Physical & Life Sciences

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

Joel Verezhak

Joel Verezhak

I specialize in telemetry pipelines, observability platforms, and drinking copious amounts of coffee.

I specialize in telemetry pipelines, observability platforms, and drinking copious amounts of coffee. Show more

Priyanshi Kiraula

Priyanshi Kiraula

Priyanshi Kiraula is a first generation advocate ,public speaking expert and the co-founder of RITIYA- an initiative dedicated to empowering young minds through law , education and expression. With experience in legal education, storytelling and mentoring,she helps individuals build confidence, clarity and stage presence - turning nervous speakers into powerful ones. She is one the best person to talk in need being a good and active listener she have help many to realize there true potential.

Priyanshi Kiraula is a first generation advocate ,public speaking expert and the co-founder of RITIYA- an initiative dedicated to empowering young minds through law , education and expression. With experience in legal education, storytelling and ment... Show more

Devraj Ganguly

Devraj Ganguly

I am Devraj Ganguly, with the following educational background:

1. Undergraduate degree in Data Science from Purdue University (online).
2. Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) CSE, JIS University, Kolkata.
3. Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from IIIT Bangalore (online).

Key qualifications and experience include:

1. Certified Ethical Hacker from Metaxone.
2. Certification in Information Security and Ethical Hacking from Pristine Solutions.
3. Recognition from CERT-In during Cyber Awareness Month in October 2021.
4. Cybersecurity Summer Intern with Gurugram Police under IPS K.K. Rao.
5. Volunteer with cyber cells in Delhi, Dhanbad, and Surat City Police.
6. Training with the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
7. Conducted sessions for the PrivEscon Community, Cysec Alliance, Sandip University, and Hackers4U.
8. Recipient of the I2OR National Teaching Excellence Award 2024.
Recipient of the JIS Innovation Award 2025, Best Paper Technical Track Award, JIS University 2024
9. Guinness Book Of World Records OFFICIAL ATTEMPT participant for Most Users to take an online programming lesson in 24 hours with AICTE India.
10. IBM Certified Cybersecurity Analyst.
11. The Linux Foundation Certified Linux, Git, GitHub.

Space Related Achievements:
1. Participant for NASA Mission to Mars Student Challenge, Feb 2021.
2. International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) Team Lead for Team Invenire (India) Feb 21- March 19, 2025.

I am Devraj Ganguly, with the following educational background: 1. Undergraduate degree in Data Science from Purdue University (online). 2. Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) CSE, JIS University, Kolkata. 3. Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intel... Show more

Abdulmuiz Akindamola Akinyele

Abdulmuiz Akindamola Akinyele

Akinyele Abdulmuiz Akindamola, a native of Abeokuta in Ogun state is a graduate of Biochemistry from Fountain University, Osogbo, and obtained a master's degree from the University of Ibadan. He currently lectures in the department of Science Laboratory Technology at the fast rising Federal Polytechnic Ayede in Oyo state. Having served as a member of several departmental and institutional committees at the polytechnic, he currently heads the Biochemistry unit of his department. Presently pursuing his doctorate degree at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, he has to his credit several publications and conferences. His research interests includes but not limited to toxicology, human health, environmental safety and nutrition. He is married to a beautiful and lovely wife.

Akinyele Abdulmuiz Akindamola, a native of Abeokuta in Ogun state is a graduate of Biochemistry from Fountain University, Osogbo, and obtained a master's degree from the University of Ibadan. He currently lectures in the department of Science Laborat... Show more

Scott Wagner

Scott Wagner

In the late 1970s, Scott Wagner telnetted on the Arpanet using punch cards at the age of 12. Computers have been part of his life ever since. Propelled into IT by the desire to meet people from all over the world and kill them inside multiplayer first person 3D shooting games, he eventually found his way into cybersecurity as a specialty. He has worked in Financial, Power Generation, Industrial, Military and most recently Academic roles. Currently he lives in Floyd County Virginia on a small farm and is the IT Auditor for Radford University. Classical studies, particularly the Roman Republic and its Imperial incarnations have also been a life long pursuit.

