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Gilberto Hernandez

Gilberto Hernandez

With over a decade of experience as a technical developer educator, Gilberto has made complex concepts accessible to over 100,000 students and engineers through both online learning platforms and in-person experiences.

He authored and launched several of Codecademy's foundational programming courses in 2015. Since then, he's worn multiple hats as both product manager and developer educator at developer-loved tech companies, including MongoDB, Domino Data Lab, Plaid, and Snowflake. Prior to tech, Gilberto was a 7th grade math teacher and a transmission protection engineer.

Gilberto is passionate about crafting exceptional developer experiences and educational resources. He frequently writes about data engineering, AI, and application development.

Connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilberto-hernandez/

With over a decade of experience as a technical developer educator, Gilberto has made complex concepts accessible to over 100,000 students and engineers through both online learning platforms and in-person experiences. He authored and launched sev... Show more

Vikram Sahu

Vikram Sahu

I’m a Developer Relations Engineer and Product Manager at Harness, where I work on developer-focused products and help turn complex engineering problems into practical, easy-to-understand solutions.

With 9+ years of experience across engineering, product, and developer advocacy, I’ve built and launched software for enterprise customers and developer communities across email, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps.

I’m a Developer Relations Engineer and Product Manager at Harness, where I work on developer-focused products and help turn complex engineering problems into practical, easy-to-understand solutions. With 9+ years of experience across engineering,... Show more

Ojumoola Akinyode

Ojumoola Akinyode

Akinyode Ojumoola (Jumie) is a full-stack engineer who started as a medical physicist doing clinical work in radiation therapy before moving into software engineering. That background shapes how she approaches research software engineering: turning rigorous, domain-specific requirements into systems people can actually trust. She's part of the FHIR community in Australia, where she contributes to one of their working groups, and has shipped production systems, including a state-level digital tax platform for Enugu State. She spoke at DevFest Enugu 2025.

Akinyode Ojumoola (Jumie) is a full-stack engineer who started as a medical physicist doing clinical work in radiation therapy before moving into software engineering. That background shapes how she approaches research software engineering: turning r... Show more

Sahil Garg

Sahil Garg

Sahil Garg is a Principal AI Researcher leading AI research for offensive and defensive security, spanning LLM post-training, reinforcement learning and continual learning, with applications in penetration testing, vulnerability discovery, threat detection and remediation. With over 1,500 citations, he has published at ICML, AAAI, EMNLP, UAI and IJCAI and in Nature Partner Journals (npj). He has applied machine learning to high-stakes problems in cancer biology (PhD, USC), computational psychiatry (postdoc, Mount Sinai) and finance (Vice President, Machine Learning Research, Morgan Stanley), where he co-authored the time-series foundation model Lag-Llama. His focus is robust, data-efficient deep learning.

Sahil Garg is a Principal AI Researcher leading AI research for offensive and defensive security, spanning LLM post-training, reinforcement learning and continual learning, with applications in penetration testing, vulnerability discovery, threat det... Show more

Caleb Duff

Caleb Duff

Caleb Ini D. Duff is a Software Engineer, Google Cloud Architect, and ICT Consultant who designs and builds modern digital software solutions. With a focus on resilient cloud systems, serverless infrastructure, and practical AI implementations, he helps teams translate complex engineering challenges into secure, scalable products.

As an organizer for Google Developer Group (GDG) Cloud Port Harcourt, Caleb actively fosters developer growth and leads community enablement programs across the tech ecosystem.
Caleb’s writing and speaking explore the intersection of robust software architecture, cloud platforms and practical artificial intelligence, focusing on managed LLM inference, sandboxed code execution in production, production-grade agentic workflows, horizontal versus vertical agent architectures, bridging the gap between cutting-edge technology and real-world application delivery.

Dedicated to democratizing access to modern engineering practices, Caleb frequently mentors engineers, judges hackathons, and shares accessible, in-depth architectural guides through his technical publications and videos.

Caleb Ini D. Duff is a Software Engineer, Google Cloud Architect, and ICT Consultant who designs and builds modern digital software solutions. With a focus on resilient cloud systems, serverless infrastructure, and practical AI implementations, he he... Show more

Peter Bull

Peter Bull

Peter Bull is an experienced software developer based in Gateshead in the North East of England, with over thirty-five years of personal experience and over twenty-five years of professional experience. He has built applications across the Microsoft ecosystem, working with ASP .NET (Core), Blazor, Console Apps, MCP, .NET MAUI, Silverlight, UWP, Windows Forms, WPF, Windows Phone and Windows App SDK / WinUI. He has worked with every major version of .NET and Visual Studio since they launched.

