Physical & Life Sciences

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

Felix Desyatirikov

Felix Desyatirikov

Felix Desyatirikov is a Senior AI and Backend Engineer with six years of enterprise experience building and scaling backend systems, with deep hands-on work in Kubernetes and microservices. He has spoken in the main program at Joker, the international conference for experienced Java developers, and at IEEE conferences. He conducts research at ITMO University in St. Petersburg on AI applied to infrastructure and distributed systems, including machine learning for runtime orchestration.

Felix Desyatirikov is a Senior AI and Backend Engineer with six years of enterprise experience building and scaling backend systems, with deep hands-on work in Kubernetes and microservices. He has spoken in the main program at Joker, the internationa... Show more

Thomas Van Dorpe

Thomas Van Dorpe

AI ERP Solution Architect at Cegeka specializing in Pharma & Medtech industry solutions with a focus on AI and Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management.

AI ERP Solution Architect at Cegeka specializing in Pharma & Medtech industry solutions with a focus on AI and Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management. Show more

Sam Rajamanickam

Sam Rajamanickam

Sam Rajamanickam, AIA, WELL AP, is a Principal at Design Collective who focuses on student housing and campus life facilities. Over 30 years, he has partnered with institutions including Marquette University, Rutgers University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Idaho and Towson University to plan and deliver student life environments that support belonging, wellness, and connection.

Sam became interested in Third Place theory while observing a persistent challenge: students living in close proximity yet feeling increasingly lonely. This paradox led him to explore how Ray Oldenburg's sociological framework could become a practical tool for housing professionals to evaluate and strengthen campus environments.

His approach emphasizes that physical design, programming, and policy must work together as an integrated system. As a WELL Accredited Professional, he brings wellness expertise to creating spaces that serve all students, with particular attention to equity, accessibility, and psychological safety—empowering housing officers to audit existing spaces and intentionally design environments where students naturally connect.

Sam Rajamanickam, AIA, WELL AP, is a Principal at Design Collective who focuses on student housing and campus life facilities. Over 30 years, he has partnered with institutions including Marquette University, Rutgers University, Johns Hopkins Univers... Show more

Chukwukaidibia Onyekwere

Chukwukaidibia Onyekwere

Chukwukaidibia Onyekwere is Nigeria's pioneer n8n Ambassador and an AI/ML educator, researcher, and community builder. Over the past year, he has trained three cohorts of Nigeria's Federal Government 3MTT initiative across Machine Learning, Data Science, and AI, and trained approximately 10,000 people in AI Automation Engineering. he is the founder of OpenStack Africa,(https://www.openstack-africa.online/) a community initiative helping African developers build on shared infrastructure instead of reinventing it. Her bioinformatics research — including work on genomic characterization and ML prediction of antimicrobial resistance in E. coli from West Africa, and prediction of carbapenemase activity in β-lactamases using protein language model embeddings — is set for publication in top-tier journals in 2026. he has hosted community-driven AI and automation events in Lagos and Port Harcourt, bringing together HR leaders, founders, CTOs, and developers around practical automation and AI adoption.

Chukwukaidibia Onyekwere is Nigeria's pioneer n8n Ambassador and an AI/ML educator, researcher, and community builder. Over the past year, he has trained three cohorts of Nigeria's Federal Government 3MTT initiative across Machine Learning, Data Scie... Show more

Farees Fathima

Farees Fathima

Farees Fathima is a Global Responsible AI Leader and AI Governance Strategist at Carlsberg Group, where she drives the practical operationalisation of Responsible AI, AI risk management, assurance, and literacy across the global enterprise. With over 13 years of experience across Carlsberg, HSBC, Boston Scientific, and Accenture, she bridges the gap between high-level AI principles and high-velocity business execution.

At Carlsberg, Farees established and operationalised a lightweight AI Risk Management Framework that reduced assessment friction by 70% and accelerated safe AI adoption across eight global business units. She leads end-to-end lifecycle governance from ideation and experimentation to deployment and continuous monitoring with a strong focus on Generative AI, Agentic AI, and human oversight in increasingly autonomous systems.

An ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer and EXIN AI Certified Professional (AICP), Farees advises CIOs, CTOs, Legal, Privacy, and Risk leaders on translating emerging global regulations including the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, and ISO/IEC 42001 into actionable enterprise frameworks. As an active industry speaker and mentor, she empowers organizations and founders to build trustworthy, scalable AI systems that deliver tangible business value.

Farees Fathima is a Global Responsible AI Leader and AI Governance Strategist at Carlsberg Group, where she drives the practical operationalisation of Responsible AI, AI risk management, assurance, and literacy across the global enterprise. With over... Show more

Gian Paolo Santopaolo

Gian Paolo Santopaolo

Lead the design and development of agentic AI applications that enable scientists
to explore experimental, proprietary, and research data to generate actionable scientific insights.
Own end-to-end delivery of production-grade AI products, including agentic AI systems, fine-tuning, RAG pipelines, vector databases with Python and PyTorch.

Key responsibilities:
• Designing and implementing conversational AI agents using modern LLM platforms and agentic architectures
• Developing RAG systems that connect LLMs with proprietary scientific datasets and knowledge bases
• Evaluating model customization strategies, including fine-tuning, and optimization techniques
• Architecting vector search and embeddings pipelines using modern retrieval technologies
• Implementing AI evaluation frameworks, monitoring, security controls, and governance practices for regulated scientific environments
• Integrating AI services with AWS cloud infrastructure and enterprise data platforms
• Establishing CI/CD workflows, automated testing, and scalable deployment strategies
• Collaborating closely with scientists, bioinformaticians, product teams, and engineers to identify high-impact AI opportunities
• Mentoring engineers and contributing to long-term AI platform strategy

Technologies:
LLMs, Agentic AI, RAG, Python, PyTorch, Vector, relational and non-relational databases, PostgreSQL, AWS, CI/CD, Cloud Architecture, AI Evaluation & Monitoring.

Driving the development of next-generation AI assistants that accelerate scientific discovery and operational efficiency across the organization.

Lead the design and development of agentic AI applications that enable scientists to explore experimental, proprietary, and research data to generate actionable scientific insights. Own end-to-end delivery of production-grade AI products, including... Show more

Dr. Gururaj HL

Dr. Gururaj HL

DR. GURURAJ H L (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in computer science and engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University India in 2019. He has published more than 200 research articles in peer-reviewed and reputed international journals. He has authored 15 Edited books in Springer, IET, IGI Global and Taylor & Francis. He has presented more than 100 papers at various international conferences. He is a Senior Member of ACM. He received a Young Scientist International Travel Support ITS-SERB, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, in December 2016. He was a recipient of best paper awards at various national and international conferences. He was appointed as an ACM Distinguish Speaker (2018–2021) by the ACM U.S. Council. He has honoured as Keynote Speaker, Session chair, TPC member, Advisory committee member at International Seminars, Workshops and Conferences across Globe. Prof. Gururaj’s research interests are Applications in Machine and federated Learning, data mining, Blockchain and cyber security.

DR. GURURAJ H L (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in computer science and engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University India in 2019. He has published more than 200 research articles in peer-reviewed and reputed international ... Show more

Sonam Kumari

Sonam Kumari

Sonam Kumari is an AI and healthcare technology professional, product leader, and data strategist with 9+ years of experience spanning technology consulting, data analytics, product management, and digital transformation. She holds a Computer Science Engineering degree and an MBA from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.

Her work focuses on applying AI, machine learning, data analytics, and intelligent automation to solve complex challenges in healthcare and enterprise environments. She has led cross-functional teams and developed data-driven products and solutions involving healthcare analytics, intelligent supply-chain optimization, GenAI, clinical reporting, and decision-support systems.