In the late 1970s, Scott Wagner telnetted on the Arpanet using punch cards at the age of 12. Computers have been part of his life ever since. Propelled into IT by the desire to meet people from all over the world and kill them inside multiplayer fi... Show more

Jolly Trivedi

Jolly Trivedi

Doctoral Researcher

Doctoral Researcher Show more

Sravan Kumar Nidiganti

Sravan Kumar Nidiganti

Accomplished Quality Assurance and Operations leader with over 20 years of extensive experience in driving excellence across Quality Assurance, Operations, and Risk Management. In my current role as Senior Manager at CVS Health, I lead quality initiatives that impact $11M+ on deliverables for Aetna’s Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial line of business.
As a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certified professional, I have consistently driven operational efficiency and quality improvements, achieving measurable results such as cost reductions, defect rate improvements, and streamlined processes. My expertise in risk management, vendor management, and team leadership has enabled compliance with stringent regulatory standards while fostering high-performing, cross-functional teams. Recognized for strategic vision, innovation, and a relentless focus on excellence.

Core Capabilities
• Process Improvement & Automation
• Risk based Quality management.
• RxClaim (Subject Matter Expect)
• Safety Critical systems Analysis
• Audits & Compliance
• Standards & Regulatory requirements
• People/Resource/Vendor Management & Hiring
• Ability to Adapt faster to any technology and Domain/Env
Qualifications
• MBA in Project Mgmt. & Risk Mgmt.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
• Medicare and Advance Medicare Part D Certified Professional
• TUV Trained Functional safety in Hardware/software design.
Core Domain Expertise
• Pharmacy Benefit management (PBM) & Insurance
• Safety Critical (Global Signaling and Interlocking)
• Hospital, pharmacy, Health Care Management
• Transportation & Logistics
• Embedded Software/Hardware Integration
Companies Associated with
• CVS Health (PBM, Insurance, Healthcare)
• Invensys Rail / Schneider Electric (Signaling, Interlocking & Crossing)
• GE Rail (GE Transportation, Global Signaling)
• Bombardier Transportation (Rail)
• Cyient (CMM Level 5 Company) (Rail, Healthcare)
• Proton Web Solutions (CMM Level 5 Company) (Healthcare)

Accomplished Quality Assurance and Operations leader with over 20 years of extensive experience in driving excellence across Quality Assurance, Operations, and Risk Management. In my current role as Senior Manager at CVS Health, I lead quality initia... Show more

Ambrial Ugoji, MSW

Ambrial Ugoji, MSW

Ambrial Ugoji is a licensed social worker and certified labor doula. She is experienced in working with at-risk populations and has had the privilege of working in Camden City for the past 7 years. Recently, Ambrial transitioned from being a school social worker working with high school students and pregnant and parenting teens to the Project Director of Camden Healthy Start where she has combined her passion for service and birth work to lead a program that serves pregnant people and families in Camden City to reduce the infant and maternal mortality and morbidity rates for people of color.

Ambrial Ugoji is a licensed social worker and certified labor doula. She is experienced in working with at-risk populations and has had the privilege of working in Camden City for the past 7 years. Recently, Ambrial transitioned from being a school s... Show more

Victor Olet

Victor Olet

Victor is a science enthusiast pursuing a doctoral degree in renewable energy at Curtin University. His research focuses on biomass valorization and eco-friendly plastics. He actively promotes chemical science as a committee member of the American Chemical Society's Australian Student Chapter. Victor also engages in science communication through CSIRO's STEM Professionals program.

As a Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador, he enhances his digital literacy and incorporates computational chemistry into his research. Victor's active contributions to the Windows Insider Program earned him the 2023 Windows Insider Most Valuable Professional Award, a testament to his impact in the Windows community.

Victor is a science enthusiast pursuing a doctoral degree in renewable energy at Curtin University. His research focuses on biomass valorization and eco-friendly plastics. He actively promotes chemical science as a committee member of the American Ch... Show more

Nelius Ndung'u

Nelius Ndung'u

Currently delving into the world of AI and Machine Learning

Currently delving into the world of AI and Machine Learning Show more

Nadeem Taslim

Nadeem Taslim

Nadeem Taslim is Vice President at HSBC, specialised in Project
Management and Transformation Initiatives
Linkedin Top Voice, former lnvestment Banker,
MBA graduate from ISB&M, Lean Six Sigma
Greenbelt and Certified Scrum Master. Career
Coach, Speaker, Mentor. Guest Writer at Rediff
and Lifehacker.

