Stanley OBlige is a Sifu Qi-gong practitioner with over 25 years of experience in energy cultivation and healing arts. I began my training in 1998 in Japan while studying Aikido and went on to study Qigong for 20 years under Grand Master Roosevelt Gainey founder of the Taoist System of Living Arts, earning a 9th Level Degree.
I have taught Qigong internationally, including in Tokyo, Java, Bali, Indonesia, Barbados, and has served communities throughout New York City. My work focuses on health, longevity, and therapeutic applications of Qigong, such as Mind Body Cognitive Therapy supporting individuals recovering from serious health conditions.
I currently facilitate Qigong sessions for veterans, approved by the Dept. of Defense (DOD), U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs( USVA), and the Veterans Service Organization (VSO) at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center, the Doris (Dorie) Miller Veterans Community Center for Mental Health, American Legion Post 213, and supports homeless veterans and older adults through community outreach programs. My work integrates mind and body, somatic regulation with the ancient art of Qi-Gong to support physical recovery, emotional resilience, and overall well-being. Long Breath, Long Life

Current Affiliations:
Doris Miller American Legion Post 213
Doris Miller Veterans Community Center, Qi-Gong Facilitator
James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Qi-Gong Facilitator
Grand Street Settlement 80 Pitt St. Rose Center, NYC Qi-Gong Facilitator
Grand Street Settlement Rutgers Center 200 NYC Qi-Gong Facilitator
Grand Street Settlement Center 75. Columbia St. NYC Qi-Gong Facilitator Volunteer
BeFree Wellness INC. 560 Baltic St Blkyn N.Y 11217

Stanley OBlige is a Sifu Qi-gong practitioner with over 25 years of experience in energy cultivation and healing arts. I began my training in 1998 in Japan while studying Aikido and went on to study Qigong for 20 years under Grand Master Roosevelt Ga... Show more

A skilled consultant and technical strategist, Kevin De Pree is a Vice President at Rand Group, with over 30 years’ experience leading global ERP and CRM projects and teams. Kevin has a unique background in both business management and IT systems consulting and sales, which allows him to provide a holistic understanding of how different systems and processes work together. He is able to paint the big picture for clients, enabling them to completely transform their operations with fully optimized technology solutions that meet their business needs.

A skilled consultant and technical strategist, Kevin De Pree is a Vice President at Rand Group, with over 30 years’ experience leading global ERP and CRM projects and teams. Kevin has a unique background in both business management and IT systems con... Show more

Cheolkyu Kim is the Sr. Director of Product Marketing at Onto Innovation. Throughout his professional career, he has specialized primarily in application development for metrology and inspection. Kim earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Rhode Island.

Cheolkyu Kim is the Sr. Director of Product Marketing at Onto Innovation. Throughout his professional career, he has specialized primarily in application development for metrology and inspection. Kim earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of... Show more

Ich studierte Diplom Physik an der Universität Bayreuth, promovierte im Bereich der STED-Mikroskopie am MPI für biophysikalische Chemie in Göttingen und an der Universität Heidelberg. Nach acht-jähriger Industrietätigkeit bin ich seit 2016 Professor für Physik an der Technischen Hochschule Rosenheim. Ich verwende aktivierende Lehrmethoden, synchrone und asynchrone digitale Lehre und bin darin interessiert den Lernerfolg der Studierenden immer weiter zu verbessern.

Ich studierte Diplom Physik an der Universität Bayreuth, promovierte im Bereich der STED-Mikroskopie am MPI für biophysikalische Chemie in Göttingen und an der Universität Heidelberg. Nach acht-jähriger Industrietätigkeit bin ich seit 2016 Professor ... Show more

Dr. Andreas Wagner ist ein erfahrener Data & Analytics Leader und als Customer Success Executive sowie Senior Consultant bei der s-peers AG tätig. Mit über zehn Jahren Erfahrung an der Schnittstelle von Technologie und Business unterstützt er Unternehmen dabei, ihre Datenkultur nachhaltig zu transformieren und komplexe Analyse-Lösungen in messbaren geschäftlichen Erfolg zu übersetzen.

Vor seinem Wechsel zu s-peers verantwortete er als Global Head of Data Science und Data Architecture bei der Hilti Group die weltweite Datenstrategie und leitete über 50 internationale Transformationsprojekte. Weitere Stationen seiner Karriere umfassen Führungspositionen bei FELFEL, wo er als Head of Data & Analytics agile Datenstrukturen aufbaute.

Andreas Wagner ist promovierter theoretische Physiker (Universität Basel) .

