Physical & Life Sciences

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

Caio Beleza

Caio Beleza

Caio co-founded NP Digital Brazil and worked with Neil Patel for over a decade. After scaling the agency in Brazil, he moved to the U.S. to help grow NPD's SMB division as COO. Now, he leads International Growth, supporting NP Digital’s expansion across over 20 countries.

Caio co-founded NP Digital Brazil and worked with Neil Patel for over a decade. After scaling the agency in Brazil, he moved to the U.S. to help grow NPD's SMB division as COO. Now, he leads International Growth, supporting NP Digital’s expansion acr... Show more

Shawn Kyzer

Shawn Kyzer

Shawn is passionate about harnessing the power of data strategy, engineering, and analytics in order to help businesses uncover new opportunities. As an innovative technologist with over 15 years of experience, Shawn removes technology as a barrier and broadens the art of the possible for business and product leaders. His holistic view of technology and emphasis on developing and motivating strong engineering talent, with a focus on delivering outcomes whilst minimising outputs, is one of the characteristics which sets him apart from the crowd.

Shawn’s deep technical knowledge includes distributed computing, cloud architecture, data science, machine learning, and engineering analytics platforms. He has years of experience working as a consultant practitioner for a variety of prestigious clients ranging from secret clearance level government organizations to Fortune 500 companies.

Shawn is passionate about harnessing the power of data strategy, engineering, and analytics in order to help businesses uncover new opportunities. As an innovative technologist with over 15 years of experience, Shawn removes technology as a barrier a... Show more

Shruti Tiwari

Shruti Tiwari

Being actively involved with the SaaS and Open Source industry, Shruti has a good hold on everything eCommerce and has expertise in framing content, including web content, web marketing, and guest posts. Staying updated with industry activities, she delivers the right content to help the end audiences grow their ecommerce sales. Ms. Tiwari Shruti is a proud Ambassador at Women Techmakers and leads the content marketing and partner collaboration between CedCommerce and the Grow Big Initiative.

Being actively involved with the SaaS and Open Source industry, Shruti has a good hold on everything eCommerce and has expertise in framing content, including web content, web marketing, and guest posts. Staying updated with industry activities, she ... Show more

Bidyut Sarkar

Bidyut Sarkar

I am an IT professional specializing in the Life Science and Industrial Manufacturing industry. Over my 20-year career at IBM, I have developed a blend of industry experience, a comprehensive understanding of AI and Analytics, and strategic solutioning skills. My journey is marked by achievements that reflect my role in IT solutioning functions, and I have been honored with awards like IBM's 'Client and Partner Success Award – 2023' and 'Growth Award -2023'. My work has impacted large pharmaceutical companies and industrial manufacturing industries, particularly in the United States. I have been part of efforts to provide IT solutions against counterfeit drugs and implement AI/ML-powered predictive demand and automated replenishment capabilities. Through AI-driven technologies, I have contributed to solutions that enhance cybersecurity and guarantee the authenticity and safety of medications worldwide. My professional experience has taken me to various parts of the world, including the USA, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Australia. This multicultural experience has given me insights into global organizational challenges, reinforcing my commitment to addressing critical issues.

I am an IT professional specializing in the Life Science and Industrial Manufacturing industry. Over my 20-year career at IBM, I have developed a blend of industry experience, a comprehensive understanding of AI and Analytics, and strategic solutioni... Show more

Anemone Kasasbeh

Anemone Kasasbeh

Anemone Kasasbeh, PhD, is Manager of Data Science & Clinical AI at Ascension, one of the five largest health systems in the U.S.

She was named one of RE·WORK’s Top 25 Women in AI in Healthcare in 2022.

She is a subject matter expert in healthcare AI, predictive modeling, and real-world clinical implementation. With experience across health systems and the pharmaceutical industry, her work focuses on translating advanced analytics and AI into measurable healthcare impact. She has many publications in the field and her PhD work focused on Applications of AI in Healthcare.

Anemone Kasasbeh, PhD, is Manager of Data Science & Clinical AI at Ascension, one of the five largest health systems in the U.S. She was named one of RE·WORK’s Top 25 Women in AI in Healthcare in 2022. She is a subject matter expert in healthca... Show more

Kirstie Whitaker

Kirstie Whitaker

Kirstie Whitaker is the Executive Director of the Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS). At BIDS she supports the delivery of innovative open source software and infrastructure to benefit science and society, including through the Jupyter and Scientific Python communities. She is the founder of The Turing Way, a collaboratively created guide for reproducible, inclusive, collaborative, and ethical data science. She holds a PhD in Neuroscience (2012) and is a Fulbright Scholarship alumna.

