Mario Birkholz ist Professor für Bioelektronik an der Technischen Universität Berlin und Leiter des Joint Lab Bioelectronics IHP/TUB, das vom IHP und der TU Berlin in 2012 gegründet wurde. Als ausgebildeter Physiker kam er 2004 ans IHP, dem Leibniz-Institut für innovative Mikroelektronik, wo er seitdem an den Anwendungen der Halbleiterphysik in Biotechnologie und Medizin arbeitet.
Seine Forschungsarbeiten fokussieren sich auf die Manipulation biologischer Zellen mit elektrischen Effekten sowie auf medizinische Sensoren und Implantate. Diese technischen Entwicklungen führten ihn auf die Frage der Privatheit von Gesundheitsdaten. Seine Aktivitäten betreffen deshalb zunehmend Fragen der nachhaltigen Digitalisierung und des Datenschutzes.

Mario Birkholz ist Professor für Bioelektronik an der Technischen Universität Berlin und Leiter des Joint Lab Bioelectronics IHP/TUB, das vom IHP und der TU Berlin in 2012 gegründet wurde. Als ausgebildeter Physiker kam er 2004 ans IHP, dem Leibniz-... Show more

Student der Biodiversität an der Ruhr-Uni Bochum / Uni Duisburg-Essen

Student der Biodiversität an der Ruhr-Uni Bochum / Uni Duisburg-Essen Show more

Wanda O Rly is a physicist, a teacher, a game industry professional, an angel of critical thinking and a lover of nature and humanity.

Born out of Valtteri Lahti's passion for drag art and science communication Wanda is a new, exotic, and exciting approach to making science accessible.

Education
• MSc , physics
• Subject teacher(physics , mathematics, IT)

Experience
• 4 years in the game industry, creating science oriented games (Producer, analyst, communications manager)
• 3 years in the energy industry, software designer (solar energy calculation)

Wanda O Rly is a physicist, a teacher, a game industry professional, an angel of critical thinking and a lover of nature and humanity. Born out of Valtteri Lahti's passion for drag art and science communication Wanda is a new, exotic, and exciting... Show more

Aaron Hall is a hands-on AI engineer building real-world systems at the edge of modern machine learning. As a consultant at Source Allies, he ships production-ready solutions using generative AI and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), focusing on what actually works beyond the demos. Previously, he was a Data Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, applying machine learning at scale across high-performance computing environments and contributing to open-source ML infrastructure. With a PhD in Physics and experience spanning national labs, research, and full-stack development, Aaron brings a rare blend of technical depth and pragmatic engineering, helping teams turn powerful models into reliable, high-impact products.

Aaron Hall is a hands-on AI engineer building real-world systems at the edge of modern machine learning. As a consultant at Source Allies, he ships production-ready solutions using generative AI and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), focusing on w... Show more

Oseni Ridwan Damilola is a passionate and emerging geoscientist with expertise in geospatial analysis, petrophysics, seismic interpretation, and static reservoir modeling. He holds a B.Sc. in Geology from Olabisi Onabanjo University and is currently a researcher with DigGeoNaija Limited while serving his National Youth Service at Dharmattan Nigeria Limited. Skilled in tools such as Techlog, Petrel, QGIS, ArcGIS Pro, and Google Earth Engine, he has contributed to projects on land use, geotourism, environmental conservation, well log analysis, and seismic studies, including leading geospatial initiatives for Nigeria’s first Geospatial Atlas. His research on climate change, land use dynamics, and geoheritage conservation has appeared in platforms like Urban Climate and Zenodo. Ridwan is also an active member of NAPE, AAPG, SPE, and SEG, bringing technical expertise, research insight, and leadership to advancing energy and environmental solutions.

