Physical & Life Sciences

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

Sonali Das

Sonali Das

Sonali Das, 17 years seasoned Test Automation Professional, is currently working at Accenture UKI as Test Automation Associate Manager. Sonali has worked in various Industries like BFS, Insurance, Retails, Online Education system, Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Pharma Industry as QA Automation Lead/Architect and designed maintained Test Automation Framework using both Commercial and non-commercial tools like MF UFT, Selenium, WorkSoft Certify, SeeTest, SoapUI, Postman. She has expertise in a Programming language as VB scripting, Java, JavaScript, Groovy. She loves coding and exploring and learning new skills and mentoring others."

Sonali Das, 17 years seasoned Test Automation Professional, is currently working at Accenture UKI as Test Automation Associate Manager. Sonali has worked in various Industries like BFS, Insurance, Retails, Online Education system, Oil & Gas, Healthca... 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

Mick Semb Wever

Mick Semb Wever

Principal Architect at DataStax, engineering and product on Cassandra and Open Source.

Beyond technology, crazy about snowboarding, rock climbing, trail running, skiing, surfing, and just anything awesome in nature.

Principal Architect at DataStax, engineering and product on Cassandra and Open Source. Beyond technology, crazy about snowboarding, rock climbing, trail running, skiing, surfing, and just anything awesome in nature. Show more

Andrew GottWorth

Andrew GottWorth

Andrew is a Coordinator and teacher at CODE University of Applied Sciences and Specialist for Mental Health and Wellbeing for the DEI Council. He is also an OCD Advocate for the International OCD Foundation, trainer and volunteer coordinator for Pfeffersport e.V. and Board Member for Outside the Box Therapy. He has over a decade of experience in teaching, training, and teambuilding.

Andrew is a Coordinator and teacher at CODE University of Applied Sciences and Specialist for Mental Health and Wellbeing for the DEI Council. He is also an OCD Advocate for the International OCD Foundation, trainer and volunteer coordinator for Pfef... Show more

Shane Olsen

Shane Olsen

Shane Olsen is an experienced relationship manager in the wireless technology space. He is dedicated to providing superior customer service to numerous Public Safety agencies across Minnesota.

As a Senior Solutions Consultant, Shane draws on his years of wireless experience to solve first responders' communications issues. He moved from consumer wireless and launched the only dedicated Public Safety Network at FirstNet, built with AT&T in 2018. He can often be found in the field deploying wireless technology for city, county, state and federal agencies.

Shane's wireless portfolio includes smartphones, routers, IoT, encryption, in-building design, satellite resources, network design, situational awareness apps, Land Mobile Radio - Cellular Push to Talk interoperability, fleet management, and emergency cellular/satellite deployments.

A proven and reliable track record with numerous state agencies, Shane is relied upon to deliver exceptional response time for both emergent and non-emergent requests. He has been called upon to support wildfires, COVID-19, unrest across the Twin Cities, fiber cuts, sporting events, state of Minnesota communication exercises, PSAPs, and Presidential visits.

Shane Olsen is an experienced relationship manager in the wireless technology space. He is dedicated to providing superior customer service to numerous Public Safety agencies across Minnesota. As a Senior Solutions Consultant, Shane draws on his ... Show more

Taylor L Miller, CISM

Taylor L Miller, CISM

Taylor L Miller, CISM, is a seasoned Data Security Program Manager for ADP's National Accounts Services (NAS) division. With a focus on governance, risk, and compliance, Taylor leads NAS defense-in-depth strategy: advancing the NAS security governance program, spearheading process improvements, driving fraud and incident reduction efforts, and managing multiple security projects across the business. She designs and evolves executive leadership dashboards and creates security awareness programs and learning content to elevate the adoption of security industry best practices. She also leads NAS business security transformation programs and the incident management team. Recognized for exceptional contributions, Taylor was awarded the NAS FY24 Impact Associate Award for her outstanding leadership and achievements in data security.