Kirstie Whitaker is the Executive Director of the Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS). At BIDS she supports the delivery of innovative open source software and infrastructure to benefit science and society, including through the Jupyter and Sc... 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

Dima Fathur Rahman

Dima Fathur Rahman

I am currently focused on fostering a strong DevOps culture at the Indonesia Railway Company.

My expertise spans Development Operations, Quality Assurance Engineering, and Site Reliability, where I specialize in streamlining processes, enhancing system reliability, and implementing effective branding strategies.

I am currently focused on fostering a strong DevOps culture at the Indonesia Railway Company. My expertise spans Development Operations, Quality Assurance Engineering, and Site Reliability, where I specialize in streamlining processes, enhancing s... Show more

Sudhanshu Shrivastava

Sudhanshu Shrivastava

Sudhanshu Shrivastava is a Graduate Student Researcher in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Davis working on medical imaging and privacy-aware AI. His research spans computational imaging, biomedical image analysis, and multi-site learning for healthcare. He is an author of a recent federated learning study on glaucoma monitoring from color fundus photographs and is interested in secure, deployable AI for real-world clinical settings.

Sudhanshu Shrivastava is a Graduate Student Researcher in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Davis working on medical imaging and privacy-aware AI. His research spans computational imaging, biomedical image analysis, and multi-site learning fo... Show more

Caleb Duff

Caleb Duff

A dedicated and evolving Software Engineer and Programs Lead.

A dedicated and evolving Software Engineer and Programs Lead. Show more

Sumesh Ramasamy

Sumesh Ramasamy

Sumesh Ramasamy is a mobile engineer and technology founder building AI-powered software at production scale. As Principal Software Engineer at Asuene USA, he built an emissions-detection platform used by 22 oil and gas operators across 30+ states. He is Co-founder & CTO of Plug-In Promotions, where he built PluginOS, a platform running across roughly 250 venues, and he has shipped a consumer app surpassing 5 million downloads. He co-authored a peer-reviewed study in Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements and holds an M.S. in Computer Science from West Virginia University.

Sumesh Ramasamy is a mobile engineer and technology founder building AI-powered software at production scale. As Principal Software Engineer at Asuene USA, he built an emissions-detection platform used by 22 oil and gas operators across 30+ states. H... Show more

Francisco Gutierrez

Francisco Gutierrez

Security Engineer con 6 años de trayectoria en seguridad ofensiva. Especializado en Red Teaming, infraestructura y entornos Cloud, su trabajo se centra en la explotación técnica de vulnerabilidades y la simulación de adversarios para equipos multidisciplinarios. Actualmente, investiga la convergencia entre la Inteligencia Artificial y la seguridad ofensiva. Su enfoque combina la implementación matemática de modelos de ML con el hacking de infraestructura para exponer riesgos críticos en la cadena de suministro de modelos.

Security Engineer con 6 años de trayectoria en seguridad ofensiva. Especializado en Red Teaming, infraestructura y entornos Cloud, su trabajo se centra en la explotación técnica de vulnerabilidades y la simulación de adversarios para equipos multidis... Show more

Víctor Mayoral Vilches

Víctor Mayoral Vilches

Víctor has spent more than a decade building and advancing the field of robot cybersecurity, leading pioneering projects in which Artificial Intelligence is applied to cybersecurity automation across large-scale attack surfaces such as robots. His work includes internationally award-winning publications that helped pioneer the field of AI Security, notably PentestGPT (USENIX 2024, Distinguished Artifact Award Winner). He holds two engineering degrees (EE and CS) completed simultaneously, and a PhD in Robot Cybersecurity from the University of Klagenfurt (Austria).

He is a researcher and an investor in robotics and is regarded as one of the world’s leading experts in robot cybersecurity and computing architectures for robots, following his contributions to the creation of the Robot Operating System 2 (ROS 2), which powers 95% of the commercial robots worldwide. He has delivered talks at security forums across the globe, including Black Hat Europe, Black Hat USA, USENIX, and others.

