Performance Experts

Miriam Capretz

Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringWestern University

Professor of Software Engineering at Western University who conducts research in energy management, smart buildings and online advertising.

Mari Anne Vanella

CEOThe Vanella Group, Inc.

Leading expert on lead generation for high tech using effective teleprospecting techniques.

Dayle M. Smith, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Lukasz Kurgan, Ph.D.

Dean Robert J. Mattauch Chair | Vice Chair of Computer ScienceVCU College of Engineering

Data scientist specializing in high-throughput structural bioinformatics of proteins & small RNAs.

Eric Corey Freed

Founding PrincipalOrganicARCHITECT

Green architect, author and visionary

Burcu Akinci

Dean, College of EngineeringCarnegie Mellon University

Burcu Akinci focuses on emerging energy technologies and using AI to monitor energy use.

Laleh Golshahi, Ph.D.

Engineering Foundation Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Golshahi specializes in aerosol science and in vitro-in vivo correlations for respiratory support, diagnosis and inhalation therapy.

Brendan D Saltaformaggio

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer EngineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Dr. Brendan Saltaformaggio's lab investigates advanced cyber crimes and the analysis and prevention of next-generation malware attacks.

Vyas Sekar

Professor, Electrical and Computer EngineeringCarnegie Mellon University

Vyas Sekar seeks to develop more rigorous foundations for securing tomorrow’s electric energy grid

Nigel Raab

Professor of HistoryLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts