Physical & Life Sciences

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

Gonzalo Rodriguez

Gonzalo Rodriguez

Licenciado en Kinesiología, osteópata y especialista en posturología clínica, con formación en RPG y DNS. Realizó residencia y fue jefe de residentes, trabajando en evaluación y tratamiento del movimiento humano.
En paralelo, creció en un entorno ligado a la informática, lo que lo llevó a integrar herramientas tecnológicas en su práctica. Actualmente desarrolla sistemas propios utilizando Python y OpenCV para transformar el movimiento en datos medibles a partir de video, combinando observación clínica con procesamiento, análisis y técnicas de visión por computadora.
Su enfoque busca hacer más objetiva, comparable y reproducible la evaluación del movimiento, conectando salud, datos y tecnología. Interesado en el cruce entre el cuerpo humano, la medición y la inteligencia artificial.

Licenciado en Kinesiología, osteópata y especialista en posturología clínica, con formación en RPG y DNS. Realizó residencia y fue jefe de residentes, trabajando en evaluación y tratamiento del movimiento humano. En paralelo, creció en un entorno li... Show more

Pavlos Xouplidis

Pavlos Xouplidis

From Physics to Firmware, Infrastructure to Networks, System Engineering to Lead DevOps — every layer of the stack has been a classroom.
Today, I am building systems and engineering teams that scale across the world.

From Physics to Firmware, Infrastructure to Networks, System Engineering to Lead DevOps — every layer of the stack has been a classroom. Today, I am building systems and engineering teams that scale across the world. Show more

Suresh Kumar Ganapathy

Suresh Kumar Ganapathy

Suresh Kumar Ganapathy is a Director of Software Engineering and Security Architect with 25+ years of experience at the intersection of identity, security, and AI. He specializes in CIAM, identity governance, and secure API-driven architectures. Suresh designs platforms that apply AI and machine learning to adaptive authentication and identity intelligence, with a strong focus on MCP security, RAG model protection, and secure AI pipelines. His work emphasizes privacy-aware, scalable, and standards-based identity systems.

Suresh Kumar Ganapathy is a Director of Software Engineering and Security Architect with 25+ years of experience at the intersection of identity, security, and AI. He specializes in CIAM, identity governance, and secure API-driven architectures. Sure... Show more

Rama Krishna Raju Samantapudi

Rama Krishna Raju Samantapudi

Rama Samantapudi is a Sr. Staff AI/ML Architect at ServiceNow, specializing in Search, Ranking, Recommendations, Conversational AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI. With over 13 years of experience across Walmart, Zillow, State Street, and FactSet, Rama has led large-scale AI initiatives that bridge applied research and production systems. His work focuses on building intelligent search, ranking, reasoning and structured extraction models that enhance user experience, automation and decision-making at scale.

Rama Samantapudi is a Sr. Staff AI/ML Architect at ServiceNow, specializing in Search, Ranking, Recommendations, Conversational AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI. With over 13 years of experience across Walmart, Zillow, State Street, and FactSet, Ram... Show more

Vishwak Thatikonda

Vishwak Thatikonda

Vishwak Thatikonda is a Lead Software Engineer and Founding Architect specializing in high-resilience, mission-critical systems. Known for building complex platforms from the ground up, his work ranges from engineering the ground systems for the NASA Perseverance Rover (Mastcam-Z) to architecting the "Product Data Brain" for 38,000 Starbucks stores—a foundational cornerstone for their next-generation global POS system.
A technical pioneer in both the startup and enterprise worlds, Vishwak served as the inaugural architect for an MIT GeoAI spinout (AirWorks), where he scaled the platform from $0 to a multi-million dollar venture fundraise. He has led industry-first banking initiatives for 18 million users at Credit Sesame and directed blockchain-logistics pilots for UPS. A former ACM Chairperson, Vishwak bridges the gap between deep-tech research and large-scale production reality. His latest open-source project, LambdaForge, empowers engineers to run professional-grade financial automation with near-zero operational overhead.

Vishwak Thatikonda is a Lead Software Engineer and Founding Architect specializing in high-resilience, mission-critical systems. Known for building complex platforms from the ground up, his work ranges from engineering the ground systems for the NASA... Show more

Matthew Livesey

Matthew Livesey

I am an experienced software developer and engineering leader, who loves learning and sharing.

