David Wild, Ph.D.
Professor of Informatics, Indiana University
Founder & CEO, Konnex.ai
Founder & Research Director, RedLab
I am a full professor, researcher, entrepreneur and consultant in the fields of artificial intelligence, data science, healthcare, drug discovery, emergency response & management, cybersecurity and privacy.
Recent initiatives I have founded and directed include the IU Data Science Program, RedLab, and the First Responder Smart Tracking (FRST) Challenge. I have been PI or CoPI on over $15m in funding and have over 100 research publications.
I have founded and led several technology startups, including Konnex.ai, a first-wave AI company solving a foundational problem in disaster management, and Data2Discovery, a company pioneering in AI and data science for drug discovery.
I authored The Personal Digital Resilience Handbook, and am founding editor of the Journal of Cheminformatics. I am trained as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and in Emergency Management.