Expert Network

The IMACS Expert Network convenes a global community of experts across public health epidemiology, environment, geographical systems, health economics, and health risk management, bringing together scientists, policymakers, and practitioners from LMIC and UMIC health systems, alongside engineers and modelers. Together, they support capacity strengthening, knowledge exchange, and the continuous evolution of predictive methods and tools for decision systems.

Who We Are

Global Expertise, Local Relevance

The network now spans 49 members across 18 countries, helping us ensure that IMACS’s solutions are grounded in both scientific rigor and real-world operational context. Aligned with our role as an AI capability center, network experts contribute to research partnerships, advisory panels, and capacity development, advancing the application of AI in health and environmental decision systems.

What the Network Does:

  • Co-develop frontier models and digital public goods
  • Provide short-term advisory support in country programs
  • Share best practices through webinars, workshops, and global conferences
  • Contribute to research, standards, and technical publications

Ekuwa Adade

Doctoral Researcher, Brunel University

Emmanuel Arinaitwe

Project Manager, IDRC Uganda

Hilary Bambrick

Professor, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology

Swadhin Behera

Director, Application Laboratory, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)

Elizabeth Carlton

Associate Professor, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, University of Colorado, School of Public Health

Rajib Chattopadhyay

India Meterological Department

Hae-kwan Cheong

Professor Emeritus, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine

James Colborn

Senior Malaria Advisor, Clinton Health Access Initiative

Marlies Craig

Technical Advisor, Wits RHI

Gaia Dempsey

CEO, Metaculus

Ramesh Dhiman

Principal Investigator: DST-ICMR Centre of Excellence for Climate Change & Vector Borne Diseases, ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research

Ibrahima Diouf

Consultant/Associate Scientist, The Senegal National Adaptation Plan Support Project

Hosni Ghedira

Director of Engagement Services, Mohamed Bin Zayed University

Emanuele Giorgi

Senior Lecturer in Biostatistics, Lancaster University

Roland Gosling

Professor of Global Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Pulak Guhathakurta

Head, Climate Research Division Office of Climate Research and Services, India Meteorological Department

Andy Hardy

Senior Lecturer in Remote Sensing and GIS, Aberystwyth University

Masahiro Hashizume

Professor, School of International Health Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo University

Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb

Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Community Medicine , Gothenburg University

Jaabir Hussein

Consultant, International Livestock Research Institute

Ruth Kigozi

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist, Malaria Action Plan for Districts

Yoon-hee Kim

Associate Professor, Department of Global Environmental Health, University of Tokyo

Prasad Liyange

Researcher, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health

Tatiana Loboda

Professor, Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland

Rajendra Maharaj

Director of the Office of Malaria Research, South African Medical Research Council

Patrick Martineau

Research, JAMSTEC

Richard Maude

Head of Epidemiology Department, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit

Christian Morgenstern

Infectious Disease & Health Economics Researcher, Imperial College London

Masami Nonaka

Senior Researcher, JAMSTEC

Samson Muuo Nzou

Principal Research Officer, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)

William Pan

Associate Professor of Global Environmental Health, Duke University

Chris Perine

Director, Corporate Environmental Sustainability, Chemonics

Dung Phung

Lead Researcher, E-DENGUE project, University of Queensland

Derek Pollard

Senior Technical Advisor, Akros

Sadie Ryan

Associate Professor, Medical Geography, University of Florida

Geir Kjetil Ferkingstad Sandve

Professor, Scientific Computing and Machine Learning, University of Oslo

Consolato Sergi

Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics, University of Alberta

Maquines Sewe

Senior Research Engineer, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umea University

Sheetal Silal

Associate Professor; Director, Modelling and Simulation Hub, Africa (MASHA), University of Cape Town

Mark Smith

Associate Professor, University of Leeds

Nik Steinberg

Senior Advisor, Climate Risk, Chemonics

Anna Stewart-Ibarra

Science Director, Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

Neville Sweijd

Director, Applied Center for Climate & Earth System’s Science, University of Cape Town

Chris Thomas

Global Professor, Water & Planetary Health, University of Lincoln

Ben Zaitchik

Professor, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University

Kate Zinszer

Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, University of Montreal

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