Want to put your hacking skills to good use? We’re talking about the ultimate good -- curing incurable diseases and improving the quality of life for billions of people. In our talk, we’ll discuss breakthroughs in computational biology and how easily you can help with the skills you already have.
Rock Stevens began working in IT as an under-paid network administrator at the age of 15. He was selected as a 2015 Madison Policy Forum Military-Business Cybersecurity Fellow and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Computer Science at the University of Maryland College Park.
Candice Schumann was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was a Computer Science and Mathematics dual major at La Salle University. Candice’s interests lie in Computational Biology and Machine Learning; she is currently pursuing a PhD degree in Computer Science with a focus in Computational Biology.