
Naresh Kumar Agarwal
Chairman |
Naresh is a PhD candidate in the Department of Information Systems, School of Computing, National University of Singapore. He holds a B.A.Sc. (Computer Engineering) from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore which he joined as SIA/NOL scholar from India in 1995. His research interests include Information Searching and Retrieval from the User/Behavioral Perspective, Information Management, Knowledge Management and Human-Computer Interaction. Prior to research, he gained 5½ years of diverse industry experience in multicultural environments in Singapore, USA and India. Naresh has been a debater and likes to paint in oil and watercolor in his free time.
Email: nareshag AT gmail DOT com
Website: http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~naresh |

Gerardo Gambirazzio
Vice Chairman |
Gerardo is a PhD candidate at the University of California, Davis. He holds a BA from UC Davis in History and an MA from UCLA in Urban Planning with a specialization in Regional Economic Development. He returned to UC Davis for his doctorate in Geography. His research focus is on conflict over natural resources and environmental management practices of land and water among ethnic minorities across the Pacific Rim.
Email: gambig AT gmail DOT com |

Yu Hui
Secretary |
Yu Hui is a PhD candidate at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, National University of Singapore.
Email: hibiscushui AT gmail DOT com |

Lourdes Marie Tejero
Director of Research and Development |
Lourdes is a PhD Nursing candidate at the University of the Philippines, Manila. She is also an Assistant Professor in the same University. She specializes in pediatric nursing and nursing administraton. She teaches research and has completed studies in clinical nursing practice.
Email: lourdestejero AT yahoo DOT com |

Ahmed Imran
Director of Information Management |
Ahmed is a PhD candidate and Research Assistant / Project Administrator (NCISR) at the School of Accounting and Business Information Systems, Australian National University. His research interests include ICT adoption, implementation and strategy in the public sector, ICT in Least Developed Countries (LDC) and e-government.
Email: Ahmed DOT Imran AT anu DOT edu DOT au
Website: http://www.ictforldc.com/about%20us.htm |

Stephen Robert Nagy
Director of Communications |
Stephen is a Research Associate at Waseda University’s Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies. Educated at the University of Calgary, Canada and Waseda University, Tokyo, he is also serving as the President of the Waseda University Doctoral Student Network (WUDSN) and a PhD Candidate at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies (GSAPS). His research is centered on the implications of migration to Japan, the manner integration will take place and future constructs of Japanese identity, nationality, citizenship and Japan’s ability to navigate through this process.
Email: nagystephen AT hotmail DOT com
Website: http://www.waseda.jp/gsaps/WUDSN/WUDSNindex.htm |

Anastasia V Kouznetsova
Director of Programs and Publications |
Anastasia is a PhD candidate in Law at the Far Eastern National University, Vladivostok, Russia. She is the current chair of the forthcoming APRU DSC in Vladivostok.
Email: anastasiakouz AT gmail DOT com |

Yusuke Takagi
Director of Special Projects |
Yusuke is a PhD candidate at the Graduate School of Law, Keio University. He served as the Chair of the 8th APRU DSC of 2007. Born in Gunma, Japan, he received his Bachelor of Laws from Keio University (Faculty of Law - Political Science) in 2004 and his Master of Laws degree from the Graduate School of Law in 2006.
Email: yusuketak AT yahoo DOT co DOT jp |

Hong Lu
Director of Special Projects |
Hong Lu is a PhD candidate at the School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Email: luh03 AT mails DOT tsinghua DOT edu DOT cn |

Lauren Movius
Director of Special Projects |
Laurenis a PhD student at the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Southern California. Lauren holds a dual MSc/MA degree in Global Media and Communications from the London School of Economics and USC. She received a B.A. degree from the University of California at Los Angeles in Communication Studies and French. Lauren's areas of study include global media policy, new communication technology and society, and political economy of communication.
Email: lmovius AT usc DOT edu |