Physical & Life Sciences

Scholars dedicating their careers to the study of living organisms and non-living systems

Ferdin Sagai Don Bosco

Ferdin Sagai Don Bosco

Dr. Ferdin Don Bosco is a seasoned aerospace engineer with a decade of academic research experience. He holds a Master's degree from IIT Kanpur and a PhD from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK. His postdoctoral research at Heriot-Watt University and IISc Bangalore further solidified his expertise in numerical modeling and high-performance computing.

Dr. Don Bosco is renowned for his contributions to computational fluid dynamics, high-speed rarefied gas dynamics, micro-flows, geological flows, granular mechanics, and reactor engineering. He has successfully applied his knowledge to a wide range of projects, including space capsule re-entry, offshore oil prospecting, and iron-making blast furnace optimization.

A key focus of Dr. Don Bosco's research has been the development of highly efficient heterogeneous computing solvers. His solvers have been benchmarked on some of the world's most powerful supercomputers, such as ARCHER in the UK and Param Pravega in India.

Dr. Don Bosco is currently exploring the potential of quantum computing to address complex engineering problems. He is particularly interested in incorporating quantum thoughts and techniques to solve partial differential equations and applying quantum-inspired algorithms to solve optimization problems that are difficult to tackle with classical computers. At BQP, he is focused on optimizing the use of classical computing resources for quantum-inspired algorithms and exploring avenues for seamless integration between classical HPC facilities and NISQ-era quantum computers.

Dr. Ferdin Don Bosco is a seasoned aerospace engineer with a decade of academic research experience. He holds a Master's degree from IIT Kanpur and a PhD from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK. His postdoctoral research at Heriot-Watt Univ... Show more

Elle Carelle

Elle Carelle

Elle is a non-binary, neuro-divergent drag artist, activist, and social engineer. They have worked in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) since 2005 and has studied ICT since 1995. They have watched communications technology change through time along with society as they served in the Marine Corps, transitioned into civilian life, and raised a family.

Elle has a bachelor's degree in History where they focused on Modern American and Military History and a master's degree in Executive Leadership where she learned how organizations of all types operate. While serving in the Marines, Elle studied and taught tactical and strategic ICT security to active duty Marines. After transitioning to civilian life, Elle has supported two defense contracting firms delivering ICT Intelligence Services to the United States government through contracts supporting the Armed Forces, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, as well as many others.

Elle loves volunteer work and dedicates roughly 1000 hours of community service each year at a variety of organizations, to include: Girl Scouts of the USA, the Rainbow Coalition, Safe Space NOVA, SMYLE, and the Hive Social Garden, a non-profit conceptualized through her daughter's Girl Scout Gold Award project. Elle uses her skills to teach Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) training courses, provide mentorship to LGBTQ+ youth, and advocate for social, economic, and environmental justice through the art of drag.

Elle is a non-binary, neuro-divergent drag artist, activist, and social engineer. They have worked in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) since 2005 and has studied ICT since 1995. They have watched communications technology change throug... Show more

Jesus Molina

Jesus Molina

Jesus Molina has over 25 years of expertise in operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) security. His pioneering research on offensive security in industrial systems has been highlighted in Wired, NPR, and The Register. Mr. Molina is also a co-author of the Industrial Internet Security Framework and holds several patents in hardware-based intrusion detection and authentication.]
Recently, Jesus teaches a one-of-a-kind Master's in Rail Cybersecurity at the Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya, where he both teaches and learns from rail professionals, enhancing his expertise in critical infrastructure security. He holds an M.S. and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.