Oseni Ridwan Damilola is a passionate and emerging geoscientist with expertise in geospatial analysis, petrophysics, seismic interpretation, and static reservoir modeling. He holds a B.Sc. in Geology from Olabisi Onabanjo University and is currently ... Show more

Brian is a software / data engineer and bioinformatician with 15 years experience in preclinical data, clinical data, clinical biomarkers and real-world data and 35 years in software architecture and data engineering.

He is also the Twin Cities (MN) Bits-In-Bio city captain.

Brian is a software / data engineer and bioinformatician with 15 years experience in preclinical data, clinical data, clinical biomarkers and real-world data and 35 years in software architecture and data engineering. He is also the Twin Cities (M... Show more

Alexander Morisse, PhD (Head of Data Science, Graphistry), is a leader in machine learning at the interface of artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and graph neural networks. Alex heads the development of Graphistry[AI], a popular open source graph autoML GPU toolkit that helps convert any data source like CSVs, Databricks, SQL, logs, and graph databases into powerful graph AI visualizations and models. His team works with clients ranging from cybersecurity, fraud & misinformation to patient & user journeys to the world's largest supply chains. Recently he has built www.louie.ai, a GenAI data science analyst that lets you talk to your data and do complex analysis. At past startups, he’s built AI systems in fields ranging from news, music, and entertainment (recommender systems) to chip design, process management and quantified self systems for both private and federal customers. Projects include developing AI-powered products for Beats Music (acquired by Apple), Quid (acquired by NetBase), Boomtrain (acquired by ZetaGlobal), Idle Games (acquired by GSN), architecting a privacy-preserving AI that extracts contexts and helps team work at tehama.io, and co-founding Stayopen.com, a modern hotel experience for adventurers seeking community. Before AI startups, Dr. Morisse was an Assistant Professor of Theoretical Physics at USC, Spain, working on topics in Quantum Gravity, Early Universe Cosmology, Particle Phenomenology and String Theory.

Alexander Morisse, PhD (Head of Data Science, Graphistry), is a leader in machine learning at the interface of artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and graph neural networks. Alex heads the development of Graphistry[AI], a popular o... Show more

I am an Associate Professor in vertebrate social behaviour, with over 20 years of experience in the field of animal behaviour and more particularly bioacoustics. I have been working on a wide range of species, from songbirds to ungulates, and have published > 75 peer-reviewed papers. Since 2019, I am leading the Behavioural Ecology Group at the University of Copenhagen. Our main projects combine the topics of acoustic communication, emotions, and social networks, in order to understand how emotions influence communication, how emotions are transmitted between individuals and influence social relationships, and how acoustic communication affects social interactions. We are also very interested in how our research can be used to improve animal welfare and for conservation purpose.

I am an Associate Professor in vertebrate social behaviour, with over 20 years of experience in the field of animal behaviour and more particularly bioacoustics. I have been working on a wide range of species, from songbirds to ungulates, and have pu... Show more

Maria graduated in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology at Politecnico di Milano in 2023. During her studies she had the opportunity to work at University of Stuttgart, where she carried out her master thesis regarding the removal of heavy metals from wastewater by exploiting the action of microalgae. Maria is currently a PhD student and her research focuses on the recovery of metals from waste of electric and electronic equipment.

Maria graduated in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology at Politecnico di Milano in 2023. During her studies she had the opportunity to work at University of Stuttgart, where she carried out her master thesis regarding the removal of heavy metals... Show more

I am a doctoral student in Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics with the HYMNS-ERC group at the Institute of Corpuscular Physics (IFIC), a joint research center of UV-CSIC. I am also part of the n_TOF collaboration at CERN, where I'm doing my thesis.

I’m a graduate of the Erasmus Mundus program in Nuclear Physics, a highly international program that provided the opportunity to collaborate across European institutions, specialising in Experiments, Instrumentation, and Large Accelerators. Additionally, I am an Intel Certified Instructor (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/community/experts-gameiro.html) for oneAPI, based on the open industry standard for heterogeneous computing, where I share knowledge on effective and efficient computational techniques for modern scientific computing.