Nadeem Taslim is Vice President at HSBC, specialised in Project Management and Transformation Initiatives Linkedin Top Voice, former lnvestment Banker, MBA graduate from ISB&M, Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt and Certified Scrum Master. Career Coach, S... Show more

Miche-Lee Van Schalkwyk

Miche-Lee Van Schalkwyk

MENTAL HEALTH LAW. PSYCHIATRY.

MENTAL HEALTH LAW. PSYCHIATRY. Show more

Ortal Dayan

Ortal Dayan

Computer vision and deep learning researcher in the field of Explainable AI, Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science.
Lecturer of the course Applied Machine Learning for Life Sciences, Feinberg Graduate School, Weizmann Institute of Science.
Founder of WE-AI (Women and Everyone AI) organization aiming to bridge the gender gap in AI.
Graduate of Imperial College London, MEng.

Computer vision and deep learning researcher in the field of Explainable AI, Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science. Lecturer of the course Applied Machine Learning for Life Sciences, Feinberg Graduate... Show more

Chris Cañete Rodriguez Kelly

Chris Cañete Rodriguez Kelly

Chris Cañete Rodriguez Kelly is a literary critic whose work focuses on social relations of labor and aesthetic production. They received their Ph.D. in Literary Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2024 and specialize in twentieth-century Southeast Asian and Asian-diasporic literatures, with research and teaching interests in Philippine Tagalog and Anglophone literature and translation, Latinx studies, critical indigenous studies, as well as American and Asian American Studies. Their book project, “From Bundok to the Boondocks,” investigates how the Philippine Anglophone novel’s rise to prominence as a national literature with aspirations to globality depended upon the economic derogation of Tagalog literature. Chris’s work has appeared in Hispanic Issues, The Mekong Review, CNN Philippines, and ASAP/Journal, and is forthcoming in PMLA. From 2021-2023 they were affiliated with the University of the Philippines-Diliman and Ateneo de Manila University as a Fulbright-Hays fellow.

Chris Cañete Rodriguez Kelly is a literary critic whose work focuses on social relations of labor and aesthetic production. They received their Ph.D. in Literary Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2024 and specialize in twentieth-cen... Show more

Piotr Rogala

Piotr Rogala

IT expert, leader, passionate racing driver.
Piotr currently works at Nordcloud, where he deals with cloud solutions based on Microsoft Azure solutions. He is the leader of the Wroclaw Azure team and supports clients in digital transformation to the cloud for increasing their business potential. At the universities of WSB, WSH, and WSIZ Copernicus, he conducts postgraduate copyright classes, sharing the practical knowledge he has acquired throughout his career. For the last three years in a row, he has been awarded the MVP - Most Valuable Professional award by Microsoft. He is a certified trainer confirmed by MCT - Microsoft Certified Trainer award. In his free time, in his free time, he organizes and participates in many workshops, often as a key speaker. He is also the organizer of the Microsoft Azure User Group Poland group in Wrocław.
His portfolio includes projects related to the automation of the launch of complex environments on-demand in the clouds of various suppliers. He also built an automation process for the application of a leading American ERP software provider and service for universities around the world.
Piotr is currently engaged in developing new cloud solutions and task management optimization.

Technical articles you can find it on this page:
https://justcloud.pl

IT expert, leader, passionate racing driver. Piotr currently works at Nordcloud, where he deals with cloud solutions based on Microsoft Azure solutions. He is the leader of the Wroclaw Azure team and supports clients in digital transformation to the... Show more

Aaron Harrison

Aaron Harrison

Aaron Harrison is a Director of Advisory in Gartner's Information Technology Leaders practice. Mr. Harrison advises Application, Enterprise Architecture, and Software Engineering Leaders on subjects such as agile, modernization, API strategy, application rationalization, business architecture, creating ARB / CAB, test automation, metrics, coordinating product lines, team and org management and change, project to product transformation, as well as skills and competencies within Applications orgs. As an Advisor with over 25 years professional experience within the IT industry, he's adept at translating between technologists and the C-Suite.

Aaron Harrison is a Director of Advisory in Gartner's Information Technology Leaders practice. Mr. Harrison advises Application, Enterprise Architecture, and Software Engineering Leaders on subjects such as agile, modernization, API strategy, applica... Show more

Avinash Jha

Avinash Jha

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

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

Kyle Knoepfel

Kyle Knoepfel

I am a senior software developer at Fermilab, responsible for developing and leading computing framework efforts to meet the data-processing needs of many of Fermilab's experiments.