Peter is a three‑time Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for .NET and Windows Development, recognised for his community contributions through articles and the RoguePlanetoid Podcast at rogueplanetoid.com. He also creates tutorials, talks and workshops at tutorialr.com and maintains open-source projects and NuGet packages at comentsys.com. Peter has presented at both local and national events, helping developers understand and adopt modern Microsoft technologies.

Peter Bull is an experienced software developer based in Gateshead in the North East of England, with over thirty-five years of personal experience and over twenty-five years of professional experience. He has built applications across the Microsoft ... Show more

Anca Sailer

Anca Sailer

Dr. Anca Sailer is an IBM Distinguished Engineer at the T. J. Watson Research Lab where she transforms the clients compliance processes into an engineering practice. Dr. Sailer received her Ph.D. in CS from Sorbonne Universités, France and joined IBM Research in 2003. Dr. Sailer has over 100 patents, co-authored in IEEE & ACM journals and conferences, and co-edited 3 books. She actively contributes to the CNCF Initiatives and LFAI & Data TAG Security and Compliance driving innovation and collaboration within the community. Her interests include AI agents and ethics, compliance as code and skill, and multiomics. She is a Senior Member of IEEE and an aspiring 46er.

Dr. Anca Sailer is an IBM Distinguished Engineer at the T. J. Watson Research Lab where she transforms the clients compliance processes into an engineering practice. Dr. Sailer received her Ph.D. in CS from Sorbonne Universités, France and joined IBM... Show more

Dorottya Nagy-Józsa PCC

Dorottya Nagy-Józsa PCC

Dorottya (Dorka) Nagy-Jozsa leads assessment design for a competency program covering several thousand IT specialists at a European telecom group. She is not a developer. She studies how people work around the tools and processes they are given, and she presents the research together with its limits so engineers can judge it for themselves. She is CEO of Y2Y Ltd., an organizational development firm in Budapest.

Dorottya (Dorka) Nagy-Jozsa leads assessment design for a competency program covering several thousand IT specialists at a European telecom group. She is not a developer. She studies how people work around the tools and processes they are given, and ... Show more

Armanas Povilionis

Armanas Povilionis

Armanas Povilionis is a technologist and systems strategist whose work focuses on how intelligent systems reshape organizations, markets, and human societies. His background spans biotech, healthcare, enterprise technology, and scientific research, giving him a systems-level view of how frontier ideas move from concept to adoption. He works at the intersection of AI, infrastructure, biology, governance, and incentive coordination, with a focus on translating ambitious technical ideas into real-world systems. His current interests include intelligent multi-agent systems, verifiable computation, cognitive systems, and the institutional primitives needed for autonomous software.

Armanas Povilionis is a technologist and systems strategist whose work focuses on how intelligent systems reshape organizations, markets, and human societies. His background spans biotech, healthcare, enterprise technology, and scientific research, g... Show more

Aben Melvis Anep

Aben Melvis Anep

Aben Melvis Anep is an Environmental Management and Climate Policy professional and researcher from Cameroon, with expertise in natural resource management, ecosystem restoration, climate policy, community engagement, and sustainable development.

She holds a B.Sc. in Environmental Science from the University of Buea, an M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences from the University of Yaoundé I, and an M.Sc. in International Relations from the University of Yaoundé II, Cameroon. In 2024, She was awarded the Commonwealth Scholarship at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom.

Melvis is an alumna of the Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management (CIPSEM) at Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. In 2022, she received an Innovation Fellowship Grant from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment and the German Environment Agency. In 2023, she served as a Assistant Lecturer in Ecosystem Restoration Towards Green recovery at Technische Universität Dresden.

She currently serves as an Environmental and Climate Change Facilitator at ISEC Cameroon and Technical Adviser to the Youth Network for Climate Action (YONECA). She has contributed to national, regional, and international climate and environmental initiatives, including serving as Team Lead for Green Friends of Earth under the UNEP/UNSSC My Sustainable Lifestyles Challenge 2024. She is also an alumna of AGNES Africa and an Ambassador for Youth Adaptation Finance for Africa.

