Cognitive World has established an Editorial Board and peer review process to uphold the accuracy, credibility, and quality of our published articles. As part of this evolution, submitted pieces will be reviewed by select Think Tank members, as listed below.
Dan Conway – Associate Editor
Dan Conway, PhD, is an author, teaching professor at the University of Arkansas where he teaches topics in AI, quantum information systems, and cybersecurity. He is a partner at an AI startup addressing elderly scams and several other startups. Dan serves on several standards boards including INCITS/ISO, GBBC, Digital Twin Consortium, and Blockchain in Healthcare Today. Dan is also an advisor to Cognitive World and is a member of the Cognitive World Think Tank.
Haluk Demirkan, Ph.D. – Associate Editor
Haluk Demirkan, Ph.D., is an Assistant Dean of Analytics Innovations, and Milgard Professor of Service Innovation & Business Analytics, University of Washington, Tacoma. He is a multi-faceted Award Winning Global Distinguished Scientist and Senior Digital Technology & Analytics Leader with 25+ years’ professional, academic, science, technology transfer and business development experience. He is a member of the Cognitive World Think Tank.
Ahmed El Adl – Associate Editor
Ahmed El Adl, PhD., is an intelligent systems pioneer who used his academic AI and practical industry experience to introduce the concepts of Cognitive Digital Twin, Thread, and Swarm and use them to build cognitive industrial solutions. He possesses over 20 years of experience driving transformative AI-powered enterprise and industry solutions. Mr. El Adl specializes in building cutting-edge technologies, including AI/ML, Cognitive Digital Twins, smart automation, and Industry X.0, to create intelligent products, services, and operational models.
His work has not only earned him accolades and a reputation as a forward-thinking leader but also led to significant advancements in AI, Digital Twin, and cognitive transformation, and laid the groundwork for key future developments in these fields.
Dr. El Adl held global leadership roles with continuously growing technical, P&L, and Teams responsibilities at top global firms such as SAP, Accenture, DXC Technology (CSC), PwC, and KPMG. Dr. El Adl participates in the boards of various organizations and startups. He is a member of the Cognitive World Think Tank.
Dr. Doreen Rosenstrauch
Doreen Rosenstrauch, FACHE, RN, MD, PhD, MPA-HCA, FAHA has over 20 years of experience in medicine, science, nursing, research, education, and business administration. Dr. Rosenstrauch is a healthcare executive and educator who is passionate about advancing the field of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and human cognition in medicine and healthcare. She holds multiple credentials and is U.S. board-certified by the American College of Healthcare Executives. and certified in artificial intelligence and human cognition in medicine and healthcare by the American Board of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. Dr. Rosenstrauch is a professor at the University of Maryland GC and the HCC and is also the founder and CEO of DrDoRo®Institute – a healthcare consultancy and advisory services. She is a member of the Cognitive World Think Tank.
Andrew Spanyi – Editor-in-chief
Andrew Spanyi, MBA, is an author, and formerly an adjunct professor at Babson College. He is the author of three books on process management and operational leadership. He has written over a hundred of articles and is an advisor to the Association of Business Process Management Professionals. His current research interest is on redesigning the oncology clinical trial process. Andrew is a member of the Cognitive World Think Tank.