design Experts

Victoria Graf

Professor EmeritusLoyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Hashem Ashrafiuon, PhD

Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Director, Heterogeneous Autonomous Vehicles Laboratory (HAVLab); Director, Unmanned Surface and Underwater Vehicles | College of EngineeringVillanova University

Hashem Ashrafiuon, PhD, is an expert on robotics, autonomous vehicles and nonlinear dynamics and control.

Jennifer Hansen-Glucklich

Associate Professor of GermanUniversity of Mary Washington

Jennifer Hansen-Glucklich specializes in German-Jewish literature and Holocaust Studies.

Edda L. Fields-Black

Professor of History and Director of The Humanities CenterCarnegie Mellon University

Dr. Fields-Black is a specialist in the trans-national of West African farmers and enslaved laborers on rice plantations.

Dimitris Xygalatas, Ph.D.

Professor, AnthropologyUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Xygalatas' research focuses on ritual, sports, bonding, and the things that make us human.

Benn R. Konsynski

George S. Craft Professor of Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Daniel Kirk, Ph.D.

Professor | College of Engineering and ScienceFlorida Tech

Dr. Kirk's research focuses on air-breathing propulsion and rocket propulsion, and additive manufacturing for aerospace applications.

Professor Richard Wiseman

Professor of the Public Understanding of PsychologyUniversity of Hertfordshire

Richard has gained an international reputation for his research into the psychology of luck, deception, persuasion and magic.

June Ahn

ProfessorUC Irvine

June Ahn is a Professor of Learning Sciences and Research-Practice Partnerships at the UC Irvine (UCI) School of Education.

Changliu Liu

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Changliu Liu's work focuses on assured autonomy, specifically trustworthy robotics systems that work with people.