2019 Expert Speakers

CEWIT2019 features a strong program of speakers who are experts in their field, and who will share their cutting-edge research and ideas with attendees.

Pekka Abrahamsson, PhD

Professor of Information Systems and Software Engineering, University of Jyväskylä

Ambassador Ido Aharoni

Globally Distinguished Professor, Principal, NYU, Emerson Rigby Ltd.

Ali Asmari, PhD

Program Manager - Robotics Roadworks and Excavation Systems, ULC Robotics

Peter Beling, PhD

Distinguished Professor, University of Virginia

Voramon Deeradhada, PhD

Senior Materials Scientist, GE Global Research

James Xiaojiang Du, PhD

Professor & Director of Security and Networking (SAN) Lab, Temple University

Achille Fokoue

Principal Research Staff Member and Master Inventor, IBM

Raju Gottumukkala, PhD

Director of Research of Informatics Research Institute & Professor, University of Louisiana Lafayette

Dan Holewienko

Executive Director, Big Data and Business Intelligence, Henry Schein Inc.

Florence D. Hudson

Founder, CEO, FD Hint, LLC

Joseph Jankowski, PhD

Senior Advisor to the Chief Innovation Officer, Henry Ford Health System

Shantenu Jha, PhD

Chair, Center for Data Driven Discovery, Brookhaven National Laboratory

Pat Narendra, PhD

Product & Solution Strategy and Innovation, Zebra Technologies

Steve Rogers

Vice President Blockchain Initiatives for Supply Chain Platform Services, IBM

Steve Skiena, PhD

Professor, Director of the Institute for AI-Driven Discovery and Innovation, Stony Brook University

Hidekazu Taoka, PhD

Executive Director of Corporate Division, DOCOMO Healthcare, Inc.

Tomi Teikko

Founder & Advisor, Tieto Corporation

Dan Wang, PhD

Associate Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Panel Moderated by The New York Academy of Sciences

A.I. and Climate Change: Improving Prediction, Measuring Impact, and Driving Adaptation 

Dr. Jennifer Costley - The New York Academy of Sciences

Dr. Minghua Zhang - Provost, Stony Brook University

Kerstin Kleese Van Dam - Brookhaven National Lab 

Dr. David Rolnick - University of Pennsylvania