Víctor has spent more than a decade building and advancing the field of robot cybersecurity, leading pioneering projects in which Artificial Intelligence is applied to cybersecurity automation across large-scale attack surfaces such as robots. His wo... Show more

Aiswarya Venkitesh

Aiswarya Venkitesh

Hi, I’m Aiswarya - Principal Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, Content Creator, and Global Speaker. I have 13 years of experience in delivering data-driven solutions for various industries, such as pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and financial. I am passionate about leveraging cloud technologies and artificial intelligence to drive innovation and improve customer experiences .I help students, professionals, and organizations understand AI, Cloud, and the future of GenAI through clear explanations, practical frameworks, and high-impact visual infographics .My mission is simple: Empower 1 million people globally to build a meaningful and successful career in AI.

For any potential collaboration, please feel free to reach out @ aiaisglobal888@gmail.com.

All views are strictly my own. I focus on publicly available knowledge, frameworks and trends that help advance the developers and Data; AI community.

Hi, I’m Aiswarya - Principal Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, Content Creator, and Global Speaker. I have 13 years of experience in delivering data-driven solutions for various industries, such as pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and financial. I... Show more

Brian Daza

Brian Daza

Brian is a skilled data professional with a strong academic background. During his career, he has always dealt with data in some way or the other. With a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Utrecht University), he originally focused on developing drug discovery tools but shifted his focus to data analytics.

During his PhD at KU Leuven Brian developed 3D-printed chips that allowed to grow of stem cells on a chip, that could further be analyzed using state-of-the-art sequencing tools. He had to integrate many different types of data (microscopy images, genetic sequencing, etc.) to be able to validate the results. He often used scripting tools (R, Python) to develop and integrate these pipelines.

He always had an affinity with information technology and he decided to follow his passion for data with a focus on data engineering. Brian worked on multiple projects since then with Immoweb, Accenture, and Orange Business to grow further in data engineering. He implemented orchestration tools for ELT client workflows and co-developed a prediction application.

Brian has experience in Microsoft Azure, extensive expertise in open-source tooling (Python, R, Airflow, Kubernetes, etc.), and is a (AWS) certified cloud practitioner.

He enjoys spending time outdoors, climbing, and playing his bass guitar outside of work.

Brian is a skilled data professional with a strong academic background. During his career, he has always dealt with data in some way or the other. With a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Utrecht University), he originally focused on developing drug... Show more

Kate Mulligan

Kate Mulligan

Tech, Finance, Team Outcomes, Diversity, Product, People First

Tech, Finance, Team Outcomes, Diversity, Product, People First Show more

Bhaskardeep Khaund Khaund

Bhaskardeep Khaund Khaund

Bhaskardeep Khaund is a highly accomplished Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft with over 20 years of experience in building secure, scalable, and compliant cloud-native systems. He currently leads a Security Green Team focused on implementing systemic security solutions for Microsoft’s massive Kubernetes infrastructure, which supports Microsoft 365 and other mission-critical services. Bhaskardeep specializes in Kubernetes security, container identity management, and secret lifecycle automation, working closely with Red and Blue teams to proactively close security gaps and ensure end-to-end policy enforcement. His leadership plays a key role in passing major audits like FedRAMP, SOC, IRAP, and GDPR. Holding a Master’s degree in Information Assurance and Cybersecurity from Florida Institute of Technology and an advanced certificate in Information Security from Stanford University, Bhaskardeep combines deep technical knowledge with strategic oversight. He holds multiple Microsoft certifications and patents related to cloud secret management and serverless security. Over his 15-year tenure at Microsoft, he has held engineering and leadership roles across Office 365, Exchange, and Azure-based platforms, consistently driving innovations in DevOps, compliance automation, and large-scale system resilience. His career also includes prior experience at Accenture and other firms, where he led teams developing enterprise software for sectors ranging from airlines to government manufacturing. A published blogger at nerdbackbone.blog, Bhaskardeep is an active voice in the cybersecurity and cloud engineering community.

Bhaskardeep Khaund is a highly accomplished Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft with over 20 years of experience in building secure, scalable, and compliant cloud-native systems. He currently leads a Security Green Team focused on imp... Show more

Raj Shah

Raj Shah

Raj is a Mechatronics, Perception, and Controls Engineer with a background in Engineering and Computational Mechanics from IIT Delhi, where he also pursued a minor in Computer Science and advanced AI coursework. His work spans robotics, ADAS, vehicle dynamics, and simulation, with experience at Jaguar Land Rover and the University of Stuttgart. At Origin, he builds robotics systems across perception and controls, having developed and deployed a differential IK control system from scratch and now working on real-time visual servoing. He is passionate about understanding complex systems from first principles, exploring the startup ecosystem, and connecting with people building ambitious technology. Outside of work, he enjoys adventure sports and board games.

