Dianne T. V. Pawluk, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | BSc., University of Alberta | MSc., Queen's University, Canada | Ph.D. Harvard · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Pawluk develops devices and algorithms for assistive technology for individuals who are blind and visually impaired

Devices and algorithms for assistive technology for individuals who are blind and visually impaired Accessing graphical information Navigation and orientation Mobility aids Rehabilitation technology

Prof. Yaakov Stern

Professor of Neuropsychology · Columbia University

Neurology and psychology expert exploring the neural basis for cognitive aging and cognitive reserve

Alzheimer's Disease Cognitive Reserve Psychology Neurology Cognitive Neuroscience

Jed McCaleb

CTO and Cofounder · Stellar Develoment Foundation

Recognizing that the world’s financial infrastructure is broken and that too many people are left without resources, I cofounded Stellar.org

Entrepreneur Startup Nonprofit Tech Technology

Jonas Braasch

Professor, Architecture; Director of Operations, Cognitive & Immersive Systems Lab · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Specializes in collaborative virtual reality systems, binaural hearing, auditory modeling, and multimodal integration

Intelligent Music Systems Sensory Substitution Devices Auditory Modeling Collaborative Virtual Reality Systems Binaural Hearing

Rod Nicolson

Vice President, Global Reporting · PR Newswire

Swing open the doors of the world with global multimedia content delivery platforms that can target your communications to key audiences

Web Strategy Web Analytics Digital Marketing Online Pr Communications Social & Digital Media

James Fienup

Robert E. Hopkins Professor of Optics, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Professor in the Center for Visual Science · University of Rochester

Fienup is a leading expert in the use of phase retrieval algorithms to carefully align mirrors on NASA satellites once they are in orbit.

Optics Webb Telescope Imaging with Sparse and Segmented-Aperture Systems Image Reconstruction Phase Retrieval

Olexandr Isayev

Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Artificial Intelligence Future of Science

Bartosz Krawczyk, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Krawczyk's areas of research are machine learning, data stream mining, and big data.

Machine learning: ensembles, imbalanced data, one-class classification, kernel methods. Data stream mining: concept drift, active learning, online classification and regression. Big data: mining massive datasets, efficient and scalable learning algorithms

David Gotz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, School of Information and Library Science, and Assistant Director, Carolina Health Informatics Program (CHIP) · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Conducts research related to the study and development of visual methods for information analysis and communication.

Medical Informatics Research Multimedia Communications Visual Analytics Pattern Analysis Data Tracking

Jorg Peters

Professor · University of Florida

Jorg Peters conducts research in graphics, visualization, human-centered computing and more.

Computer Graphics Geometric Modeling Surgery Simulation Virtual Reality

Alex John London

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Artificial Intelligence Ethics

Zhifang Wang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Zhifang Wang specializes in electric power grid vulnerability analysis, synthetic grid modeling, and renewable integration.

Cascading Failures in Power Grids Energy System Modeling and Optimization Integration of Renewable Generation Voltage Stability and Controls Smart Grid Communication Architecture

Jingjing Zhang

Associate Professor · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business

Professor Zhang focuses on personalization and recommender systems, business intelligence, and knowledge discovery and data mining

Human-Computer Interaction Knowledge Discovery Recommender Systems Personalization and Recommender Systems Personalization Systems

René Olivares-Navarrete, D.D.S, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | D.D.S, National Autonomous University of Mexico | Ph.D., National Autonomous University of Mexico · VCU DEPT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Olivares-Navarrete’s research focuses on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine approaches for Craniofacial and Orthopaedic needs.

Tissue Engineering Stem Cell Biology and Engineering Biomaterials for Craniofacial and Musculoskeletal Tissues Immunomodulation and Immunoengineering Wnt Signaling in Morphogenesis Healing and Regeneration

Karl Peace

Professor, Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar, Jiann-Ping College of Public Health · Georgia Southern University

Karl Peace researches biostatistics, clinical trials and drug research and development.

Clinical Trials Pharmaceutical Research Health & Disease Health Sciences Biostatistics

Ranjan Mukherjee

Professor of Mechanical Engineering · Michigan State University

An expert in telemedicine – robotics and computer-assisted surgical procedures.

Vibrations Robotics Mechatronics

Chanaka Edirisinghe

Acting Dean, Lally School of Management; Kay and Jackson Tai '72 Chaired Professor, Quantitative Finance · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Specializes in financial portfolio optimization theory, models, and applications

Large-Scale Optimization Risk Analytics Financial Engineering Financial Derivatives Portfolio optimization

Brian Hoh

Chair/Professor · University of Florida

Dr. Brian Hoh has expertise in cerebrovascular, endovascular and brain tumor neurosurgery.

Glioblastoma Intracranial Atherosclerosis Stroke Neurosurgery Brain Aneurysm

Jan Hux

Chief Science Officer · Diabetes Canada

Providing scientific and strategic direction to Diabetes Canada.

Diabetes Public Health Epidemiology Internal Medicine Healthcare Communications

E. Michael Campbell

Director, Laboratory for Laser Energetics · University of Rochester

Campbell is an internationally known expert in inertial fusion, high-energy-density physics, high-power lasers and their applications.

Advanced Energy Technologies High-Energy-Density Physics Inertial Fusion High-Power Lasers