
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Associate Professor of Finance, Bryant University
Dr. Cathy Zheng is an associate professor in the finance department of Bryant University. She is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter holder. Dr. Zheng received her Ph.D. in international finance from University of South Carolina. Her teaching interests include international financial management, global corporate valuation, global finance and comparative corporate governance.
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Research Associate, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, and Economic Modeller, CSIRO
Yingying Lu got her PhD in Economics in 2013 from the Australian National University. Her research has been focused on economic modelling which is applied to climate change policy and energy policy.
Yingying has expertise in Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling and she has published quite a few papers on peer-reviewed journals such as Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Applied Energy, World Economy and International Review of Economics and Finance, Industrial Ecology and Resource, and Conservation and Recycling. Yingying was also involved in several big projects since she joined in CSIRO in 2017: Australia National Outlook II and International Resource Panel's Global Resource Outlook 2019 and 2024 (ongoing).
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Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Arizona
Yining Tan is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the School of Geography, Development & Environment at the University of Arizona. Tan’s foci of research are urban geography, human mobility, highly-skilled international migration and transnational connections. Her dissertation develops a capital-mobility framework and employs intersectionality theory to examine the impacts of skilled U.S. migrants’ capital and intentionality on both (cross-border and everyday) spatial mobility as well as occupational and social mobility in China. Beyond the dissertation, she also worked on research that addresses the challenge of how to make cities more equitable in economic development, urban built environment, and socio-cultural integration. Her work has been published in journals including Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Asian Geographer, International Migration, and International Development Policy.
Yining Tan obtained her bachelor’s degree from Sun Yat-sen University in China, a Master of Planning degree from University of Southern California, and a doctoral degree in geography from Arizona State University.
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Adjunct Researcher in Cognitive Brain Science, Georgia Institute of Technology
My research uses neuroimaging method (fMRI, EEG) to study human memory and potential uses of music in improving learning and memory. I used different methods, including univariate, multivariate (RSA, MVPA), functional connectivity, dynamic causal modeling and etc. to investigate how brain networks interact. I am particularly interested in the prefrontal-striatal-hippocampus network and its neural behaviors relating to how music-in-context provides schemas and rewards to motivate cross-modal learning.
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Associate Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University
Yi-Wen Wang is Associate Professor in the Design School, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. Her research focuses on social and cultural issues of heritage-led regeneration in both urban and rural contexts. Her research work is mainly concerned with the protection of unassuming, quotidian structures as heritage, exploring the conservation issues surrounding 20th-century architecture and planning.
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Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Yizeng Li received her PhD from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. She was a postdoctoral researcher at Johns Hopkins University's Department of Mechanical Engineering and Institute for NanoBioTechnology. Her backgrounds are in theoretical mechanics and applied mathematics with applications to biophysics and mechanobiology.
Li develops physiology-based mathematical models for cell motility, polarization, volume regulation, electro-homeostasis, signal transduction, and other biophysics problems. She also combines mathematical models with experimental data to explain non-intuitive cell biology phenomena.
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Teaching Associate, The University of Melbourne
Dr Yizhou Wang works at the University of Melbourne, Australia, where he teaches general and applied linguistics subjects. As a researcher, he is interested in language acquisition, especially the acquisition of sound system (phonetics and phonology) in both young and adult learners.
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Senior Lecturer in Finance, King's College London
Dr Ylva Baeckström is a former banker and fintech entrepreneur, now a psychotherapist, and academic at Kings College London. Ylva in an expert on gender and intersectionality in financial services and entrepreneurship. Her research also interests include sustainable finance and biodiversity. With her work she aims to create positive impact for the benefit of business, individuals, and society. Ylva delivered a TEDx in 2020 and her book Gender and Finance was published in March 2022. Ylva’s academic research includes publications in Journal of Corporate Finance, European Journal of Finance and Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. Her research is featured in the media: Bloomberg, Financial Times, Sunday Times, Evening Standard, Professional Wealth Management. Collaborating widely with financial services institutions, Ylva is a highly regarded speaker and contributor.
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Investigador en Migraciones Internacionales, Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Yoan Molinero Gerbeau es licenciado en Ciencias Políticas y de la Administración (UCM), hizo el Máster en Relaciones Internacionales y Estudios Africanos (UAM) y es Doctor en Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales (UAM). Ha sido investigador del Instituto de Economía, Geografía y Demografía (IEGD) del CSIC además de profesor asociado en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y en la Universidad Carlos III. En la actualidad es Secretario Técnico de la revista "Migraciones" y ha sido editor de la Revista “Relaciones Internacionales” entre 2016 y 2022. Es también presidente del Comité de Investigación 32 "Estudios Internacionales, Estudios de Área y Globalización" de la Federación Española de Sociología (FES) desde 2020. Actualmente es investigador del Instituto Universitario de Estudios sobre Migraciones (IUEM) de la Universidad Pontificia de Comillas donde también ejerce como profesor del Máster en Migraciones Internacionales así como del Programa de Doctorado en Migraciones Internacionales y Cooperación al Desarrollo. Ha participado y dirigido varios proyectos tanto nacionales como europeos y ha realizado estancias en centros de investigación en Argentina, Chile y Rumanía. En 2022 publicó el libro "El medioambiente en Relaciones Internacionales" editado por Síntesis y es autor de diversos artículos principalmente sobre migraciones, trabajo agrícola, medioambiente y Estructuralismo en Relaciones Internacionales
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Professeur en management, SKEMA Business School
Yoann Guntzburger holds a Ph.D. degree in management (HEC Montreal), a M.A.Sc. as well as a bachelor degree in process engineering (Polytechnique Montreal). Yoann is specialized in risk management and corporate governance, as well as organizational crisis management. He does interdisciplinary research combining moral philosophy, organizational theory, system thinking, and complexity theory. His current topics of interest focus on science-policy interfaces related to sustainable development, digitalization and risk management, as well as inclusive business models.
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Extraordinary Professor in the Division of Health Systems and Public Health, Stellenbosch University
Dr Yogan Pillay is the country director of the Clinton Health Access Initiative in South Africa and senior director for universal health coverage. He has worked in the National Department of Health in various capacities. His expertise and interests are in health policy and implementation science. He has published widely on global health as well as HIV, tuberculosis and maternal and child health. In 2021 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Cape Town and in the same year appointed extraordinary professor in the Division of Health Systems and Public Health, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University.
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Lund University
Yohanna Villalobos is a postdoctoral research fellow at Lund University, Sweden, and a research collaborator at CSIRO Australia. She holds a PhD in Science from the University of Melbourne, awarded in 2021. Throughout her career, Yohanna has developed deep insights into leading-edge carbon budgeting techniques globally. Her expertise involves using satellite observations with atmospheric numerical models to quantify carbon flux exchanges between the land and atmosphere. Additionally, she has led efforts to develop a comprehensive greenhouse budget for Australasia as part of the Regional Carbon Cycle Assessment and Processes (RECCAP-2), a global assessment led by the Global Carbon Project.
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Research Fellow, University of Sussex
Yohannes Ayele is a Research Fellow in the Economics of Brexit at the University of Sussex. He holds a PhD in Economics from Aarhus University and an MSc in Economics from Copenhagen University.
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Dean of Education, Gonzaga University
Yolanda Gallardo, Ph.D. began as Dean of Gonzaga University School of Education in July of 2019. Prior to joining Gonzaga, Dean Gallardo was Associate Director for the ESL/Dual Language Program at Kansas State University, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education and Dean of Education at Georgetown College, and the Robert Billings Endowed Chair of Education Studies at Berea College.
Dean Gallardo received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a bilingual specialty from the University of Arizona. She went on to receive her master’s degree in Multicultural Education from Northern Arizona University, and her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Kansas State University. Dr. Gallardo taught elementary school in the state of Arizona on the border of Mexico for 12 years. During her years as an educator, she conceptualized, designed, and implemented a dual language program, served as a bilingual consultant and district writing specialist, and assisted in developing a school focused on bilingual/bicultural education.
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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.
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PhD Candidate and Research Assistant, The University of Queensland
Yolanda is a dive instructor turned environmental social scientist, community organiser and ocean advocate. She is currently completing her PhD at the University of Queensland. Her research explores pathways to greater public engagement with climate change and whether we can leverage iconic places like the Great Barrier Reef to inspire action. She is a member of the Social Science Community for the Great Barrier Reef and is the current coordinator for the community-led initiative Divers for Climate.
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Professor of Ecology, University of Otago
My research interests include urban biodiversity, the impacts of cats and other predators on urban wildlife, viability/distributions of urban wildlife populations, human dimensions of urban biodiversity and the breeding ecology of seabirds.
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Professor, Emerging Technologies Research Lab, Monash University, Monash University
Yolande is Professor of Digital Technology and Society in the Emerging Technologies Research Lab where she leads the Energy Futures program. Yolande is also Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Faculty of IT, and Associate Director (Consumers) at the Monash Energy Institute.
