Keynote Speakers
Researchers and practitioners who have shared their work across our SIMBig Conference and LASAI School editions.
2025
Dan
Goldstein
Research Scientist, PhD
Microsoft, USA
Tina
Hernandez-Boussard
Professor, PhD
Stanford University, USA
Diana
Inkpen
Professor, PhD
University of Ottawa, CANADA
Ravi
Kumar
Research Scientist, PhD
Gogole, USA
Marc
Najork
Research Scientist, PhD
Google, USA
Ariel
Procaccia
Professor, PhD
Harvard University, USA
Pierre
Zweigenbaum
Professor, PhD
CNRS, FRANCE
2024
Aaron
Courville
Professor, PhD
Université de Montreal, CANADA
Mona
Diab
Professor, PhD
Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Andrew
Gentles
Professor, PhD
Stanford University, USA
Krishnaram
Kenthapadi
Scientist, PhD
Oracle, USA
Anna
Korhonen
Professor, PhD
University of Cambridge, UK
Huan
Liu
Professor, PhD
Arizona State University, USA
Aline
Villavicencio
Professor, PhD
University of Exeter, UK
2023
Mona
Diab
Professor, PhD
Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Stefano
Ermon
Professor, PhD
Stanford University, USA
Marc
Najork
Scientist, PhD
Google, USA
Huan
Liu
Professor, PhD
Arizona State University, USA
Yan
Liu
Professor, PhD
University of Southern California, USA
Xiaoou
Li Zhang
Professor, PhD
Cinvestav, Mexico
Wen
Yu
Professor, PhD
Cinvestav, Mexico
2022
Leman
Akoglu
Professor, PhD
Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Jiang
Bian
Professor, PhD
University of Florida, USA
Rich
Caruana
Scientist, PhD
Microsoft, USA
Dilek
Hakkani-Tur
Scientist, PhD
Amazon, USA
Monica
Lam
Professor, PhD
Stanford University, USA
Wang-Chiew
Tan
Scientist, PhD
Facebook, USA
Andrew
Tomkins
Scientist, PhD
Google, USA
Sanjay
Madria
Professor, PhD
Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA
Yi
Guo
Professor, PhD
University of Florida, USA
2021
Marinka
ZITNIK
Professor, PhD
Harvard University, USA
Natasha
Noy
Scientist, PhD
Google, USA
Andrei
Broder
Scientist, PhD
Google, USA
Jiawei
Han
Professor, PhD
University of Illinois, USA
Vipin
Kumar
Professor, PhD
University of Minnesota, USA
Jian
Pei
Professor, PhD
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Francisco
Pereira
Director, PhD
National Institutes of Health, USA
Jean
Vanderdonckt
Professor, PhD
Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
2020
SOPHIA
ANANIADOU
Professor, PhD
University of Manchester, USA
Jiang
BIAN
Professor, PhD
University of Florida, USA
DINA
DEMNER FUSHMAN
MD, PhD
National Library of Medicine, USA
IAN
HORROCKS
Professor, PhD
University of Oxford, UK
Andrew
Tomkins
Research, PhD
Google, USA
Francisco
Rodrigues
Associate professor, PhD
University of São Paulo, Brazil
Maguelonne
Teisseire
Professor, PhD
Cirad and TETIS Laboratory, France
2019
SOPHIA
ANANIADOU
Professor, PhD
The University of Manchester, UK
MICHAEL
FRANKLIN
Professor, PhD
University of Chicago, USA
VIPIN
KUMAR
Senior Researcher, PhD
University of Minnesota, USA
RAVI
KUMAR
Research Scientist, PhD
Google, USA
NIGAM
SHAH
Professor, PhD
Stanford University, USA
2018
ANDREI
BRODER
Scientist, PhD
Google, USA
DINA
DEMNER FUSHMAN
MD, PhD
National Library of Medicine, USA
LISE
GETOOR
Professor, PhD
University of California, USA
IAN
HORROCKS
Professor, PhD
University of Oxford, UK
JIAN
PEI
Professor, PhD
Simon Fraser University, Canada
ANNA
PERINI
Senior Researcher
Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italia
2017
Regina
Barzilay
Professor, PhD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Jiawei
Han
Professor, PhD
University of Illinois, USA
Mark A.
Musen
Professor, M.D, PhD
Stanford University, USA
Ravi
Kumar
Research Scientist, PhD
Google, USA
Clement
Jonquet
Professor, PhD
University of Montpellier, France
2016
Albert
Bifet
Professor, PhD
Télécom ParisTech, France
Waikato University, New Zeland
Fabio
Crestani
Professor, PhD
aculty of Informatics, University of Lugano, Switzerland
Kevin
Bretonnel Cohen
Professor, PhD
University of Colorado - School of Medicine, USA
Maguelonne
Teisseire
Professor, PhD
Cirad and TETIS Laboratory, France
2015
Albert
Bifet
Professor
Huawei Noah's Ark Lab, China
Diana
Inkpen
Professor
University of Ottawa, Canada
Pascal
Poncelet
Professor
University of Montpellier - LIRMM, Francia
Mathieu
Roche
Research, PhD
Cirad - TETIS - LIRMM, France
Osmar
Zaïane
Professor
University of Alberta, Canada
2014
Pascal
Poncelet
Professor
University of Montpellier - LIRMM, Francia
Hakim
Hacid
Professor, PhD
Zayed University, UAE
Mathieu
d'Aquin
Professor
Knowledge Media Institute (KMI), UK
Mathieu
Roche
Research, PhD
Cirad - TETIS - LIRMM, France
2025
Diana
Inkpen
Professor, PhDUniversity of Ottawa, CANADA
Ravi
Kumar
Research Scientist, PhDGoogle, USA
Pierre
Zweigenbaum
Senior Researcher, PhDCNRS, FRANCE
Mihaela
van der Schaar
Professor, PhDUniversity of Cambridge, UK
Aline
Villavicencio
Professor, PhDUniversity of Exeter, UK
Fernando
De La Torre
Research Professor, PhDCarnegie Mellon University, USA
Hiram
Calvo
Professor, PhDNational Polytechnic Institute, MEXICO
Veronica
Perez-Rosas
Assistant Professor, PhDTexas State University, USA
Soledad
Villar
Professor, PhDJohns Hopkins University, USA
Maresa
Schröder
PhD CandidateLMU Munich, GERMANY
Maria
De-Arteaga
Assistant Professor, PhDUT Austin · McCombs, USA
Vanessa
Aguiar-Pulido
Professor, PhDUniversity of Miami, USA
Vanessa
Frias-Martinez
Associate Professor, PhDUniversity of Maryland, USA
Edgar
Ceh-Varela
Assistant Professor, PhDEastern New Mexico University, USA
Marco
Alvarez
Professor, PhDUniversity of Rhode Island, USA
Edgar
Rios Piedra
Scientist, PhDGenentech / Roche, USA
Miguel
Nuñez del Prado
Academic Director, PhDUPC, PERU
José
Ochoa Luna
Professor, PhDUniversidad Católica San Pablo, PERU
Adam
Sanchez-Ayte
Applied Research ScientistUNESS, FRANCE
Hugo
Alatrista-Salas
Professor, PhDDe Vinci Higher Education, FRANCE