Her international engagement includes serving as a Guest Speaker at the Dresden Nexus Conference 2022, facilitating the Cameroon Economic Day in China in 2019, and participating in the Climate Justice Caravan during COP27. She has reviewed articles that has international contributions in the areas of Leadership, Circular economy, Corporate Social responsibility, and environmental conservation on marine ecosystem.She is a Member of Africa Forest Forum, International Women Peace Group,Global Biodiversity Youth Forum, Network for Women led organization CSOs in Cameroon

Aben Melvis Anep is an Environmental Management and Climate Policy professional and researcher from Cameroon, with expertise in natural resource management, ecosystem restoration, climate policy, community engagement, and sustainable development. ... Show more

Paul Stolk

Paul Stolk

Hi, I’m Paul Stolk, a Senior Software Developer with over 15 years of experience working with Microsoft technologies. I’m passionate about embracing the latest advancements in technology, and I have a particular fascination with artificial intelligence. In 2023, I became a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), a milestone that allows me to combine my love for technology with my eagerness to share knowledge.

I’m excited to step onto the stage and connect with others through insights and experiences from my career. I aim to deliver talks that are not only technically rich but also practical, helping others see the potential of technology in new and inspiring ways.

Outside of work, I love organizing Live Action Role Play (LARP) events and weaving intricate stories for immersive experiences. I believe my storytelling skills and technical expertise give me a unique perspective, and I’m looking forward to bringing that energy into every presentation I deliver.

Hi, I’m Paul Stolk, a Senior Software Developer with over 15 years of experience working with Microsoft technologies. I’m passionate about embracing the latest advancements in technology, and I have a particular fascination with artificial intelligen... Show more

Daniel Malvaceda

Daniel Malvaceda

Application Security Architect.

Speaker en conferencias regionales e internacionales como DEF CON 34, 8.8 Security Conference, DevOpsDays Medellín y DevOpsDays Lima, entre otras.

Co-fundador de pipebreach.com, un blog de research sobre incidentes y ataques a la cadena de suministro y AI security.

Application Security Architect. Speaker en conferencias regionales e internacionales como DEF CON 34, 8.8 Security Conference, DevOpsDays Medellín y DevOpsDays Lima, entre otras. Co-fundador de pipebreach.com, un blog de research sobre incident... Show more

Sampath Kumar Mucherla

Sampath Kumar Mucherla

Sampath Kumar Mucherla is an ERP Supply Chain Architect and enterprise transformation leader with more than 20 years of experience in SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA, procurement, logistics, global trade, enterprise integration, and supply chain operations. He holds an MS in Data Science from Eastern University and focuses on connecting enterprise ERP practice with applied artificial intelligence and machine learning.

He has authored and presented peer-reviewed research on explainable AI for supplier delay prediction, supply chain disruption forecasting, AI-enabled master data management, and agentic AI in ERP systems. His work focuses on making AI practical, interpretable, and actionable within enterprise environments, where business users must understand and trust AI-supported decisions.

Sampath has presented at IEEE, ACM Austin, and international conferences and has served as a technical reviewer, session judge, and industry awards judge. His sessions combine practical enterprise architecture experience with AI governance, data quality, integration, and operational decision-making.

Sampath Kumar Mucherla is an ERP Supply Chain Architect and enterprise transformation leader with more than 20 years of experience in SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA, procurement, logistics, global trade, enterprise integration, and supply chain operations. He ... Show more

Amanda Austin

Amanda Austin

Amanda thrives at the intersection of improvisation and organizational psychology to help transform organizations. She believes the vulnerability required to improvise and create something together on stage as a team can be translated to a professional group of any size. She uses the philosophy of improvisation and the power of "Yes, And" as a catalyst for positive change within an organization. Her active listening approach to coaching focuses on teaching individuals and teams the difference between listening to respond and listening to understand.

Amanda was the Founder/CEO of Dallas Comedy House (2009-2020), where she oversaw day to day operations of DCH. She was the founder and Executive Producer of the Dallas Comedy Festival (2009-2019). She's the Co-founder of ComedyHouse, a professional training and coaching service, and the co-author of the REALway® leadership training program. She's currently a Senior Managing Consultant-HR Strategic Business Partner at IBM Consulting.

Amanda received her Bachelor of Science in Journalism and a Minor in Business Administration from Texas A&M University. She completed her Masters in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Harvard University in May 2024. She earned her Graduate Certificate in Organizational Behavior from Harvard University and a Certificate in Building a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace from Cornell. Amanda is an Adjunct Professor at the SMU Cox School of Business MBA program where she teaches a Management course: Organizational Change and Innovation by Design. She's a graduate of the 2018 Leadership Dallas Cohort with the Dallas Regional Chamber, where she continued her commitment as the Leadership Consultant for 2019-2020 and a member of the 2025 Leadership Texas Cohort.

