Technology Experts

Thomas Smith

Professor in the Practice of Finance; Academic Director, Master of FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Ariana Smies, Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant ProfessorMilwaukee School of Engineering

Ariana Smies is a Sr. Project Engineer in the Wellness Products group at Kohler Co.

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.

Ambreen Nisar, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Nisar advances additive manufacturing of ceramics and composites for extreme environments in aerospace, energy, and nuclear systems.

Mujib Rahman

Professor in Civil EngineeringAston University

Professor Rahman is a Chartered Engineer with more than twenty years’ experience in academics and industry.

Emily Beglarian

Clinical Assistant Professor of Health and Human SciencesLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Doina Oncel

Founder | Licenced Financial Advisor/BrokerWolfPACK

Building communities and helping families with access to financial literacy.

Deborah Kurrasch

Associate Professor, Department of Medical GeneticsUniversity of Calgary

Kurrasch’s research is focused on genetic programs that govern hypothalamic development using both mice and zebrafish as model organisms.

Weiai (Wayne) Xu

Associate Professor of Communication and Affiliated Faculty at Computational Social Science InstituteUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Wayne Xu studies what he calls the "three Ds" on internet platforms: discord, distrust and dishonesty.

Dr Auro Michele Perego

RAEng Research Fellow, Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AIPT)Aston University

Dr Perego is a researcher in nonlinear optics, laser physics, and photonic technologies.