Sonam brings a unique combination of technical depth, product strategy, and business leadership. Her experience includes developing AI-enabled solutions, optimizing healthcare operations and costs, improving data-driven decision-making, and translating complex technology into practical business outcomes.

As a speaker, Sonam is passionate about making AI and emerging technologies accessible and actionable. She enjoys sharing practical insights on responsible AI adoption, AI product management, Clinical products, healthcare innovation, data-driven transformation, GenAI, and the future of intelligent enterprise systems.

Sonam Kumari is an AI and healthcare technology professional, product leader, and data strategist with 9+ years of experience spanning technology consulting, data analytics, product management, and digital transformation. She holds a Computer Science... Show more

Rupak Bose

Rupak Bose

Rupak Bose is a Research Scientist developing foundation models and Vision-Language-Action models for OpenArm at Enactic, Reazon Holdings Inc. Previously, he developed parametric models for edge deployment in Earth observation at Qen Labs Inc., US. Prior to that, he worked on multimodal diffusion models for medical imaging at IHU, France.

In this talk, he addresses how complex-valued neural networks can be used to compress spaceborne radar data natively in PyTorch.

Rupak Bose is a Research Scientist developing foundation models and Vision-Language-Action models for OpenArm at Enactic, Reazon Holdings Inc. Previously, he developed parametric models for edge deployment in Earth observation at Qen Labs Inc., US. P... Show more

José Lecaros

José Lecaros

He works as a Support Engineer at Chronosphere, helping both customers and the Fluent community. He's been a developer and support engineer for 20+ years.

He works as a Support Engineer at Chronosphere, helping both customers and the Fluent community. He's been a developer and support engineer for 20+ years. Show more

Ellyse Cedeno

Ellyse Cedeno

Language nerd (Elixir, Haskell, Rust, Nix, Cobol, 6502 Assembly), retrocomputing and game development. Worked making games at Nickelodeon, medical research at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, and making internet stuff at Netscape.

Language nerd (Elixir, Haskell, Rust, Nix, Cobol, 6502 Assembly), retrocomputing and game development. Worked making games at Nickelodeon, medical research at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, and making internet stuff at Netscape. Show more

Maxim Schepelin

Maxim Schepelin

Maxim Schepelin has been an engineering leader in various industries, including Game Dev, e-commerce, and travel building teams capable of launching products from idea to world-scale. With over a decade of experience leading engineering teams, Maxim has mastered the art and science of management, as well as how to exit both Vim and Emacs.
Maxim continues exploring ways to build effective engineering teams that deliver value at a sustainable pace.

Maxim Schepelin has been an engineering leader in various industries, including Game Dev, e-commerce, and travel building teams capable of launching products from idea to world-scale. With over a decade of experience leading engineering teams, Maxim ... Show more

Dr Maria Birse

Dr Maria Birse

* BSc (Hons) Pure Mathematics (UK), BSc (Hons) Applied Chemistry (UK), Master of Philosophy Physical Chemistry (UK) and Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry (wine) (Aus).

* Research and development chemist with experience in food flavourings, concrete, wood preservation, fuel cells, printing ink and red wine colour.

* Quality assurance specialist in biotechnology, engineering, manufacturing and software.

* Currently a technical writer producing documentation for proprietary software (e.g., software release notes and tooltips), aligned with wire-based 3D printing (i.e., CAD design and MIG welding), security and ISO 9001 quality assurance documentation.

* BSc (Hons) Pure Mathematics (UK), BSc (Hons) Applied Chemistry (UK), Master of Philosophy Physical Chemistry (UK) and Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry (wine) (Aus). * Research and development chemist with experience in food flavourings, concrete, ... Show more

Isabella Ganas

Isabella Ganas

Isabella Ganas is a media strategy and business development specialist with experience in advertising, consumer packaged goods marketing, and technology-focused solution consulting. Raised in New Jersey, she was introduced early to an entrepreneurial mindset through her family’s retail and installation business. That environment provided early lessons in customer relationships, operational discipline, and long-term planning that later became foundational to her professional path.

