Company/Organization
Terre des hommes

Role
Data scientist

Country
Switzerland

Speaker Bio
Wessel Valkenburg, Ph.D., is an expert in statistics, analytical modelling and distributed computing, at the Terre des hommes foundation in Lausanne, Switzerland. He takes the technical lead in developing predictive models for epidemiology and health-care scoring.
Previously, Wessel worked as a theoretical physicist at top institutes in Europe, such as CERN, where he published numerous studies in high-ranking journals. The studies ranged from statistical analyses, to large computer simulations of the Universe.
Now, he is excited to apply his skills to digital healthcare in developing countries, contributing his share to improving the lives of those in need.

1. Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Applications In Global Health - 10 Dec, 2019