Dr. Andreas Wagner ist ein erfahrener Data & Analytics Leader und als Customer Success Executive sowie Senior Consultant bei der s-peers AG tätig. Mit über zehn Jahren Erfahrung an der Schnittstelle von Technologie und Business unterstützt er Unterne... Show more

William Aguilar, un profesional costarricense, se desempeña como científico de datos e ingeniero de software senior con más de seis años de experiencia en ciencia de datos e ingeniería de software. Tiene una sólida experiencia en la transformación de datos en conocimientos prácticos, la implementación de modelos predictivos y el desarrollo de soluciones de software escalables. Además, William es investigador en computación cuántica, con especialización en redes neuronales cuánticas (QNN) y corrección de errores cuánticos, y realiza contribuciones significativas a la intersección de la física cuántica y la inteligencia artificial.

William Aguilar, un profesional costarricense, se desempeña como científico de datos e ingeniero de software senior con más de seis años de experiencia en ciencia de datos e ingeniería de software. Tiene una sólida experiencia en la transformación de... Show more

Peter Kipkosgei is a Senior Technical Trainer with Kenya’s Ministry of Education – State Department of TVET, where he has been training and mentoring the next generation of geospatial and surveying professionals since 2021. He specializes in delivering competency-based training in surveying, mapping, planning, GIS and remote sensing, while also setting and marking national examinations.
Beyond the classroom, Peter is an accomplished Environmental and GIS Specialist with extensive experience in spatial data analysis, geodatabase design, land use mapping, remote sensing, and environmental projects. He has worked across private sector, consultancy, and climate-focused initiatives, including project management, technical operations oversight, and capacity building.
He is an all-rounded professional who values teamwork, strategic planning, and disciplined time management. He bridges technical expertise with practical training to strengthen Kenya’s human capital in the geospatial and environmental sectors.

Peter Kipkosgei is a Senior Technical Trainer with Kenya’s Ministry of Education – State Department of TVET, where he has been training and mentoring the next generation of geospatial and surveying professionals since 2021. He specializes in deliveri... Show more

Yingfan Xu is a Ph.D. researcher in Engineering (Data Science concentration) at Oklahoma State University, working on real-world multimodal AI. His recent work focuses on building reproducible pipelines that fuse relational clinical metadata with medical images for patient-level prediction tasks, and translating models into deployable systems. He has research experience across computer vision, multimodal learning, and machine learning engineering, and has published work on deep learning for early prediction of disease, wildlife monitoring and acoustic species identification. Yingfan enjoys sharing practical, end-to-end patterns that help data professionals move from SQL-managed data to production-ready AI.

Yingfan Xu is a Ph.D. researcher in Engineering (Data Science concentration) at Oklahoma State University, working on real-world multimodal AI. His recent work focuses on building reproducible pipelines that fuse relational clinical metadata with med... Show more

Venkat is a seasoned Lab Informatics Consultant with over two decades of expertise in laboratory automation, digitization, and regulatory compliance within the life sciences industry. Currently serving as a Principal Product Consultant at Cognizant Technology Services since 2020, Venkat leads strategic initiatives in talent management, competency enablement, and business development while driving laboratory modernization programs for global pharmaceutical companies.
With a B.E. in Instrumentation & Control Engineering from the University of Madras (2001) and an Executive MBA from Karnataka State Open University (2013), Venkat combines technical depth with business acumen. His career spans prestigious organizations including IBM Corporation, HCL America Inc., Mahindra Satyam, Waters India Pvt Ltd, and Agaram Industries, where he has consistently delivered exceptional results in laboratory informatics solutions.
Venkat's expertise encompasses comprehensive management of critical laboratory systems including Empower CDS, LIMS, SDMS, ELN, and NuGenesis SDMS applications. He has successfully supported mission-critical implementations across 31 Global Manufacturing Services sites for major pharmaceutical companies like GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co Inc., and Eli Lilly & Co. His technical proficiency extends to regulatory compliance, with extensive experience in USFDA and MHRA audit readiness, CAPA activities, and GxP protocols.
A recognized leader in the field, Venkat was honored as an outstanding performer for five consecutive years in HCL's O Infinity club, demonstrating his commitment to service excellence and innovation. He has established Centers of Competence, mentored numerous professionals, and spearheaded the development of "Lab of the Future" roadmaps that integrate IoT solutions to address real-time business challenges.
Venkat's contributions extend beyond technical implementation to strategic business development, where he has identified and executed new opportunities in laboratory automation, strengthened partner collaborations, and enhanced customer satisfaction through precise project delivery. Received the Life Sciences Star Award. His ability to bridge technical complexity with business objectives has made him a trusted advisor to pharmaceutical leaders seeking to modernize their laboratory operations.
Based in the United States, Venkat continues to drive innovation in laboratory informatics while fostering the next generation of talent in this specialized field.