I am an experienced software developer and engineering leader, who loves learning and sharing. Show more

Thomas Fricke

Thomas Fricke

Thomas Fricke has been working with containers and Kubernetes for 7 years, with Linux and networks for 30 and with computers for 40. His focus is on security in KRITIS environments (energy, health care) and the agile transformations that are necessary in these environments. He is a freelancer, founder (Endocode, Resility), and volunteers on various boards, including the IT Planning Council.

Thomas Fricke has been working with containers and Kubernetes for 7 years, with Linux and networks for 30 and with computers for 40. His focus is on security in KRITIS environments (energy, health care) and the agile transformations that are necessar... Show more

Jeremy Doran

Jeremy Doran

Jeremy Doran helps seemingly incompatible people talk to each other. With degrees in mechanical engineering and psychology, he brings a rare perspective to one of the oldest problems in any workplace — people who think differently struggling to communicate with each other.

His work sits at the intersection of neuroscience and leadership communication. He speaks frequently to engineering, finance, and HR audiences, having delivered over 50 talks for organizations including Electric Boat, APWA, SHRM, and SAE. He was named one of the top 50 leadership speakers for manufacturing in 2026.

Before launching NeuroConversant Leadership, Jeremy spent a decade as a financial advisor — giving him firsthand experience with the communication challenges that come with managing both clients and teams across very different thinking styles.

Jeremy is also the host of the NeuroConversant Leadership podcast and has a particular focus on engineers who get promoted into leadership and suddenly have to manage people — something he knows from personal experience.

Jeremy Doran helps seemingly incompatible people talk to each other. With degrees in mechanical engineering and psychology, he brings a rare perspective to one of the oldest problems in any workplace — people who think differently struggling to commu... Show more

Chris Leonard

Chris Leonard

Chris Leonard is a speaker and business coach who builds high-performing teams around complex problems and helps leaders do the same.
Drawing from Agile, LeanStartup, EOS, and more, Chris gives his clients the right skills to meet their goals. He founded No Impediments in 2023 where he serves clients in higher ed, retail, life sciences, and more.
Chris came to coaching as a second career after 10years on the road in the music industry. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife, two kids, a dog and a cat.

Chris Leonard is a speaker and business coach who builds high-performing teams around complex problems and helps leaders do the same. Drawing from Agile, LeanStartup, EOS, and more, Chris gives his clients the right skills to meet their goals. He fo... Show more

Artur Morys-Magiera

Artur Morys-Magiera

React Native & React developer, Senior React Native Developer at Callstack, a PhD candidate at AGH University of Krakow, MEng in Automation & Robotics. Aficionado of programming, robotics, AI & pointillist paintings.

React Native & React developer, Senior React Native Developer at Callstack, a PhD candidate at AGH University of Krakow, MEng in Automation & Robotics. Aficionado of programming, robotics, AI & pointillist paintings. Show more

Adrian González Pardo

Adrian González Pardo

From Ecatepec to the world. Software Engineer with a wide range of hobbies—both tech and beyond.

From Ecatepec to the world. Software Engineer with a wide range of hobbies—both tech and beyond. Show more

Katharina Lilienthal

Katharina Lilienthal

Initially graduated with a diploma in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in precision, micro-, and nanotechnology. Earned a PhD in micro- and nanoelectronics. Has been working for several years at Fraunhofer IPMS in the CNT department within the industry-oriented 300 mm cleanroom. Started in the “Interconnects” group, where work included, for example, the development of innovative CNT-Cu interconnects within the Dual Damascene process. Later specialized in the “Nano System Technology” area, focusing on metal etching for quantum applications, with an interdisciplinary progression towards integrating sustainability aspects into the semiconductor industry.

Initially graduated with a diploma in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in precision, micro-, and nanotechnology. Earned a PhD in micro- and nanoelectronics. Has been working for several years at Fraunhofer IPMS in the CNT department within the in... Show more

August Simonelli

August Simonelli

August Simonelli is a Principal Product Manager at Red Hat. He has worked with customers around the world to help them adopt, use, improve, and implement open source technologies. Raised in Boulder, Colorado, August now lives in Sydney, Australia and is a strong advocate for using open source technology to solve real-world problems. He believes that technology has the potential to make a positive impact on the world, and he is committed to helping people use it to make a difference.

August Simonelli is a Principal Product Manager at Red Hat. He has worked with customers around the world to help them adopt, use, improve, and implement open source technologies. Raised in Boulder, Colorado, August now lives in Sydney, Australia and... Show more

Sayantika Banik

Sayantika Banik

Bridging Design-first AI thinking with open-source innovation!

