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Curt Smith

Senior LecturerUniversity of Rochester

Curt Smith was a speechwriter for George H.W. Bush and is a recognized authority on baseball broadcasting

RhetoricBaseball broadcastingPresidential speechwritingAmerican Politics
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Dr. Jackie Eldridge

Co-Founder Hearts and Minds Matter and Teacher EducatorHearts and Minds Matter and Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

Expertise in building safe, nurturing inclusive classrooms for all children through trauma-informed teaching and effective pedagogy.

Trauma-Informed SchoolsPresonality DimensionsEmotional Intelligence in SchoolLeadershipTeaching & Parenting
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Tarun Chordia

R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Chaired Professor of FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Chordia has conducted research in empirical asset pricing and market microstructure.

Financial Market AnomaliesEmpirical Asset PricingMarket MicrostructureLiquidityHigh Frequency Trading
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William Whittaker

Founders University Research ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

A field robotics pioneer, William "Red" Whittaker's research interests centers on mobile robots in unpredictable environments.

Multisensor Data FusionRobotics in Hazerdous ApplicationIndustrial RoboticsField & Service RoboticsOutdoor Mobile Robots
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Luca Cottini, PhD

Professor of Italian Studies | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Luca Cottini, PhD, is a scholar of 20th-century Italian design and literature and the creator of the YouTube channel "Italian Innovators."

Italian DesignItalian Industry & AdvertisingEntrepreneurship & InnovationDesign ThinkingItalian Literature
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Patricia Mokhtarian

Professor, Civil EngineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Patricia Mokhtarian has specialized in the application of quantitative methods to the study of travel behavior for more than 30 years.

Commuters' Responses to Congestion or to System DisruptionsThe Need to Travel for Its Own SakeImpacts of Land Use on TravelImpacts of Telecommunication on TravelMultitasking Attitudes and Behavior During Travel
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Jodi Forlizzi

Professor and Associate DeanCarnegie Mellon University

Jodi Forlizzi studies impacts of human interaction with AI systems in front-line service industries including healthcare and hospitality.

Interaction with Agents over the Long TermAssisting the Disabled WorkforceAI and the WorkforceAI InnovationResponsible AI
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K. Leigh Greathouse, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Nutrition Sciences | Affiliate Professor of BiologyBaylor University

A cancer biologist, epidemiologist, and dietitian focusing on how diet and the microbiome influence cancer development and treatment.

Cancer BiologyMolecular BiologyBiologyNutritionEpidemiology
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Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar’s research interests include the 20th century United States, with a focus in African American history.

African American StudiesU.S. Popular CultureBlack NationalismSocial HistoryTwentieth-Century United States
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Rayid Ghani

Distinguished Career ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Rayid Ghani designs and deploys AI systems with governments for health, housing and justice and advises them on AI governance & evaluation.

Public PolicyResponsible AIMachine LearningAI ProcurementAlgorithmic Bias