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Dr Beeshanga Jayawickrama is currently a Lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney (UTS). He is an expert in wireless communication technologies. He has made a global research impact by discovering innovative technologies to enhance various wireless communication systems such as 4G/5G/6G cellular networks, Wi-Fi networks, Bluetooth, Satellite and underwater acoustic communications. He has published over 40 prestigious conference/journal papers and US Patents. He is the Course Director of Data Engineering at UTS, and he has taught numerous undergraduate and postgraduate Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering subjects. He is passionate about sharing his knowledge for the greater good of the society.
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Associate Professor of Sport Management at University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Have published on intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, and LGTQI in sport and society. Have a particular interest in the experiences of Indigenous Australians.
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My academic and research experience working as an Associate Professor and Head of Research and Development prepare me to be an influential researcher and instructor. My doctoral dissertation examined the prospects of India's trade linkage with BRCS economies. Other areas that interest me for my future research stem from developing improved analytical models and methods for trade policy designing, evaluating, and upgrading trade models. At Kardan University, I founded the research domain. I led the University Journals and other research activities, including grants, projects, research training, and master level thesis.These experiences have built my confidence and captivated my interest in teaching and research.
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Professor Azzopardi is an economist and lectures International Economics at the University of Malta. Her main areas of interest are trade, the labour market, migration, social policy and small states.. She has conducted research for several regional and international institutions, including the EU, CEDEFOP, EIGE, the Commonwealth Secretariat, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, and the World Bank. She is the Coordinator of the Migration Platform at the University of Malta. She is also the national expert on several EU projects dealing with gender equality. Her current two research projects focus on the future of skills, and innovation in small states. She is a Director on the Malta Development Bank Board and also a member of the Retail Price Index Advisory Board, and of the Smart Manufacturing Board.
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I am a sustainable finance and fintech innovation advisor and consultant with a very strong background in Social Anthropology. I am always intrigued with the complexity, creativity and variety of human thought and ways of living. I have a passionate interest on indigenous peoples lived worlds and my work is mainly oriented toward the idea that sustainability is not is not an end point but rather a direction and an important tool to empower people.
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Ohotuowo Ogbeche is a writer, lawyer, researcher, LGBT+ rights and feminist advocate. She is experienced in raising awareness about feminist issues and formulating ideas to promote gender equality. Ohotuowo writes for various publications including the feminist blog www.colouredafrica.com on feminism, sexual minority rights and social issues. She was the Director of Research and Knowledge Management with The Initiative for Equal Rights, (TIERs) Nigeria where her work centred around conceptualizing research on sexual and gender minority issues to feed into policy development, increased social acceptance, advocacy and training efforts. She currently works with OutRight Action International as Global Researcher.
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Advocate for sustainable development with United Nation Resident Coordinator Office, Egypt in the UN SDGs advocacy program. Physical Education and sports teacher high motivated and interested in the field of sport and development, seeking to use sport for peace, leverages and addressing issues of violence and social exclusion.
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Assistant professor and researcher at the Department of Economics, University of Costa Rica
Policy Associate at J-PAL LAC
Researcher at the State of the Education (Costa Rican think tank)
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Maria Gloria is Research Fellow at SOAS, University of London. Prior to joining SOAS, she lectured at the University of York and previously held teaching and research positions at the University of Exeter, SOAS, and the Queen Mary University of London. She remains Global Expert on Egypt and Tunisia in the V-Dem Project led by the University of Gothenburg and previously held research positions on British Academy and ERC-funded projects led by the EUI and the University of Glasgow. Gloria is also a nominated Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and affiliated to the University of Cambridge.
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Dr Patel’s research and teaching aims to better understands clients and users of built environment. She is interested in themes of learning, socio-material practices, holistic building performance and adaptation of buildings. Having trained as an architect from India and practiced in the UK, her work has spanned from research, developing business processes, managing projects to technical building design. Her PhD research theorises the practices of adapting academic library buildings and her current research focuses on learning environments in the higher education sector. Her research around the DEGW archive explores the linkages between organisational practices and the built environment to help understand the changing nature of ‘work’.