Bridging Design-first AI thinking with open-source innovation! Show more

José Lecaros

José Lecaros

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

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

Daniel Antonio García Escobar

Daniel Antonio García Escobar

My name is Daniel Antonio García Escobar, I am 33 years old, and I go by the alias Dialéktico. I am an enthusiast of many disciplines and activities that have brought to life the still young project dialektico.com, my science communication website focused on machine learning topics.

Academically, I am a biomedical engineer with a focus on computing and mathematics, and currently a master’s student in Data Science at the University of Guadalajara. Professionally, I work as a Senior Data Scientist with more than nine years of experience in business intelligence, in both national and international companies. I also serve as a volunteer Communications Coordinator at AMEA, the Mexican Agency for Antarctic Studies.

I am a lover of literature, with several science fiction short stories published in magazines and books; a musician, gamer, and philosopher. My goal is to help people understand the theoretical foundations that underlie all the emerging magic of artificial intelligence.

My name is Daniel Antonio García Escobar, I am 33 years old, and I go by the alias Dialéktico. I am an enthusiast of many disciplines and activities that have brought to life the still young project dialektico.com, my science communication website fo... Show more

Serhii Shalamov

Serhii Shalamov

I’m a software engineer with over 7 years of experience building Flutter apps. After exploring different areas of software development, mobile became my home and Flutter turned out to be a really good fit.

Most of my career has been in healthcare, where I’m currently working on Digizorg, a Dutch digital healthcare platform that helps patients navigate the healthcare system.

Beyond that, I mentor junior developers at TBR Group, a Flutter app development company. I also contribute to open source, including my package transformable_list_view, and regularly attend Flutter conferences. I just really enjoy sharing things I wish I had known earlier.

I’m a software engineer with over 7 years of experience building Flutter apps. After exploring different areas of software development, mobile became my home and Flutter turned out to be a really good fit. Most of my career has been in healthcare,... Show more

Alessandra Rivolta

Alessandra Rivolta

Acostumbrada al cambio constante, a enfrentarme cada reto buscando nuevos puntos de vista y abordando las difilcultades de diversas formas.

Me gusta la agilidad y la biología a partes iguales. He pasado de científico de bota y bata, a un perfil de Gestión y Agilidad en un proceso de cambio continuo donde ha aprendido que la mejor forma de enfrentar los nuevos retos es tomando el riesgo sin lanzarse al vacío.

Siempre estratega de cada plan que ejecuta, mis años de experiencia me han permitido ser consciente de que, es muy importante estudiar,pero lo mejor que me ha pasado es escuchar a la gente y aprender de todos, quedandome con todo lo positivo que me proporcionan y conseguir así una visión 360 de todo lo que me rodea.

Acostumbrada al cambio constante, a enfrentarme cada reto buscando nuevos puntos de vista y abordando las difilcultades de diversas formas. Me gusta la agilidad y la biología a partes iguales. He pasado de científico de bota y bata, a un perfil de... Show more

Tarun R Jain

Tarun R Jain

I am Tarun Jain, Founding Engineer at a Stealth Startup and YouTuber with 4.06K+ subscribers on AI with Tarun. A two-time Google Summer of Code alum (2023 at caMicroscope, 2024 at Red Hen Lab) and Google Developer Expert in AI. I'm an active speaker in the PyCon APAC region. Spoke at EuroPython, PyCon: Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Australia.

Portfolio: https://tarunjain.netlify.app/

I am Tarun Jain, Founding Engineer at a Stealth Startup and YouTuber with 4.06K+ subscribers on AI with Tarun. A two-time Google Summer of Code alum (2023 at caMicroscope, 2024 at Red Hen Lab) and Google Developer Expert in AI. I'm an active speaker ... Show more

‪Uri Rosenberg‬‏

‪Uri Rosenberg‬‏

Uri Rosenberg is the Strategic Specialist Technical Manager of AI Services at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Based out of Israel, Uri works to empower strategic customers to design, build and operate deep learning at scale.
Uri is an AWS certified Lead Machine Learning Subject Matter Expert and holds an MsC. in computer science from Tel-Aviv Academic college, where his research focused on large scale deep learning models. He is also a member of the European Commission’s AI Alliance, a forum dedicated to all legal, technical, and economic implications that artificial intelligence (AI) presents to our societies.
Before his current role, Uri was the AI Specialist Technical Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to AWS, He also led the ML projects at at&t innovation center in Israel, working on deep learning models with extreme security and privacy constraints.

