Russell John

IT Consultant · Trance Informatics

Professional Linux system administrator and highly experienced webmaster.

Linux Open Source Software

Rick Copeland

Principal Consultant · Arborian Consulting

Experienced speaker and author who specializes in Python and MongoDB

Python Programming Mongodb Database Real-Time Web

Siddharth Chandra

Professor and Director · Michigan State University

An expert on: Asia; demography; drug policy, trafficking, and use; economics; epidemiology; India; Indonesia; influenza; health; history.

Influenza India Economics Demography Asia

Zachary Manchester

Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Zachary Manchester is a researcher and aerospace engineer with broad interests in dynamics, control, estimation and optimization.

Legged Robots Robotics Commercial Aerospace Simulation Software Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Aerospace Engineering

Brad Szollose

CEO · Brad Szollose International

Cross-Generational Leadership Development. Customized Workshops, Training & Executive Coaching for Talent Development.

Millennials Generation Y Baby Boomers Generation X 21st Century Management

Miriam Capretz

Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · Western University

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

Software Engineering – Architecture & Design Methodologies. Software Development Lifecycle. Software Research Graduate Education Teaching in Software Engineering Software Development

Audrey Kurth Cronin

Trustees Professor of Security and Technology Director, Carnegie Mellon Institute for Security and Technology · Carnegie Mellon University

Audrey Kurth Cronin's research explores how governments and private actors use accessible technologies.

National and International Security Technology and Security Innovation Terrorism

Boleslaw Szymanski

Claire and Roland Schmitt Distinguished Professor of Computer Science; Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Director, Network Science and Technology Center · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Specializes in network science with a current focus on social and computer networks

Computer Wireless Computation & Information Technology Computer Networks Network Science Energy and the Environment

Stephen J. Andriole, PhD

Thomas G. Labrecque Professor of Business Technology | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University

Stephen J. Andriole, PhD, is an expert in emerging technologies and business technology strategy.

Emerging Technology Trends Technology Adoption Virtual & Augmented Reality Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Social Media Analytics

Melanie Gainey

STEM Librarian · Carnegie Mellon University

Melanie Gainey is a trained neuroscientist and spent over 10 years studying the plasticity of neural circuits in sensory cortex.

Bioinformatics Library & Information Science Neuroscience Open Science Biology

Lane Carasik, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Carasik researches computational and experimental thermal hydraulics and is the Director of the FAST Research Group.

Experimental Thermal-Fluids Thermal-Fluids Design Verification and Validation Computational Fluid Dynamics Additive Manufacturing

Keith Webster

Dean of Libraries · Carnegie Mellon University

Keith Webster’s professional interests include research evaluation, learning space design and trends in scholarly communication.

Trends in Scholarly Communication Research Evaluation Learning Space Design Future of Research Libraries Impact of Open Science on Publishing and Libraries

Dr Timothy Whitehead

Senior Lecturer in Product Design · Aston University

Dr Whitehead's interest is in developing approaches to improve the design of products distributed in low income countries.

User Centred Design Circular Economy Design for International Development Industrial Design 3D Printing ‎

Hayden Wimmer

Associate Professor, Department of Information Technology · Georgia Southern University

Hayden Wimmer is an expert in Information Systems based in data mining and artificial intelligence applied to financial data.

Financial Data Data Mining Information Systems Artificial Intelligence

Swati Gupta

Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering · Georgia Tech - College of Engineering

Gupta's research focuses on optimization, machine learning, and bias and fairness within the AI sphere.

Data-driven Decision-making Under Partial Information Online and Machine Learning Combinatorial, Convex and Robust Optimization Fairness and Bias in Decisions

Marc Smith

Chief Social Scientist · Connected Action

Internet sociologist, using social network analysis and visualization to map and understand social media

Social Media Social Networks Business Collaboration Information Visualization

Jim Fruchterman

CEO · Benetech

Top social entrepreneur and exciting, experienced keynoter

Socially Beneficial Applications of Technology Technology for People With Disabilities Geeks Serving Human Rights Activists Rocket Scientist to Entrepreneur to Social Entrepreneur

Todd Digby

Department Chair/University Librarian · University of Florida

Todd Digby leads a department that researches, develops, optimizes and supports advanced library information systems.

Libraries and Information Science Library Systems discovery systems Library Technology Digital Repositories

Jack Uldrich

Author, futurist & "Chief Unlearning Officer" · The School of Unlearning

Futurist, Best-Selling Author & "Chief Unlearning Officer"

Futurist Change Management

Kris Buytaert

CoFounder & CTO · Inuits

Devops, Linux and Open Source Expert

Devops Opensource Infrastructure as Code