Mathematician, University of Bristol Brazilian-born Dr Hermes Gadelha is a poly-disciplinary mathematician working on the mathematics of life. He works at the fertile union of mathematical logic, physics, engineering and robotics. Dr Gadelha is the head of Polymaths-lab.com "entangling maths, experiments & soft-robotics to disentangle nature". Polymaths-lab.com has generated international recognition, with countless scientific publications, public talks and worldwide media press releases and TV interviews, including BBC, CNN, Science Magazine, New Scientist and Discovery Channel.
Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, York University, Canada Dr. Hadi Hemmati is an associate professor at the electrical engineering and computer science department, at York University. Previously he was an associate professor at the electrical and software engineering department at the University of Calgary, AB, Canada. In the past, he was also an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba, and a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Waterloo, and Queen’s university. He received his PhD from the University of Oslo, Norway. His main research interests are automated software engineering (with a focus on software testing, debugging, and repair), and trustworthy AI (with a focus on robustness and explainability). His research has a strong focus on pragmatic software/ML solutions for large-scale systems and empirically investigating them in practice. He has been a PI on multiple industry research projects in different domains such as IT, aviation, insurance, urban development, fintech, and beyond.
Research officer, African Population and Health Research Center Hellen Gitau is a research officer with the Complex Urban System for Sustainability and Health (CUSSH) project at the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC). She leads stakeholder engagement activities in three Kenyan counties of Kisumu, Nairobi and Homa Bay. Hellen also supports Kisumu County in applying for the Green Climate Fund (GCF), and supports the development of spatial plan activities in Kisumu and Homa Bay counties. She has been a researcher for more than five years with a focus on climate change, solid waste management, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).
Speech Language Pathologist and Cognitive Rehabilitation Specialist, Marcus Institute for Brain Health; Instructor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Hilary Diefenbach, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIST is a licensed Speech Language Pathologist at the Marcus Institute for Brain Health (MIBH) and Instructor in the University of Colorado (CU) School of Medicine. Hilary specializes in brain injury rehabilitation for adults. Hilary began her Speech Pathology career in inpatient rehabilitation serving at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation for patients recovering from stroke, traumatic brain injury, and other complex medical problems. Hilary joined the MIBH in 2018, where she leads the Speech Pathology Department as part of an interdisciplinary team specializing in intensive outpatient rehabilitation for U.S. Military Veterans and Emergency Responders with a history of mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury, psychological health changes, and related health sequelae. Hilary is passionate about medical education, precision and preventative medicine, and interdisciplinary care design within her clinical and academic work at the University of Colorado. In her free time, Hilary enjoys time outdoors in the Rocky Mountains, music performance, and FaceTiming her nieces and nephews back home in Washington DC.
