Humanities & Social Sciences

Esteemed speakers contributing their insights into human culture, behavior, and societal development

Alex Hart, Ed.D.

Alex Hart, Ed.D.

Originally from Roseville, CA, working in residence life began for Alex when he was a first-year student at William Jessup University near Sacramento, CA. A professional staff member asked Alex to apply to be an Orientation Leader and later on a Resident Advisor. Since then Alex finished his Masters Degree in Student Development Counseling & Administration at Indiana Wesleyan University and his Doctorate of Education in Higher Education Leadership at Azusa Pacific University, studying the development of programming to increase residential college students' sense of community. Alex loves television shows, movies, camping, traveling, and sitting around and talking.

Originally from Roseville, CA, working in residence life began for Alex when he was a first-year student at William Jessup University near Sacramento, CA. A professional staff member asked Alex to apply to be an Orientation Leader and later on a Resi... Show more

John Park

John Park

I've been a professor in the Department of Asian American Studies at UC Santa Barbara since 2002. My professional life is here: https://www.asamst.ucsb.edu/people/john-s-w-park

I've been a professor in the Department of Asian American Studies at UC Santa Barbara since 2002. My professional life is here: https://www.asamst.ucsb.edu/people/john-s-w-park Show more

Kylie Ching

Kylie Ching

Kylie Ching is a University of California Riverside Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies. Her research interests are art and visual culture of the Asian diaspora, contemporary American art, photography, cultural memory, and feminist theory. Her book project examines how Asian diasporic visual artists critically reexamine and respond to American wars in the Asia-Pacific by reconfiguring private family photographs and wartime photography.

Kylie Ching is a University of California Riverside Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies. Her research interests are art and visual culture of the Asian diaspora, contemporary American art, photography, cul... Show more

Sohom Datta

Sohom Datta

Sohom is a second-year PhD student at the Wolfpack Privacy and Security Lab at North Carolina State University. Besides researching web browsers, he spends his time playing CTF challenges, contributing to open-source projects, and writing about cybersecurity topics on Wikipedia!

Sohom is a second-year PhD student at the Wolfpack Privacy and Security Lab at North Carolina State University. Besides researching web browsers, he spends his time playing CTF challenges, contributing to open-source projects, and writing about cyber... Show more

Jacqueline DiCanio

Jacqueline DiCanio

Jacqueline DiCanio is a two-time SUNY Stony Brook University graduate (BA/MA) with a deep passion for Italian literature, heritage, and regional history. After growing up and engaging the Italian-American community on Long Island, she now teaches with the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity at Vicenza Middle School in Italy.

Jacqueline DiCanio is a two-time SUNY Stony Brook University graduate (BA/MA) with a deep passion for Italian literature, heritage, and regional history. After growing up and engaging the Italian-American community on Long Island, she now teaches wit... Show more

Chris A. Eng

Chris A. Eng

Chris A. Eng is Assistant Professor of English at University of Maryland, College Park. His first book, Extravagant Camp: The Queer Abjection of Asian America, was published by NYU Press in the Sexual Cultures series (February 2025). It received the 2023 CLAGS Fellowship Award. Chris’s research has also appeared in such venues as American Quarterly, GLQ, Journal of Asian American Studies, Lateral, MELUS, and Theatre Journal. His 2020 article received an honorable mention for the Crompton-Noll Article Prize, awarded jointly by the GL/Q Caucus of the Modern Language Association and the Queer/Trans Caucus of the American Studies Association. His work has also been recognized by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars through a Career Enhancement Fellowship and by the WashU Graduate Student Senate through an Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award. In 2023, he received the Early Career Achievement Award from the Association for Asian American Studies.

Chris A. Eng is Assistant Professor of English at University of Maryland, College Park. His first book, Extravagant Camp: The Queer Abjection of Asian America, was published by NYU Press in the Sexual Cultures series (February 2025). It received the ... Show more

