Kathleen McLaughlin

Senior Lecturer of Studio Arts, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University

Lecturer of Studio Arts

David Boutt

Associate Professor of Geosciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst

David Boutt's research focuses on how water becomes groundwater and the sub-surface processes that impact it along its journey.

Drought Hydrogeology Groundwater Recharge Processes Groundwater Water

Daniel E. Conway, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., Rice University | Ph.D., Georgia Tech and Emory University · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Conway focuses on methods to directly measure forces across proteins and understand how these forces affect cellular function.

Mechanotransduction Cellular biomechanics Forces at intracellular junctions Nuclear LINC complex

Ken Salah

Theatre Arts professor and program coordinator · Cambrian College

Ken has worked in all disciplines of Lighting, Live Theatre, Film, Video and Architectural, in a career spanning 40 years.

Lighting Design Theatre Set Design Theatrical Production Video Production

Deepak Vashishth

Director, Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies & Professor, Biomedical Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Working to redefine the role of a top tier research university

Extracellular Matrix Science and Engineering Osteocalcin Glycation Tissue Engineering Bone

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

Keivan Stassun

Stevenson Professor of Physics · Vanderbilt University

Expert in the search for Earth-like planets across the galaxy and an advocate for diversity, including neurodiversity, in the academy.

Astronomical Phenomena

Krzysztof “Krys” Cios, Ph.D., D.Sc., M.B.A.

Professor, Department of Computer Science · VCU College of Engineering

Research in data mining, machine learning and biomedical informatics.

Data Science Data Mining Machine Learning Computational Neuroscience Biomedical Informatics

Bernardo Tirado, PMP

Chief Executive Officer · The Project Box, LLC

Industrial Psychologist, Six Sigma Blackbelt, PMP

Leadership Human Performance Process Improvement Business Process Reengineering Social Media

Louis Smith

Founder, Editor-in-Chief · GeekHelpingHand

Geek | Entrepreneur | Entertainer

Entrepreneurship Business Marketing

Sheila Ross, Ph.D.

Professor and Department Chair · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Sheila Ross is an expert in the areas of universal design and engineering education.

Tomasz Arodz

Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Arodz's research focuses on machine learning and bioinformatics

Machine Learning: Nonlinear Classification Methods That Incorporate Existing Knowledge Into Training Systems Biology: Integration of Prior Biological Knowledge and Multiple Sources of Data for Pathway Discovery Computational Biology: Analysis of Role of Protein Mutations in Evolution and Disease Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning in Biomedicine Protein Evolution

Weijun Xiao, Ph.D.

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

Dr. Xiao's research covers networked storage, computer system and architecture, embedded systems and distributed systems

High-performance and GPU Computing Emerging Storage and Memory Technologies Embedded System Computer Architecture

Eduardo Soria

HSE Coordinator · Prevención de Accidentes

Especialista Sistema de Gestión de la Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional

Change Management Safety Management Systems

Steven Gold

Professor · Michigan State University

An expert on immigrants and migration.

Ethnic Entrepreneurs Ethnic Economies Immigration International Migration

Owen Wu

Associate Professor of Operations and Decision Technologies · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business

Professor Wu focuses on researching energy sustainability and teaching machine learning

Machine Learning Investment Management Energy Efficiency Sustainability Renewable Energy

Anand Swaminathan

Roberto C. Goizueta Chair in Organization & Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Organizational theory and strategy Industry evolution Small-firm strategies Organizational change and its consequences Strategic choices as a diffusion process

Adam Fung

Associate Professor, Art · Texas Christian University

Adam Fung's art studies issues such as climate change, patterns of nature and the universe.

Art Exhibitions Disappearing Ice Masses Demonstrating the Close Relationship between Art, Music and Science Painting and Drawing

Dale Beaumont

Director · Business Blueprint

Australia’s Next Generation Business Strategist

Marketing Strategy Small Business

Platon Kostelletos

Freelancer Geologist · Freelancer

Freelancer Geologist

Geology Geotechnics Mining