Amanda thrives at the intersection of improvisation and organizational psychology to help transform organizations. She believes the vulnerability required to improvise and create something together on stage as a team can be translated to a profession... Show more

Geetha Sivasailam

Geetha Sivasailam

Geetha Sivasailam is a 7x Microsoft MVP, Associate Director of the Microsoft Practice at Protiviti (Dallas, TX) and a thought leader with a passion for shaping the future of work through AI-driven automation, intelligent apps, and low-code innovation. With deep expertise across Microsoft Power Platform, Azure, and the AI ecosystem, she partners with enterprise clients to modernize operations, scale innovation, and deliver measurable business value. She blends technical depth with strategic vision - leading cross-functional teams, enabling AI adoption, and championing inclusive transformation. Her superpower is turning vision into scalable outcomes - whether through automation, intelligent agents, or strategic enablement.

She is the founder of the Dallas-Fort Worth Power Platform User Group and serves as the Director of Events & Networking at Women in Power, a nonprofit focused on elevating women in tech. Geetha’s sessions are known for their real-world demos, actionable frameworks, and ability to connect low-code and pro-code worlds in a rapidly evolving AI landscape.

Geetha Sivasailam is a 7x Microsoft MVP, Associate Director of the Microsoft Practice at Protiviti (Dallas, TX) and a thought leader with a passion for shaping the future of work through AI-driven automation, intelligent apps, and low-code innovation... Show more

Ed Olson-Morgan

Ed Olson-Morgan

Ed Olson-Morgan is an experienced technology leader with a diverse background across technical fields as well as business, consulting and strategy. He is currently the AI & API Engineering Lead, leading a team to build out a multi-cloud API and AI platform that enables rapid software development and business innovation.

Prior to rejoining Marsh McLennan in early 2021, Ed spent four years at Bain & Company as a founder of their ADAPT@Bain digital team and a Director in their Global Engineering organization. He began his career at Marsh McLennan, spending time in consulting roles at Mercer Management Consulting and Oliver Wyman before becoming part of the initial team at Oliver Wyman Labs. There he spent five years working across the organization to establish data engineering, client-facing engineering and consulting capabilities within the group.

Ed lives in Sacramento, California with his wife and three young children.

Ed Olson-Morgan is an experienced technology leader with a diverse background across technical fields as well as business, consulting and strategy. He is currently the AI & API Engineering Lead, leading a team to build out a multi-cloud API and AI pl... Show more

Salvatore Merone

Salvatore Merone

Salvatore is a software developer with a passion for Ops and cloud technologies.
Skilled in .NET and Linux development, he’s always keen to learn new things and share his knowledge with others, both as an attendant and speaker at Italian and international tech conferences.

He brings his knowledge and passion to his team at Ellycode, where he works as a product manager and developer.

Salvatore is a software developer with a passion for Ops and cloud technologies. Skilled in .NET and Linux development, he’s always keen to learn new things and share his knowledge with others, both as an attendant and speaker at Italian and intern... Show more

Piotr Rogala

Piotr Rogala

As a Cloud and DevOps Architect at SoftServe, I lead the development of advanced, optimized cloud solutions, primarily leveraging the Microsoft Azure platform. My core focus is empowering clients through their digital transformation journey, helping them maximize business potential and operational efficiency by designing highly optimized architectures.

My expertise and dedication to the community have been repeatedly recognized by Microsoft with the prestigious MVP (Most Valuable Professional) and MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer) titles. Although I currently focus on architecture, I previously spent many years sharing my proprietary knowledge by conducting postgraduate courses at Polish universities.

Driven by a passion for promoting new technological solutions, I actively engage with the IT community: I organize specialized Azure workshops, speak as a presenter at conferences and meetups, and run my technical blog, https://justcloud.pl. My goal is to provide substantive support to fellow specialists advancing their career paths.

Away from the cloud, I am passionate about Japanese motoring and the thrill of car racing. In these pursuits, just as in code and architecture, I value the relentless pursuit of the highest quality and efficiency.

As a Cloud and DevOps Architect at SoftServe, I lead the development of advanced, optimized cloud solutions, primarily leveraging the Microsoft Azure platform. My core focus is empowering clients through their digital transformation journey, helping ... Show more

Mariyam Mohd

Mariyam Mohd

I bring 11 years of experience across Cognizant, Oracle, and AWS, spanning presales, sales, and post‑sales roles. I hold a PGDM from IIM Kozhikode. Over the past five years at Microsoft, I’ve been driving strategic engagement and business growth for global enterprise customers—most notably Walmart and Goldman Sachs—serving as their Account Manager.