Taylor L Miller, CISM, is a seasoned Data Security Program Manager for ADP's National Accounts Services (NAS) division. With a focus on governance, risk, and compliance, Taylor leads NAS defense-in-depth strategy: advancing the NAS security governanc... Show more

Silvia Davis

Silvia Davis

Silvia Davis is a distinguished Speaker and Author. She earned her place, out of 35,000 participants from over 100 countries, as a finalist in the Toastmasters World Championship in 2023—an accolade that reflects her exceptional oratory skills and compelling presence on stage. Her gift for storytelling also led her to become an Award-Winning Author. Recognized for her engaging presentations, she has earned accolades for her ability to inspire, educate, and uplift her audiences enabling her listeners with the skills to become resilient and persevere through a world that becomes more challenging and stressful by the day.

Silvia Davis is a distinguished Speaker and Author. She earned her place, out of 35,000 participants from over 100 countries, as a finalist in the Toastmasters World Championship in 2023—an accolade that reflects her exceptional oratory skills and co... Show more

Federico Andino

Federico Andino

Federico Andino is a Mindfulness Researcher @IBM Consulting. For 8 years, he was the Agile COE lead for Argentina and currently leads Enterprise Agility projects and the Storytelling Global Community @IBM.

Outside of corporate work, Federico works as a researcher and professor at Universidad del Salvador, being the chair of Tibetan Studies and meditation research in that university.

Federico Andino is a Mindfulness Researcher @IBM Consulting. For 8 years, he was the Agile COE lead for Argentina and currently leads Enterprise Agility projects and the Storytelling Global Community @IBM. Outside of corporate work, Federico works... Show more

Erin Howard

Erin Howard

Erin joined Charles River Laboratories in March 2021, tasked with building their first-ever user experience design function. During her time at CRL, Erin has built an enterprise scale design function and now leads a combined customer-focused team delivering experiences end-to-end for the customer. Her team of Product Management, Product Design, and Organizational Change Management builds and implements products for CRL customers and internal teams based on an MVP mindset focused on the most impactful challenges. Erin has nearly 20 years of experience in building high-caliber product design teams that deliver world-class design solutions aligned with the user and business goals. She has held leadership roles in business consulting, data analytics and consumer app-based organizations, where she’s transformed design from a service-delivery mind-set to influential and deep rooted within the culture.
Erin enjoys crocheting, gardening, and building her hobby farm. She lives on 20 acres in Central Virginia with her husband, two daughters, two dogs, and eight chickens.

Erin joined Charles River Laboratories in March 2021, tasked with building their first-ever user experience design function. During her time at CRL, Erin has built an enterprise scale design function and now leads a combined customer-focused team del... Show more

Eve Cogan

Eve Cogan

News producer @ ABC News 🎤 Multimedia producer @ SSW TV 🎥 Graduate of journalism and innovation

News producer @ ABC News 🎤 Multimedia producer @ SSW TV 🎥 Graduate of journalism and innovation Show more

Dan LeFebvre

Dan LeFebvre

Dan LeFebvre was the first Certified Scrum Coach in New England with over forty years in product development as a developer, manager, director, and coach. He has been applying agile practices to successfully deliver products since 2003. He has worked with Dr. Sutherland since 2009.

Dan spent two years as the internal agile coach for Kronos, a Boston-based Software Company, where he coordinated and implemented Scrum within the 700-person engineering organization across all sites including Massachusetts, Atlanta, Chicago, Oregon, Montreal, British Columbia, Belgium, and India. This resulted in increased visibility into the development process and a reduction in defects by 60% in 18 months.

Dan has consulted and coached organizations across various industries including finance, automotive, medical devices, IT, oil & gas, and manufacturing. Dan has coached software teams, hardware product teams, IT operations teams, and executive leadership.

Dan holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Boston University. He is a Registered Scrum Trainer Fellow.