I am a senior software developer at Fermilab, responsible for developing and leading computing framework efforts to meet the data-processing needs of many of Fermilab's experiments. Show more

Marc Bushong

Marc Bushong

Marc is a Senior Data & AI Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, specializing in healthcare and life sciences analytics. With expertise in Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and Azure Synapse Analytics, Marc drives innovative solutions for complex data challenges.

Based in Charleston, SC, Marc brings extensive hands-on healthcare experience as a former X-Ray technologist in operating and emergency rooms. His technical background as an Azure data engineer and Azure DBA further enhances his ability to deliver impactful end to end data solutions.

Marc is a Senior Data & AI Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, specializing in healthcare and life sciences analytics. With expertise in Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and Azure Synapse Analytics, Marc drives in... Show more

Nico Braun

Nico Braun

Starting my career by studying bioinformatics, I soon found myself in IT consulting with my first job. Initially focusing on data engineering and AI, but driven by a strong desire for complementary knowledge, I continued to pursue more expertise in the realms of infrastructure, cloud, and DevOps while working through numerous projects over the years, collecting bits of treasure in each of them.

Starting my career by studying bioinformatics, I soon found myself in IT consulting with my first job. Initially focusing on data engineering and AI, but driven by a strong desire for complementary knowledge, I continued to pursue more expertise in t... Show more

Joel Verezhak

Joel Verezhak

Joel Verezhak is a Systems Engineer in the Observability team at Open Systems, responsible for ensuring that telemetry data from over 10'000 edge devices across the globe continues to flow, and empowering teams to use that data effectively.

Joel Verezhak is a Systems Engineer in the Observability team at Open Systems, responsible for ensuring that telemetry data from over 10'000 edge devices across the globe continues to flow, and empowering teams to use that data effectively. Show more

Matias Romero Victorica

Matias Romero Victorica

With a background in molecular biology (MSc) and postgraduate studies in bioinformatics, I specialize in developing interactive Shiny applications for multiomics data exploration. My work spans R package development for visualization, bioinformatics pipeline optimization, and crafting tools that help scientists extract meaningful insights from various omics datatypes. Passionate about bridging bioinformatics and user-friendly analytics, I focus on making complex data accessible and actionable.

With a background in molecular biology (MSc) and postgraduate studies in bioinformatics, I specialize in developing interactive Shiny applications for multiomics data exploration. My work spans R package development for visualization, bioinformatics ... Show more

Bisi Josh-Falade

Bisi Josh-Falade

Bisi is a technical professional who is constantly evolving through structured self development and engaging challenges. From business analysis and product development, to quality assurance and data engineering, Bisi focuses on delivering optimum value. When she's not building ML pipelines or working on AI projects, she is learning Unity and building XR skills.

Bisi is a technical professional who is constantly evolving through structured self development and engaging challenges. From business analysis and product development, to quality assurance and data engineering, Bisi focuses on delivering optimum val... Show more

Jason Joseph

Jason Joseph

Rooted in his passion for transformative leadership, Jason Joseph utilizes his expertise in IT consulting and professional coaching to empower every audience he interacts with. With over a decade of experience, Jason's work has influenced hundreds of thousands of users across several countries, from Brazil to Thailand. Armed with several certifications, including AWS & Azure Solution Architect, ITIL Strategic Leadership, and Scrum Product Owner, his actionable insights go beyond personal and professional transformation. Jason's impact fortifies key foundations, from cloud solutions and their influence on business architecture to technological innovation and its direct correlation to purpose-driven living. With a compassionate yet direct style, Jason inspires individuals and organizations to overcome their complex hardships and redefine their potential.

Rooted in his passion for transformative leadership, Jason Joseph utilizes his expertise in IT consulting and professional coaching to empower every audience he interacts with. With over a decade of experience, Jason's work has influenced hundreds of... Show more

Cenci Michele

Cenci Michele

Java developer with 10y of experience, come across lot of stuffs but great lover of spring framework, I'm a user since 2.0.
Actually i moved on tech leading, coordinating a team and taking architectural decisions on how new software should be devolped and integrated in my workplace.

