{"id":30,"date":"2026-08-29T04:19:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T04:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/um.org\/umap2027\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2026-09-16T14:54:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:54:37","slug":"organizers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/um.org\/umap2027\/organizers\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30\" class=\"elementor elementor-30\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ece2af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ece2af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4940e8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4940e8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n.umap-page-banner {\r\n  position: relative;\r\n  width: 100vw;\r\n  left: 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!important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/* AFFILIATION IN BOLD BLACK *\/\r\n.umap-org-affil {\r\n  color: #111111;\r\n  font-weight: 700;\r\n  font-size: 13px;\r\n  line-height: 1.4;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.umap-org-empty {\r\n  color: #555;\r\n  font-size: 16px;\r\n  font-style: italic;\r\n  text-align: center;\r\n  padding: 40px 0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 700px) {\r\n  .umap-org-group {\r\n    flex-direction: column;\r\n    gap: 20px;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .umap-org-info {\r\n    flex-basis: auto;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .umap-org-tab-btn {\r\n    padding: 12px 20px;\r\n    font-size: 14px;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .umap-org-cards {\r\n    gap: 40px;\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"umap-page-banner\">\r\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/um.org\/umap2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/clean-daytimefixed-scaled2.jpeg\" alt=\"Chicago skyline\">\r\n  <div class=\"umap-page-banner-overlay\"><\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"umap-page-banner-text\">Organizers<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"umap-org-wrapper\">\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"umap-org-tabs\">\r\n    <button class=\"umap-org-tab-btn active\" data-tab=\"organizers\">\r\n      Conference Organizers\r\n    <\/button>\r\n\r\n    <button class=\"umap-org-tab-btn\" data-tab=\"program\">\r\n      Program Committee\r\n    <\/button>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS -->\r\n  <div id=\"umap-tab-organizers\" class=\"umap-org-tabpanel active\">\r\n\r\n    <!-- GENERAL CHAIRS -->\r\n    <div class=\"umap-org-group\">\r\n      <div class=\"umap-org-info\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-heading\">\r\n          General Chairs\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-email\">\r\n          <svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"\r\n               fill=\"none\"\r\n               stroke=\"#444444\"\r\n               stroke-width=\"2\">\r\n            <path d=\"M3 5h18v14H3z\"\/>\r\n            <path d=\"M3 6l9 7 9-7\"\/>\r\n          <\/svg>\r\n\r\n          <a href=\"mailto:umap2027-general@um.org\">\r\n            umap2027-general@um.org\r\n          <\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"umap-org-cards\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-card\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n            class=\"umap-org-photo\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/um.org\/umap2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/yz-pic.png\"\r\n            alt=\"Yong Zheng\"\r\n          >\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-name\">\r\n            Yong Zheng\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-affil\">\r\n            Illinois Institute of Technology, USA\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-card\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n            class=\"umap-org-photo\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/um.org\/umap2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Konstantin-Bauman.jpg\"\r\n            alt=\"Konstantin Bauman\"\r\n          >\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-name\">\r\n            Konstantin Bauman\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-affil\">\r\n            Temple University, USA\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- PROGRAM CHAIRS -->\r\n    <div class=\"umap-org-group\">\r\n      <div class=\"umap-org-info\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-heading\">\r\n          Program Chairs\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-email\">\r\n          <svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"\r\n               fill=\"none\"\r\n               stroke=\"#444444\"\r\n               stroke-width=\"2\">\r\n            <path d=\"M3 5h18v14H3z\"\/>\r\n            <path d=\"M3 6l9 7 9-7\"\/>\r\n          <\/svg>\r\n\r\n          <a href=\"mailto:umap2027-program@um.org\">\r\n            umap2027-program@um.org\r\n          <\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"umap-org-cards\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-card\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n            class=\"umap-org-photo\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/um.org\/umap2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Elisabeth-Lex.jpg\"\r\n            alt=\"Elisabeth Lex\"\r\n          >\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-name\">\r\n            Elisabeth Lex\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-affil\">\r\n            Graz University of Technology, Austria\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-card\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n            class=\"umap-org-photo\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/um.org\/umap2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ludovico.jpeg\"\r\n            alt=\"Ludovico Boratto\"\r\n          >\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-name\">\r\n            Ludovico Boratto\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-affil\">\r\n            University of Cagliari, Italy\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- WORKSHOP & TUTORIAL CHAIRS -->\r\n    <div class=\"umap-org-group\">\r\n      <div class=\"umap-org-info\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-heading\">\r\n          Workshop &amp; Tutorial Chairs\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-email\">\r\n          <svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"\r\n               fill=\"none\"\r\n               stroke=\"#444444\"\r\n               stroke-width=\"2\">\r\n            <path d=\"M3 5h18v14H3z\"\/>\r\n            <path d=\"M3 6l9 7 9-7\"\/>\r\n          <\/svg>\r\n\r\n          <a href=\"mailto:umap2027-workshop@um.org\">\r\n            umap2027-workshop@um.org\r\n          <\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"umap-org-cards\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-card\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n            class=\"umap-org-photo\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/um.org\/umap2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sherry-Shaghayegh-Sahebi.jpg\"\r\n            alt=\"Sherry Shaghayegh Sahebi\"\r\n          >\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-name\">\r\n            Sherry Shaghayegh Sahebi\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-affil\">\r\n            University at Albany, SUNY, USA\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <!-- HANNA PHOTO -->\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-card\">\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-photo-zoomwrap\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n              src=\"https:\/\/um.org\/umap2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hanna-J.-Hauptmann.jpg\"\r\n              alt=\"Hanna J. Hauptmann\"\r\n            >\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-name\">\r\n            Hanna J. Hauptmann\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-affil\">\r\n            Utrecht University, Netherlands\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- LBR & DEMO CHAIRS -->\r\n    <div class=\"umap-org-group\">\r\n      <div class=\"umap-org-info\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-heading\">\r\n          LBR &amp; Demo Chairs\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-email\">\r\n          <svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"\r\n               fill=\"none\"\r\n               stroke=\"#444444\"\r\n               stroke-width=\"2\">\r\n            <path d=\"M3 5h18v14H3z\"\/>\r\n            <path d=\"M3 6l9 7 9-7\"\/>\r\n          <\/svg>\r\n\r\n          <a href=\"mailto:umap2027-lbr@um.org\">\r\n            umap2027-lbr@um.org\r\n          <\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"umap-org-cards\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-card\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n            class=\"umap-org-photo\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/um.org\/umap2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bruce-Ferwerda.png\"\r\n            alt=\"Bruce Ferwerda\"\r\n          >\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-name\">\r\n            Bruce Ferwerda\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-affil\">\r\n            J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping University, Sweden\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-card\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n            class=\"umap-org-photo\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/um.org\/umap2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sharon-Ihan-Hsiao.jpg\"\r\n            alt=\"Sharon Ihan Hsiao\"\r\n          >\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-name\">\r\n            Sharon Ihan Hsiao\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-affil\">\r\n            Santa Clara University, USA\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- PROCEEDINGS CHAIRS -->\r\n    <div class=\"umap-org-group\">\r\n      <div class=\"umap-org-info\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-heading\">\r\n          Proceedings Chairs\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-email\">\r\n          <svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"\r\n               fill=\"none\"\r\n               stroke=\"#444444\"\r\n               stroke-width=\"2\">\r\n            <path d=\"M3 5h18v14H3z\"\/>\r\n            <path d=\"M3 6l9 7 9-7\"\/>\r\n          <\/svg>\r\n\r\n          <a href=\"mailto:umap2027-proceedings@um.org\">\r\n            umap2027-proceedings@um.org\r\n          <\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"umap-org-cards\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-card\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n            class=\"umap-org-photo\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/um.org\/umap2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Zhu-Sun.jpg\"\r\n            alt=\"Zhu Sun\"\r\n          >\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-name\">\r\n            Zhu Sun\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-affil\">\r\n            Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- INDUSTRY CHAIRS -->\r\n    <div class=\"umap-org-group\">\r\n      <div class=\"umap-org-info\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-heading\">\r\n          Industry Chairs\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-email\">\r\n          <svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"\r\n               fill=\"none\"\r\n               stroke=\"#444444\"\r\n               stroke-width=\"2\">\r\n            <path d=\"M3 5h18v14H3z\"\/>\r\n            <path d=\"M3 6l9 7 9-7\"\/>\r\n          <\/svg>\r\n\r\n          <a href=\"mailto:umap2027-industry@um.org\">\r\n            umap2027-industry@um.org\r\n          <\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"umap-org-cards\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-card\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n            class=\"umap-org-photo\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/um.org\/umap2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Olivier-Jeunen.jpg\"\r\n            alt=\"Olivier Jeunen\"\r\n          >\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-name\">\r\n            Olivier Jeunen\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-affil\">\r\n            Independent Researcher, Belgium\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-card\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n            class=\"umap-org-photo\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/um.org\/umap2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Qian-Zhao.jpg\"\r\n            alt=\"Qian Zhao\"\r\n          >\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-name\">\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/qzhao2018\/\" target=\"_blank\">Qian Zhao<\/a>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-affil\">\r\n            USA\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CHAIRS -->\r\n    <div class=\"umap-org-group\">\r\n      <div class=\"umap-org-info\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-heading\">\r\n          Doctoral Consortium Chairs\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-email\">\r\n          <svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"\r\n               fill=\"none\"\r\n               stroke=\"#444444\"\r\n               stroke-width=\"2\">\r\n            <path d=\"M3 5h18v14H3z\"\/>\r\n            <path d=\"M3 6l9 7 9-7\"\/>\r\n          <\/svg>\r\n\r\n          <a href=\"mailto:umap2027-dc@um.org\">\r\n            umap2027-dc@um.org\r\n          <\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"umap-org-cards\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-card\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n            class=\"umap-org-photo\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/um.org\/umap2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tsvi.jpeg\"\r\n            alt=\"Tsvi Kuflik\"\r\n          >\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-name\">\r\n            Tsvi Kuflik\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-affil\">\r\n            The University of Haifa, Israel\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"umap-org-card\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n            class=\"umap-org-photo\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/um.org\/umap2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bart-Knijnenburg.jpg\"\r\n            alt=\"Bart Knijnenburg\"\r\n          >\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-name\">\r\n            Bart Knijnenburg\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"umap-org-affil\">\r\n            Clemson University, USA\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- PUBLICITY CHAIRS -->\r\n    <div 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