Dan LeFebvre was the first Certified Scrum Coach in New England with over forty years in product development as a developer, manager, director, and coach. He has been applying agile practices to successfully deliver products since 2003. He has worked... Show more

Jonathan Romano

Jonathan Romano

Jonathan is a full stack software developer and devops engineer, currently working at Howard Hughes Medical Institute in the Das Lab (part of the Stanford University Department of Biochemistry) leading development of the Eterna citizen science game and open science platform. His interests focus around UX, DX, and software architecture in domains including R&D, arts & digital media, HCI, information management, collaboration, and education.

Jonathan is a full stack software developer and devops engineer, currently working at Howard Hughes Medical Institute in the Das Lab (part of the Stanford University Department of Biochemistry) leading development of the Eterna citizen science game a... Show more

Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Adam is an accomplished IT leader with over 15 years of experience driving cloud adoption strategies and digital transformation initiatives. As Director of Cloud and Transformation at Tata Consultancy Services, he leads engagements with C-level executives at major healthcare, life sciences, energy, and utilities enterprises.

Leveraging deep technical expertise in cloud platforms, DevOps, and emerging technologies, Adam provides strategic guidance and tailored solutions to help clients migrate legacy systems to the cloud. He has delivered complex cloud implementation and change management programs, shaping technical roadmaps and operations to enable business innovation.

Known for his passion for technology, Adam has driven major modernisation initiatives across industries. He advises senior leaders and key stakeholders on how digital capabilities can increase efficiency, reduce costs, and unlock new revenue opportunities.

With strengths in long-range strategy planning, solution architecture, and governance, he is a trusted advisor for enterprise cloud adoption and digital transformation. Adam thrives on staying ahead of technology disruptions to drive positive impact through innovation.

Adam is an accomplished IT leader with over 15 years of experience driving cloud adoption strategies and digital transformation initiatives. As Director of Cloud and Transformation at Tata Consultancy Services, he leads engagements with C-level execu... Show more

Reza Azimi

Reza Azimi

The speaker has 9 years of MS BI experience. However, it is his first time conducting an on-person session on the BI topic. Therefore, he may lack some experiences but he will do his utter most to make it a success.

The speaker has 9 years of MS BI experience. However, it is his first time conducting an on-person session on the BI topic. Therefore, he may lack some experiences but he will do his utter most to make it a success. Show more

Kamel Ghali

Kamel Ghali

Kamel is a longtime veteran of the automotive cybersecurity industry, having over 6 years working as a car hacker, technical trainer, speaker, and automotive security consultant. He is an active member of the community, having presented at conferences all around the world such as DEFCON, Black Hat MEA, Hack In The Box, and more. He is an ambassador and staff member of the Car Hacking Village and lead of the Japanese chapter of the Automotive Security Research group, organizations he supports to help spread knowledge of automotive security throughout the world. Outside of his work, Kamel is an avid traveler, amateur chef, and fighting game enthusiast.

Kamel is a longtime veteran of the automotive cybersecurity industry, having over 6 years working as a car hacker, technical trainer, speaker, and automotive security consultant. He is an active member of the community, having presented at conference... Show more

