Passionate and motivated Head of Artificial Intelligence with a PhD in Bioinformatics and experience with consultancy in the machine learning engineering field. Strong programming skills and 11+ years experience in using statistics and machine learning, for solving complex real-world problems. Experienced with all stages of the development of production-level software including continuous integration and deployment of docker images by using Kubernetes and cloud infrastructures (Google Cloud and AWS). Skilled in project management, and able to communicate progress/results to audience of varying background. Author of many publications in high impact peer-reviewed journals and developer of several open-source analysis tools. Great team player able to manage and guide the team to achieve the company goals.

American Academy President Laurie Patton to Receive Concordia’s 2026 Leadership Award for Civil Society
The Concordia Leadership Council is proud to announce Dr. Laurie L. Patton, President of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, as the second of three recipients of the 2026