Venkat is a seasoned Lab Informatics Consultant with over two decades of expertise in laboratory automation, digitization, and regulatory compliance within the life sciences industry. Currently serving as a Principal Product Consultant at Cognizant T... Show more

Dr. Peter Marchetto is the Research Engineer and Instrumentation Scientist at FieldKit, dealing with environmental measurements from finding the measurand in the environmental system all the way through the signal chain to getting environmental data online and interpreted. He also volunteers as lead engineer at Sunflower City, a nonprofit environmental organization focused on proving out nature-based solutions to flooding issues, where he is responsible for sensor network hardware and measurement instrumentation. He was previously a professor in the Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering department at the University of Minnesota, co-director of that department’s Instrumentation and Robotics Group, and lead designer of the department’s makerspace. His graduate and postdoctoral work focused on creating instrumentation for both the Bioacoustics Research Program and the Soil and Water Lab at Cornell University. He is the chair of the Standards and Practices Subcommittee of the Distributed Sensing Technical Committee of the American Geophysical Union, and has been a member of IEEE, AES, ASA, AGU, and APS, as well as a nominated member of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society. His favorite quote is, “People without dirty hands are wrong; doing something makes you right.” (Pettis and Stark, 2009)

Dr. Peter Marchetto is the Research Engineer and Instrumentation Scientist at FieldKit, dealing with environmental measurements from finding the measurand in the environmental system all the way through the signal chain to getting environmental data ... Show more

Acquired a Ph.D degree in 2002 (X-ray spectroscopy) and served as a researcher in Samsung Electronics, Huawei, HGST, and Western Digital. As a Linux kernel developer contributed in HFS+ and NILFS2 file system drivers and designed a SSDFS open-source file system. Research interests include file systems and data storage design, neuromorphic computing, data-centric and memory-centric computing, cognitive computing, and quantum computing. Have several papers and around 50 patents.

Acquired a Ph.D degree in 2002 (X-ray spectroscopy) and served as a researcher in Samsung Electronics, Huawei, HGST, and Western Digital. As a Linux kernel developer contributed in HFS+ and NILFS2 file system drivers and designed a SSDFS open-source ... Show more

Sairohith Thummarakoti is a technology leader, researcher, and author specializing in AI, cloud computing, and healthcare IT. He is a Certified Pega Lead System Architect (CLSA) and serves as Chair of the IEEE Computer Society Columbia Section and as an Industry Advisory Board member for multiple universities. He has authored and edited several books on AI, agentic systems, and software engineering, and is an active speaker and organizer at international conferences. His work focuses on building scalable, ethical, and high-impact digital systems at the intersection of research, industry, and real-world impact.

Sairohith Thummarakoti is a technology leader, researcher, and author specializing in AI, cloud computing, and healthcare IT. He is a Certified Pega Lead System Architect (CLSA) and serves as Chair of the IEEE Computer Society Columbia Section and as... Show more

Passionate about science, technology, science fiction, and sports. I work with Cloud, Kubernetes, and DevOps

Passionate about science, technology, science fiction, and sports. I work with Cloud, Kubernetes, and DevOps Show more

Eliott Bouhana is a Software Engineer at Datadog, a leading observability and security SaaS platform. He is working to broaden Datadog' application security integrations producing billions of security traces with better instrumentation for Go. Prior to working at Datadog, he was teaching and working on CUDA processing pipelines for 3D retinal scan medical imaging at the French National Research Center. You may spot him in the wild climbing random walls if there is no climbing gym around.

Eliott Bouhana is a Software Engineer at Datadog, a leading observability and security SaaS platform. He is working to broaden Datadog' application security integrations producing billions of security traces with better instrumentation for Go. Prior ... Show more

Tim is a retired software developer, Python programmer, and statistician who co-authored the 2nd edition of *Black Hat Python*. These days he spends his time building security tools, breaking things for fun, and teaching others how to do the same. When not sniffing LoRa packets in the wild, he's writing Python code that probably shouldn't exist.

