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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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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.

Empirical Asset PricingMarket MicrostructureLiquidityHigh Frequency TradingFinancial Market Anomalies
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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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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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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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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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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.

Design ResearchHuman-Computer InteractionHuman-AI InteractionResponsible AIAI Innovation
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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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Deva Ramanan

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Deva Ramanan's research interests span computer vision and machine learning, with a focus on visual recognition.

Human-Centered RoboticsHuman-Robot CollaborationMachine Learning Embedded in SystemsNeurorobotics3-D Vision and Recognition