She grew up in a multicultural environment that encouraged adaptability and cross-cultural awareness. As a first-generation college graduate, she developed a strong commitment to education and continuous professional development. These early influences shaped a practical, relationship-focused approach that continues to guide her work in complex, evolving business environments.

Isabella also benefited from early exposure to structured operations, which reinforced the importance of accountability, consistency, and trust. Those principles remain central to her professional conduct, especially in collaborative settings that require clear communication and dependable execution. She approaches challenges with patience, curiosity, and a steady focus on long-term improvement.

Isabella Ganas established a strong academic foundation centered on communication and strategic thinking. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Alabama, majoring in Public Relations with a minor in Communication Studies, and graduated with a 3.89 GPA. Her education emphasized strategic messaging, media awareness, and collaborative project development.

Her university coursework strengthened skills in analytical reasoning, presentation development, and structured writing. These areas of focus supported effective communication across varied audiences and prepared her for agency- and client-facing responsibilities that require clarity and organization.

Isabella also studied in Rome for a short period, an experience that broadened cultural awareness and reinforced adaptability. Exposure to different communication styles and perspectives fostered a global outlook that continues to inform professional interactions and thoughtful decision-making.

Isabella Ganas began gaining hands-on industry experience during her junior year through an internship at AdMarketplace. This opportunity provided practical exposure to digital advertising platforms, media strategy fundamentals, and agency workflows, allowing academic knowledge to be applied in real-world campaign environments.

After graduation, she continued working full-time in roles supporting campaign execution, performance analysis, and cross-functional coordination. These responsibilities strengthened an interest in data-informed marketing and deepened understanding of how scalable advertising programs operate within fast-paced organizations.

Isabella later advanced her career through roles at Carat USA and Wavemaker US, supporting multiple Procter & Gamble accounts and progressing into leadership in commerce strategy. Beginning in September 2024, she served as Manager of Commerce Strategy, overseeing multi-million-dollar investments, supporting more than a dozen Church & Dwight brands, and translating advanced analytics into actionable guidance. Outside of her professional responsibilities, she maintains interests in cooking, baking, and interior design, reflecting a balanced commitment to creativity, continuous learning, and strong relationship-building.

Isabella Ganas is a media strategy and business development specialist with experience in advertising, consumer packaged goods marketing, and technology-focused solution consulting. Raised in New Jersey, she was introduced early to an entrepreneurial... Show more

Micaela Dixon

Micaela Dixon

Micaela Dixon is a Senior Product Designer for AI & Growth at Picsart. As an AI Product Designer, Micaela is skilled in navigating challenges like data collection, model training and ensuring transparency in user interactions through UX. Advocating for ethical AI design, she has a focus on building inclusive technology that brings positive societal impact. She defined "AI Growth Design" as a discipline, guest lectures at Goldsmiths and City, University of London, and speaks internationally on designing trust into AI products.

Micaela Dixon is a Senior Product Designer for AI & Growth at Picsart. As an AI Product Designer, Micaela is skilled in navigating challenges like data collection, model training and ensuring transparency in user interactions through UX. Advocating f... Show more

Ifriky Tadadjeu

Ifriky Tadadjeu

Dr. Ifriky Tadadjeu is a Cameroonian computer scientist, aerospace engineer, and SpaceTech entrepreneur specializing in nanosatellite technology. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT / F'SATI), a Master's in Satellite Systems Engineering from ESIEE Paris, and a B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Buea.

He is the founder and CEO of Nanosatellite Missions Design (NMD) LTD, Cameroon’s pioneering SpaceTech enterprise established in 2021. NMD develops miniature space systems and nanosatellite solutions tailored for research, environmental security, disaster management, and precision agriculture. Dr. Tadadjeu actively advocates for African geospatial sovereignty and space data accessibility across the continent. Beyond his engineering accomplishments, he is an accomplished lyric tenor, singer-songwriter, and classical soloist.

