global Experts

Boleslaw Szymanski

Claire and Roland Schmitt Distinguished Professor of Computer Science; Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Director, Network Science and Technology CenterRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Specializes in network science with a current focus on social and computer networks

Jessica Warren

Professor, Earth ScienceUniversity of Delaware

Dr. Warren's research focuses on plate tectonics and mantle dynamics.

Kara Bentley, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Maya Stanfield-Mazzi

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Maya Stanfield-Mazzi is an art historian specializing in art of pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America, especially that of colonial Peru.

Jill Sonke

Research Director | Research Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jill Sonke is active in research, teaching, and international cultural exchange.

Zico Kolter

Associate Professor and Director of Machine LearningCarnegie Mellon University

Zico Kolter researches how to make deep learning algorithms more robust, safer, and understand how data impacts how models function.

Barbara Mennel

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Barbara Mennel’s research interests are transnational cinematic practices and the intersection of urban studies and film studies.

Evgeniya Pyatovskaya

Assistant Professor of Communication StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Isabella Velicogna

Professor, Earth System Science, Physical Sciences Associate Dean Graduate Studies, Equity and InclusionUC Irvine

Isabella Velicogna is a Professor of Earth System Sciences and a Faculty Part time at NASA/Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Aarti Singh

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Aarti Singh's research focuses on design of AI agents that complement human decision making.