SciCon 2022
SciCon 2022 Speakers
LabDAO: Let's build an online research organization:
Niklas Rindtorff
LabDAO
Niklas Rindtorff is a physician-scientist and a founder of LabDAO, an online research organisation.
Clearing the Fog on Metascience:
Dr. Peroni
University of Bologna, Italy
Dr. Silvio Peroni holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and is an Associate Professor at the Department of Classical Philology and Italian Studies, University of Bologna. He is an Editorial Board member of Data Science, PeerJ Computer Science, Frontiers in Research Metrics & Analytics, and Research Ideas and Outcomes.
The advantages of open research data: Dr. Colavizza
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dr. Giovanni Colavizza is Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities at UvA, visiting researcher at The Alan Turing Institute and at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University. His research focuses on using data to study cultural and social phenomena.
Publish your reviews - A grassroots initiative to improve scientific publishing: Dr. Waltman
Leiden University, Netherlands
Dr. Ludo Waltman is professor of Quantitative Science Studies and deputy director at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University. He is also associate director of the Research on Research Institute. His work focuses on developing new infrastructures, algorithms, and tools to support research assessment, science policy, and scholarly communication.
Patient DAOs: The new driving force behind biomedical research and translation:
Andre Chagwedera
Fleming Protocol
Andre is the co-founder/CEO of Fleming Protocol, a data economy DAO that empowers patients to collaborate with scientists and industry to create impactful biomedical innovation.
Making Research Rigorous and Inclusive through Decentralized Trials:
Dr. Seixas
The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Dr. Azizi Seixas, Ph.D. is an associate professor at The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He is Founding Director of the Media and Innovation Lab and Associate Director for the Center for Translational Sleep and Circadian Sciences.
A MetaSci Approach to Commercializing and Building Products in Decentralized Ecosystems: Iyore Olaye
CoveredBy Group
Featured in two Forbes '30 under 30' lists for her work at the age of 22, Iyore N. Olaye is an engineer turned tech executive, investor, and speaker. She is the co-founder and Managing Partner of CoveredBy Group (CBG). She has been honored by the United States Congress, CNN, and Entrepreneurship Mag, among others.
Token Design in Decentralized Science: Tushar Jain
Multicoin Capital
Tushar Jain is co-founder and Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital, one of the largest and most established crypto-focused investment firms in the world. The firm manages billions in assets across liquid and illiquid strategies in the crypto markets, and is known for its high-conviction, thesis-driven investing.
How decentralized PM tools help facilitate community success for DeSci DAOs: Lonis Hamaili
Dework
Lonis Hamaili is the Co-Founder of Dework, a Web3-native project management platform enabling token payments, credentialing, bounties, and more. Dework is a powerful solution for DAOs with bounties and tasks for the community to complete.
Decentralized Research Centers: Eugene Leventhal
Smart Contract Research Forum
Eugene is the Head of Operations at the Smart Contract Research Forum (SCRF), a grant funded organization increasing facilitation between academia and industry around web3 research. Prior to SCRF, he worked at CMU as a project manager. Eugene holds a MS in Public Policy from CMU and a BS in Finance and Psychology from NYU.
Primitives for Autonomous DeSci Protocols:
Shady El Damaty
Opscientia
Shady El Damaty, Ph.D. is an avid advocate for open science to promote the synthesis of human creativity, artistic expression, and powers of observation with tools for automation to supercharge the spirit of discovery and innovation.
Converting intellectual capital to social capital - rebuilding communication pathways between scientists and the general public:
Erik Van Winkle
DeSci Labs
Erik is a core member of the DeSci Labs team focused on operations and community. His background is in applied organizational design, product development and operations.
Onboarding scientists to DeSci Web3 organizations: Ariella Coler-Reilly
Talyssa
Erin Magennis
Kendall Burks
Web3 Women in Science
The mission of Web3 Women in Science (W3WS) is to address the critical underrepresentation of womxn at the intersection of science and web3, sometimes referred to as "DeSci" for Decentralized Science. W3WS core tenets are: (1) serving as an efficient pipeline to onboard women into novel and existing DeSci organizations and (2) serving as the web3 evolution of a labor union, providing the support needed to keep women in this space once they arrive.
The failure of VC in Science:
Adam Draper
Boost VC
Adam is the founder and managing director of Boost VC. He is a 2x entrepreneur and a 4th generation VC. He deals in the wildest SciFi Tech investments - exoskeletons, jetpacks, rockets, among others. He co-founded Boost VC after his success as an Angel Investor in companies like Coinbase, Amplitude and Plangrid. He can drink an entire bottle of tabasco sauce in 43 seconds, but above all, he’s a friend.
Open Verifiability: towards a more reproducible scientific record which returns value to scientific communities: Christopher Hill
DeSci Labs
Christopher Hill is a co-founder of DeSci Labs. Chris is an interdisciplinary scientist who worked at the crossroads of neuroscience, economics, and machine learning. He holds a PhD in Neuroeconomics.
Expand your impact utilizing video as a medium for science communication:
Cole Delyea
Cole Delyea is the content creator behind Investigate Explore Discover, a YouTube channel dedicated to making science more accessible through video summaries. He is an active scientist and holds an MSc in Immunology
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