Alex is Professor in Clemson University’s Dept. of Genetics & Biochemistry and co-founder of Praxis AI. He has performed research in artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, cyberinfrastructure, network biology, genome assembly, systems genetics, and bioenergy feedstock genetics. Feltus has published numerous scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, released open-source software, and taught undergrad and PhD students in bioinformatics, biochemistry, and genetics. He is funded by multiple NSF grants and is engaged in tethering together extremely smart people from diverse technical backgrounds to propel genomics research from the Excel-scale into the Exascale. 

David has been a digital learning pioneer for more than 25 years. He specializes in product innovation, but also dabbles in sales, marketing, and operations. David has a degree in Genetics from University of California, Berkeley and spent five years building technology solutions for the Walt Disney Company. He is also a best-selling Author, patented inventor, CPO of Toolwire, and an avid podcaster.