Jesus Molina has over 25 years of expertise in operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) security. His pioneering research on offensive security in industrial systems has been highlighted in Wired, NPR, and The Register. Mr. Molina ... Show more

Avinash Jha

Avinash Jha

Leader with decades of experience in Digital, IT, Tranformation and technology
http://linkedin.com/in/jhaavinash

Leader with decades of experience in Digital, IT, Tranformation and technology http://linkedin.com/in/jhaavinash Show more

Hilary Brennan

Hilary Brennan

Hilary Brennan is the Director of DevOps at Bluelabs Analytics, headquartered in Washington, DC. She is a CI/CD enthusiast whose dearest dream is to automate herself right out of a job. In her free time she enjoys cooking and sewing, and has been known to play a PC game or two. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and two large dogs.

Hilary Brennan is the Director of DevOps at Bluelabs Analytics, headquartered in Washington, DC. She is a CI/CD enthusiast whose dearest dream is to automate herself right out of a job. In her free time she enjoys cooking and sewing, and has been kno... Show more

Ignacio Sestafe

Ignacio Sestafe

Executive experience in managing change to drive results.
Passionate about the impact of technology to transform and create businesses.
Senior Sales Executive with expertise in Marketing, Project Management, Business Development, Management, Strategic Alliances & Distribution channels.
Consultative selling with Professional Software and Cloud Computing (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS).
Experienced in the IT industry with Distributors, Resellers, System Integrators, MSPs, ISVs and Telcos.
Specific expertise with Microsoft Cloud computing and Business Software solutions (CRM & ERP).

Executive experience in managing change to drive results. Passionate about the impact of technology to transform and create businesses. Senior Sales Executive with expertise in Marketing, Project Management, Business Development, Management, Strat... Show more

Scott Wipperfurth

Scott Wipperfurth

Scott has a PhD in Geosciences where he specialized in analytics and modeling. He is currently a Sr. Data Scientist on the GTG Digital Experience Analytics team focusing on GCOM Clickstream and Keepstock anaytics.

Scott has a PhD in Geosciences where he specialized in analytics and modeling. He is currently a Sr. Data Scientist on the GTG Digital Experience Analytics team focusing on GCOM Clickstream and Keepstock anaytics. Show more

Lonnie Best

Lonnie Best

Lonnie Best has spent over a decade in security, with the last 7 of those years helping organizations detect and respond to security incidents as part of Rapid7's Managed Detection and Response (MDR) practice. His experience during that time is wide-ranging, including everything from responding to low-impact commodity malware, to working large-scale Incident Response engagements against advanced cyber criminal and nation state threat actors. Currently, Lonnie leads a team of world-class threat analysts in Rapid7 MDR's flagship Security Operations Center in Arlington, Virginia, and is helping to evolve traditional MDR service capabilities to extend into the realm of ICS/OT cybersecurity.

Lonnie also served a military career spanning over 11 years as a Signal Officer in the United States Army National Guard, serving his final two years as an Information Operations Planner within the 91st Cyber Brigade, where he helped plan and coordinate several major Critical Infrastructure cyber exercises.

Lonnie Best has spent over a decade in security, with the last 7 of those years helping organizations detect and respond to security incidents as part of Rapid7's Managed Detection and Response (MDR) practice. His experience during that time is wide-... Show more

Zack Knight

Zack Knight

Zack Knight is a dynamic leader, operations consultant, and media specialist with a distinguished background in law enforcement and the military. From serving as a metro-Atlanta police officer to leading infantry units in the Army, Zack's career has always been defined by a commitment to leadership and service. Leveraging his expertise, he assists clients in safeguarding and expanding their businesses. Zack's entrepreneurial journey began during basic training, propelling him to support fellow entrepreneurs through coaching, masterminds, and podcasting. In his book, "The Legacy of Love," he shares his journey of overcoming trauma, advocating for healing and growth. Zack empowers others to embrace their experiences and emerge stronger.

