Professor Gerson Chadi, MD. PHD., is Full Professor at the Department of Neurology of the University of Sao Paulo Medical School (USP), Brazil, since 1998. He specialized in Neurodegenerative Diseases and Advanced Research on Regeneration of Central Nervous System in the periods he developed a Post-doctoral fellow at the Karolinska Institute, Sweden (1991-1994), and also a senior sabbatical at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry of the University of Toronto and at the Montreal Neurological Institute of the McGill University (1999). He introduced in Brazil the concepts and research methods in the Central Nervous System Regeneration (1994) and was one of the signatories of the Beijing Letter which created the Neurorestauratology Discipline in the field of Neurology. He heads the Translational Neurology Unit, the Translational Neurology Laboratory and the Neuroregeneration Research Center at Department of Neurology of USP. He coordinates the Neurological Genomic Project and the Cell Therapy Project of his Medical School. He joined the Advisory Board of the "Center for Research and Neuroscience and Behavior of USP", in the area of Neuroplasticity and Development for 10 years. He introduced the first Brazilian Systematic Translational Research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, bench to bed, side 2010), being responsible for various clinical and laboratory projects on ALS research. Ongoing projects employ advanced methodology in molecular / cellular biology, large gene profiling, expanded gene sequencing, stem cell transformation, biomarkers and bioinformatics. He published more than 100 scientific peer reviewed papers in International Scientific Journals, graduated over than 60 Master, PhD and post doctoral students.

Neuronal plasticity, regeneration of the nervous system, biomedical Informatics, translational neurology, therapeutic targets, mutational analyses, biomarkers, cell therapy, neurorehabilitation, healthcare, clinical trials in the fields of neurotrauma and neurodegenerative diseases with focus on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Charles is the Chief Innovation Officer for Clearsense, a healthcare analytics organization specializing in bringing “Big Data” technologies to healthcare. Prior to Clearsense Charles was the Enterprise Analytics Architect for Stony Brook Medicine. In his role he is developed the analytics infrastructure to serve the clinical, operational, quality and research needs of the organization. He was a founding member of the team that developed the Health and Human Services award winning application "NowTrending" to assist in the early detection of disease outbreaks utilizing social media feeds. In 2015 Charles served as co-editor for “Mastering Healthcare Informatics” published by Sigma Theta Tau. Charles holds a MS in Technology Management from Stevens Institute of Technology and is the President of the American Nursing Informatics Association.

healthcare analytics,Health and Human Services and Big Data analytics

Werner Leodolter is CIO of KAGes . Previously he served as CIO in steel industry. 2008-2013 he led the Styrian hospital GmbH (KAGes) – a 17000 employees hospital group in Austria - as CEO through a period of organizational realignment . He is also member of the telehealth services commission of the Federal Ministry of Health of Austria. He is university professor of Applied Management in Health Care at the University of Graz (KFU). He is author of the book (in German) "The subconscious mind of organizations: New technologies - Rethinking organizations ", published at Springer in 2015.

Telehealth, Applied Management in Health Care and hybrid intelligence.

Dr. Tsong-Long Hwang is a professor of Graduate Institute of natural Products, Chang Gung University and a dean of College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan. Dr. Hwang received his Ph.D. in pharmacology at National Taiwan University, Taiwan. He has published close to 270 research papers and acting as an Editorial member and reviewer for many professional journals.

His research interests include inflammopharmacology, innate immunity, phytopharmacology and signal transduction.

Mr. Abdul Malik Shakir is a recognized industry expert in healthcare information management. His information technology experience spans more than four decades, including 35+ years in healthcare. Mr. Shakir’s consulting experience includes providing advisory services and expert assistance to large-scale healthcare provider organizations and integrated delivery networks. He has contributed to the advancement of healthcare related standards through volunteer participation in Health Level Seven International (HL7), the X12N Healthcare Task Group, the OMG Healthcare Domain Task Force, the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), and the IEEE Joint Workgroup for a Common Data Model.

His professional experience includes development of enterprise information architectures, data warehouses / business intelligence applications, systems integration solutions, and expertise in electronic data interchange standards.

Ridha Hambli is currently a Professor of Biomechanics and the Director of the Research group of Biomechanics and mechanobiology of bone at PRISME Institute in Orleans University in France. Prof Hamblis main research activities lie in the Healthcare Informatics based on finite element multiscale modeling of the human bone behavior considering the remodeling process, the fracture and the effects of bone drugs against osteoporosis. The scales range from the ultrastructure to the whole bone organ. His recent research focuses on the development of mechanobiological modeling algorithms considering explicitly the effects of the bone cells activities on the bone adaptation process and the associated risk of fracture under side fall. The approach is used to investigate the effect of some bone drugs on the bone quality for a given patient. He is an author of about 140 refereed publications and abstracts in international scientific journals and conferences proceedings.

