Dr. Joshua Swamidass
"Using Machine Learning to Make Safer Medicines"
Joshua Swamidass (PhD and MD, University of California, Irvine) is an associate professor in the Laboratory and Genomic Medicine Division at Washington University in St Louis. His research focuses on using computational methods to solve problems at the intersection of medicine, chemistry and biology. He also writes on matters at the intersection of science and faith.
Dr. Emily Wenger
“Security for AI and AI for Security.”
Emily Wenger (PhD, University of Chicago) is a research scientist at Meta AI; beginning in July 2024, she will be an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. She, along with two colleagues, was named to the 2024 Forbes 30 under 30 list for work on Glaze, a tool that protects artists' work from unwanted use in generative AI models.
Dr. Ying Li
“Machine Learning and Data Science for Humanitarian Actions: A Review”
Ying Li (PhD, University of British Columbia) is the Chief Science Officer at AwanTunai, which provides capital funding to support small and medium enterprises in Indonesia. She has over 100 patents filed or granted in data mining, text mining, machine learning, and software optimization. In 2022-2023, Dr. Li was a visiting instructor at Wheaton College.
Joshua Nemecek
"AI Frontiers and Challenges in the Human Processes of Bible Translation"
Joshua Nemecek is a data scientist at SIL International, which he joined after 20 years of working as an analyst at the US Department of Defense. He has developed natural language processing tools for preserving oral traditions.