Zack Knight is a dynamic leader, operations consultant, and media specialist with a distinguished background in law enforcement and the military. From serving as a metro-Atlanta police officer to leading infantry units in the Army, Zack's career has ... Show more

Marcelly Gomes

Marcelly Gomes

Antropóloga e pesquisadora do Pólen - Laboratório de Inovação em Gestão Pública da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Pólen-FIOCRUZ).
Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Políticas Públicas em Direitos Humanos da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (PPDH/NEPP-DH/ UFRJ). Pesquisadora na área de Saúde Coletiva, atuando em diversos estudos sob perspectiva das Ciências Sociais, desenvolvendo pesquisas no campo da inovação, avaliação em saúde, atenção primária e saúde indígena.

Antropóloga e pesquisadora do Pólen - Laboratório de Inovação em Gestão Pública da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Pólen-FIOCRUZ). Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Políticas Públicas em Direitos Humanos da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (PPD... Show more

Christopher Li

Christopher Li

Christopher Li is the CEO & co-founder of BioBox Analytics, a software company working at the intersection of biology and computer science. Prior to BioBox, Chris was completing his PhD in laboratory medicine with a research focus on pediatric brain cancer.

Christopher Li is the CEO & co-founder of BioBox Analytics, a software company working at the intersection of biology and computer science. Prior to BioBox, Chris was completing his PhD in laboratory medicine with a research focus on pediatric brain ... Show more

Ashutosh Upadhyay

Ashutosh Upadhyay

I am passionate about contributing to a world without disease. I have more than 10 years of experience in IT, with a focus on AWS, ETL, databases, data warehousing, business intelligence, and data science.
I have implemented cost-saving, performance-enhancing, and security-compliant solutions for multiple projects. I enjoy working with open-source technologies, collaborating with central teams, and testing innovations.

I am passionate about contributing to a world without disease. I have more than 10 years of experience in IT, with a focus on AWS, ETL, databases, data warehousing, business intelligence, and data science. I have implemented cost-saving, performance... Show more

Hugo Gruson

Hugo Gruson

Hugo is a professional developer and happy R community member. He has developed and maintains packages across many fields, such as evolutionary biology, epidemiology, statistics or reproducible science and contributes to the community via blog posts or pull requests to existing packages.
Over the past two years, he has taken an ecosystem view rather than working on individual packages, and works toward improvement of interoperability and sustainability in the community.

Hugo is a professional developer and happy R community member. He has developed and maintains packages across many fields, such as evolutionary biology, epidemiology, statistics or reproducible science and contributes to the community via blog posts ... Show more

Alberto Corradin

Alberto Corradin

Alberto Corradin is a Data Scientist with expertise in statistics and data analysis, development of mathematical models, machine learning and artificial intelligence. He is currently a researcher at Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV – IRCSS, Padova, Italy. He is co-author of 14 peer-reviewed publications. He received an award for the DREAM Reverse Engineering Challenge “Predictive Signaling Network Modeling”, Dec.2-6, 2009, Boston, MA as member of the winning team.

Alberto Corradin is a Data Scientist with expertise in statistics and data analysis, development of mathematical models, machine learning and artificial intelligence. He is currently a researcher at Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV – IRCSS, Padova, I... Show more

Juan Claramunt

Juan Claramunt

Bachelor in Mathematics at Universidad de Cantabria, Utrecht University & Brown University.
Master in Methodology and Statistics for the Behavioural, Biomedical, and Social Sciences, & European Master in Official Statistics (Utrecht University).
Scientific information specialist at Leiden University since 2018. Research includes regression and classification trees, multiple imputation, or reproducibility in simulation studies. Coordinator of R seminars for five bachelor Statistics courses.

Bachelor in Mathematics at Universidad de Cantabria, Utrecht University & Brown University. Master in Methodology and Statistics for the Behavioural, Biomedical, and Social Sciences, & European Master in Official Statistics (Utrecht University). Sc... Show more

Nikolaos Anesiadis

Nikolaos Anesiadis

Dr. Nik Anesiadis holds a PhD in engineering and is a seasoned data scientist at RBC. With extensive experience in leveraging data to drive strategic decisions, Nik has a deep expertise in data analytics, machine learning, and statistical modeling. Additionally, Nik is a dedicated lecturer of data science at the University of Toronto where he inspires and educates the next generation of data professionals. His dual role in industry and academia allows him to bridge the gap between theoretical research and practical application, contributing to both fields with innovative insights and practical solutions.

