design Experts

Stephen Zhang, Ph.D.

Terry L. Maness Chair of Entrepreneurship | Associate ProfessorBaylor University

Research investigates how entrepreneurs and top executives make strategic decisions under uncertainty.

Dong Chen, Ph.D.

Professor of International Business, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

LeaAnne DeRigne, MSW, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorFlorida Atlantic University

LeaAnne DeRigne's area of research expertise is in paid sick leave, flexible work, vacation time, and pensions.

Miguel Rodríguez García, PhD

Director, Supply Chain Cybersecurity Lab | Warehouse of the Future Initiative | Research Scientist MIT Center for Transportation & LogisticsMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Garcia researches how to defend global supply chains against cybersecurity risks associated with the deployment of new technologies.

Ken Foote, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Geography, Sustainability, Community, and Urban StudiesUniversity of Connecticut

Ken Foote has studied sites associated with individual murders, as well as those associated mass murder and many other events.

David Wettergreen

Research ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

David Wettergreen's research enables robots to perceive and explore the natural world autonomously.

Zhifang Wang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Zhifang Wang specializes in electric power grid vulnerability analysis, synthetic grid modeling, and renewable integration.

Jingsi Christina Wu

Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public RelationsHofstra University

Media studies scholar Jingsi Wu focuses her research on the crossroads of entertainment media, politics, civic engagement, and culture.

Hans van Oostrom

DirectorUniversity of Florida

Hans van Oostrom's work is to oversee the AI² Center activities, the goal of which is primarily to expand AI education.

David Feldman

Professor of Urban Planning & Public Policy and Political Science, Director of Water UCIUC Irvine

David Feldman specializes in water resources management and policy, global climate change policy, ethics and environmental decisions.