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From early-career researchers to established academics, our members are actively engaged in leading-edge projects, impactful publications, and collaborative partnerships that span academia, industry, and the community.
Our members work not only advances theoretical knowledge but also drives practical innovation—whether through AI, immersive experiences, sustainability, the future of works, inclusive digital design, or other initiatives that promote technology for good.
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Dr Brigitte Stangl
Director of the Centre
Researchers
Mark Ashton
Professor of Hospitality Operations Management and Innovation; Associate Dean (Education) FABSS
Dr Nicole Cocolas
Lecturer in Transport Management
Professor Chris Cowls
Visiting Professor
Dr Nadine Itani
Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead for Air Transport Management
Dr James Kennell
Head of Surrey Hospitality and Tourism Management and Associate Professor.
Dr Bora Kim
Deputy Head of SHTM (Education), Director of Studies; Senior Lecturer in Hospitality Management
Dr Yanning Li
Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) Events, Organisations and Operations
Dr Erin Ling
Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work, Director of Executive Education (SBS)
Professor Emily Ma
Professor
Dr Pablo Pereira Doel
Research Fellow
Professor Alector Ribeiro
Professor of Sustainability and Social Transformation | Director of the Research Centre for Digital Transformation in the Visitor Economy
Dr Isabel Rodriguez
Senior Lecturer
Dr Jonathan Skinner
Director of Prospective Engagement and Outreach, and Reader in the Anthropology of Events,
Dr Nikolas Thomopoulos
Associate Professor in Transport
Professor Iis Tussyadiah
Dean of Surrey Business School
Dr Tracy Xu
Associate Professor in Future of Work; Co-Director of Future of Work Research Centre
Surrey affiliated members
Professor Adrian Hilton
Director Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI | Director of Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing
Professor Ranjana Das
Professor
Dr Irina Cojuharenco
Associate Professor, Founding Director of the University of Surrey Business and Economic Experiments Laboratory (Now Human Insights Lab)
Dr Husna Zainal Abidin
Researcher Wakayama University, Japan
Dr Athina Ioannou
Senior Lecturer in Business Analytics
Professor Leo Jago
Emeritus Professor
Professor Anita Eves
Emerita Professor
Professor Caroline Scarles
Visiting Professor
Paul Pike
Client Services Director, The Fan Engagement Group; Visiting Professor, Surrey Hospitality & Tourism Management
Postgraduate research students
Luka Bazelmans
Postgraduate researcher
Mengxi Chen
Dual PhD Candidate in Surrey and HKPU
Lijuan Chen
Postgraduate Research Student
Jiaolong Cheng
Postgraduate Research Student
Septi Fahmi Choirisa
Postgraduate Research Student
Dr Vanessa Cumper
PG/T - Edu Dev & Research
Aram Gholamian
Postgraduate Research Student
Christiane Hensel-Gatos
PhD Researcher
Brana Jianu
Postgraduate Research Student and Associate Tutor
Yoon Jung Kim
Postgraduate Research Student
Elisa Mameli
PhD Researcher and Associate Tutor
Afifa Mujahid
Postgraduate Research Student
Kanokwan Phoaroon
Postgraduate Research Student
Todd Seo
Postgraduate Research Student
Zhenni Wu
PhD researcher
Xiaoyi Xu
Postgraduate Research Student
Haoyue Yu
Postgraduate Research Student