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Mr. Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, National Information Standards Organization (NISO)

Mr. Todd Carpenter currently serves as Executive Director of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), a US-based non-profit association that develops and maintains standards for the creation, persistent management, and effective interchange of information. In this role, he works with organizations across the publishing, library and software provider communities, building coalitions to improve efficiency in systems to deliver content to users. Prior to joining NISO, Todd was Director of Business Development at BioOne. He also held management positions at The Johns Hopkins University Press, the Energy Intelligence Group, and the Haworth Press. He has served on the executive leadership of several Boards of Directors in industry and community organizations, including FORCE11, the Baltimore County Public Library, the Book Industry Study Group and the Society for Scholarly Publishing. He contributes regularly as a Chef on the Scholarly Kitchen and is author of more than 100 papers on library and publishing systems. Todd is a graduate of Syracuse University and holds a masters degree in business from the Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Nicolaj Petersen, Researcher & Project Manager, UCL University College Denmark

Dr. Nicolaj Petersen holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Southern Denmark. He is currently a full-time researcher and project manager at UCL University College Denmark. With over a decade of experience in strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation, he has served as a consultant, Head of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Incubation, and advisory board member of Business Hub Fyn. His accolades include recognition from IEEE TEMS for his research contributions, and he has held session chair and keynote speaker roles at various conferences. Nicolaj has extensive editorial experience as a special issue editor, handbook editor, and Co-Editor-in-Chief at the International Journal of Entrepreneurship. He is honored to serve as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Strategic Management and Innovation at IGI Global Scientific Publishing, contributing to discourse on digitalization, technology, sustainability, internationalization, and entrepreneurship in strategic management and innovation.

Dr. Gareth Dyke, Academic Director, Reviewer Credits

Dr. Gareth Dyke is a prolific scientific author, researcher, content creator, and journal manager who has published more than 380 peer-reviewed articles over the last 25 years, as well as numerous other pieces (Scientific American) and books.
Extensive experience at the interface between publishing and academia, building connections between researchers and publishing solutions. Researcher for 25 years: In publishing Gareth has worked with Charlesworth, TopEdit, Edanz, and Springer Nature (Research Square Content Director). He has worked as a consultant with Maverick Publishing Specialists and Bentham Science Publishers.
Now: Sales Director at the digital consultancy 4Evolution and helping to make peer review more equitable with Reviewer Credits. Dr. Dyke is also the co-founder of Sci-Train, an EduTech researcher training business. He is an Editorial Consultant with Zheijiang University Press and the China University of Geosciences, where is also works as part of the Chinese Ministry of Education funded project Deep Time Digital Earth (DDE).
Publications include articles in Nature, Science, Proceedings of the National Academy (USA) and other high-profile outlets. Gareth has worked for more than 18 years an an Editor-in-Chief at the Taylor & Francis journal Historical Biology. He led this journal from zero articles to become one of the leading titles in palaeontology, including it’s first impact factor (growing each year).
Dr. Dyke has a PhD in geology and biology from the University of Bristol, worked as a researcher at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and was an Associate Professor at University College Dublin (Ireland) and at the University of Southampton (UK). He is an active teacher and researcher affiliated with universities in Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Kazakhstan, and China.
Dr. Dyke has conducted thousands of online and face-to-face training sessions and is accredited by the UK and Irish Higher Education Authorities.
Information about Dr. Dyke’s research:
On ResearchGate
On Google Scholar

Dr. Tim Vines, CEO and Founder, DataSeer

Dr. Tim Vines is the Founder and CEO at DataSeer. Prior to that, he founded Axios Review, an independent peer review company that helped authors find journals that wanted their paper. Dr. Vines was the Managing Editor for the journal Molecular Ecology for eight years, where he led their adoption of data sharing and numerous other initiatives. He writes for the industry-leading Scholarly Kitchen blog, and has published research papers on peer review, data sharing, and reproducibility (including one that was covered by Vanity Fair). Dr. Vines has a PhD in evolutionary ecology from the University of Edinburgh and now lives in Vancouver, Canada.

Dr. Haseeb Irfanullah, Independent Consultant

Dr. Haseeb Irfanullah is a biologist-turned-development facilitator, who often introduces himself as a research enthusiast. Over the past 26 years, Haseeb has been working for different international environment and development organizations, academic and research institutions, funders, and government agencies in different capacities. Currently, he is an independent consultant in environment, climate change and research system, and a visiting research fellow at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), Dhaka. Co-chair of Environment & Sustainability Committee of European Association of Science Editors (EASE), an associate editor of Learned Publishing, an associate at INASP and Research Consulting Ltd., and a Chef of The Scholarly Kitchen, Haseeb advocates for justice, sustainability, climate action, and resilience of the scholarly publishing ecosystem. Haseeb has a PhD in aquatic ecology from the University of Liverpool, UK.
Learn more about Dr. Irfanullah on LinkedIn.