Dr. Nik Anesiadis holds a PhD in engineering and is a seasoned data scientist at RBC. With extensive experience in leveraging data to drive strategic decisions, Nik has a deep expertise in data analytics, machine learning, and statistical modeling. A... Show more

Piotr Starnawski

Piotr Starnawski

Data analyst with experience in Bioinformatics and Clinical Trials

Data analyst with experience in Bioinformatics and Clinical Trials Show more

Shashank Shekhar

Shashank Shekhar

Shashank Shekhar is a machine learning engineer and researcher. He is the co-founder of Dice Health, a startup dedicated to developing automation tools for healthcare providers, aimed at accelerating the delivery of care. Dice Health is currently a part of the Next AI 2024 incubator cohort.

Prior to founding Dice Health, Shashank worked at Meta AI Research pursuing research on scaling laws, self-supervised computer vision, and foundation models. Before that, he was at the Vector Institute doing research on explainable AI, visual reasoning, and dynamic neural networks. His first foray into machine learning happened at the Indian Institute Of Science’s Data Science department, where he worked on projects involving visual question answering, entity re-identification, and object detection.

Shashank holds a master’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Guelph and a bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad. His extensive ML experience also includes collaborations with NEXT-AI Toronto, Layer6 AI Toronto, Shell R&D Center Bangalore, HyperWorks Imaging Bangalore, and Samsung Research Institute Delhi.

Shashank, alongside his collaborators from Meta AI, Stanford and Tübingen University, was a recipient of the Best Paper Award at NeurIPS 2022 - the premier machine learning research conference. He was also a Vector Institute Scholar in AI in 2019, awarded to exceptional graduate student in Ontario in the field of AI.

Shashank Shekhar is a machine learning engineer and researcher. He is the co-founder of Dice Health, a startup dedicated to developing automation tools for healthcare providers, aimed at accelerating the delivery of care. Dice Health is currently a p... Show more

Stig Magne Henriksen

Stig Magne Henriksen

Stig Magne Henriksen is an experienced Senior Data Engineer currently working at the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration. In his current role, he is responsible for implementing data flows, modeling data, and interacting with the business. He also serves as a subject matter expert(SME) for dbt. His team primarily delivers statistics on sick leave throughout Norway, as well as some operational data.

Prior to this, Stig held several leadership roles in technology companies such as Asure AS, QlikTech Norway, Oracle Norway AS, Siebel Systems As, and Computer Associates. He has specialized in advanced analytics, such as machine learning and Big Data, and was a key figure in establishing Qlik in Norway.

Stig holds an Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) from BI and ESCP, ranked as the 5th best in the world, as well as an engineering degree in software development. He has also completed courses in Machine Learning from Stanford University and “Tackling the challenge of Big Data” from MIT.

Stig is known for his ability to coordinate and drive innovation. He has been a “torchbearer” for adopting new technology and methods, and has been a significant contributor to several successful projects. For example, the DNV Concert project, where he worked as a Technical Account Manager and advisor, was awarded the “CRM Excellence Award” by Gartner in 2010.

In his spare time, Stig Magne enjoys outdoor activities such as fly fishing in the summer and skiing in the winter.

Stig Magne Henriksen is an experienced Senior Data Engineer currently working at the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration. In his current role, he is responsible for implementing data flows, modeling data, and interacting with the business. He... Show more

Naresh Patel

Naresh Patel

Jamiella Nash

Jamiella Nash

International Biologist and Clinical Esthetic Educator bring her proven track record of increasing revenue. As an Director of Esthetics I tutor students for state board and provide mentorships to guarantee success in the beauty industry.