Uri Rosenberg is the Strategic Specialist Technical Manager of AI Services at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Based out of Israel, Uri works to empower strategic customers to design, build and operate deep learning at scale. Uri is an AWS certified Lea... Show more

Itunuoluwa Olowoye

Itunuoluwa Olowoye

Itunuoluwa builds data, ML and AI-powered solutions that drive business value. She trained first as a geologist, then pivoted to data science at Deloitte, completed an M.Sc. in Data Science at the University of Calgary, and is now working as a technology consultant at BDO Canada. Her work includes applied ML, data engineering, and LLM deployment with hands-on experience for clients across energy, telecoms, finance, and manufacturing industries.

Itunuoluwa builds data, ML and AI-powered solutions that drive business value. She trained first as a geologist, then pivoted to data science at Deloitte, completed an M.Sc. in Data Science at the University of Calgary, and is now working as a techno... Show more

Thomas Zgambo

Thomas Zgambo

Technologist | Cloud Operations | AI Enablement & Governance

Technologist | Cloud Operations | AI Enablement & Governance Show more

Ravi Kiran Pagidi

Ravi Kiran Pagidi

Ravi Kiran Pagidi is a Senior Data Engineer and AI/Data Systems Researcher with over 11 years of experience designing and delivering scalable data platforms, analytics ecosystems, and AI-enabled enterprise solutions. His expertise spans data engineering, big data, data analytics, machine learning, generative AI, agentic AI, and cloud-native data architectures. Across his career, he has focused on building reliable, production-ready systems that transform complex data into actionable intelligence and measurable business value.

In addition to his industry work, Ravi is actively engaged in the global research community. He has authored 2 books, published 20+ peer-reviewed research papers, and contributed 20+ peer reviews for international conference research papers. His research and professional interests center on production-ready AI systems, intelligent automation, modern data platforms, and the practical application of advanced analytics to real-world problems.

Ravi is especially passionate about bridging the gap between research and enterprise implementation, helping organizations move beyond experimentation toward trustworthy, scalable, and impactful AI and data solutions. His talks combine technical depth with practical perspective, making complex concepts accessible to both engineering and broader technology audiences.

Ravi Kiran Pagidi is a Senior Data Engineer and AI/Data Systems Researcher with over 11 years of experience designing and delivering scalable data platforms, analytics ecosystems, and AI-enabled enterprise solutions. His expertise spans data engineer... Show more

Jan Klein

Jan Klein

Jan Klein | CEO at bit.rf.gd | bit | binary digit | Extraterrestrial ☰ aka Mars Venus Earth | Quantum Physics Researcher | Three Known Extensions of E=mc | Architect of Understandable Ai | UAI | The Next Ai Revolution | Software | Automation | Ai, Web & App Development | Google Developer Expert | GDE | W3C Member | GitHub Developer Expert | GitLab Developer Expert | Open Source Software | OSS

Jan Klein | CEO at bit.rf.gd | bit | binary digit | Extraterrestrial ☰ aka Mars Venus Earth | Quantum Physics Researcher | Three Known Extensions of E=mc | Architect of Understandable Ai | UAI | The Next Ai Revolution | Software | Automation | Ai, We... Show more

Kranthi Manchikanti

Kranthi Manchikanti

Kranthi Manchikanti is an AI Solutions Architect at Microsoft with experience spanning Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, AWS, and Azure. Kranthi works across the full customer lifecycle on the Microsoft intelligent stack, including Copilot Studio, Microsoft Agent Framework, Azure AI Foundry, AI Search, and Document Intelligence, with project experience across regulated industries: healthcare, financial services, airlines, mortgage, and government. He also authored original AI frameworks: CART (Cloud-AI Requirements Traceability framework) and SAFE (agentic safety evaluation). He also worked on MSET2 anomaly detection, Linux Foundation Hyperledger deployments and grounds his current research in agentic AI governance, multi-agent architectures, and enterprise-scale safety evaluation.

Kranthi Manchikanti is an AI Solutions Architect at Microsoft with experience spanning Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, AWS, and Azure. Kranthi works across the full customer lifecycle on the Microsoft intelligent stack, including Copilot Studio, Microso... Show more

Fuad ALIPHATIC Adegoke

Fuad ALIPHATIC Adegoke

As a passionate software engineer and product manager, I thrive in the dynamic tech and gaming ecosystems. I bring a unique blend of technical and creative skills to the table. I possess a keen problem-solving mindset and a natural ability to think outside the box. My passion lies in making impactful contributions across various areas of technology. I am driven to build and manage innovative applications that drive positive change and address real-world challenges within the ecosystem.