Raj is a Mechatronics, Perception, and Controls Engineer with a background in Engineering and Computational Mechanics from IIT Delhi, where he also pursued a minor in Computer Science and advanced AI coursework. His work spans robotics, ADAS, vehicle... Show more

Naveen Suresh

Naveen Suresh

Naveen Suresh is an AI/ML Engineer at Teragonia, where he builds ontology-driven systems for schema matching, automated data modeling, and document intelligence. He previously engineered C++ low-latency trading systems at Morgan Stanley and conducted NLP and multimodal ML research at Carnegie Mellon University during his graduate studies in Computational Data Science. Naveen also worked on generative AI and reinforcement learning methods for de-novo drug discovery. His current work integrates knowledge graphs and LLMs to unify complex enterprise data.

Naveen Suresh is an AI/ML Engineer at Teragonia, where he builds ontology-driven systems for schema matching, automated data modeling, and document intelligence. He previously engineered C++ low-latency trading systems at Morgan Stanley and conducted... Show more

Miguel Olivan

Miguel Olivan

Miguel Olivan from CIRCE brings 20 years of software development experience to the energy sector, focusing on data acquisition, data analysis, and SCADA systems. He develops software for Digital Substations based on the IEC 61850 standard, specifically oriented to protection functions and power quality. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics and an M.Sc. in Systems and Computer Science, combining an academic background with engineering experience to address energy innovations.

Miguel Olivan from CIRCE brings 20 years of software development experience to the energy sector, focusing on data acquisition, data analysis, and SCADA systems. He develops software for Digital Substations based on the IEC 61850 standard, specifical... Show more

Marleen Mohaupt

Marleen Mohaupt

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marleen-mohaupt/

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Shivam Tawar

Shivam Tawar

AI Engineer Intern at CredX Group with hands-on experience in building AI/ML-driven solutions and modern Android applications. A 3× National Hackathon winner and GDG Android Lead, passionate about Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and applying AI to solve real-world problems. Always exploring scalable, impactful tech.

AI Engineer Intern at CredX Group with hands-on experience in building AI/ML-driven solutions and modern Android applications. A 3× National Hackathon winner and GDG Android Lead, passionate about Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and applying AI to solve rea... Show more

Santino Lopardo

Santino Lopardo

Hola, cómo estás?
Mi nombre es Santino y me posiciono como speaker instruido en gestión de comunicación interna. Desde el año 2022 me encuentro enfocado en el estudio y el desarrollo de habilidad sociales tales como: Presencia de Líder, gestión de equipos y creación de identidad grupal, y el trabajo corporativo en pos del bienestar organizacional. Además, en mis inicios como aprendiz (el cual sigo cultivando día tras día) me centré en entender el poder de las disposiciones individuales ante las tendencias naturales humanes para encontrar un motivo de acción ante un proyecto unipersonal; y, por último pero no menos importante, la fundamentación discursiva para la creación de redes de apoyo.
Dentro de mis estudios se encuentran:
- Licenciatura en Psicología (Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires)
- Carrera de Coaching Ontológico Level 2 (Escuela de Formación de Líderes)

Hola, cómo estás? Mi nombre es Santino y me posiciono como speaker instruido en gestión de comunicación interna. Desde el año 2022 me encuentro enfocado en el estudio y el desarrollo de habilidad sociales tales como: Presencia de Líder, gestión de ... Show more

Surya Chandra Damerla

Surya Chandra Damerla

Surya Chander Rao Damerla is a Data Engineer with experience across multiple domains, including healthcare, banking, and pharmaceuticals. He has worked extensively on cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), building scalable data pipelines and real-time data processing systems. His expertise lies in designing cloud-native architectures, data validation frameworks, and large-scale data migrations. Currently working on healthcare eligibility and reporting systems, he focuses on improving data quality, automation, and compliance through policy-driven and AI-augmented solutions. He is passionate about building reliable and efficient data systems that solve real-world problems.

Surya Chander Rao Damerla is a Data Engineer with experience across multiple domains, including healthcare, banking, and pharmaceuticals. He has worked extensively on cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), ... Show more

Luigi Brancati

Luigi Brancati

Physicist by training, I've been working in the Data Science and AI/ML space for the last few years in the fintech and insurance sectors. Passioned about AI/ML, software engineering, electronics/embedded systems and birds.