Professional membership:
The Australian Sociological Association (TASA)
Media experience:
smart homes, home automation, energy consumption (social issues), heatwaves, air conditioning, gender and technology, AI, homes
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Researcher in Systems Ecology, University of the Witwatersrand
Dr Yolandi Ernst is a systems ecologist with a special interest in the biophysical and socio-ecological consequences and challenges of climate change on various systems. With expertise in remote sensing, data management and applied spatial analysis, her research integrates climate data into assessments of system functionality. Yolandi received her PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand in 2018, focusing on the spatio-temporal dynamics of vegetation seasonality with respect to climate, fire and elephants in the Kruger National Park. As a Carnegie Research Fellow, her postdoctoral research focused on land surface phenology and the scaling of observations from various earth observation products, linking observed changes to environmental variables. Yolandi recently led the African regional greenhouse gases budget for the 2010-2019 period as part of the Regional Carbon Cycle Assessment and Processes Phase 2 (RECCAP2) project. In her close collaboration with the forestry sector in South Africa her efforts are directed at the co-production of knowledge that can enhance the industry’s climate resilience and sustainability. Yolandi further leads a work package on the spatial and temporal dynamics of critical diseases in Africa in response to predicted climate and environmental changes as part of the DELTAS Africa Sub-Saharan African Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB) II programme. In her role as researcher at the GCI, she applies her expertise to make important contributions to the Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) project, as well as the Knowledge and climate services from an African observation and Data research Infrastructure (KADI) project.
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Griffith University
I am an enthusiastic PhD student at the Griffith University, specializing in infectious diseases. With a strong passion for arboviruses, I am dedicated to advancing our understanding of virus-host interactions and the development of viral pathogenesis.
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Professor of History, Shanghai University
Yong-an Zhang is Professor and Director at Shanghai University's David F. Musto Center for Drug Policy Studies. His previous positions include visiting fellow at the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) at the Brookings Institution, and visiting associate professor of History of Medicine at Yale University’s School of Medicine.
His research interests include the social history of health and medicine, international drug control policy, China’s drug control strategy, and global health diplomacy.
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Assistant Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations, University of Notre Dame
Yoonseock Son's research centers on the evolving landscape of digital platforms and how digital technology alters traditional paradigms of user behaviors and business ecosystems. At the intersection of digital transformation and market dynamics, his research delves into the ways in which digital platforms and technologies offer new avenues for consumer interaction and engagement, prompting businesses to rethink and evolve their strategies to thrive in the digital era. Central to his research is an exploration of the impacts of digital technologies on individuals and organizations. His second research stream focuses on value creation on digital platforms. His third research stream targets enhancing diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) in digital platforms and organizations.
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Senior researcher, Institut national des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine in Rabat
Youssef Bokbot is a prominent Moroccan archaeologist, historian and professor, known for his significant contributions to the study of north African history, archaeology and cultural heritage. He has specialised in researching the ancient civilisations of Morocco, particularly focusing on the pre-Islamic period, the development of human settlements, and the interaction of various cultures in the region.
Bokbot has been actively involved in numerous archaeological excavations and has worked closely with international researchers to shed light on the historical importance of Morocco in the broader context of African and Mediterranean history. His work often emphasises the preservation of Morocco’s cultural heritage and explores how ancient artefacts and monuments provide insight into the complex social and political dynamics of past civilisations in the region.
As a professor, Youssef Bokbot has mentored numerous students in the fields of history and archaeology, helping to cultivate a new generation of scholars interested in north Africa's rich historical and cultural legacy. He continues to publish academic papers and books, contributing to the global understanding of ancient Morocco's place in world history.
Bokbot's research has been essential in uncovering Morocco's deep historical roots and its connections with other ancient civilisations.
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Assistant Professor, Christopher Newport University
I'm a quantitative social scientist specializing in survey analysis and methodology. Broadly speaking, my research examines how race, ethnicity, and religion affects social and political outcomes in the US. I have particular expertise on the American Muslim experience with deep historical, empirical, and personal understanding of this community's ebbs and flows in society. Other substantive interests include studying support for democratic norms, particularly political tolerance, in established and emerging democracies. In addition to my academic appointment at CNU, I am an affiliated scholar with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and 2023-24 Public Fellow with the the Public Religion Research Institute.
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Professeur des universités en Psychologie de l’éducation, 2LPN (Laboratoire Lorrain de Psychologie et Neurosciences, EA. 7489), Université de Lorraine
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Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University
Dr. Yu Gu (Gu)’s main research interest is in improving robots’ ability to function in increasingly complex environments and situations. Gu is a three-time NASA Centennial Challenge winner, a NASA NIAC Fellow, and an NSF REU site director. He has led the design of autonomous robots from one degree of freedom (DOF) to 55 DOF, from 50mg to 200kg. The Interactive Robotics Laboratory (IRL) that Gu is directing is currently working on precision robotic pollinators, autonomous planetary rovers, teams of robots for exploring underground environments, and swarms of ground and space robots. The outcomes of IRL research have been featured in 150 media stories. Gu also led the initiation and development of the WVU Robotics program.
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