As a passionate software engineer and product manager, I thrive in the dynamic tech and gaming ecosystems. I bring a unique blend of technical and creative skills to the table. I possess a keen problem-solving mindset and a natural ability to think o... Show more

Adriana Eileen Paz Rivas

Adriana Eileen Paz Rivas

Adriana Eileen Paz Rivas es Ingeniera Electromecánica, educadora STEAM y violinista certificada en el método Suzuki, con experiencia pedagógica desde 2018. Es fundadora y CEO de una escuela que fusiona arte, ciencia y tecnología, promoviendo el aprendizaje creativo y sostenible desde la infancia.

Se especializa en programación creativa con herramientas como Sonic Pi, acercando a niños y niñas al mundo de la tecnología a través de la música. Es creadora de contenido educativo, enfocada en inspirar a personas multipotenciales a desarrollar su marca personal y a emprendedores a crear contenido con impacto usando herramientas de IA y estrategias accesibles. Participa activamente como en eventos tecnológicos y hackatones, incluyendo el NASA Space Apps Challenge, Build with AI de Google y Women Game Jam Bolivia, compartiendo su experiencia en creación de contenido, educación y tecnología. Además, colabora generando contenido para comunidades como GDG La Paz y Women Techmakers, enfocándose en el impulso de la participación femenina en tecnología.

Actualmente, continúa su formación profesional en Buenos Aires, profundizando en áreas como energías renovables, automatización y diseño UX/UI, manteniendo siempre una visión creativa, inclusiva y sostenible en cada uno de sus proyectos.

Adriana Eileen Paz Rivas es Ingeniera Electromecánica, educadora STEAM y violinista certificada en el método Suzuki, con experiencia pedagógica desde 2018. Es fundadora y CEO de una escuela que fusiona arte, ciencia y tecnología, promoviendo el apren... Show more

Akaash Tripathee

Akaash Tripathee

Akaash Tripathee is an AI Engineer and Community Organizer at TFUG Ghaziabad. He helped grow TFUG Ghaziabad into one of the largest TensorFlow communities in Asia, reaching 10,000+ members and earning recognition from Google for Developers as a highly impactful community. An AWS Summer School scholar (250 out of 80,000 applicants), Akaash has organized 20+ community events, delivered 10+ technical talks and workshops, and mentored developers across hackathons and innovation programs, including the Guinness World Record–winning Agentic AI Day, TreeHacks, GSSoC, and Cyber Utsav. His work focuses on Generative AI, Gemini, Vertex AI, Agentic AI systems, and developer education

Akaash Tripathee is an AI Engineer and Community Organizer at TFUG Ghaziabad. He helped grow TFUG Ghaziabad into one of the largest TensorFlow communities in Asia, reaching 10,000+ members and earning recognition from Google for Developers as a highl... Show more

Indranil Ghosh

Indranil Ghosh

Indra is a postdoctoral fellow in applied mathematics at the University College Dublin, Ireland, working on all things "dynamical systems". He takes a computational approach to tackle complex problems, and his current research is focused on understanding collective behaviour exhibited by coupled neurons. He is an avid Python user and has been a speaker at multiple Python-related conferences before. More information can be found in his website: https://indrag49.github.io/.

Indra is a postdoctoral fellow in applied mathematics at the University College Dublin, Ireland, working on all things "dynamical systems". He takes a computational approach to tackle complex problems, and his current research is focused on understan... Show more

Jörg Lässig

Jörg Lässig

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Lässig is Professor of Enterprise Application Development (EAD) at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences and heads both the EAD research group and the Fraunhofer Cybersecurity Laboratory for Critical Infrastructure (KRITIS) at the Görlitz site. After studying computer science and physics, he earned his doctorate from Chemnitz University of Technology. He conducted research in the United States at Stanford University, the Berkeley International Computer Science Institute, as well as in Lugano, Switzerland, and Christchurch, New Zealand, among other institutions. A central focus of his work is research and development in quantum computing and quantum AI. He is the spokesperson for the Saxon Research Network for Quantum Technologies (SAX-QT Quantum Saxony) and the Quantum Computing Special Interest Group of the German Informatics Society (Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V.). Contact: j.laessig@hszg.de

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Lässig is Professor of Enterprise Application Development (EAD) at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences and heads both the EAD research group and the Fraunhofer Cybersecurity Laboratory for Critical Infrastructure (KRITIS... Show more

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