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Senior Research Fellow and Head of Digital Economy Program at the African Center for Technology Studies; Lecturer at Technical University of Kenya in Computer Science and Robotics. I have lectured Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Robotics and Cybernetics, for over 10 years.
My research interests are; Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Responsible/Ethical AI, IoT and Industry 4.0.
I have also led, and still leading, projects about application of responsible AI and machine learning on digital agriculture, and on the nexus of agriculture and climate.
I have also founded an innovation lab at the Technical University of Kenya, developed 3 innovative prototypes, and filed 6 patent applications to Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) with three already certified as a patent.
I have designed innovative digital systems for various organizations.
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Abdulmalik Amer is a researcher and analyst on political affairs, development, peace and foreign policy issues in the Middle East. He has a background as an expert for many years in think tanks and a trusted advisor to many opinion leaders and policymakers. Mr. Amer is an active and influential member of the political sphere in Jordan, and is trusted to advise and brief many other countries in the Middle East.
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I am an architect and social scientist (Ph.D. 2021, University of Cambridge) with 10 years of experience working on cities in Colombia, the United States, Benin, Italy, and the United Kingdom, including attracting and managing research grants and teams. As researcher and consultant for international and local organisations, I employ mixed-method research and ethnographic tools to understand in depth complex processes of social and spatial change related to urbanisation, migration, racism, human rights, civic participation, and the 'digital turn'.
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I was a UNESCO-Keizo Obuchi Fellowship awardee. Now I teach at the Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka. International Political Economy, Political Ecology, and Development and Governance are my key areas of research interests.
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Assistant Prof., Centre for Regulatory Policy and Governance
School of Habitat Studies
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
Research Interests: Risk Regulation, Food System, Food Safety, Environmental Health
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Programme specialist at UNESCO/MOST
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Urban Development Expert at Tanya Zack Development Planners and Visiting senior lecturer at University of the Witwatersrand. Dr. Tanya Zack is a South African planner specializing in urban policy, regeneration, informality and sustainable development. She has been an advisor and consultant in the development arena for over 25 years and has worked locally and internationally with senior level clients in government, academic institutions, the private sector, and directly with the communities.
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Senior research fellow, Democracy Institute
Professor, Dept. of Public Policy and
Dept. of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Central European University, Budapest-Vienna
Budapest, Nador u. 13., and Quellenstrasse 51-55. Vienna
zentaiv@ceu.edu Violetta Zentai | CEU People
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Diana is in nonprofit sector since 2004, with roles at organizations like the Red Cross in Ukraine, Culture and Art College, YMCA in New York, and our chapter since 2016. She has utilized communication technologies to make a positive social impact.
In 2018, she was nominated as a Board Director of Technology and was awarded "Volunteer of the Year" in 2020. Diana received recognition from Barry Simon, President of the Southern California Division, and a Congressional Letter from Senator Dianne Feinstein, acknowledging her dedication to improving the well-being of community.
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I am the founder and president of Space Pride, a non-profit dedicated to bringing together the queer community in the international space sector and tackling queer discrimination. I am also a PhD researcher at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory developing cutting edge space robotics for future space missions and supervised by world leading researchers. I'm driven by my hope for a more sustainable and equitable future. I am also the youngest committee member on the world's first sustainability in robotics standard at the British Standards Institution, representing the Bristol Robotics Laboratory.