My interests lie at the intersection of physics, nuclear science, scientific computation, heterogeneous computing, and open-source software. I am passionate about advancing research through computational innovation and sharing tools that can enhance collaboration within the scientific community.

I am a doctoral student in Experimental Nuclear Astrophysics with the HYMNS-ERC group at the Institute of Corpuscular Physics (IFIC), a joint research center of UV-CSIC. I am also part of the n_TOF collaboration at CERN, where I'm doing my thesis. ... Show more

Samuel Tobler is a postdoctoral researcher focusing on the use of narratives and storytelling as well as machine learning and generative AI in education.

Samuel Tobler is a postdoctoral researcher focusing on the use of narratives and storytelling as well as machine learning and generative AI in education. Show more

Diploma in Biology (Aquatic Ecology)
PhD about algal bloom forecasting
Senior scientist in aquatic ecology, ecological modelling and environmental statistics
Research on lake and river ecology and the impact of climate warming

Diploma in Biology (Aquatic Ecology) PhD about algal bloom forecasting Senior scientist in aquatic ecology, ecological modelling and environmental statistics Research on lake and river ecology and the impact of climate warming Show more

Vincenzo Gioia is a research assistant at the Department of Economic, Business, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences of the University of Trieste, Italy.
He received the PhD in Managerial and Actuarial Sciences, curriculum in Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, from the University of Udine in 2023.
His research interests range from asymptotic methods to semi-parametric regression modelling techniques, with particular emphasis on statistical computing and applications in engineering, economics, environmental and life sciences.

Vincenzo Gioia is a research assistant at the Department of Economic, Business, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences of the University of Trieste, Italy. He received the PhD in Managerial and Actuarial Sciences, curriculum in Statistics and Actuar... Show more

Kyriaki Minoglou (MEng in Electrical Engineering in 2000, M.Sc. in Microelectronics in 2002, Ph.D. in Optoelectronics 2007) has more than 15 years’ experience in space imaging payload and detector technology development. She joined ESA in 2014 and currently, as the Head of the Optoelectronics Section, she is managing the technical contribution to ESA technology developments for Earth Observation and Science Missions and is also responsible for the coordination of the R&D activities in the fields of detectors, lasers, optical communications, photonics, lidars and quantum technologies.

Kyriaki Minoglou (MEng in Electrical Engineering in 2000, M.Sc. in Microelectronics in 2002, Ph.D. in Optoelectronics 2007) has more than 15 years’ experience in space imaging payload and detector technology development. She joined ESA in 2014 and cu... Show more

Peter Henstock is the Machine Learning & AI Lead at Pfizer and based in the greater Boston. His work has focused at the intersection of AI, visualization, statistics and software engineering applied mostly to drug discovery but more recently to clinical trials. Peter holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Purdue University along with 6 Master's degrees. He was recognized as being among the top 12 leaders in AI and Pharma globally by the Deep Knowledge Analytics group. He also currently teaches graduate machine learning and software engineering courses at Harvard.

Peter Henstock is the Machine Learning & AI Lead at Pfizer and based in the greater Boston. His work has focused at the intersection of AI, visualization, statistics and software engineering applied mostly to drug discovery but more recently to clin... Show more

I am an experienced data scientist with a demonstrated history of working in the biomedical industry. I use a combination of databases and machine learning algorithms to making sense of vast multi-dimensional data. Identifying patterns in the data is what I do both for a living and for fun.

I am an experienced data scientist with a demonstrated history of working in the biomedical industry. I use a combination of databases and machine learning algorithms to making sense of vast multi-dimensional data. Identifying patterns in the data is... Show more

Studied Geology at the TU Freiberg (2002 - 2008). Recieved PhD at the University of Zurich (2014). Works as a postdoc at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (since 2015). Investigates mass extinctions as well as recoveries and diversification periods of the geological past.