I bring 11 years of experience across Cognizant, Oracle, and AWS, spanning presales, sales, and post‑sales roles. I hold a PGDM from IIM Kozhikode. Over the past five years at Microsoft, I’ve been driving strategic engagement and business growth for ... Show more

Blythe Morrow

Blythe Morrow

Blythe is a product marketing executive, focused on SQL Server and database product development. She has more than two decades of success delivering multi million-dollar revenue growth through innovative marketing, product positioning, messaging, and competitive differentiation. She spends her days developing products that Data Pros use every day. She has a background in Microsoft SQL Server, PowerBI and Data Warehousing. She speaks at many conferences and events around the world, helping improve the work lives of DBAs everywhere.

Blythe is a product marketing executive, focused on SQL Server and database product development. She has more than two decades of success delivering multi million-dollar revenue growth through innovative marketing, product positioning, messaging, and... Show more

Isaac Adariku

Isaac Adariku

Isaac is a Senior Product Engineer dedicated to building technology that scales and empowers. With over a decade of experience in computer intelligence, he specialize in creating seamless cross-platform experiences and robust backend systems.

His Current Focus:
Reflection.app: Leading the cross-platform engineering for the premium "Writing Oasis," available on iOS, Android, macOS, and the Web. The focus is on creating a unified, performant, and distraction-free journaling experience that integrates AI-powered coaching and real-time wellness insights.

Any Technologies: As a Co-Founder, he is bridging the digital divide in Africa. By developing innovative, local-first tech solutions designed to enhance internet accessibility and solve real-world challenges in our local communities.

Google Developer Expert: Recognized by Google as a GDE for Dart & Flutter, he is passionate about mentoring the next generation of product teams and making complex infrastructure accessible to everyone.

Isaac is a Senior Product Engineer dedicated to building technology that scales and empowers. With over a decade of experience in computer intelligence, he specialize in creating seamless cross-platform experiences and robust backend systems. His ... Show more

Lani Gonzales

Lani Gonzales

Lani Gonzales helps successful women and high achievers who look accomplished on the outside—but feel exhausted, disconnected, or unfulfilled on the inside—create success without burnout and power without losing their soul.

Many of the women Lani works with have done everything “right.” They’ve built impressive careers, achieved financial independence, and earned respect—yet inside, they feel stuck, overextended, or quietly empty. The constant pressure to perform, produce, and prove has pulled them further from their intuition, their body, and their deeper sense of purpose.

After becoming a law firm partner at 23, Lani lived that same story. From the outside, she had it all. On the inside, she was driven by subconscious survival patterns and a nervous system locked in overdrive. Her own awakening led her to leave the legal profession and devote her life to studying the subconscious mind, human behavior, and the wisdom traditions that have guided healing and leadership for thousands of years.

Today, Lani blends neuroscience-based hypnotherapy, performance psychology, and ancient wisdom traditions to help high-achieving women:
- Rewire burnout and overdrive at the root
- Break free from subconscious self-sabotage
- Reconnect to clarity, intuition, and inner authority
- Build success that feels aligned, sustainable, and alive

Her talks are known for being raw, strategic, and deeply activating—combining modern science with timeless wisdom to create real, lasting transformation. Audiences leave with tools they can use immediately to change how they lead, live, and work.

Lani Gonzales helps successful women and high achievers who look accomplished on the outside—but feel exhausted, disconnected, or unfulfilled on the inside—create success without burnout and power without losing their soul. Many of the women Lani ... Show more

Tobias Brennecke

Tobias Brennecke

Tobias Brennecke is an independent Trainer, Workshop Facilitator, and Clean Language Coach dedicated to the human side of IT. After 15 years in software architecture, DevOps, and Domain-Driven Design, he is convinced: IT projects don't fail because of technology, but due to misaligned communication.

With his "Love. Language. Leadership." framework, Tobias bridges the gap between Business and IT. The goal: To create a "Secure Base" using his expertise in attachment theory and Clean Language. He helps teams replace contempt with curiosity, enabling a leadership style characterized by exquisite listening and inquiry. This creates a safe space for self-efficacy and innovation, preventing burnout and increasing retention. It empowers people with the tools they need to thrive personally and as a whole organization.

