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Eliva Press, Chișinău, Chisinau (2026)

08/07/2026

Author Interview with Vivien Jiaqian Zhu

Author of the book: Exploring Art, Knowledge and Movement in Japanese Fashion

Eliva Press: Please introduce yourself. What would you like your reader to know about you?

Vivien Jiaqian Zhu 朱嘉倩: As a researcher bridging performance studies (表演研究), art history (艺术史), and design innovation (设计创新), my work explores how bodily movement (身体运动) shapes aesthetic cognition (审美认知) in East Asian (东亚) fashion and literary systems (服装与文学系统). I am currently a Ph.D. candidate (博士候选人) and Regent's Fellow (摄政学者) in Japanese Literature (日本文学) at UC Berkeley (加州大学伯克利分校), as well as a visiting scholar (访问学者) affiliated with the Department of Vice Provost and Dean of Research (副教务长兼研究总监办公室) at Stanford University (斯坦福大学). My background includes extensive archival research (档案研究), fieldwork (田野调查), and training spanning the University of Cambridge (剑桥大学), Stanford Graduate School of Business (斯坦福大学商学院), and Harvard Kennedy School (哈佛肯尼迪学院). This diverse academic training (学术训练) allows me to establish a deeply cross-disciplinary framework (跨学科框架) that underpins the entirety of this book.

Eliva Press: What is your inspiration/motivation?

Zhu: My motivation is rooted in a fundamental inquiry (根本追问): how do we assert "cognitive sovereignty" 认知主权 in the face of systemic pressure (系统性压力)? This project began with my foundational research on The Story of the Stone 《红楼梦》 under Professor Andrew F. Jones (安道教授) at UC Berkeley. His rigorous mentorship (严谨指导)—-especially the importance of literature (文学的重要性)—became the aesthetic blueprint (美学蓝图) for my subsequent decade of work. I sought to understand how classical Chinese narratives (中国古典叙事) could be found with new interpretations (全新阐释) in the study of modern China (现代中国研究) and visual cultures (视觉文化).

Full interview: https://www.elivapress.com/en/news/news-6267320237/

08/06/2026

Author Interview with Prof. Amr Radi

Author of the book: "Numerical Modeling of Charging-Up in Gas Electron Multipliers: A Genetic Programming Approach"

1. Please introduce yourself. What would you like your reader to know about you?

I am a senior academic and researcher specializing in computational physics, high-energy particle physics, and artificial intelligence applications in scientific modeling. I currently serve as a Doctor in the Department of Physics at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Oman. Over a career spanning more than two decades, I have divided my time between university teaching, postgraduate supervision, and leading large-scale international research collaborations. Notably, since 2012, I have served as a Team Leader for the CERN Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which allows me to contribute to highly cited global discoveries while bridging the gap between advanced instrumentation and machine learning.

2. What is your inspiration/motivation?

My primary motivation lies at the intersection of physics and computer science. I have always been fascinated by how we can leverage intelligent computational methods—such as genetic programming, neural networks, and deep learning—to solve highly complex physical problems that traditional analytical methods struggle to untangle. Whether it is decoding subatomic particle collisions at CERN or designing next-generation radiation detectors, the ability to train algorithms to discover underlying physical laws or optimize complex instruments is what drives my research and teaching daily.

3. How long did it take to complete your book from the idea to publication?

The timeline from the initial conceptual stage to final publication spans several years of dedicated research, testing, and algorithmic refinement. While the formal writing and compilation of the manuscript with Eliva Press moved swiftly, the underlying foundation relies on an extensive trajectory of academic work. This includes years of modeling particle tracking systems, supervising advanced research on gas electron multipliers, and developing specialized genetic programming frameworks designed to handle complex simulation data.

4. What's the main message and idea of your book "Numerical Modeling of Charging-Up in Gas Electron Multipliers: A Genetic Programming Approach"?

The core idea of the book is to demonstrate how evolutionary computation—specifically genetic programming—can revolutionize the way we model intricate detector dynamics in high-energy physics. Gas Electron Multipliers (GEMs) are vital for modern particle tracking, but they suffer from "charging-up" effects that alter their gain and behavior over time. Standard numerical simulations can be incredibly computationally expensive. This book highlights a paradigm shift: using genetic programming to automatically discover efficient mathematical models and learning rules directly from experimental or simulation data, thereby accurately predicting detector behavior with far less computational overhead.

5. What was the most unexpected conclusion you came up with while preparing "Numerical Modeling of Charging-Up in Gas Electron Multipliers: A Genetic Programming Approach"?

The most striking conclusion was just how remarkably adaptable and robust genetic programming symbolic regression can be when applied to highly non-linear gaseous detector dynamics. We often expect AI models to act as "black boxes" (like deep neural networks), but genetic programming surprised us by yielding explicit, interpretable mathematical expressions that closely mirror the underlying physical behavior of gas mixtures and electron drift dynamics. It proved that evolutionary algorithms aren't just optimization shortcuts—they can actively assist physicists in uncovering underlying physical relationships.

6. How would you describe your publishing experience with Eliva Press in a few words?

An incredibly professional, efficient, and supportive publishing experience that smoothly bridges academic research with global reach.

7. How do you hope readers—especially researchers and students—will use your book in their work or studies?

For students, I hope this book serves as a clear, practical guide on how to merge physics with advanced computer science, showing them that programming languages and AI are fundamental tools for the modern scientist. For researchers and engineers working on the LHC upgrade or medical imaging instrumentation, I hope they use these evolutionary modeling techniques to optimize their own detector designs, predict gain stabilization times, and accelerate their simulation pipelines without sacrificing accuracy.