Dallasciet Harper

Dallasciet Harper

Dallasciet "Lascie" Harper is a Founder of TriExperts Hair Center, Triage Hair
Repair Systems, Licensed Educator and Board-Certified Trichologist from the
prestigious World Trichology Society in New York. As a recognized contributor in the
world of hair science. her
company, TriExperts Hair Center has been transforming lives since 2013, with a
holistic + soul-centered approach to hair restoration, hair regrowth, and non-surgical
hair replacement. Under her leadership, her team provides Microscopic Hair/Scalp
Analysis, Exfoliating Scalp Detox, Micro-Bio Current Therapy, Oxygen Scalp
Therapy, Low Laser Light, Therapy, and Retail Maintenance for home care with
supplementation and treatment with virtual services additionally.
Lascie is a 15-year licensed cosmetologist and 13-year licensed educator. In 2012
Lascie received the Hair Practitioner certificate from the International Association of
Trichologists (Australia); in 2017
she received the Non-Surgical Hair Loss Replacement Certification. In March 2019,
she completed her final trichology examination to receive the Full Trichology
Certification from The World Trichology Society in New York under the tutelage of
Dr. David Kingsley and British Science Corporation.
As a licensed educator, she is the author of best-selling 3-Book Series "7 Must
Knows" and the founder of "SowHarpO Beauty Industry Solutions" providing
business housing services and educational sessions to individuals, students, and
stylists seeking diversity in Cosmetology.
Lascie Harper is a wife and mother of two. She's served as a board member with
many organizations to help re-establish and advance the position of beauty
practitioner standards as well as broaden the scope of her hair loss initiative with
organization such as: Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology Council Voting
Delegate, MS Community College Board Cosmetology Curriculum Writing, The
American Hair Loss Council, Founder of MoHGH Alopecia Awareness Initiative a
non-profit in Mississippi and in partnership with the Jackson Hinds Comprehensive
Health Clinic and United Healthcare. Lascie believes through applying the
knowledge of hair-related science, modern technology, traditional+functional
medicine protocols, and partnership with health professionals we can not only
restore hair tresses but unlock the potential optimal body functioning, starting with a
conversation about the hair.

Dallasciet "Lascie" Harper is a Founder of TriExperts Hair Center, Triage Hair Repair Systems, Licensed Educator and Board-Certified Trichologist from the prestigious World Trichology Society in New York. As a recognized contributor in the world o... Show more

Africa Mincey

Africa Mincey

Africa Mincey is an accessibility engineer and occupational therapist with a passion for making websites usable for people of all abilities. As an occupational therapist she helped individuals with acute injuries and disabilities increase independence with rehabilitative exercise and assistive technology tools. She transitioned away from direct patient care to work as a Web developer building full stack web applications. She now specializes in analyzing and testing software for adherence to the digital accessibility laws covered under the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Africa Mincey is an accessibility engineer and occupational therapist with a passion for making websites usable for people of all abilities. As an occupational therapist she helped individuals with acute injuries and disabilities increase independenc... Show more

Jade Lopez

Jade Lopez

Jade has established a fulfilling career operating at the intersection of STEM and community development. Her journey commenced with the attainment of a Bachelor's of Science in Neurology, Physiology, and Behavior from the University of California at Davis. Following this, she ventured into the international arena, first as a member of the Peace Corps in Mozambique, where she taught 12th-grade biology in Portuguese and pioneered a UN-recognized hospital internship program. Subsequently, her path led to active involvement in community development and public health initiatives in Maharashtra, India.

Returning home, Jade undertook domestic public health roles in both Oakland and San Francisco, California. In pursuit of further academic excellence, she earned her Master's in Public Health with a specialization in Biostatistics from the University of Illinois at Chicago. This served as a stepping stone to her subsequent roles in data science and data engineering consulting, where she contributed her expertise to government agencies and non-profit organizations.

Currently, Jade holds the position of Data Engineer at Pivot Bio, a pioneering sustainable biotech company headquartered in Berkeley, California. Despite her deep-rooted attachment to the Bay Area, she presently operates from the picturesque Adirondacks in Northern New York state.

Jade eagerly anticipates forging connections with fellow professionals in the fields of community development, sustainability, and technology.

Jade has established a fulfilling career operating at the intersection of STEM and community development. Her journey commenced with the attainment of a Bachelor's of Science in Neurology, Physiology, and Behavior from the University of California at... Show more

Florian Geigl

Florian Geigl

I am a Senior Product Manager at Dynatrace, specializing in Kubernetes Observability. With a Ph.D. in computer science, I bring a wealth of expertise to my role. Prior to joining Dynatrace, I served as the Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information Officer for a global paper industry company, spearheading initiatives focused on digitalization and infrastructure modernization.