Dr. Ifriky Tadadjeu is a Cameroonian computer scientist, aerospace engineer, and SpaceTech entrepreneur specializing in nanosatellite technology. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT / F'SATI),... Show more

Romi Kuntsman

Romi Kuntsman

Experienced data engineer, building reliable scalable data pipelines for enabling scientific research.

Experienced data engineer, building reliable scalable data pipelines for enabling scientific research. Show more

Alexander Opalic

Alexander Opalic

Alexander Opalic is a Senior Full Stack Developer from Germany. He writes at alexop.dev about Vue, TypeScript, and AI in software. He speaks at international conferences on local first apps, testing, and building better developer experiences.

Alexander Opalic is a Senior Full Stack Developer from Germany. He writes at alexop.dev about Vue, TypeScript, and AI in software. He speaks at international conferences on local first apps, testing, and building better developer experiences. Show more

Charlotte Zetsche

Charlotte Zetsche

Raising awareness on irregular menstrual cycles in women's endurance sports: Why does it happen and how to regain a regular menstrual cycle while still doing the sports we love.

Certified Personal Trainer and Nutritionist by NFE
Founder of femtech app EVOA
Startup Showcase at WebSummit Lisbon 2025

Raising awareness on irregular menstrual cycles in women's endurance sports: Why does it happen and how to regain a regular menstrual cycle while still doing the sports we love. Certified Personal Trainer and Nutritionist by NFE Founder of femtec... Show more

Volkan Özçelik

Volkan Özçelik

Hi, I'm Volkan 👋,

As a software engineer with over two decades of experience, I've been deeply involved with the SPIFFE community, helping to expand its adoption across diverse systems.

I've had the privilege of leading the architecture for projects like SPIKE and VMware Secrets Manager, both built on SPIFFE identity principles.

My journey has taken me into fascinating territories, including active participation in the O-RAN Alliance's Security Focus Group (Working Group 11). I've collaborated with telecom operators worldwide to help integrate SPIFFE into O-RAN's identity management framework. This work has helped extend strong identity practices to the challenging edge environments of telecommunications networks.

I'm passionate about making complex security concepts accessible to everyone, which has led me to author articles, conduct live streams, and speak at various events. Good security should be understandable, implementable, and fun—that’s what I believe at heart.

When I'm not exploring new ways to implement zero-trust architectures or experimenting with concepts like human SPIFFE IDs, I'm supporting our community in the SPIFFE Slack channels or organizing onboarding events for newcomers.

Currently, I serve as Lead Principal Engineer at VMware Cloud Foundation, where I continue to advocate for identity-first security approaches in cloud-native environments.

Hi, I'm Volkan 👋, As a software engineer with over two decades of experience, I've been deeply involved with the SPIFFE community, helping to expand its adoption across diverse systems. I've had the privilege of leading the architecture for ... Show more

Tino Sokic

Tino Sokic

Tino is the owner and CEO of an Information Security Company CNV-IBIS, LLC founded in Croatia in 1991.

As an accomplished Information Security Expert, Tino possesses a unique blend of technical expertise, strategic vision, and a passion for educating others in the ever-evolving field of cybersecurity. With years of experience under their belt, he has developed the skills and competence necessary to successfully support organizations in implementing and managing robust cybersecurity programs.

His background as a systems engineer, coupled with his experience collaborating with clients from diverse industries such as the military and Big Four companies, has honed his ability to harmonize two of the most crucial elements in any business: people and technology.

Tino’s reputation as a worldwide-renowned security trainer is backed by more than 100,000 students worldwide who have entrusted him with their professional development in the realm of cybersecurity.

Tino is the owner and CEO of an Information Security Company CNV-IBIS, LLC founded in Croatia in 1991. As an accomplished Information Security Expert, Tino possesses a unique blend of technical expertise, strategic vision, and a passion for educa... Show more

Z. Hamilton Avery, LCSW, BC-TMH, CMT, CYT-1,000, TIYT

Z. Hamilton Avery, LCSW, BC-TMH, CMT, CYT-1,000, TIYT

Z. Hamilton Avery, LCSW, BC-TMH, CMT, CYT-1,000, TIYT, is an interdisciplinary speaker, educator, psychotherapist, clinical social worker, coach, and integrative wellness practitioner with more than 15 years of professional experience spanning mental health, healthcare, crisis services, education, bodywork, yoga, meditation, coaching, and complementary and alternative medicine.

Z develops presentations, classes, workshops, trainings, retreats, and multi-part educational programs on mental health and well-being, trauma and PTSD, suicide prevention, stress and burnout, anxiety and depression, chronic illness and pain, grief and loss, coping skills, mindfulness and meditation, self-compassion, resilience, 2SLGBTQIA+ affirming care, and integrative approaches to health and wellness.

Their interdisciplinary perspective is informed by experience in outpatient psychotherapy, integrated primary care, community mental health, hospice and end-of-life care, mobile crisis services, 911 emergency communications and first response, health education, coaching, bodywork, yoga, meditation, and community-based care. Z is also a Certified Massage Therapist, Certified Reiki Master trained across multiple lineages, and Certified Yoga Teacher with more than 1,000 hours of accredited training (much of which was completed in India).

As an educator, Z translates peer-reviewed research, theory, and professional knowledge into accessible learning without stripping away the complexity that makes the material meaningful. Programs can incorporate visual materials, discussion, reflection, experiential exercises, guided practices, practical skill development, and take-home resources.

Z brings structure to the learning environment without treating the agenda as a rigid script. Questions and interaction are welcomed. Programs are adapted to the audience, setting, and level of prior knowledge. Introductory programs can establish foundational concepts. Advanced and clinician-focused trainings can move deeper into research, theory, assessment, diagnosis when relevant, treatment, interventions, and clinical application.

Z's teaching style is warm, genuine, curious, and appropriately humorous. Trauma-informed facilitation, accessibility, informed participation, and individual choice are important throughout their educational work, particularly when addressing difficult or emotionally demanding subjects.

Z wants audiences to leave with greater understanding, practical resources, and enough curiosity to keep learning after the session ends.

Z. Hamilton Avery, LCSW, BC-TMH, CMT, CYT-1,000, TIYT, is an interdisciplinary speaker, educator, psychotherapist, clinical social worker, coach, and integrative wellness practitioner with more than 15 years of professional experience spanning mental... Show more

Ian Y. Choi

Ian Y. Choi

Ian leads various open source and community efforts:
- Kubernetes SIG-Docs Korean L10n team (approver & reviewer)
- OpenStack I18n SIG lead and former Project Team Lead
- OpenInfra Korea user group organizer (OpenStack Korea leader, 2017-2019)

As a Containers Specialist at Amazon Web Services, he drives GTM for EKS, ECS, Fargate, and App Runner, while supporting AWS Korea DevRel to grow the cloud-native ecosystem.

Ian holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science (Feb 2025) and brings 10+ years of experience as software developer, sales engineer, and product marketing manager at Microsoft and APAC startups.

Ian leads various open source and community efforts: - Kubernetes SIG-Docs Korean L10n team (approver & reviewer) - OpenStack I18n SIG lead and former Project Team Lead - OpenInfra Korea user group organizer (OpenStack Korea leader, 2017-2019) ... Show more

Dr. D'Alessandro

Dr. D'Alessandro

Médico Cardiólogo Universitario - Prevención Cardiovascular
Autodidacta IT desde los inicios de la carrera de medicina
Docente Universitario en ITBA en la materia Introducción a las Tecnologías Informáticas
Medicina basada en la Inteligencia (Para el Rol Médico y Rol Dev potenciado con IA).