Tim is a retired software developer, Python programmer, and statistician who co-authored the 2nd edition of *Black Hat Python*. These days he spends his time building security tools, breaking things for fun, and teaching others how to do the same. Wh... Show more

Aaron Edaku is anApplication Support Officer at Marie Stopes Uganda, specializing in a diverse range of programming languages including PHP, Java and AL. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Uganda Christian University. Aaron's passion for software development is matched only by his love for gaming and sports, from soccer and volleyball to chess and video games, with FIFA being a particular favorite

Aaron Edaku is anApplication Support Officer at Marie Stopes Uganda, specializing in a diverse range of programming languages including PHP, Java and AL. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Uganda Christian University. Aaron's passi... Show more

Alex Richert is a contractor for Lynker on the NCEP libraries development team and branch contract lead at the NOAA Environmental Modeling Center's Engineering and Implementation Branch. He is a frequent Spack contributor and serves as a member of the spack-stack collaboration.

Alex Richert is a contractor for Lynker on the NCEP libraries development team and branch contract lead at the NOAA Environmental Modeling Center's Engineering and Implementation Branch. He is a frequent Spack contributor and serves as a member of th... Show more

Ronak Raj is an AI Researcher and open source contributor. He has contributed to multiple open-source communities, including Learning Equality, LangChain (langchain / langchain-google), and CNCF projects.
He is a recent LFX Mentorship graduate with CNCF KubeEdge, where he worked on KubeEdge-Ianvs, developing an industry-inspired embodied intelligence dataset involving robotic manipulation tasks and conducting end-to-end AI model benchmarking, achieving measurable performance improvements.

Ronak Raj is an AI Researcher and open source contributor. He has contributed to multiple open-source communities, including Learning Equality, LangChain (langchain / langchain-google), and CNCF projects. He is a recent LFX Mentorship graduate with ... Show more

Helen Ogbugo is a practical technology enthusiast from Port Harcourt, Nigeria, with hands-on experience in solar system installation and cyber café operations. She has developed technical and digital skills by working directly with power systems, computer services, and online platforms. Helen is passionate about encouraging women and girls to explore science and technology through practical learning and real-world applications. She believes that technical skills such as renewable energy installation and digital services can empower young women to build sustainable careers and contribute to community development.

Helen Ogbugo is a practical technology enthusiast from Port Harcourt, Nigeria, with hands-on experience in solar system installation and cyber café operations. She has developed technical and digital skills by working directly with power systems, com... Show more

Directeur adjoint de GreenAlp, j'ai en charge des missions de Gouvernance & Organisations. J'ai porté des projets de transformation, d'innovation ou de refonte d'activité.

Coach professionnel, je m'attache à faciliter la mise en mouvement, en particulier de collectifs.

Directeur adjoint de GreenAlp, j'ai en charge des missions de Gouvernance & Organisations. J'ai porté des projets de transformation, d'innovation ou de refonte d'activité. Coach professionnel, je m'attache à faciliter la mise en mouvement, en part... Show more

Chemikerin, Promotion in medizinischer Biochemie
Geschäftsführerin der Fa. Micromun Institut für mikrobiologische Forschung GmbH
Geschäftsführende Gesellschafterin der BioResQ gGmbH
seit 18 Jahren Lehrtätigkeit an der Hochschule Neubrandenburg

Chemikerin, Promotion in medizinischer Biochemie Geschäftsführerin der Fa. Micromun Institut für mikrobiologische Forschung GmbH Geschäftsführende Gesellschafterin der BioResQ gGmbH seit 18 Jahren Lehrtätigkeit an der Hochschule Neubrandenburg Show more

Tom Rothe studied physics at TU Chemnitz and TU Luleå with a focus on atomistic simulations and machine learning. He is pursuing a Ph.D. under Prof. Harald Kuhn and works as an ML researcher at Fraunhofer ENAS, developing physics-informed ML models for semiconductor manufacturing.

Tom Rothe studied physics at TU Chemnitz and TU Luleå with a focus on atomistic simulations and machine learning. He is pursuing a Ph.D. under Prof. Harald Kuhn and works as an ML researcher at Fraunhofer ENAS, developing physics-informed ML models f... Show more

I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering. Since 2021, I have been working as a Software Engineer in the healthcare sector, where I combine my clinical background with strong technical expertise.

Over the years, I have gained solid experience in designing and developing web applications using ASP.NET, performing advanced data analysis, and integrating Artificial Intelligence solutions into clinical workflows. My work focuses on building reliable, scalable, and impactful digital tools that enhance healthcare processes and support data-driven decision-making.

I am passionate about leveraging technology to improve patient care, optimize clinical operations, and bridge the gap between engineering and medicine.