8. What future research topics or projects are you planning to explore next?

Moving forward, I am deeply focused on expanding our AI frameworks to address the upcoming high-luminosity phases of major collider experiments. My current and future projects involve using deep learning and machine learning to model the physical properties of complex gas mixtures, optimize ionization detector performance, and classify microseismic or cosmological gamma-ray bursts. Furthermore, I plan to continue developing smart microcontroller and FPGA-based instrumentation to deploy these AI models directly onto hardware for real-time particle detection.

03/06/2026

Cet ouvrage s’adresse aux chercheurs et aux lecteurs intéressés par les milieux arides, avec un intérêt particulier pour les paléoenvironnements sahariens. Longtemps appréhendé comme un espace uniforme et inhospitalier, le Sahara apparaît, à la lumière des recherches récentes, comme un système dynamique dont l’évolution s’inscrit dans des temporalités longues et complexes. L’approche adoptée dans ce travail repose sur l’analyse de sites archéologiques, considérés comme des archives privilégiées pour la reconstitution des environnements passés et des occupations humaines. Le Sahara, qui couvre une part majeure du territoire algérien, demeure encore insuffisamment documenté, en particulier dans ses dimensions archéologiques et paléoenvironnementales. Au sein de cet ensemble, le massif de l’Ahaggar occupe une position centrale. Bien qu’il ait fait l’objet de nombreuses explorations, les études scientifiques systématiques, notamment dans les domaines de l’archéologie et des sciences de l’environnement, y restent limitées. Cet espace se caractérise pourtant par une forte densité de sites de surface, dont une grande partie n’a pas encore fait l’objet d’investigations approfondies. De ce fait, les connaissances relatives aux modalités d’évolution des milieux sahariens ainsi qu’à la diversité de leurs ressources naturelles et culturelles demeurent lacunaires. Le présent ouvrage propose une contribution originale à l’étude d’une séquence chronologique comprise entre environ 250 000 et 120 000 ans, correspondant au Pléistocène moyen et supérieur. Il examine les interactions entre les groupes humains, la faune et la flore dans des contextes environnementaux variés, qui apparaissent globalement plus favorables qu’aujourd’hui. Cette étude s’appuie principalement sur l’analyse de sites préhistoriques signalés par les travaux pionniers, en particulier dans le Sahara central, le massif de l’Ahaggar et ses marges.

Author: Messaouda Benmessaoud
Title: Le Sahara, Paléoenvironnement et Anciennes Civilisations au Paléolithique Inférieur
Purchase: https://www.elivapress.com/en/book/book-5529725082/

12/05/2026

Curriculum shapes the intellectual, professional, and social purposes of education. It determines what knowledge is valued, how learning is organised, how competencies are developed, and how educational outcomes are assessed. Yet curriculum remains a complex and contested domain influenced by theory, policy, institutional realities, and societal change. Curriculum in Practice: Theory, Innovation, and Context for Contemporary Education in Africa offers a rigorous and accessible examination of curriculum as both a conceptual framework and a lived educational practice. The book explores foundational curriculum theories, curriculum models, design principles, knowledge-based and competency-based orientations, heritage perspectives, implementation processes, technological transformations, and quality assurance frameworks. Grounded in African educational contexts, with illustrative insights from Zimbabwe and Rwanda, the text highlights the tensions between reform priorities, institutional capacity, and epistemic coherence. Particular attention is given to curriculum coherence, emphasising the need for principled alignment among knowledge, pedagogy, assessment, and innovation. Written for curriculum scholars, teacher educators, lecturers, policymakers, graduate students, and institutional leaders, this volume presents curriculum not as a static document but as a dynamic system of ideas, structures, and practices shaping contemporary education.

Author: Jones Maeresera
Title: Curriculum in Practice: Theory, Innovation, and Context for Contemporary Education in Africa
Purchase: https://www.elivabooks.com/en/book/book-4761558425

04/05/2026

New Release from Eliva Press!

A new book by Beste NAİBOĞLU:

“Arabesque Dance Design: Reflections of Arabesque Music on the Body”

Every passing moment in our modern world sees the arts of music and dance being reinvented. From ethnic and classical to rock, hip-hop, and digital, new genres and interpretations are constantly born. They manifest in various forms—protest-led, therapeutic, expressive, emotional, or even neurobiologically focused. Throughout history, this evolution has brought us the elegance of the minuet, waltz, and classical ballet paired with Western classical music. Conversely, genres like Jazz and Hip-Hop have emerged as unified identities—seamlessly representing both a musical movement and a dance style simultaneously. The spectrum of these artistic fusions is vast and ever-evolving. Shared values, experiences, and a common body language act as unifying forces in society. This sense of belonging is fostered by collective patterns of behavior and cultural expression. This study focuses on Arabesque music, a cornerstone of Turkish popular culture, analyzing reactive movement patterns through survey-based data. The result is an experimental work: 'Arabesque Dance Design,' which bridges the gap between musical resonance and physical expression. Detailed field studies show that Arabesque has remained a style unexplored in dance scholarship in Turkey. Today, it is primarily defined by many researchers as a musical genre belonging to popular culture. As a pioneering study in both Turkey and the world, this work is an endeavor to draw the identity portrait of a massive, shared mosaic through the art of dance.

Purchase: https://www.elivabooks.com/en/book/book-9961538084

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