Studied Geology at the TU Freiberg (2002 - 2008). Recieved PhD at the University of Zurich (2014). Works as a postdoc at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (since 2015). Investigates mass extinctions as well as recoveries and diversification periods of... Show more

Daniele Mario Areddu is a young Italian technologist, international conference speaker, Backend and AI Developer at Global Technologies Italia, and Computer Science student at the University of Calabria.

Over the past two years, he has delivered around 30 technical talks across Europe, the United States and Central Asia, taking the stage in New York, Dallas, Madrid, Sofia, Bucharest, Tirana, Almaty and Bishkek, to name just a few. His sessions explore autonomous AI agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LLM-powered applications, cloud-to-edge architectures and production-ready backend systems.

Daniele develops AI-powered applications and scalable backend services using Python, Flask, Node.js and REST APIs. His experience also includes PySpark, Microsoft Fabric and Power Platform, with a focus on integrating agentic AI, contextual retrieval and on-device intelligence into real-world software architectures.

Passionate about Artificial Intelligence, youth empowerment, community building and knowledge sharing, he is the founder and Community Lead of Velletri.dev. Through meetups and technical initiatives, he creates opportunities for young people, students and developers to connect, exchange ideas and grow together.

Daniele Mario Areddu is a young Italian technologist, international conference speaker, Backend and AI Developer at Global Technologies Italia, and Computer Science student at the University of Calabria. Over the past two years, he has delivered a... Show more

Himanshu Goil is a technology founder, CEO, global speaker, and AI thought leader focused on implementing artificial intelligence in regulated and public sector environments. As the CEO of Ignatiuz and founder of TechForGov, he focuses on bringing practical, scalable, and ethical AI to organizations that want to modernize the way they work and serve their communities. He has built and exited ventures such as MyLink and Accelance Partners, along with launching products like ScoutFoto and WebTalkx.

Himanshu is the creator of IGNA®, an AI platform designed to help governments, schools, and enterprises adopt Agentic AI systems with trust, structure, and measurable outcomes.

With more than two decades of experience across SaaS development, cloud modernization, and intelligent automation, he has led transformation programs for local governments, school districts, nonprofit organizations, and global enterprises. He is a frequent speaker at technology and AI conferences, where he shares insights on Responsible AI, AI governance, and the practical rise of Agentic AI.

Himanshu Goil is a technology founder, CEO, global speaker, and AI thought leader focused on implementing artificial intelligence in regulated and public sector environments. As the CEO of Ignatiuz and founder of TechForGov, he focuses on bringing ... Show more

David vonThenen is an AI/ML Engineer where he focuses on production AI systems, enterprise AI data retrieval strategy, and architectures for explainable, governable, and reliable AI. His work spans agentic solutions, various RAG architectures, AI memory systems, multi-agent solutions, OpenSearch, data lineage, provenance, and AI governance.

David has more than 20 years of experience building production software across AI/ML, speech and NLP, Kubernetes, cloud-native platforms, storage, virtualization, and backup/recovery. He combines hands-on engineering with technical strategy, open-source leadership, developer advocacy, and customer integrations.

He has spoken at NVIDIA GTC, Devoxx (France, Poland, Greece, UK, Morocco), Open Data Science Conference (ODSC), WeAreDevelopers, and SCaLE on topics including explainable AI, agentic systems, model quantization, multimodal ML, and small language model training. His mission is to help teams move beyond AI prototypes and build systems that are observable, reproducible, trustworthy, and ready for production.