Aleksandra Pinar

Aleksandra Pinar

I am a systems thinker, AI governance practitioner, and founder of the Regen AI Institute, where I develop system-level approaches to Responsible and Safe AI. My work focuses on the intersection of human cognition, organizational decision-making, and artificial intelligence, with the goal of designing AI systems that remain stable, trustworthy, and resilient at scale.
My background spans enterprise transformation, data-driven decision systems, and AI deployment in complex organizational and regulated environments. Through hands-on work with large-scale AI and automation initiatives, I observed that many AI failures do not originate from technical limitations, but from misalignment between human incentives, institutional decision structures, and machine intelligence.
I am the originator of the Cognitive Alignment framework, which reframes Responsible AI as a coordination challenge across human, organizational, and machine cognition rather than a purely ethical or compliance-driven exercise. My research draws on systems theory, cognitive science, and cybernetics, and is applied to AI governance, risk management, and human–AI collaboration.
I publish and speak on Cognitive Alignment, AI governance, and the emerging Cognitive Economy, with a focus on translating Responsible AI principles into operational practice. My work aims to help organizations design AI systems that support high-quality decision-making under complexity, rather than amplify systemic risk.

I am a systems thinker, AI governance practitioner, and founder of the Regen AI Institute, where I develop system-level approaches to Responsible and Safe AI. My work focuses on the intersection of human cognition, organizational decision-making, and... Show more

Abdouramane Issoufa

Abdouramane Issoufa

Abdouramane Issoufa est un leader scout et acteur communautaire engagé sur les questions de droits numériques, de cybersécurité et de lutte contre la désinformation dans les pays du Sahel. Il est coordinateur régional des Cyber-Gardiens pour le projet Laafi-Kurabi, couvrant le Mali, le Niger et le Burkina Faso, et chef d’équipe du projet Digitalise Youth Niger, une initiative portée par des jeunes pour promouvoir un usage responsable et sécurisé du numérique. Son travail repose sur des approches de terrain, centrées sur les langues locales, l’implication des jeunes et l’adaptation aux réalités des communautés rurales et périurbaines.

Abdouramane Issoufa est un leader scout et acteur communautaire engagé sur les questions de droits numériques, de cybersécurité et de lutte contre la désinformation dans les pays du Sahel. Il est coordinateur régional des Cyber-Gardiens pour le proje... Show more

Chad Shomura

Chad Shomura

Chad Shomura is Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado, Denver. His research interests include political thought, affect, biopolitics, new materialism, and ecology. His recent publications are in Capacities To: Affect Up Against Fascism, Theory & Event, American Quarterly, and Oxford Encyclopedia of Asian American Literature and Culture. Chad's current book project, A Life Otherwise, examines minor assemblies of life that upset the good life. His website is chadshomura.com

Chad Shomura is Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado, Denver. His research interests include political thought, affect, biopolitics, new materialism, and ecology. His recent publications are in Capacities To: Affect Up ... Show more

Michelle Huang

Michelle Huang

Michelle N. Huang is assistant professor of English and Asian American Studies at Northwestern University. She is the author of Racial Beings: Experiments in Asian American New Materialisms (Duke, 2026). Her film essay, INHUMAN FIGURES: Robots, Clones, and Aliens, can be viewed online at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center website.

Michelle N. Huang is assistant professor of English and Asian American Studies at Northwestern University. She is the author of Racial Beings: Experiments in Asian American New Materialisms (Duke, 2026). Her film essay, INHUMAN FIGURES: Robots, Clone... Show more

Demiliza Saramosing

Demiliza Saramosing

I am a Ph.D. candidate in American Studies at the University of Minnesota, with minors in Race, Indigeneity, Disability, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (RIDGS) and American Indian and Indigenous Studies.

"Messin’ Wid Paradise: The Kalihi-verse as Oceanic Homeplace In and Beyond the City with No Pity" is my dissertation, based on five years of ethnographic and autoethnographic research with young adults from Kalihi—many of whom, like me, came of age in the 1990s and 2000s amid post-plantation restructuring, racialized policing, and education systems shaped by settler and carceral logics. The everyday cultural practices of my interlocutors and I are central to my work, highlighting stories of belonging amid intersecting oppressions in Hawaiʻi. From Kalihi’s streets to theatre stages, pau hana talk stories, and Kakaʻako co-working sessions, I have listened to immigrant, second-generation, and Kānaka Maoli voices—many now navigating adulthood in a Hawaiʻi marked by housing crises and soaring living costs. As a second-generation Filipina returning to Kalihi, my research is a critical reckoning with my own place within these stories and structures. Framed by Critical Youth Studies, Women of Color and Indigenous Feminisms, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, and Asian Settler Colonialism Studies, I position the Kalihi-verse as an Oceanic multiverse where my interlocutors and I forge belonging and resist erasure across both our youth and young adulthood.