International Biologist and Clinical Esthetic Educator bring her proven track record of increasing revenue. As an Director of Esthetics I tutor students for state board and provide mentorships to guarantee success in the beauty industry. Show more

Hakeem Kurfi

Hakeem Kurfi

Katsina state a student at informatics academy Kazaure and online at Redis university where I have done a lot of project in AI IOT and robotics i work for research leader at Digital entrepreneurship incubation center katsina state

Katsina state a student at informatics academy Kazaure and online at Redis university where I have done a lot of project in AI IOT and robotics i work for research leader at Digital entrepreneurship incubation center katsina state Show more

Tae-Geun Kim

Tae-Geun Kim

- Bachelor's degree from the Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University, South Korea (2017)
- Currently pursuing an integrated Master's and Ph.D. program in the Department of Physics, Yonsei University, South Korea

- Rust experience: 2018 - present

- Notable Rust projects:
- Peroxide: A Rust numerical library (Downloads: 119,317, Github stars: 437)
- Puruspe: A Rust special function library (Downloads: 152,938, Github stars: 9)
- Various other crates related to statistics, machine learning, CLI, and more

- Research interests:
- Astroparticle physics and particle phenomenology
- Machine learning and quantum computing
- Scientific computing

Throughout my academic career, I have been actively utilizing Rust to my research projects, leveraging its performance, safety, and ecosystem to tackle complex problems in astroparticle physics and beyond.

- Bachelor's degree from the Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University, South Korea (2017) - Currently pursuing an integrated Master's and Ph.D. program in the Department of Physics, Yonsei University, South Korea - Rust experience: 2018 - prese... Show more

Marieke Coenen

Marieke Coenen

Ankit Pal

Ankit Pal

Ankit(Aaditya Ura) is a Senior Research Engineer specializing in NLP, deep learning, and machine learning. His research aims to develop machine learning methods in healthcare.

He currently works at Saama, conducting research to accelerate clinical trials and reduce drug development timelines. His research interests involve representation learning on graphs, federated learning, explainable AI, and generative language models for healthcare applications. More on Ankit at his website aadityaura.github.io

Ankit(Aaditya Ura) is a Senior Research Engineer specializing in NLP, deep learning, and machine learning. His research aims to develop machine learning methods in healthcare. He currently works at Saama, conducting research to accelerate clinica... Show more

Ubong Ben

Ubong Ben

A PhD student researching into the intersection between information technology and climate change

A PhD student researching into the intersection between information technology and climate change Show more

Audrey Vasauskas

Audrey Vasauskas

Associate Dean of Research and Scholarly activity

Associate Dean of Research and Scholarly activity Show more

Chris Radford

Chris Radford

Chris combines his love of technology with a focus on the human side of software engineering, striving to build trusting teams who enjoy working together. He has worked in companies around the globe, on web and mobile platforms, and currently leads a group of engineering teams at insurance technology company Simply Business.

Chris combines his love of technology with a focus on the human side of software engineering, striving to build trusting teams who enjoy working together. He has worked in companies around the globe, on web and mobile platforms, and currently leads a... Show more

Aydin Quach

Aydin Quach

My research deals primarily with sex, gender, race, and sexuality in the transpacific, with a particular focus on the queer Asian diaspora and queer nightlife. This work is guided by pleasurable objects of analysis (music festivals, fetish wear, sex[uality]) and their illustration of queer Asian or “Gaysian” lifeworlds in diaspora across the Pacific Rim.

My research deals primarily with sex, gender, race, and sexuality in the transpacific, with a particular focus on the queer Asian diaspora and queer nightlife. This work is guided by pleasurable objects of analysis (music festivals, fetish wear, sex[... Show more

David Sanchez Martin

David Sanchez Martin

Deliver business value from data. What works for the customer? Low/no code? code? Empowering end users with trusted, high quality data and the ability to test their hypothesis about the business.

Deliver business value from data. What works for the customer? Low/no code? code? Empowering end users with trusted, high quality data and the ability to test their hypothesis about the business. Show more

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