John B. Rollins
John B. Rollins, Ph.D., P.E., is a Data Scientist at IBM. He is part of the IBM Analytics group and holds a Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering and Economics from Texas A&M University. With an excellent background of engineering consulting, having been a professor and researcher, he has authored many patents, books, and papers. He achieved honors and awards from IBM as an IBM Second Plateau Inventor. He has great experience in data science methodology.
Polong Lin
Polong Lin is a Data Scientist and Lead Data Science Advocate at IBM in Canada. Polong co-organizes the largest data science meetup group in Canada, and regularly speaks at conferences about data science. Polong holds a M.Sc. in Cognitive Psychology.
Alex Aklson
Alex Aklson, Ph.D., is a data scientist in the Digital Business Group at IBM Canada. Alex has been intensively involved in many exciting data science projects such as designing a smart system that could detect the onset of dementia in older adults using longitudinal trajectories of walking speed and home activity. Before joining IBM, Alex worked as a data scientist at Datascope Analytics, a data science consulting firm in Chicago, IL, where he designed solutions and products using a human-centred, data-driven approach. Alex received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Toronto.