🏳️‍🌈 Love. Language. Leadership. 🎤 Speaker & Facilitator 🧠 Clean Language Coach

Tobias Brennecke is an independent Trainer, Workshop Facilitator, and Clean Language Coach dedicated to the human side of IT. After 15 years in software architecture, DevOps, and Domain-Driven Design, he is convinced: IT projects don't fail because o... Show more

Roy Wanyoike

Roy Wanyoike

Royford Wanyoike is a Software Engineer and Solutions Engineer passionate about using technology to solve real-world business challenges. He specializes in designing digital solutions, developing software applications, automating business processes, and integrating systems to improve efficiency and create measurable value. Royford enjoys sharing practical insights on software engineering, emerging technologies, business automation, and the journey of turning ideas into impactful digital products.

Royford Wanyoike is a Software Engineer and Solutions Engineer passionate about using technology to solve real-world business challenges. He specializes in designing digital solutions, developing software applications, automating business processes, ... Show more

Liza Malinina

Liza Malinina

Liza is a business‑oriented Data Engineer with 10+ years of experience turning complex ambiguous requirements into clear actionable engineering solutions. She thrives in challenging domains where the problem space is evolving, and enjoys translating messy business needs into well‑structured data products.

Liza comes from a research background and holds a degree in Biomedical Engineering. She is passionate about emerging technologies, especially quantum computing, and, outside of tech, she channels her curiosity into dog training.

Liza is a business‑oriented Data Engineer with 10+ years of experience turning complex ambiguous requirements into clear actionable engineering solutions. She thrives in challenging domains where the problem space is evolving, and enjoys translating ... Show more

Nash Simeunovic

Nash Simeunovic

Over 20 years of experience in the Dynamics world. Currently leading implementation projects and delivery teams at Reach, where we focus on delivering and fixing Dynamics 365 and AI implementations.

Over 20 years of experience in the Dynamics world. Currently leading implementation projects and delivery teams at Reach, where we focus on delivering and fixing Dynamics 365 and AI implementations. Show more

Bram Vogelaar

Bram Vogelaar

Bram Vogelaar spent the first part of his career as a Molecular Biologist, he then moved on to supporting his peers by building tools and platforms for them with a lot of Open Source technologies. He now works as Head of Infrastructure at Devoteam Gcloud

Bram Vogelaar spent the first part of his career as a Molecular Biologist, he then moved on to supporting his peers by building tools and platforms for them with a lot of Open Source technologies. He now works as Head of Infrastructure at Devoteam Gc... Show more

John Sly

John Sly

I am a software developer and data engineer specializing in large-scale ETL systems and healthcare data integration. With over a decade of experience in PHP, PostgreSQL, and enterprise data workflows, I bridge legacy architectures with modern, automated solutions that improve reliability and transparency. My talks focus on practical engineering—what really works when moving complex data at scale and finally delivering something impactful at the end.

I am a software developer and data engineer specializing in large-scale ETL systems and healthcare data integration. With over a decade of experience in PHP, PostgreSQL, and enterprise data workflows, I bridge legacy architectures with modern, automa... Show more

Lipika Parida

Lipika Parida

Lipika Parida is an AI researcher, entrepreneur, and undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelors in AI and Data Science at IIT Jodhpur. A science enthusiast and biology lover since childhood, she won a block-level science exhibition in Class 8 and has since explored the intersection of artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and adaptive learning. Through her research internship and projects involving AI agents, large language models (LLMs), and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), she builds and experiments with intelligent systems. Her current research project, NeuroAdapt, investigates how neural networks can learn new tasks while retaining previously acquired knowledge. Beyond technology, Lipika is a Taekwondo district gold medalist (2025), an Olympiad medalist, and an aspiring public speaker who has participated in Model United Nations (MUNs) and numerous essay competitions. She also enjoys painting and drawing, bringing together scientific curiosity, creativity, and entrepreneurial ambition in her pursuit of meaningful innovation.

Lipika Parida is an AI researcher, entrepreneur, and undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelors in AI and Data Science at IIT Jodhpur. A science enthusiast and biology lover since childhood, she won a block-level science exhibition in Class 8 and has... Show more

Hélia Barroso

Hélia Barroso

DevOps/SRE with a background in Biotechnology and a strong passion for Observability. Maintainer of Prometheus Operator and active contributor to open source projects including Perses. Community organizer for Cloud Native Porto. Curious by nature, always learning and exploring new challenges in the cloud-native ecosystem.

DevOps/SRE with a background in Biotechnology and a strong passion for Observability. Maintainer of Prometheus Operator and active contributor to open source projects including Perses. Community organizer for Cloud Native Porto. Curious by nature, al... Show more

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