I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering. Since 2021, I have been working as a Software Engineer in the healthcare sector, where I combine my clinical background with strong technical expertis... Show more

Phu (Foo) Nguyen is a senior research scientist at SINTEF, Norway. He works in the Trustworthy Green IoT Software group, developing new tools and methodologies for software development and operation of intelligent and trustworthy systems spanning across the IoT, edge, and cloud continuum with a particular focus on sustainability. Phu has an international education and research background, from Vietnam (BSc) to the Netherlands (MSc), Luxembourg (Ph.D.), and Norway. He is highly experienced in international research projects, mostly in Europe, as well as research and development projects with industry in Norway. Many of such projects address cyber security challenges.

Phu (Foo) Nguyen is a senior research scientist at SINTEF, Norway. He works in the Trustworthy Green IoT Software group, developing new tools and methodologies for software development and operation of intelligent and trustworthy systems spanning acr... Show more

PhD student at Purdue School of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Poggie Group (https://engineering.purdue.edu/~jpoggie/)

PhD student at Purdue School of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Poggie Group (https://engineering.purdue.edu/~jpoggie/) Show more

Adesola Samuel is a graduate ofMechatronics and Systems Engineering. He is passionate about technology development in Nigeria; his research focus has been centered around making electronics and embedded devices AI and IoT-enabled. He sometimes conducts training on AI, IoT, and tinyML for students on campus and also via his YouTube channel.

Adesola Samuel is a graduate ofMechatronics and Systems Engineering. He is passionate about technology development in Nigeria; his research focus has been centered around making electronics and embedded devices AI and IoT-enabled. He sometimes conduc... Show more

Llevo más de 5 años haciendo charlas sobre tecnologías Front-end, VR y videojuegos. Soy leader de la comunidad Open Front-end Community de Barcelona y Madrid (https://www.meetup.com/frontend-barcelona/)

Llevo más de 5 años haciendo charlas sobre tecnologías Front-end, VR y videojuegos. Soy leader de la comunidad Open Front-end Community de Barcelona y Madrid (https://www.meetup.com/frontend-barcelona/) Show more

Hannah Sari ist Sozialarbeiterin, Sexualpädagogin und studiert den Master "Gesellschaftlicher Wandel als Gestaltungsaufgabe" an der Hochschule München. Sie arbeitet vor allem zu den Themen Konsens und Awareness.

Hannah Sari ist Sozialarbeiterin, Sexualpädagogin und studiert den Master "Gesellschaftlicher Wandel als Gestaltungsaufgabe" an der Hochschule München. Sie arbeitet vor allem zu den Themen Konsens und Awareness. Show more

I am a cybersecurity professional with a proven track record of identifying and securing vulnerabilities across several high-profile platforms, including Google, Facebook, NASA, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. My expertise in ethical hacking and cyber defense has earned me recognition at both national and international levels.

I have had the honor of being invited as a speaker by prestigious institutions and government bodies such as the National Informatics Centre (NIC), National Investigation Agency (NIA), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Delhi University, IIT Delhi, and IIT Roorkee. In these engagements, I have shared my insights and expertise with senior scientists, government officials, and academic leaders.

My work in securing leading Indian banks—including Axis Bank, State Bank of India (SBI), and IndusInd Bank—demonstrates my commitment to enhancing cybersecurity in critical financial sectors. I have also collaborated closely with various government agencies to strengthen digital infrastructure and cyber resilience.

My contributions have been featured in prominent media outlets, including Dailyhunt News, and my recent session with NIC was broadcast live on DD News and is archived on the Government Webcast Portal.

I am a cybersecurity professional with a proven track record of identifying and securing vulnerabilities across several high-profile platforms, including Google, Facebook, NASA, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. My expertise in ethical ha... Show more

Samuel Ajala is a final-year Electronics and Computer Engineering student with a strong passion for building innovative solutions at the intersection of machine learning, and embedded systems. He has hands-on experience in developing end-to-end machine learning pipelines, implementing robotics projects, and designing hardware-software integrated systems. Samuel has applied his skills to projects ranging from wearable health monitoring devices to robotics and embedded systems projects, demonstrating his ability to translate theoretical knowledge into practical, real-world solutions.

As an ML Engineer, he has experience building LLM applications with Python, data processing, and developing models for time-series forecasting and predictive analytics. His expertise also spans embedded programming with microcontrollers such as ESP32/C3 and sensor integration. Samuel is particularly interested in leveraging technology to solve problems in underexplored areas, with a focus on solutions that are low-cost, accessible, and personalized.

Outside of his academic and technical pursuits, Samuel actively contributes to technology communities and hackathons, mentoring peers and exploring emerging technologies in AI and Robotics.

Samuel Ajala is a final-year Electronics and Computer Engineering student with a strong passion for building innovative solutions at the intersection of machine learning, and embedded systems. He has hands-on experience in developing end-to-end machi... Show more