David vonThenen is an AI/ML Engineer where he focuses on production AI systems, enterprise AI data retrieval strategy, and architectures for explainable, governable, and reliable AI. His work spans agentic solutions, various RAG architectures, AI mem... Show more

Doing AI stuff since before it was cool!
• Developer / DBA / Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) focusing on Microsoft's Data Platform, AI, Azure, IoT and Security.
• Developing information and multimedia systems, DBA, project and IT management, for over 27 years.
• Speaker with over 350+ sessions delivered since 2015 at international conferences and community events (mostly in-person before pandemic times) on multiple technologies, Internet Governance and Human Rights, as well as volunteer and moderator.
• Organiser and founder at technical communities: IT Pro Portugal, PowerShell Portugal, Data Community Portugal, and multiple other online communities such as IPv6 Portugal, DNSSEC Portugal, etc.
• Organiser of technical events: Global AI Bootcamp Lisboa, Global Power Platform Bootcamp Lisboa, Ctrl-Alt-Shell, Ctrl-Alt-Xmas, Global Diversity CFP Day Lisboa, Power BI Roadshow Lisboa, Programar Saturday, Community Evenings, etc.
• Go to https://Andy.PT and you'll know the same as the NSA...

Note: The sessions listed below have been presented in at least one or more events. The list of events below only includes Sessionize-driven events.

Doing AI stuff since before it was cool! • Developer / DBA / Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) focusing on Microsoft's Data Platform, AI, Azure, IoT and Security. • Developing information and multimedia systems, DBA, project and IT management, for ... Show more

I began my programming journey at the tender age of 12, diving headfirst into Basic and Assembler for Sinclair and Commodore machines back in the distant 1980s, cementing my foundation. Since then, I've dived headfirst into the world of information technology, enjoying the constant evolution of systems and technologies, programming languages, being an insatiable learner and a high-level engineer. Scalability and flexibility are my passions. My job is my favorite game (and there's no such thing as a break!).

I began my programming journey at the tender age of 12, diving headfirst into Basic and Assembler for Sinclair and Commodore machines back in the distant 1980s, cementing my foundation. Since then, I've dived headfirst into the world of information t... Show more

Staff Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience, currently working at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Interested in Domain-Driven Design and System Architectures. Passionate about leveraging AI to drive innovative solutions. Actively involved in the software engineering community, conducting workshops, talks, and lectures on topics such as GitHub Copilot and other topics from software engineering area.

Staff Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience, currently working at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Interested in Domain-Driven Design and System Architectures. Passionate about leveraging AI to drive innovative solutions. Actively involved in the s... Show more

Eve Pardi is a Microsoft AI MVP and Senior Engineer in GenAI Tech Enablement at The LEGO Group, where she builds and scales AI and agentic systems across the organization. With more than a decade of experience in data science, NLP, and Azure-based AI engineering, she focuses on designing practical, responsible, and production‑ready AI solutions.

As a long‑time community leader and international speaker, Eve shares insights on generative AI, agentic architectures, and applied machine learning at conferences and meetups around the world.

Her mission is to make advanced AI accessible, reliable, and impactful, empowering both organizations and individuals to build the next generation of intelligent systems.

Eve Pardi is a Microsoft AI MVP and Senior Engineer in GenAI Tech Enablement at The LEGO Group, where she builds and scales AI and agentic systems across the organization. With more than a decade of experience in data science, NLP, and Azure-based AI... Show more

Sasha serves as a Microsoft Regional Director (RD), Microsoft MVP, and CEO of multiple IT training, consulting, and engineering firms, specialising in addressing complex business and security challenges for executives and organisations globally. They are providing critical guidance to leadership and CEOs to transform Cybersecurity and AI into strategic business advantage, executive‑level strategy and competitive business value. He holds a wide range of certifications from leading providers such as Microsoft, ISC2, AWS, CompTIA, and EC-Council. In addition to expertise in cloud technologies, security architecture, and consulting, Sasha's teams deliver industry-certified and bespoke workshops and courses. Furthermore, Sasha is recognised as a CISSP, MCT, MCT Community Lead, CEI, and CompTIA Instructor. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences, user groups, and events, and is the author of several books on cloud security, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and Windows.

