platform Experts

Professor Ed Galea

Director of the Fire Safety Engineering GroupUniversity of Greenwich

His research and software tools inform disaster management and crowd safety, and the design of safe buildings, aircraft and ships, globally

Rahul Telang

Trustees Professor and Program ChairCarnegie Mellon University

Rahul Telang is interested in how information and communication technologies (ICTs) information impact consumers, business and policies.

Supriyo Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.

Commonwealth Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Professor Bandyopadhyay has authored and co-authored over 400 research publications

Shawn Humphrey

Associate Professor of EconomicsUniversity of Mary Washington

Associate Professor of Economics at University of Mary Washington

Prasanna Parasurama

Assistant Professor of Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Ananya Sen

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Ananya Sen's research interests centre around platforms with a special focus on the media, innovation and more broadly the digital economy.

Jessica Rouge, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of ChemistryUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Rouge is an expert in enzyme-mediated assembly of nanomaterials and delivery of DNA and RNA into cells.

Niall Wallace

CEOInfonaut

CEO at Infonaut Inc. - Evidence-based Hospital Infection Control

Genny Beemyn

Director of The Stonewall CenterUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Genny Beemyn is an expert on the lives of transgender college students and on trans-inclusive policies and practices on college campuses.

Debbie Cannon

LGBTQ Policy advisor - Transgender ExpertDebbie Cannon

LGBTQ Expert/Policy Advisor, Diversity Role Model, Freelance writer, Motivational Speaker