Médico Cardiólogo Universitario - Prevención Cardiovascular Autodidacta IT desde los inicios de la carrera de medicina Docente Universitario en ITBA en la materia Introducción a las Tecnologías Informáticas Medicina basada en la Inteligencia (Para... Show more

Amy Gutman MD, FACEP

Amy Gutman MD, FACEP

Dr. Amy Gutman, MD, FACEP, is a board-certified emergency physician, global keynote speaker, best-selling author, and executive performance coach helping leaders optimize the biology behind high performance. Founder of ToughLoveMD and author of the best-seller "Powerhouse Living: Lead Your Life Like a Resuscitation", Dr. Gutman teaches organizations how sleep, stress, metabolism, recovery, and cognitive load drive decision quality, resilience, retention, and results. A keynote favorite across healthcare, technology, cybersecurity, business, and leadership events, she consistently earns outstanding feedback from attendees and organizers for her high-energy, science-backed, conference-favorite sessions that leave audiences thinking differently — with immediately actionable personal and professional impacts. Her mission is simple: most leadership development treats performance as a mindset problem. She treats it as a biological operating system. Using her Cellular Leadership and Powerhouse Physiology frameworks, Dr. Gutman turns emergency medicine, executive leadership, and human performance science into practical strategies for clearer decisions, faster recovery, stronger teams, and sustained high performance.

Dr. Amy Gutman, MD, FACEP, is a board-certified emergency physician, global keynote speaker, best-selling author, and executive performance coach helping leaders optimize the biology behind high performance. Founder of ToughLoveMD and author of the b... Show more

Daniel Liezrowice

Daniel Liezrowice

For 20+ years I have worked at the intersection of software engineering, verification, DevOps/DevSecOps, embedded systems and regulated software, leading 350+ projects in Static Code Analysis, Dynamic Testing, Unit Testing, Code Coverage, ALM and compliance automation.
Over the last two years, my focus has expanded into AI-native software engineering and Agentic AI: AI coding agents, agentic SDLC workflows, AI-assisted verification, automated code review, compliance agents and AI-driven DevSecOps.
My technical work includes LLM coding agents and harnesses, RAG, MCP, local/offline LLMs, multi-agent workflows, SBOM/SCA, formal methods, Lean 4, Wolfram Mathematica and Yocto/Embedded Linux BSP engineering. I research and publish on agent reliability, token efficiency, self-evaluation bias, security, code quality and transforming research into verified executable systems.
I have conceived, architected and overseen specialized DevSecOps products: Assemblomator, a commercial multi-architecture Assembly Static Code Analysis platform; FixCreator, bridging SAST/SCA with air-gapped local AI remediation for defense and high-security environments; SBOMator, for air-gapped SBOM/SCA and software supply-chain analysis; TSscrutinizer, combining multiple SAST engines with local-LLM analysis; and Yocto BSP Studio, a guided BSP engineering platform codifying expert Yocto workflows from configuration through build, simulation, testing, security and release evidence.
My objective is to bridge deterministic software verification and AI while retaining the isolation, traceability, reproducibility and auditability required by critical systems.
I completed the DevSecOps program at Bar-Ilan University and professional training in ISO 26262 Tool Classification and Qualification, backed by field experience in verification, compliance and tool qualification.
Standards include DO-178C, ISO 26262, ISO 21434, ISO 8800, IEC 61508, FDA/IEC 62304, MISRA C:2025, MISRA C++:2023, AUTOSAR C++14 and CERT C/C++.
Platforms include Linux, Windows, macOS, Yocto/Embedded Linux, VxWorks, INTEGRITY, ThreadX, FreeRTOS/SafeRTOS, µC/OS and Zephyr.
I have been programming since 1981, from the original IBM PC, BASIC, x86 Assembly and Lattice C to today's AI coding agents and formally verified software workflows. responsible as technical lead for ~250 successful integrations projects of various Static Code Analysis systems.