I am a Senior Product Manager at Dynatrace, specializing in Kubernetes Observability. With a Ph.D. in computer science, I bring a wealth of expertise to my role. Prior to joining Dynatrace, I served as the Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information ... Show more

Pierre Neis

Pierre Neis

Fifteen years ago, coming from Lean Thinking and Portfolio Management, I jumped into the agile world with my entire body.
I went through more than 200 agile projects and contributed to several communities. Ten years ago, as a member of the PMI, I contributed to creating the PMI ACP Certification, which left considerable space for improvement.
Five years ago, I was asked by Mike Beedle to join his project on Enterprise Scrum. Unfortunately, Mike passed away, and I used my org development and behavioral analysis research to write my first book in 2020, "The New Normal: AO concepts and patterns of 21-st century agile organizations," and "Swarming X4" in 2021.
I'm a certified agile master coach with several agile certifications levels, still interacting with many initiatives on the evolution of work.
I don't distinguish between development and an executive committee of a global organization.
In 2014, I created Play14 (www.play14.org) with two colleagues, a global initiative on facilitation and serious games.
Even if I'm a full-time consultant, I'm still involved in Disciplined Agile with the PMI, with Open Eyes on the evolution of leadership, and with the ICF on agile coaching.
I’m an alumni of Boston Consulting Group and MIT.

Fifteen years ago, coming from Lean Thinking and Portfolio Management, I jumped into the agile world with my entire body. I went through more than 200 agile projects and contributed to several communities. Ten years ago, as a member of the PMI, I co... Show more

Isaac Johnston

Isaac Johnston

Isaac Johnston is a self-taught kiwi software engineer who has worked with Clojure(Script) for the past eight years and has a continuous self optimisation mindset. He is the owner-operator of Superstruct Ltd, a Clojure(Script) consultancy. Johnston is also the father of two incredible children, a 2 year old boy Amani ('peace and harmony' in Swahili) and 10 year old girl Keza ('beautiful' in Kinyarwanda). He is married to an amazing wife Sharon from Kenya.

Isaac Johnston is a self-taught kiwi software engineer who has worked with Clojure(Script) for the past eight years and has a continuous self optimisation mindset. He is the owner-operator of Superstruct Ltd, a Clojure(Script) consultancy. Johnston i... Show more

Felix Masigwa

Felix Masigwa

Felix Masigwa is a cybersecurity student at Kabarak University and a devoted robotics enthusiast. With a passion for technology and a strong academic background in cybersecurity, they are driven to contribute to a safer digital world. Simultaneously, their fascination with the possibilities of robotics fuels their desire to explore innovative applications and bridge the gap between robotics and practical use cases. Felix Masigwa's expertise in both fields makes them a dynamic and engaging speaker, eager to inspire and empower fellow tech enthusiasts to embrace the challenges and opportunities of the digital era while advocating for secure technology and the transformative potential of robotics.

Felix Masigwa is a cybersecurity student at Kabarak University and a devoted robotics enthusiast. With a passion for technology and a strong academic background in cybersecurity, they are driven to contribute to a safer digital world. Simultaneously,... Show more

Mark Jensen

Mark Jensen

Mark has been working in big data in cancer research for over 12 years. His expertise runs from software development and management to data architecture and modeling. He's been a Neo4j booster since Version 1.0 and is the author of a widely used driver in Perl called REST::Neo4p.

Mark has been working in big data in cancer research for over 12 years. His expertise runs from software development and management to data architecture and modeling. He's been a Neo4j booster since Version 1.0 and is the author of a widely used driv... Show more

Kübra Selçuk

Kübra Selçuk

Hi, I am an Software Engineer. Likes to Communicate with people and develop my self to code mobile apps.

Some personality facts: I was born in Amsterdam came in 2012 to Turkiye ,since then I visit the Netherlands.

Behalve my Engineering career , I am singing and writing songs and dancing since 8 years old it relaxes me. Dancing to R&B and POP
I have an Youtube Channel an a Soundcloud account I upload my covers there.

At least, I like to watch Romantic, Comedy movies and Animal Documentaries.

