INVITED SPEAKERS

 

Assoc. Prof. Roberto C. Sotero
University of Calgary, Canada

 

Roberto C. Sotero earned his BSc in Nuclear Physics in 2003 and his PhD in Physics in 2009, both from Havana, Cuba. He then pursued a postdoctoral fellowship at the Montreal Neurological Institute from 2010 to 2014. In 2014, he joined the Department of Radiology at the University of Calgary, where he currently holds the position of Associate Professor. Roberto's expertise lies in developing computational models of brain activity, bridging gaps in imaging across various scales and between brain structure and function. His work focuses on the essential biophysical properties that influence empirical dynamics. Recently, he began integrating machine learning techniques with biophysical modelling. Through these hybrid models, he aims to address critical health challenges, particularly the early detection of autism spectrum disorder.

 

Assoc. Prof. Sung-Joon Park

The University of Tokyo, Japan

 

Sung-Joon Park holds a PhD in Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology, which he received in 2005. After his doctoral studies, he pursued research positions at Kobe University and Kyoto University. In 2010, he joined the Human Genome Center at the Institute of Medical Science, the University of Tokyo, where he was appointed associate professor in 2020 (https://www.hgc.jp/~park/). Sung-Joon Park's primary research focus is in computational biology, where he investigates the genomic and epigenomic impacts across various biological and medical contexts. His work is particularly notable for the development of innovative computational approaches and databases that aim to advance our understanding of genetics and biomedical sciences. He is a member of Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ), the Japan Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI), and Japanese Society for Bioinformatics (JSBi).