Dr. Duncan Vinson, English Language Copy Editor, eContent Pro, USA

Dr. Duncan Vinson holds a PhD in ethnomusicology (anthropology of music) from Brown University and an MSW in social work from Salem State University. He has had nine years of experience in faculty positions at several institutions including Northeastern University, Suffolk University, Boston College, and Saint Anselm College. Duncan has published qualitative ethnographic research on communal singing as a mechanism for community organization and personal growth. At present, he is a copy editor and freelance musician based in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.

Dr. Lyn Sonnenberg, Professor Emerita, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Pediatrics Dept, University of Alberta, Canada

Dr. Lyn Sonnenberg is a nationally recognized educator, bestselling author, and health systems leader committed to advancing equity and innovation in healthcare. She is the lead creator of the Health CARE-AI Framework for responsible AI ethics in health professions education, research, and care — a research-informed and internationally adopted model shaping policy, implementation, and leadership strategies across the sector.
Dr. Sonnenberg is Professor Emerita at the University of Alberta and has held senior leadership roles including Associate Dean of Educational Innovation & Academic Technologies, Vice President of the Medical Council of Canada (MCC), and National Director of Learning Transformation at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She currently serves as Director of Strategy and Innovation at Equity in Health Systems (eqh.ca) at the Bruyère Health Research Institute in Canada's capital, Ottawa, where she leads research and implementation projects focused on equity-oriented AI, health systems change, and inclusive leadership.
A Fellow of the Royal College and a recipient of the Canadian Association for Medical Education’s National Teaching Award, Dr. Sonnenberg is known for building inclusive, future-ready learning environments. Her bestselling book Carefully Chosen Words and her recent publication Rooted in Trust reflect her passion for ethical communication and trust-centered leadership in a rapidly evolving digital world.
At the forefront of Canada’s health AI ethics movement, Dr. Sonnenberg brings deep insight into the practical and moral dimensions of AI in medicine, from education and clinical care to governance and public trust.

Dr. Nikos Koutras, Senior Lecturer in Law, Curtin University, Australia

Dr. Nikos Koutras obtained a PhD in Law from Macquarie University (Australia) in April 2018 and a PhD in Political Sciences from Ionian University (Greece) in March 2015. During his first PhD at Ionian University, he was a part-time research fellow in the School of Information and Informatics, where he worked on a research project related to the open access repository of the Ionian University library and its operational framework. During his PhD at Macquarie University, he worked as a part-time research fellow with Dr. Aashish Srivastava, School of Business and Law at Monash University, on a research project regarding the Consumers Right Directive 2011/83/EU. Since the completion of his PhD in Law, Nikos has held post-doctoral positions at the Faculty of Law of the University of Trento (Italy) and the Faculty of Law of the University of Antwerp (Belgium), respectively, conducting research on open science, governance, and the implications for copyright regulations in the European Union. He has also supervised eight research scholars for their master’s dissertations on topics related to intellectual property law. With over 10 years of experience in conducting research in the fields of policy and law, Nikos has worked as a postdoctoral researcher on copyright law and open access governance in Belgium and served as a Visiting Professor on European Union Law for the master's program (i.e., LLM) offered by the Faculty of Law of the University of Antwerp (2017-2019). Most recently, Nikos achieved Fellowship after successfully completing an Advance HE accredited program at Curtin Law School.

Dr. Nikos Koutras has contributed to IGI Global Scientific Publishing through his edited book titled Building Equitable Access to Knowledge Through Open Access Repositories.

Dr. Herat Joshi, Lead Data Scientist, Great River Health, USA

Dr. Herat Joshi is a leading professional in Healthcare Technology and Data Intelligence at Great River Health Systems, Iowa, USA. He excels in driving technological advancements and innovation in Healthcare Information Management, Healthcare Informatics, and Medical/Bioinformatics. Recently, he has focused on scholarly research on the integration of AI integration with Healthcare As a Project Management expert and founder of a startup, he is dedicated to incorporating AI into Project Management. He has earned a PhD in Computer Science & Engineering with expertise in Data Science and AI, holds an MBA, and a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering. He has published multiple scholarly papers and judged more than five national and international technical events. Herat is a certified Peer Reviewer and currently serves as a reviewer for few journals, including the International Journal of E-Adoption (IJEA) of IGI Global Scientific Publishing and the International Journal of Lean Six Sigma of Emerald.