Physicist by training, I've been working in the Data Science and AI/ML space for the last few years in the fintech and insurance sectors. Passioned about AI/ML, software engineering, electronics/embedded systems and birds. Show more

Nicholas Lavery

Nicholas Lavery

Nick Lavery (pronounced Nick Lay-Very) is an active-duty Green Beret in the United States Army Special Forces and the founder & CEO of Precision Components LLC.  After a life-altering injury sustained in combat, he transformed his challenges into a series of curriculums on leadership, resilience, and goal achievement. As one of the most sought-after speakers and mentors in the country, Nick and his team of assets share valuable insights on discipline, work ethic, and teamwork, in turn empowering others to unlock capacity and increase capability. 

Nick has a long and distinguished list of military awards, but to name a few, he has been awarded the Silver Star, three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star with Valor, three Bronze Stars for service, the Bruce Price Leadership award, and the Special Operations Command Excalibur award. 

Nick is the best selling author of Objective Secure- the battle-tested guide to goal achievement, and most significantly, he is a proud husband and father of two boys. 

Nick Lavery (pronounced Nick Lay-Very) is an active-duty Green Beret in the United States Army Special Forces and the founder & CEO of Precision Components LLC.  After a life-altering injury sustained in combat, he transformed his challenges into a s... Show more

Tom Sherman

Tom Sherman

In 2017, Tom Sherman discovered the 5th season of the year after nearly a decade of studying timekeeping and measurement systems. He then spent the next 3 years deconstructing the Gregorian Calendar and re-engineering a New Calendar system using modern math, science and logic that divides time evenly, precisely, and accurately, for the first time in the history of time. With humor, philosophy, and curiosity, Tom is able to expand your perception of reality and uncover new systems and patterns that are currently hiding in plain sight.

In 2017, Tom Sherman discovered the 5th season of the year after nearly a decade of studying timekeeping and measurement systems. He then spent the next 3 years deconstructing the Gregorian Calendar and re-engineering a New Calendar system using mode... Show more

Dorottya Nagy-Józsa PCC

Dorottya Nagy-Józsa PCC

Dorka is a PCC-certified organisational developer with a specialization in neuroscience and performance, CEO of Y2Y Ltd.

Dorka is also a professional speaker, having been awarded 'Best Speaker' more than twenty times. She has presented at more than 200 HR and Supply Chain Congresses around the world, from Tallinn to Mombasa.

As an organizational development consulting company, Y2Y increases leaders' and organizations' consciousness levels using methods of individual and team coaching, organizational and leadership development, and authoring the world's 11th most-read leadership blog.

Y2Y has two main pillars: learning & development consulting, and organizational effectiveness and supply chain. They are offering whole S&OP introduction programs, including intercompany cooperation, demand planning, supply chain planning, and S&OP meeting culture introduction.

Dorka is a PCC-certified organisational developer with a specialization in neuroscience and performance, CEO of Y2Y Ltd. Dorka is also a professional speaker, having been awarded 'Best Speaker' more than twenty times. She has presented at more tha... Show more

Néstor Molina

Néstor Molina

Profesor de Química, licenciado en Tecnologías Digitales para la Educación y creador de contenidos educativos en redes sociales (The Mol Teacher). Se especializa en acercar la ciencia a estudiantes y docentes a través del humor, la cultura pop y herramientas digitales. Da clases en secundaria y nivel terciario, y es autor de materiales didácticos innovadores que integran la neurociencia con la enseñanza de las ciencias naturales.

Fan de los videojuegos, el coleccionismo, los memes y la divulgación sin bata ni fórmulas complicadas. Sostengo que entender la química puede ser tan entretenido como scrollear sin parar... pero mucho más revelador.

Profesor de Química, licenciado en Tecnologías Digitales para la Educación y creador de contenidos educativos en redes sociales (The Mol Teacher). Se especializa en acercar la ciencia a estudiantes y docentes a través del humor, la cultura pop y herr... Show more

Steve Upton

Steve Upton

Steve is a Quality Analyst who works to build empowered teams, capable of delivering and taking ownership of quality. He has worked on a wide variety of products, from mainframes to microservices and has a particular interest in complex socio-technical systems and how we work with them.

He is passionate about complexity theory, building quality into culture and testing as part of continuous delivery in modern, distributed architectures. Outside of work, Steve enjoys travel and mountains.

Steve is a Quality Analyst who works to build empowered teams, capable of delivering and taking ownership of quality. He has worked on a wide variety of products, from mainframes to microservices and has a particular interest in complex socio-technic... Show more

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