I am a Ph.D. candidate in American Studies at the University of Minnesota, with minors in Race, Indigeneity, Disability, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (RIDGS) and American Indian and Indigenous Studies. "Messin’ Wid Paradise: The Kalihi-verse as O... Show more

Madeline Anderson

Madeline Anderson

Madeline Anderson is the author of Girl Dad and an entrepreneur. She has a passion for neuroscience, psychology, writing, and speaking. She is the daughter of a Girl Dad and spent years interviewing a wide array of fathers and daughters to write her heartfelt book on how to be the best father to a daughter. Madeline graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in Business Economics.

Madeline Anderson is the author of Girl Dad and an entrepreneur. She has a passion for neuroscience, psychology, writing, and speaking. She is the daughter of a Girl Dad and spent years interviewing a wide array of fathers and daughters to write her ... Show more

Marie Myung-Ok Lee

Marie Myung-Ok Lee

Marie Myung-Ok Lee is the author of the novel The Evening Hero (2022), and the re-release of her young adult novel, Finding My Voice. Her journalism and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, The Guardian, The Atlantic, The Paris Review and many others. She is a founder and former board president of the Asian American Writers' Workshop and teaches fiction at Columbia, where she is the Writer in Residence.

Marie Myung-Ok Lee is the author of the novel The Evening Hero (2022), and the re-release of her young adult novel, Finding My Voice. Her journalism and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, The Guardian, The Atlantic, The Paris Rev... Show more

James Kyung-Jin Lee

James Kyung-Jin Lee

Jim Lee is Professor and Chair of Asian American Studies at UCI.

Jim Lee is Professor and Chair of Asian American Studies at UCI. Show more

Katie Masano Hill

Katie Masano Hill

Katie Masano Hill is a fifth-generation Japanese American (Gosei) from Lafayette, Indiana. She graduated from Valparaiso University with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Museum Studies at the University of Oklahoma, specializing in historical preservation and cultural heritage.
Her thesis focuses on the administration of the Tule Lake Segregation Center and examines how archival records from the War Relocation Authority (1942–1946) reflect systems of social control, psychological stress, and resilience. Through qualitative content analysis, her research explores governance, living conditions, and mental health among Japanese Americans unjustly incarcerated during World War II. Her goal is to inform trauma-informed museum interpretation that balances historical accuracy with empathy and respect for survivors’ experiences.
Katie’s passion for advocacy is deeply rooted in her background in social work and her family’s history of incarceration. Her great-grandparents were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated at Heart Mountain, Tule Lake, and Topaz, where they endured harsh conditions but ultimately survived. Her great-uncle, however, died in camp at only 24 years old. His story, and the countless others marked by loss and silence, fuels Katie’s dedication to preserving these histories and educating future generations about civil liberties and justice.
In addition to her policy work, Katie is a copy editor for Tessaku, a project dedicated to preserving oral histories of Japanese American incarceration. Her written work has also been published in Kioku, a Japanese American journal amplifying stories of intergenerational memory and resilience.
Katie also serves on the Wakasa Memorial Committee, which works to honor and preserve the memory of James Wakasa, a Japanese American man shot and killed by a guard at the Topaz concentration camp in 1943. Her involvement reflects her ongoing commitment to truth-telling and memorialization, ensuring that stories are remembered with the dignity they deserve.
As the Norman Y. Mineta Fellow, Katie works with the JACL Policy Team to advocate for policies that uplift the Japanese American and broader Asian American communities. She is honored to carry forward the legacy of her ancestors and is passionate about preserving and sharing their stories to inspire empathy and understanding.

Katie Masano Hill is a fifth-generation Japanese American (Gosei) from Lafayette, Indiana. She graduated from Valparaiso University with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Museum Studies at the Universit... Show more

Henry Cheng

Henry Cheng

Henry Cheng is a PhD candidate in History at Cornell University (ABD, 2025), where his research examines Cold War afterlives, postsocialist reinventions, and Asian American politics across labor, law, and memory. His work traces how Maoist discourses, mnemonic governance, and racialized citizenship travel between the PRC and U.S. urban organizing, using archival, ethnographic, and discourse-analytic methods. He has forthcoming pieces on Chinese evangelical politics, PRC anti-separatist cinema, and transnational gendered nationalism. At Cornell he has taught in Asian American history, ethics and environment, and U.S. 1960s–70s social movements, and his fellowship support includes the Racial Justice and Equitable Futures Fellowship and the Reppy Graduate Fellowship.

