Physical & Life Sciences
Scholars dedicating their careers to the study of living organisms and non-living systems
Harsha Priya Ganapathy
Data Scientist & AI Systems Builder | Making Advanced AI Accessible Through Power Platform
Harsha Priya Ganapathy is an AI/ML Engineer and Research Scholar with a Master’s degree in Computer Science specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. She has published multiple AI research papers and has built real-world AI applic... Show more
Alexandra Waldherr holds a degree in chemical engineering and completed studies in molecular medicine and drug development. She is currently a doctorate reseracher at the Max Planck Institutes in Tübingen (Germany). Her passion for quantum computi... Show more
Annika Hedberg
Former physician researching how large language models actually think, and how to collaborate with them
I am a former physician with clinical background in divergent cognition: how thinking processes work under different conditions. For the past year I have applied that lens to large language models, conducting systematic empirical research across mult... Show more
Mathematician turned software engineer turned network scientist. I explore how structure and behavior emerge in complex systems — from code ecosystems to large graphs. Passionate about Python, powered mostly by coffee, and firmly in the tabs-over-spa... Show more
Alex is a Distributed Spatial Systems DevOps Tinkerer with many years of experience in geospatial data management and web- and cloud-based geoprocessing with a particular focus on land use, soils, hydrology, and water quality. His interests include o... Show more
Mellon Sawyer Postdoctoral Fellow in Transpacific Thought at NYU Show more
Ramsey Elkholy is a guitarist, producer, songwriter, and anthropologist who founded the indietronica collective Monotronic in 2016. He conceived the project as a communal platform where instruments interweave into a single expressive force. Rather th... Show more
Phu (Foo) Nguyen is a senior research scientist at SINTEF, Norway. He works in the Trustworthy Green IoT Software group, developing new tools and methodologies for software development and operation of intelligent and trustworthy systems spanning acr... Show more
Head of the advanced physics laboratory at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Show more
Sepha Soul was created by Jeanette and Frode Josepha‑Hveding - partners in life, in vision, and in the belief that the future of wellbeing begins with reconnecting to ourselves. Jeanette brings the intuitive, soulful dimension of the project, while F... Show more
Stefano Besseghini
Global thinker, Italian physicist: innovate rules to drive transition to sustainability
Stefano Besseghini past President of ARERA, Italy’s independent regulatory authority for energy, networks, and environment. A physicist by training, he combines academic rigor with institutional leadership, driving innovation and efficiency in essent... Show more
Gareth Thomas is an electrical engineer (control), community builder, and technology enthusiast with a passion for turning emerging ideas into practical, scalable solutions. Known for his strong coding skills and ability to bring people together, Gar... Show more
Rebecca Garden
Associate Professor of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Rebecca Garden, PhD, is Associate Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University and Executive Director for the Consortium for Culture and Medicine, an education and research collaborative. Her research brings h... Show more
I'm a member of the Rust infrastructure and compiler teams and the Leadership Council. I teach Rust at a university and sometimes do Rust trainings. Apart from that I also work as a researcher at an HPC center. Show more
Fariba Yazdanpanah
The University of Texas at Tyler - General Preventive Medicine and Public Health Resident
Dr. Fariba Yazdanpanah is a General Preventive Medicine and Public Health resident at the University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center with more than 15 years of experience in clinical medicine and research. She is also board-certified in Cardi... Show more
I studied technical chemistry. After that I worked for 3 years at a shipyard, 2 years in dairy research and 3 years in the plastics industry. The following 32 years I was a scientific employee at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany):... Show more
Sai Surya Raja Amogha Tenneti is a Scientist with over five years of hands-on experience in mammalian cell culture, protein large molecule bioprocessing, and automated bioreactor platforms. She has worked extensively in GMP-aligned environments and i... Show more
Almudena Barreiro es cofundadora de Data for Good Madrid, una iniciativa sin ánimo de lucro que ayuda a organizaciones del tercer sector a aprovechar el poder de los datos para generar impacto social. Su trabajo se centra en el uso ético e inclusivo ... Show more
Senior Lead Engineer at Bowtie Life Insurance AWS Community Builder (2022-) AWS User Group Hong Kong Volunteer (2026-) Show more
Venus Garg is a seasoned product and data science leader with over 20 years of experience in building data analytics products and leading high-performing global teams. She currently serves as a Senior Solution Engineer and AI Executive Advisor in Dat... Show more
Aminu Bonifacio
Principal Investigator Climate Reality Leader with Green Ring Green Climate Initiative Bangladesh Earth Charter International San Jose Costa Rica Swiss National Science Foundation. Kaizer* Karmah**
Currently associated World Food Forum Chapter Leadership Representative ACUNS Cartography Cryptography Program Futurize Founder Academy returned from Dakar Senegal European Union Landscape Resilience Program Fellowship Africa Rice 2025. Kaizer* Karma... Show more
Shrikant Chikhalkar is a senior engineering leader with over two decades of experience designing and delivering high-performance software for regulated healthcare, neuromodulation, and medical imaging systems. His work spans safety-critical medical d... Show more
Brad has a long history of software development in a variety of scientific and engineering applications. He has worked as a consultant in the nuclear power industry, as a contract Fortran software developer, and in multiple different HPC centers. He ... Show more
Shivlal Sharma
Senior DevOps Engineer, CNCF Ambassador, Docker Captain, CNCF Ahmedabad Chapter Co-organizer, CKA, KCSA, KCNA, CAPA
DevOps Engineer at OpenXcell and a CNCF Ambassador for the Gujarat region. With over 3 years of hands-on experience, I specialize in building scalable, secure, and cloud-native infrastructure using Kubernetes, Docker, and observability tools like Pro... Show more
Letsatsi Lekhooa
Systems Librarian, National University of Lesotho Library | Chairperson, Lesotho Research and Education Network (LesREN) | Research Fellow, AI in Academic Writing and Publishing
Letsatsi Lekhooa is a Systems Librarian at the National University of Lesotho Library and the Chairperson of the Lesotho Research and Education Network (LesREN). His work focuses on the intersection of artificial intelligence, digital governance, ope... Show more
Subhash Gehlot
Kubernetes & DevSecOps practitioner focused on container security, Kyverno policies, and zero-trust practices.
professional with strong expertise in Kubernetes platforms, DevSecOps practices, and zero-trust security. With hands-on experience in implementing admission control policies, container security scanning, and secure deployment pipelines, Subhash focus... Show more
Morgan Littlefield is a dynamic leader dedicated to driving organizational growth, fostering strong team culture, and expanding community impact. As the Clinical Operations Leader of The ENT Center of Northwest Alabama, she plays a pivotal role in ex... Show more
Head of Digital & Payments Factory at Poste Italiane, coordinating a team of ten people dedicated to the development of digital applications and payment solutions, specialized in microservices architectures running on Kubernetes and operating on Micr... Show more
Passionate about driving digital innovation and process optimization within the pharmaceutical industry, Keith is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of diverse experience spanning research, technology, operations, and leadership. His expertis... Show more
I am an applied mathematician and computational scientist working on the efficient implementation of massively parallel, adaptive finite element method. I am a Professor in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at Clemson University and... Show more
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