Sasha serves as a Microsoft Regional Director (RD), Microsoft MVP, and CEO of multiple IT training, consulting, and engineering firms, specialising in addressing complex business and security challenges for executives and organisations globally. They... Show more

Daniel Sogl is a Principal Consultant at Thinktecture AG and a Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies – Web Development.
He helps companies design and implement complex web applications, with a strong focus on modern web technologies with Angular as well as Generative AI and AI-assisted software development.

Knowledge sharing is one of his core passions – as a speaker, trainer, and author, he regularly contributes to conferences, workshops, and publications. His mission is to foster technical excellence and empower teams to build sustainable, future-proof software solutions.

Daniel Sogl is a Principal Consultant at Thinktecture AG and a Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies – Web Development. He helps companies design and implement complex web applications, with a strong focus on modern web technologies with Angular ... Show more

Raphael De Lio is an AI and Software Engineer at Redis with over eight years of experience spanning multiple industries and countries. He is passionate about distributed systems and specializes in Java, Kotlin, and building scalable, high-performance software with a growing focus on reliable, distributed agentic systems.

What drives him is bridging the gap between software engineering and AI engineering, bringing the hard-won knowledge of building distributed, scalable systems into the world of AI where those foundations are often missing but matter most.

Originally from Brazil, Raphael spent six years in Portugal before making the Netherlands his home, where he also helps organize the Dutch Kotlin User Group. He loves blending code, community, and creativity to help developers build better systems faster, and with a lot more fun along the way.

Raphael De Lio is an AI and Software Engineer at Redis with over eight years of experience spanning multiple industries and countries. He is passionate about distributed systems and specializes in Java, Kotlin, and building scalable, high-performance... Show more

Loïc Magnette is a seasoned software developer with a strong background in consulting. Currently a senior developer at Oniryx, he specializes in Java and Angular, delivering innovative solutions and sharing his knowledge as a speaker. As a co-organizer of the Belgian Java User Group (BeJUG), he fosters connections within the developer community. Outside of tech, Loïc’s passion for wildlife inspires his work and creativity.

Loïc Magnette is a seasoned software developer with a strong background in consulting. Currently a senior developer at Oniryx, he specializes in Java and Angular, delivering innovative solutions and sharing his knowledge as a speaker. As a co-organiz... Show more

Christian is an award-winning product marketer and technology evangelist, and both a Microsoft Regional Director (RD) and Most Valuable Professional (MVP). Christian's 30+ year tech career includes Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Evangelist for several leading SharePoint ISVs, and being part of the Microsoft team that launched SharePoint Online. He has worked with some of the world’s largest technology companies to build and deploy social, collaboration, and supply chain solutions, and sold his first software startup to Rational Software in 2001. Co-author of books on both SharePoint and software configuration management (SCM) and one science fiction novel, Christian is one of the most widely published names within the Microsoft ecosystem, and can be found online at www.buckleyplanet.com and @buckleyplanet

Christian is an award-winning product marketer and technology evangelist, and both a Microsoft Regional Director (RD) and Most Valuable Professional (MVP). Christian's 30+ year tech career includes Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Evangelist for sev... Show more

Ardalis (Steve Smith) is an entrepreneur and software developer with a passion for building quality software as effectively as possible. Ardalis has published dozens of courses on Dometrain and Pluralsight, covering DDD, SOLID, design patterns, and software architecture. He's a Microsoft ASP.NET MVP, a frequent speaker at developer conferences, an author, and a trainer.

Ardalis works with companies through NimblePros, the consulting firm he runs with his wife, Michelle. NimblePros is a team of experienced professionals who help organizations who want to deliver better software, faster. Ardalis and NimblePros have been described by clients as a "force multiplier", amplifying the value of existing development teams.

Follow Ardalis on BlueSky, YouTube, and ardalis.com.

Ardalis (Steve Smith) is an entrepreneur and software developer with a passion for building quality software as effectively as possible. Ardalis has published dozens of courses on Dometrain and Pluralsight, covering DDD, SOLID, design patterns, and s... Show more