Dr. Joshi has made significant contributions to IGI Global Scientific Publishing, both as an editor and author. Dr. Joshi edited Intelligent Systems and IoT Applications in Clinical Health, and authored chapters such as Natural Language Processing of Electronic Health Records for Predicting Alzheimer's Disease in Deep Generative Models for Integrative Analysis of Alzheimer's Biomarkers, Examining NLP for Smarter, Data-Driven Healthcare Solutions in Intelligent Systems and IoT Applications in Clinical Health, and AI and Chronic Diseases From Data Integration to Clinical Implementation in Generative AI Techniques for Sustainability in Healthcare Security. He also authored Implementing Responsible AI In Healthcare Organizations: Strategies, Challenges, and Best Practices in Responsible AI for Digital Health and Medical Analytics, Principles and Practices for Implementing Ethical AI in Healthcare in Convergence of Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) and Generative AI, and Unlocking Potential: Proving the Value of Digital Twins to Healthcare Executives in Exploring the Advancements and Future Directions of Digital Twins in Healthcare 6.0.

Dr. Anastasius Moumtzoglou, Hospital Administrator, Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Greece

Dr. Anastasius Moumtzoglou is a Former Executive Board Member of the European Society for Quality in HealthCare (ESQH) and President of the Hellenic Society for Quality & Safety in HealthCare (HSQSH). He holds a B. A. in Economics (National & Kapodistrian University of Athens), MA in Health Services Management (National School of Public Health), MA in Macroeconomics (The University of Liverpool), and PhD in Economics (National & Kapodistrian University of Athens), He has been working for thirty-nine years for the 'P. & A. Kyriakou' Children's Hospital and teaches the module of quality at the graduate and postgraduate levels. He has also written three Greek books, constituting reference books for Greek references. As his research interests include healthcare management, quality, knowledge management, pensions, and the dualism of the labor market, he has served as a scientific coordinator and researcher in Greek and European research programs. In 2004, he was declared "Person of Quality in Healthcare" in Greece. Most importantly, Dr. Anastasius Moumtzoglou has been working for over seventeen years to demystify the interaction of two scientific knowledge domains: healthcare quality theory and e-health. In that way, he has been building a new scientific discipline which perfuses unknown knowledge.

Dr. Moumtzoglou has made valuable contributions to IGI Global Scientific Publishing, from book editor and chapter author to Editor-in-Chief. He edited the book Convergence of Population Health Management, Pharmacogenomics, and Patient-Centered Care, and authored two chapters within it: Transforming Healthcare With Patient-Centric and AI-Powered Personalized Medicine and A Novel Conceptual Framework for 21st-Century Healthcare Organizations. Dr. Moumtzoglou also edited the book Quality Assurance in the Era of Individualized Medicine, and authored its chapters titled The Science of Individuality and Healthcare Quality and Population Health Management, Emerging Technologies, and the Science of the Individual. He also edited Design, Development, and Integration of Reliable Electronic Healthcare Platforms, and authored its chapters titled Population Health Management and Cervical Cancer Screening Programs: Roadmap, Design, and Implementation of a Supporting IT System and Digital Medicine: The Quality Standpoint. He also edited M-Health Innovations for Patient-Centered Care, and authored two of its chapters: Tailored M-Health Communication in Patient-Centered Care and The Nexus of M-Health and Self-Efficacy. He authored Risk Perception as a Patient Safety Dimension in his edited book E-Health Technologies and Improving Patient Safety: Exploring Organizational Factors. He also authored the chapter Demystifying Quality of Healthcare in the Cloud in his edited book Cloud Computing Applications for Quality Health Care Delivery. He edited other major books, including Laboratory Management Information Systems: Current Requirements and Future Perspectives and E-Health Systems Quality and Reliability: Models and Standards, of which he authored the chapters titled E-Health: A Bridge to People-Centered Health Care and E-Health as the Realm of Healthcare Quality: A Mental Image of the Future. Dr. Moumtzoglou made notable chapter contributions such as The Science of Individuality and Tailored M-Health Communication in Research Anthology on Improving Health Literacy Through Patient Communication and Mass Media, Population Health Management and the Science of Individuality in Data Analytics in Medicine: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, Population Health Management and Cervical Cancer Screening Programs: Roadmap, Design, and Implementation of a Supporting IT System in Healthcare Policy and Reform: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, Demystifying Quality of Healthcare in the Cloud in Cloud Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, Health 2.0 and Medicine 2.0: Safety, Ownership and Privacy Issues in User-Driven Healthcare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, and E-Health as the Realm of Healthcare Quality in Clinical Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications. Dr. Moumtzoglou is the Editor-in-Chief of the Open Access journal, the International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare (IJRQEH), and has contributed to multiple open access articles, including The Evolution of Healthcare: Embracing Self-Organization, Fractal Scaling, and Attractors, Quality Implications of the Medical Applications for 4G Mobile Phones, Healthcare Quality in the Pandemic Aftermath, and Is Statistical Process Control (SPC) Obsolete?