Henry Cheng is a PhD candidate in History at Cornell University (ABD, 2025), where his research examines Cold War afterlives, postsocialist reinventions, and Asian American politics across labor, law, and memory. His work traces how Maoist discourses... Show more

Federick Ngo

Federick Ngo

Federick Ngo is an associate professor in the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His work focuses on higher education policy, finance, and economics.

Federick Ngo is an associate professor in the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His work focuses on higher education policy, finance, and economics. Show more

Suiyi Tang

Suiyi Tang

Suiyi Tang is a PhD candidate in American Studies at the University of Southern California where she works on Asian American postwar modernism and the history of cybernetics. She is also the author of the novel American Symphony: Other White Lies (CCM Press 2019).

Suiyi Tang is a PhD candidate in American Studies at the University of Southern California where she works on Asian American postwar modernism and the history of cybernetics. She is also the author of the novel American Symphony: Other White Lies (CC... Show more

John Rosa

John Rosa

John P. Rosa, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of History, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
rosajohn@hawaii.edu
Mobile: (808) 723-1160

EDUCATION

Ph.D., 1999, M.A., 1992, History, University of California, Irvine
B.A., 1990, History, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

POSITIONS HELD

Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, 2015-
Affiliate Faculty, Center for Pacific Islands Studies, UHM, 2019-
Affiliate Faculty, Department of Ethnic Studies, UHM 2016-
Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, 2008-2015
Instructor, Social Studies Department, Kamehameha Schools, Kapālama, Honolulu, 2006-2008
Assistant Professor, Asian Pacific American Studies Program, Arizona State University, Tempe, 2000-2006

PUBLICATIONS

Book (Scholarly Monograph):
Local Story: The Massie-Kahahawai Case and the Culture of History. University of Hawai‘i Press, 2014.

Co-edited Journal Volume:
Social Process in Hawai‘i. “Celebrating 100 Years of Local Studies” issue. Co-editor with
Lori Pierce. Vol 46 (December 2020).

Co-authored Electronic Book:
Genz, Joseph H., Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua, Monica C. LaBriola, Alexander Mawyer, Elicita N. Morei, and
John P. Rosa. Militarism and Nuclear Testing in the Pacific. Volume 1 of Teaching Oceania Series,
edited by Monica LaBriola. Honolulu: Center for Pacific Islands Studies,
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, 2019. See http://hdl.handle.net/10125/42430

Refereed Journal Articles and Essays (recent):
“Ambling Time,” in Tom Gammarino, Bryan Kamaoli Kuwada, D. Keali‘i MacKenzie, and Lyz Soto, eds.,
Snaring New Suns: Speculative Works from Hawai‘i and Beyond special issue of Bamboo Ridge: Journal of Hawai‘i Literature and Arts. Vol. 122 (2022): 124-130.
“Small Numbers / Big City: Innovative Presentations of Pacific Islander Art and Culture in Phoenix,
Arizona,” AAPI Nexus: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders: Policy, Practice and Community.
Vol. 5, No. 1 (Spring 2007): 59-77.

Book manuscript in progress:
Hawai‘i 1959. (This second book project focuses on three phenomena in 1959 when the islands: achieved statehood; saw the use of commercial jets for the first time; witnessed the completion of Ala Moana Shopping Center to bring visitors to Hawaiʻi. It examines the transition from territory to state, the rapid growth of the tourism industry, and the expansion of a consumer economy intertwined with a construction boom in retail and housing developments.)

Invited Book Chapters (recent):
“‘Eh! Where You From?’: Questions of Place, Race, and Identity in Contemporary Hawai‘i,” in Camilla Fojas, Rudy Guevarra, and Nitasha Sharma, eds. Beyond Ethnicity: New Politics of Race in
Hawai’i. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2018.
“Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in Hawai‘i: Place, People, Culture” in David K. Yoo and
Eiichiro Azuma, eds. Oxford Handbook of Asian American History. New York: Oxford
University Press, 2015.

RECOGNITIONS / FELLOWSHIPS / AWARDS / GRANTS

Jerry H. Bentley World History Faculty Award, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Arts, Languages & Literatures, 2022-2023. $3250.
Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Arts & Humanities, 2017. $1000 merit award.
Associated Students of ASU Centennial Professorship, 2005-2006. $5,000 merit award and $5,000 grant for project Voices from Oceania: The Pacific at Your Door.