Healthcare Informatics, finite element multiscale modeling of the human bone behavior considering the remodeling process, the fracture and the effects of bone drugs against osteoporosis

Dr. Syed S. Haque is the founding Director of the Graduate degree (MS and PhD) programs in Biomedical Informatics, and Chair of the Department of Health informatics, at the School of Health Related Professions, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (now merged with Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey). This was the first graduate degree program on the east of Mississippi river and fourth program in the USA. Since then, under the guidance of Dr. Haque, the Department of Health Informatics has maintained its leadership position in the field of Health and Biomedical Informatics. Dr. Haque is an accomplished informatics educator and researcher. His research and development interests include: Biomedical Informatics education and research, Health care Outcomes measurement and research, healthcare predictive analytics including prediction models and risk analysis, use of data mining techniques and pattern analysis, disease mapping and surveillance systems, development of bioterrorism surveillance & detection system, development of cyber-terrorism security and control for healthcare systems. Dr. Haque has been very frequently invited to deliver keynote addresses, conference presentations, seminars and workshops at both the national and international levels in various countries including USA, India, China, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt.

Biomedical Informatics education and research, Health care Outcomes measurement and research, healthcare predictive analytics including prediction models and risk analysis, use of data mining techniques and pattern analysis, disease mapping and surveillance systems, development of bio terrorism surveillance & detection system, development of cyber-terrorism security and control for healthcare systems.

Mirsad has over thirty years of information technology experience combining business and academic environments. Dr. Hadzikadic joined the UNC Charlotte faculty in 1987 after receiving his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Southern Methodist University where he was a Fulbright Scholar. In addition to publishing his scholarship, he has made presentations at national and international conferences, leading information technology firms, and universities. His research/scholarship activities have been primarily focused on: data mining, cognitive science, medical informatics, and complex adaptive systems. From 1991 to 1997, Mirsad served as the Director of the Department of Medical Informatics and Department of Orthopedic Informatics of the Carolinas HealthCare System. In 1998, he joined Deloitte and Touche Consulting Group as Manager in the Health Systems Integration Service Line. He returned full time to the University in January 1999 to assume the chair position in Computer Science and serve as Associate Director of the School of Information Technology. Mirsad helped to shepherd the transition from a school in the College of Engineering into an independent College of Computing and Informatics, and served as its Founding Dean. Mirsad is currently serving as the Director of the Complex Systems Institute at UNC Charlotte and Executive Director of the Data Science Initiative.

Data mining, Cognitive science, Medical informatics, and Complex adaptive systems

Dr. Dinesh P Mital received his B.Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India in 1968. Thereafter, he received his M.S. and PhD degrees from The State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook in 1970 and 1974, respectively. From 1980-1983, worked as a professor in the Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, India. From 1983 to 1999, he worked as an associate professor, in the School of EEE, NTU, Singapore. Currently working as Professor in Health Informatics in Heath Informatics, Rutgers, the State University, New Jersey. His current areas of research include, biomedical signal processing, medical image processing, clinical decision support systems, outcome analysis, AI, and neural network based biomedical applications. He has published over 280 technical papers in various international conferences and journals.

Biomedical signal processing, Medical image processing, Clinical decision support systems, Outcome analysis,Neural network based biomedical applications

Dr. Placide POBA-NZAOU is an Assistant Professor of IT and HR in the HR & Organization Department at the School of Business at University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada. His research interests include the adoption and implementation of enterprise systems, open source software, the deployment of IT in support to HR processes, and the impacts of IT in health care organizations. He has had several articles published in journals such as Journal of Information Technology, Information and Management, Information Systems Frontiers, Information Systems Management, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, International Journal of Medical Informatics, European Research in Telemedicine, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Implementation Science, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare and Business Process Management Journal. Dr. Poba-Nzaou research have also been published in the proceedings of international refereed conferences such as HICSS, ECIS, AMCIS and ASAC. Moreover, he has an extensive experience as a Consultant.

Adoption and implementation of enterprise systems,Open source software, Deployment of IT in support to HR processes,Impacts of IT in health care organizations

Dr. Andrew Kusiak is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at The University of Iowa, Iowa City. His current research interests include applications of computational intelligence and big data in healthcare, automation, energy, manufacturing, product development, and sustainability. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books and hundreds of technical papers published in journals sponsored by professional societies, such as the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Industrial Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and other societies. He speaks frequently at international meetings, conducts professional seminars, and consults for industrial corporations. Dr. Kusiak has served in various editorial roles of over forty journals.Professor Kusiak is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing. Besides his academic appointment at the University of Iowa, he holds a Visiting Research Professorship at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong and a Distinguished Adjunct Professorship at King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Applications of computational intelligence, Big data in healthcare,Product development, Sustainability