Dr. Bellraj (Bell) Eapen is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems. With a background in clinical medicine, he earned an MS in eHealth and a Ph.D. in Information Systems from McMaster University, Canada. His extensive industry experience is drawn from significant roles across various prominent healthcare organizations in both public and private sectors. Additionally, Dr.
Dr. Liang Kong is a professor at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS). He specializes in applied mathematics and artificial intelligence, with research focusing on the intersection between dynamical systems and deep learning. Dr. Kong has secured significant grants, including a U.S. Department of Energy grant for his project on chemical reaction networks and a seed grant from the Illinois Innovation Network for sustainability research. He mentors students in mathematics and data analytics, with several recognized for research excellence, including an award from the MAA.
SPECIALIZATION: philosophy of AI; machine consciousness
COMPETENCE: philosophy of mind, applied ethics (computer, business, healthcare, environmental), political philosophy, social capital; managemenr theory at the age of AI
SPECIAL INTEREST: cognitive science; e-learning; Artificial General Intelligence
Sunshin Lee, PhD, is a tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Springfield. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech. Prior to UIS, he served as a tenure-track assistant professor at Radford University in Virginia, where he taught courses in Big Data Analytics and Distributed Databases. Before obtaining his Ph.D., he worked as a Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence engineer at LG CNS in South Korea, where he led projects and managed DW/OLAP systems.
Richard Funderburg is a professor of Public Management and Policy and a collaborating scholar at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, where he is co-lead of the Fiscal and Economic Policy working group. He earned his Ph.D. in Planning, Policy, and Design at the University of California, Irvine. Dr.