Java developer with 10y of experience, come across lot of stuffs but great lover of spring framework, I'm a user since 2.0. Actually i moved on tech leading, coordinating a team and taking architectural decisions on how new software should be devolp... Show more

Moiz Khan Sherwani

Moiz Khan Sherwani

I did my Doctorate in the field computer vision for medical images. I have been working with images and textual data within medical domain. Currently, I have been involved in several projects related to bioinformatics, ML and multi-omics in veterinary science and evolutionary hologenomics. Apart from the main projects, I am working with other computer vision projects related to medical, infrastructure and other smaller projects. My future projects will include multi-modal models within health science.

I did my Doctorate in the field computer vision for medical images. I have been working with images and textual data within medical domain. Currently, I have been involved in several projects related to bioinformatics, ML and multi-omics in veterinar... Show more

Bjorn S

Bjorn S

Bjorn is an experienced software developer with lots of experience using Angular, RxJs and TypeScript. He has a passion for anything tech related and is happy to share that passion with people.

Bjorn is an experienced software developer with lots of experience using Angular, RxJs and TypeScript. He has a passion for anything tech related and is happy to share that passion with people. Show more

Matt Grant

Matt Grant

Matt is a Senior Data and Research Analyst at Cancer Research UK, with a background in physiology and science communication. Specializing in data analysis and visualization, Matt has built numerous maps, dashboards, and tools aimed at influencing policy makers and health professionals in the UK. A recent career highlight includes having one of his dashboards featured in political debates on the UK's long-term cancer plan, underscoring his valuable contribution to public health policy.

Matt is a Senior Data and Research Analyst at Cancer Research UK, with a background in physiology and science communication. Specializing in data analysis and visualization, Matt has built numerous maps, dashboards, and tools aimed at influencing pol... Show more

Daniel Ourom-Swart

Daniel Ourom-Swart

Daniel holds a Master’s degree in safety and technology, and is passionate about how we can protect critical infrastructure in an increasingly digital world. Throughout his career, he has worked on security and risk management across multiple industries—spanning oil and gas, process industries, and maritime to railways and data centres. He is also a member of the working group developing IEC 62443, which gives him unique insights into global standards for industrial security. In addition, Daniel has a longstanding commitment to the Red Cross’s emergency preparedness efforts.

Daniel holds a Master’s degree in safety and technology, and is passionate about how we can protect critical infrastructure in an increasingly digital world. Throughout his career, he has worked on security and risk management across multiple industr... Show more

Tanurima Banerjee

Tanurima Banerjee

Tanurima is a Microsoft Fabric and Power BI Specialist with over six years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, and enterprise-scale data solutions. She has a strong background in data modeling, visualization, and processing, leveraging tools like Power BI, Databricks, Azure Synapse, and DBT Cloud to transform raw data into actionable insights.
Currently working as a Technical Business Analyst and Data Consultant, Tanurima specializes in designing and implementing scalable analytics solutions that drive business performance. She has successfully developed and optimized data models, automated reporting pipelines, and built intuitive dashboards for global organizations, helping teams make data-driven decisions with confidence.
With expertise in Microsoft Fabric, she utilizes dataflows, pipelines, and notebooks to create semantic models, data warehouses, and lakehouses that power advanced analytics. Skilled in SQL, Python, R, and predictive modeling, she also handles complex data transformations and forecasting tasks.
In addition to her technical expertise.
Tanurima is also a certified trainer at her organization's Academy, delivering training sessions to both local and international trainees. She is passionate about knowledge sharing, mentoring, and empowering others in their data analytics journey.
A strong advocate for data democratization, Tanurima frequently conducts workshops, training sessions, and speaking engagements, bridging the gap between business and technology. She has worked extensively in Agile environments, ensuring seamless collaboration with stakeholders to deliver impactful data solutions.

When she's not working with data, you’ll find her mentoring aspiring data professionals or exploring the latest trends in AI-powered analytics and cloud-based data solutions.

🔹 Specialties: Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, SQL, Python, R, Data Visualization, Predictive Analytics, Data Modeling, Agile Methodologies, Technical Training.

Tanurima is a Microsoft Fabric and Power BI Specialist with over six years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, and enterprise-scale data solutions. She has a strong background in data modeling, visualization, and processing, lever... Show more

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