John P. Rosa, PhD Associate Professor Department of History, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa rosajohn@hawaii.edu Mobile: (808) 723-1160 EDUCATION Ph.D., 1999, M.A., 1992, History, University of California, Irvine B.A., 1990, History, Nor... Show more

Grace Acton

Grace Acton

Ai Grace Acton is an undergraduate student studying International Relations and Sociology at Tufts University. This past summer, Acton was awarded a grant from the Tufts Summer Scholars program to conduct research on multiracial Asian American identity. She is currently extending this research into a senior honors thesis on how multiracial Asian-white individuals understand and negotiate their racial identities within both their communities and the broader U.S. racial hierarchy, drawing on qualitative methods and critical approaches from sociology, Asian American studies, and mixed-race studies.
Beyond her independent research, Acton is analyzing qualitative data from more than forty interviews examining equity and climate in public exam schools following admissions reform as a research assistant to Professor Warikoo in the Department of Sociology. This collaborative project aims to offer insight into the efficacy of the new policy and ultimately improve its implementation.
Grace’s academic and activist work intersect deeply. As a project lead with the Tufts Asian Student Coalition (TASC), she has designed and facilitated workshops that encourage students to think critically about their Asian American identity as a political category. She co-led a successful campaign to strengthen the university’s ethnic studies program, resulting in expanded resources, funding, and course offerings. She also edits and publishes creative and critical works in Voices, Tufts’ Asian American literary and arts magazine, which uplifts Asian American narratives and cultural expression. Her organizing emphasizes solidarity and collective liberation, particularly through mobilizing students for actions and rallies supporting Palestinian liberation and other social justice movements.
In addition to her research and community engagement, Grace works as a Writing Fellow at Tufts, mentoring peers on advanced academic writing. She is also the founder of Light It Up English, an educational initiative that provides personalized English instruction for children across cultures. Through this work, she deepens her commitment to inclusive education and cross-cultural dialogue, values that also shape her scholarship and activism. She is dedicated to bridging academic inquiry and community engagement through work that amplifies Asian American and multiracial narratives, challenges racial hierarchies, and envisions more inclusive futures.

Ai Grace Acton is an undergraduate student studying International Relations and Sociology at Tufts University. This past summer, Acton was awarded a grant from the Tufts Summer Scholars program to conduct research on multiracial Asian American identi... Show more

Xiang Gao

Xiang Gao

Dr. Xiang Gao is an Assistant Professor of Public Health Education at the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG). Dr. Gao also holds a research affiliation with the Carolina Asia Center (CAC) at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Gao’s research investigates the impacts of sociodemographic and health-related factors on Asian American health disparities, suicide, early childhood adversity, and firearm violence. Dr. Gao advocates for inclusiveness and belongingness for those underrepresented Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) students and scholars in academia.

Dr. Xiang Gao is an Assistant Professor of Public Health Education at the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG). Dr. Gao also holds a research affiliation with the Carolina Asia Center (CAC) at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Gao’s research investigate... Show more

Jérôme Nicolas

Jérôme Nicolas

A la fois scientifique de formation dans le domaine de la biologie et serious game designer, j'anime le dialogue sciences & société autour des biotechnologies en utilisant le jeu comme ressource principale pour impliquer les citoyens.

A la fois scientifique de formation dans le domaine de la biologie et serious game designer, j'anime le dialogue sciences & société autour des biotechnologies en utilisant le jeu comme ressource principale pour impliquer les citoyens. Show more

Madhura Borikar

Madhura Borikar

An Undergraduate B.tech Student, pursuing career in Data Science

An Undergraduate B.tech Student, pursuing career in Data Science Show more

Caroline Kieu-Linh Valverde

Caroline Kieu-Linh Valverde

Dr. Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde is Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California, Davis. She was a Fulbright, Rockefeller, and Luce scholar. She authored Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community, Culture, and Politics in the Diaspora. Prof. Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology, Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy. Professor Valverde is working on curating an exhibit on development in contemporary Viet Nam through the lens of Viet Nam’s national dress, the ao dai. She continues for community building projects for Amerasians and have started two organizations to advance Amerasian needs in the US and Viet Nam. She is also working on her third manuscript, “National Aesthetics,” which examines national (re)imaging and rebranding projects with a focus on Viet Nam’s development in the area of sustainability and sovereignty. In this area she works on revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. She also works on image making projects in Viet Nam and UC Davis. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy, as well as the importance of its return. More on Prof. Valverde can be found @ kieulinh.com.