Hi, I am an Software Engineer. Likes to Communicate with people and develop my self to code mobile apps. Some personality facts: I was born in Amsterdam came in 2012 to Turkiye ,since then I visit the Netherlands. Behalve my Engineering career ... Show more

Jamie Dixon

Jamie Dixon

Jamie Dixon splits time between the Layer Lab at University of Colorado: Boulder and the Delong Lab at the University of Colorado: Anschutz. His focus is on curing Type-1 diabetes using the latest techniques is software engineering, big-data strategies, and machine learning algorithms. Jamie is a 8-time Microsoft MVP focusing on F# and he lives in Denver, Colorado USA.

Jamie Dixon splits time between the Layer Lab at University of Colorado: Boulder and the Delong Lab at the University of Colorado: Anschutz. His focus is on curing Type-1 diabetes using the latest techniques is software engineering, big-data strateg... Show more

Josua Franck

Josua Franck

Currently working as a delivery manager at Sfeir, a company evolving in the IT development business, I help deliver project on time and within budget in a wide array of fields using Agile techniques.

Currently working as a delivery manager at Sfeir, a company evolving in the IT development business, I help deliver project on time and within budget in a wide array of fields using Agile techniques. Show more

Micrette Tohoungnan

Micrette Tohoungnan

Developer & UX/UI Designer

Developer & UX/UI Designer Show more

Roger Hahn

Roger Hahn

The internet is going to be nothing more than a network of users and builders managed by NFTs. My passion is breathing life into that vision by creating a fair and equitable platform where individuals as well as collective interests profit in a healthy, safe, and respectful way.

I am the founder of METASALT, a social NFT platform connecting brands and content creators with fans. In addition to being a Web3 native, I am a registered U.S. patent attorney.

Some of my accomplishments include graduating from the IBM/Columbia Blockchain accelerator program and leading numerous blockchain projects including on-chain recordation of patent assignments and a deep-learning classifier for large genomic datasets represented by NFTs. I also invented several blockchain patents including SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINTING NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS (NFTS) AT A POINT OF SALE (POS).

My educational background includes an MBA and Computer Science certifications from Columbia University, an MS from Johns Hopkins University, a JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law, and a BSE from University of Illinois.

The internet is going to be nothing more than a network of users and builders managed by NFTs. My passion is breathing life into that vision by creating a fair and equitable platform where individuals as well as collective interests profit in a healt... Show more

Dr. Ayse Glass

Dr. Ayse Glass

Dr. Ayse Glass has a doctorate in architecture, her specialty is acoustics, as well as algorithmic and generative design. After studying architecture, she completed her Master's degree in building physics and materials science with a focus on concert hall acoustics. She received her doctorate in construction technology. She developed a design method and an interactive simulation program, together with a computer scientist. Part of the work was to analyze the generated data for design optimization. She is also a practicing architect with buildings in Istanbul, Italy, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Turkmenistan, and Libya. She is currently researching in the field of synthetic data generation and smart city use cases for the project "Platform Data Fusion Generator - DaFne". She is interested in music, for example with performances at the Thalia Theater as a musician.

Dr. Ayse Glass has a doctorate in architecture, her specialty is acoustics, as well as algorithmic and generative design. After studying architecture, she completed her Master's degree in building physics and materials science with a focus on concert... Show more

Matthew Schuetze

Matthew Schuetze

Matt Schuetze is a Field Architect at Cisco on the AppDynamics product. He is responsible for preparing and delivering technical presentations explaining AppDynamics to customers and prospective customers. He confers with customers and engineers to assess application tooling choices and helps clients resolve application performance problems. Matt runs the Detroit Java User Group and the AppDynamics Great Lakes User Group. He speaks at user groups and industry trade shows regularly.
He has a Master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering from MIT, and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Michigan.

Matt Schuetze is a Field Architect at Cisco on the AppDynamics product. He is responsible for preparing and delivering technical presentations explaining AppDynamics to customers and prospective customers. He confers with customers and engineers to a... Show more

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