Scott Niekum
Associate Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Scott Niekum works to enable personal robots to be deployed in the home and workplace. He is an expert on the social implications of AI.
AI Human-Robot Interaction Robotic Manipulation AI Safety Reinforcement Learning
Dr Timothy Whitehead
Senior Lecturer in Product Design · Aston University
Dr Whitehead's interest is in developing approaches to improve the design of products distributed in low income countries.
User Centred Design Circular Economy Design for International Development Industrial Design 3D Printing
Aaron Young
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE
Aaron Young is an expert in powered orthotic and prosthetic control systems for persons with stroke, neurological injury or amputation.
Robotic Mobility Enhancement Myoelectric Control Biological Signal Processing Machine Learning Assistive Devices
Michel Boufadel
Distinguished Professor · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Michel Boufadel focuses on water, water technology and energy, offering insights into oil spills and other environmental disasters.
Oil Spills Global Warming Sustainability Water Technology Environmental Disasters
Veronika Sonsev
CEO & Founder · inSparq
An inspirational personality in the mobile and digital technology field who is pioneering new business opportunities for women entrepreneurs
Startups and Investment Management Entrepreneurship Mobile Technology and Wireless Financial Forecasting and Planning Operations Management
Tim Brodhead
Senior Fellow (SiG National) · Social Innovation Generation (SiG)
A non-profit pioneer who continues working to create a more resilient society by enhancing inclusion, sustainability, and social innovation
Philanthropy Non-Profit Management Social Innovation Social Finance Sustainability
Brit McKay
Associate Dean of Students & External Affairs · Georgia Southern University
Professor McKay's research focuses on the use of expert systems in designing decision aids and recent developments in taxation
Accounting Information Systems International Accounting Issues Decision Aids Taxation International Accounting
Gretchen Chapman
Professor and Department Head · Carnegie Mellon University
Gretchen Chapman's research combines judgment and decision-making with health psychology.
Health Behavior Decision Research Field Experiments Decision Processes Risk Preferences
Saad Bhamla
Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE
The Bhamla Lab explores fundamental and applied research questions through the development of new experimental tools and techniques.
Materials and Nanotechnology Biotechnology Organismic Physics Global Health Complex Systems
Adam Frank
Professor of astrophysics, science commentator, and popular author · University of Rochester
Frank is a leading expert on how stars form and how they die, as well as civilizations before humans
Extraterrestrial Life Space Discoveries Life on Other Planets Civilizations and climate change Theoretical Astrophysics
Katherine Wikoff, Ph.D.
Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering
Dr. Katherine Wikoff focuses her work on user experience, technical communication, humanities and literature.
User Experience Technical Communication Humanities Literature Higher Education
Olexandr Isayev
Assistant Professor, Chemistry · Carnegie Mellon University
Olexandr Isayev's research focuses on solving fundamental chemical problems with machine learning, molecular modeling and quantum mechanics.
Theoretical Chemistry Computational Chemistry Machine Learning Cheminformatics Drug Discovery
Ken Holstein
Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Ken Holstein's research focuses broadly on AI-augmented work and improving how we design and evaluate AI systems for real-world use.
Elections Intelligence Augmentation Applied Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Human-Computer Interaction
Rachel A. Volberg
Research Professor of Epidemiology · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Rachel Volberg is one of the world's leading experts on the social and economic aspects of gambling, sports betting and problem gambling.
sports betting Economic Impact of Gambling Gambling Problem Gambling Societal Impacts of Gambling
Peter Evans
Co-Founder & CEO · ExpertFile
Recognized speaker on expertise marketing, technology and innovation
Media Trends Thought Leadership Marketing Technology Innovation
Wesley Longhofer
Associate Professor of Organization & Management; Executive Academic Director, Business & Society Institute · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Organizational Sociology Business and Society Social Enterprise Philanthropy and Non-Profits Climate Change
Chrissann Ruehle, Ph.D.
Management Instructor II, Lutgert College of Business - Chair, Internal Stakeholders, Dendritic AI & Data Science Institute · Florida Gulf Coast University
AI in Digital Marketing and Public Relations AI in Higher Education Organizational Behavior AI Governance Ethics of AI
Steffanie Scott
Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental Management · University of Waterloo
Leading international scholar on food security, food system change, and COVID-19 impacts on the food suppy.
Food Agriculture & Environment COVID-19 (Coronavirus) China Food Policy Local Food Systems
Aimée Eubanks Davis
Founder and CEO · Braven.org
Speaks to higher education outcomes, particularly related to job attainment and quality among first-generation and low-income students.
Social and Economic Mobility Higher Education Future of Work Employer/Employee Relations Labor Market
Mo Jiang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · Virginia Commonwealth University
Variability process intensification in material production & resource recovery, spanning healthcare, energy, & environmental sustainability
Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Engineering Process crystallization Multiphase slug flow Reaction Engineering Separations