Dr. Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde is Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California, Davis. She was a Fulbright, Rockefeller, and Luce scholar. She authored Tra... Show more

Jerry Gamblin

Jerry Gamblin

Researcher. Builder. Hacker. Traveler.

Researcher. Builder. Hacker. Traveler. Show more

Moch Rafy Adhipramana Effendy

Moch Rafy Adhipramana Effendy

Moch Rafy Adhipramana Effendy is master’s students in the Department of Information Systems at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, passionate about applying knowledge graphs to real-world problems. In Indonesia’s democracy, he care about raising political awareness among working citizens and aim to use knowledge graphs to help voters identify ideal candidates who are not part of political dynasties.

Moch Rafy Adhipramana Effendy is master’s students in the Department of Information Systems at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, passionate about applying knowledge graphs to real-world problems. In Indonesia’s democracy, he care about raising pol... Show more

Ayush Pandey

Ayush Pandey

Ayush Pandey is the Founder & CEO of Sixth Axe Studios, a 'Culture-Tech' gaming startup incubated at IIM Kozhikode (LIVE). With over 10 national recognitions and a fellowship from the IGDC (India Game Developer Conference), Ayush is pioneering the genre of "Mythic Realism" to bridge the gap between Indian heritage and global AAA entertainment.

Beyond the studio, he has actively served as Jury member for flagship events of Ministry of Education & AICTE like Smart India Hackathon & Innovation Challenge. He also serves as a Moderator for GameDev India, the country's largest community of game developers, where he actively mentors the next generation of builders. He is currently focused on proving that world-class IP can be built from Tier-2 India.

Ayush Pandey is the Founder & CEO of Sixth Axe Studios, a 'Culture-Tech' gaming startup incubated at IIM Kozhikode (LIVE). With over 10 national recognitions and a fellowship from the IGDC (India Game Developer Conference), Ayush is pioneering the ge... Show more

Elena Panagopoulou

Elena Panagopoulou

Innovative and results-driven professional with expertise in AI, data analytics, and business transformation. I specialize in leveraging generative AI solutions, multimodal large language models (LLMs), and AI agents to optimize workflows, enhance operational efficiency, and solve complex business challenges, incorporating Microsoft Power Platform solutions. Leading AI strategy, AI literacy and adoption, empowering and driving organisations harness the full potential of AI.

Innovative and results-driven professional with expertise in AI, data analytics, and business transformation. I specialize in leveraging generative AI solutions, multimodal large language models (LLMs), and AI agents to optimize workflows, enhance op... Show more

Priscilla Rippe

Priscilla Rippe

Je suis consultante en conduite du changement. J'interviens en entreprise pour travailler sur des projets de transformation (réorganisation, nouveaux processus métier, nouvelles méthodes de travail). Les méthodes agiles, les techniques du Design Thinking, le leadership et l'agilité comportementale viennent enrichir chaque jour mes missions d’accompagnement auprès des équipes.

Je suis consultante en conduite du changement. J'interviens en entreprise pour travailler sur des projets de transformation (réorganisation, nouveaux processus métier, nouvelles méthodes de travail). Les méthodes agiles, les techniques du Design Thin... Show more

Alexandre Tavares

Alexandre Tavares

Com mais de 24 anos e experiencia em tecnologia e expecializado em Data Science, Analytics & Big Data.

Principais pontos da Carreira
• Gerenciamento de banco de dados SQL
• Tuning de queries SQL
• Desenvolvimento, auditoria e consultoria de queries SQL
• Implantação e Manutnção de Ambiente Hadoop
• Spark
• Big Data Analytics
• ETL/ELT
• Automatização de processos de Dados
• Data Quality
• Integração de dados de fontes distintas
• Migração de dados
• Desenvolvimento/Programação - Python/scala
• Gestão de equipe/pessoas
• Migração de Ambientes
• Arquitetura Cloud: GCP, AWS, Azure e Oracle Cloud

Com mais de 24 anos e experiencia em tecnologia e expecializado em Data Science, Analytics & Big Data. Principais pontos da Carreira • Gerenciamento de banco de dados SQL • Tuning de queries SQL • Desenvolvimento, auditoria e consultoria de q... Show more

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