Clemson University Prof. Wang is an Assistant Professor in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at Clemson University. He earned his PhD in Statistics from the University of Connecticut in 2016 and has extensive expertise in Bayesian computation, Monte Carlo methodology, causal inference, and mortality projection. Before joining Clemson, Prof. Wang served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Goucher College Prof. Steven DeCaroli is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland, with advanced degrees in comparative literature and philosophy from the University of Wisconsin and Binghamton University. He has held esteemed academic positions, including visiting professor at National Taiwan Normal University and visiting scholar at the University of New South Wales.

George Mason University Professor DeCaroli specializes in early South and Southeast Asian art history, with a focus on Buddhism's early development and its interactions with regional religious practices. He earned his Ph.D. from UCLA and has conducted fieldwork across India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia. He is the author of Haunting the Buddha and Image Problems, which examine the origins of the Buddha image and its cultural significance.

University of California, Santa Barbara Prof. Zakarian is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), specializing in synthetic organic chemistry. He received his Doctoral Degree in Chemistry with a focus on natural products synthesis. Prof. Zakarian's research explores the development of new methodologies for asymmetric synthesis, catalysis in chemical synthesis, and the total synthesis of complex natural products.

The Ohio State University Prof. Bruno is a Professor of The Ohio State University. He is a leading expert in Neuropsychopharmacology, Biological Psychiatry, and Developmental Neuroscience. His research focuses on schizophrenia, cognitive deficits, neurodegenerative diseases, and compulsive drug use. Prof. Bruno holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Psychology from The Johns Hopkins University and a B.S. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh.

University of Wisconsin - Madison Prof. Lupyan is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he conducts research on the interplay between language and human cognition. His work investigates how language not only facilitates communication but also shapes cognitive processes like perception, memory, and object categorization. Utilizing a variety of methods, including behavioral studies, neural network modeling, statistical and analyses.

University of San Diego Visual Arts Professor at University of San Diego Works with drawing and the moving image His works center around temporary ecological studies that take form as animation, drawing, works on paper and book arts Exhibited his work most recently at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal, The Center for Fiction in NYC, Comfort Station in Chicago Illinois, and the San Diego Museum of Art.

Emory University Science & Society, Pedagogy in Biology, and Liberal Art. Professor at Emory University. Does research in science, science education, bioethics, and science and religion. Teaches biology, teaching, bioethics, research ethics, and interdisciplinary. workshops and courses on such topics as addiction, cancer, mind and body, consciousness, and death and dying.

University of Toronto He is an American computer scientist specializing in mathematical linguistics and speech processing. He teaches theoretical computer science, computational linguistics, and the theory of programming languages at University of Toronto; also, he is the past chair of Association for Mathematics of Language.

New York University At NYU, Prof. August teaches courses on American literature and culture. He has been honored with a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship and was recognized as a finalist for the Prize for a First Book by the Modern Language Association.

UC Berkeley Computer music researcher and composer in applied mathematics. As a composer he won many prizes, including: 1st prize at the G. Rossini composition competition, 1st prize at the Egidio Carella competition, etc. Teaching harmony, musical composition, computer music, applied mathematics and mathematical logic in several institutes, such as universities and conservatories.

University of Waterloo MIT Ph.D. with the Theory of Computing group in CSAIL. Graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Computer Science. and Electrical and Computer Engineering. Teaches Computer Science at the University of Waterloo's Cheriton School of Computer Science A faculty affiliate at the Vector Institute, a Microsoft Research Fellow at the Simons Institute.

University of Washington CRA-E Undergraduate Mentoring Award in 2018 Professor Ernst’s chief research interest is programmer productivity, including software engineering, programming languages, security, testing, and related issues. Many of his publications and programs are available on-line.

USC Marshall School of Business Stephen Lind teaches a variety of courses in business communication, focused on strategic messaging, technology, speaking, and writing. He researches business communication technology as well as commercially risk-laden communication choices, such as religious messaging in entertainment commerce. He is the author of “A Charlie Brown Religion: Exploring the Spiritual Life and Work of Charles M. Schulz.”

University of Southern California He teaches in the Department of Data Sciences and Operations at the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business. He also holds a secondary appointment as assistant professor of Computer Science in the Viterbi School of Engineering. He earned a PhD in Statistics from Stanford University, advised by Emmanuel Candès. He is originally from Italy, where he studied at Politecnico di Torino and Collegio Carlo Alberto.

Columbia University Prof. Zhou served as a guest researcher at Aarhus University Research on the Anthropocene (AURA). Her work explores the spatial, cultural, and ecological impacts of the industrialized built and natural environment. Previously, she taught at Cornell AAP and Central Saint Martins at University of the Arts London, and was nominated for the Harvard GSD Wheelwright Prize 2022.

University of Southern California Prof. Robinson has vast experience analyzing survey data and large longitudinal datasets using Excel and STATA. He has advised major philanthropic foundations like W.K. Kellogg, Annie E. Casey, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. His achievements include cost-effectiveness analyses of FDA-approved cancer treatments, optimizing a $500 million retirement portfolio, and conducting eight regression modeling studies on educational inequality in the U.S.

University of Waterloo Prof. Hajiabadi is currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo. Before his current position, he taught at the CSE Department of Pennsylvania State University (PSU). Prior to joining PSU, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley, collaborating with Sanjam Garg and Mohammad Mahmoody. His research interests lie in the Foundations of Cryptography and Theoretical Computer Science.

UC Davis Prof. Assadian is affiliated with the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC Davis and the Hyundai Center of Excellence in Vehicle Dynamics and Controls. He is a registered Professional Engineer in California and a Fellow of IMECHE, with over 80 publications, four patents, and extensive editorial contributions to leading journals. Prof. Assadian has over 30 years of industrial experience, including 17 years in the automotive sector. He began his career in the U.S., fo

University of Arizona Dr. Winslow Burleson is a social inventor, a scholar, researcher, artist, and educator with expertise in Human Computer Interaction and the Learning Sciences. The National Academy of Engineering recognized him as one of the “nation's brightest young engineering researchers and educators.” His work integrates engineering, design, and social impact, with over 100 peer-reviewed publications and 11 patents.

Stanford University PhD of Philosophy, Rutgers University Doctoral student at Stanford University, Department of Psychology Book: Experimental Metaphysics by David Rose (ed.) Publishing: metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of action/language/mind, experimental philosophy, aesthetics, meta-ethics, normative ethics

University of Hong Kong Dr. Ngai holds a PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Hong Kong (HKU), with a specialization in attention and decision-making. Her dissertation, Cognitive and Computational Mechanisms of Emotion-related Decision Making, involved designing and conducting empirical experiments on emotional decision-making, along with statistical analyses using computational modeling.

UC San Diego Dr. Yan earned a PhD in Condensed Matter Physics from UC San Diego, focusing on quantum information and sensing using nitrogen vacancy center spin defect qubits. With a strong interest in developing quantum hardware for future technologies, he has conducted research at the Du Quantum Laboratory and participated in programs like the STAQ Quantum Ideas Summer School at Duke University. Prior to their PhD, Dr. Yan gained experience at UCLA in quantum information processing.

University of Toronto PhD student at the University of Toronto, working with Prof. Tovi Grossman at the Dynamic Graphics Project Lab (DGP). Research interests are human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, and their interplay. He builds human-AI systems for efficient media content creation and consumption.

Stanford University Computer Science PhD student at Stanford advised by the amazing Nick Haber and Jiajun Wu. Research interests are (graph) relational learning and semantic scene understanding. His ultimate goal is to enable (virtual) embodied AI agents to interact with their physical surroundings and other agents seamlessly.