For 20+ years I have worked at the intersection of software engineering, verification, DevOps/DevSecOps, embedded systems and regulated software, leading 350+ projects in Static Code Analysis, Dynamic Testing, Unit Testing, Code Coverage, ALM and com... Show more

Maya Nicks

Maya Nicks

Maya Nicks leads U-Topia's technical architecture and engineering orchestration across a team spanning blockchain, full-stack, and AI. Her background spans aeronautical engineering, commercial aviation, and cybersecurity. She pivoted into machine learning in 2015 while researching muscle loss in microgravity, and has built AI systems ever since, alongside over a decade in crypto dating to 2013. She architected U-Bot, the AI orchestration system powering U-Topia's agentic banking and commerce layer, built on Visa Intelligent Commerce.

Maya Nicks leads U-Topia's technical architecture and engineering orchestration across a team spanning blockchain, full-stack, and AI. Her background spans aeronautical engineering, commercial aviation, and cybersecurity. She pivoted into machine lea... Show more

Pérolla Rodrigues

Pérolla Rodrigues

Pérolla Rodrigues atua há mais de 15 anos com liderança estratégica, governança, inovação e transformação organizacional, conectando cultura, estratégia, alta performance e desenvolvimento organizacional em ambientes de alta complexidade e constante mudança. É vencedora do Prêmio Nacional de Excelência em Gestão e Inovação. Possui experiência na condução de iniciativas estratégicas, implantação de modelos de governança, PMO, BPMO, planejamento estratégico e gestão de operações voltadas à transformação sustentável e inovação aplicada.

Atualmente é Diretora de Estratégia, Operações & Inovação no IATI – Instituto Avançado de Tecnologia e Inovação, liderando iniciativas relacionadas à estratégia, inovação, PD&I e transformação organizacional. Sua atuação inclui projetos de inovação com alto grau de incerteza, integrando tecnologia, sustentabilidade e impacto de mercado em áreas como transição energética, hidrogênio verde, mobilidade elétrica e biotecnologia.

Também atua como conselheira de startups de impacto, mentora de líderes, consultora e speaker em temas relacionados à liderança, inovação, governança e organizações adaptativas.

Pérolla Rodrigues atua há mais de 15 anos com liderança estratégica, governança, inovação e transformação organizacional, conectando cultura, estratégia, alta performance e desenvolvimento organizacional em ambientes de alta complexidade e constante ... Show more

Andrew Schwabe

Andrew Schwabe

Andrew Schwabe has spent twenty-five-plus years shipping software across insurance, financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing, the industries where "move fast and break things" gets you a compliance violation, not a promotion. He's the founder of QCoda, where he's building governance infrastructure for AI-assisted software development, and the creator of LLMesh, an open-source inference layer that runs large language models inside private environments with zero third-party API calls. He writes about the gap between what AI tooling promises and what it actually delivers on HackerNoon. Based in Ho Chi Minh City.

Andrew Schwabe has spent twenty-five-plus years shipping software across insurance, financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing, the industries where "move fast and break things" gets you a compliance violation, not a promotion. He's the founde... Show more

Kunal Kumar Sahoo

Kunal Kumar Sahoo

Kunal is a Ph.D. student at IIT Delhi, where he is developing and improving foundation models for robotics applications. His research focuses on physically grounded reasoning, causal world modeling, and combining multimodal foundation models with deep reinforcement learning to build safe, general-purpose robotic agents that truly understand the real world.

With hands-on experience in embodied AI, LLM-guided RL, and edge-optimized multimodal robotics, Kunal works at the intersection of large-scale AI and physical intelligence. A former research intern at IISc Bangalore and IIT Gandhinagar and recipient of multiple government grants, he is dedicated to turning today’s powerful foundation models into tomorrow’s intelligent machines.

Kunal is a Ph.D. student at IIT Delhi, where he is developing and improving foundation models for robotics applications. His research focuses on physically grounded reasoning, causal world modeling, and combining multimodal foundation models with dee... Show more

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