A middle-aged man with shoulder-length grey hair, light facial hair, and blue eyes is smiling gently at the camera. He is wearing a dark zip-up jumper over a dark shirt, with a plain grey background behind him.

John Quackenbush – keynote speaker at Digitalize in Sthlm 2021!

A middle-aged man with shoulder-length grey hair, light facial hair, and blue eyes is smiling gently at the camera. He is wearing a dark zip-up jumper over a dark shirt, with a plain grey background behind him.

Meet John Quackenbush– Professor of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Harvard TH Chan School – and one of our international keynote speakers at Digitalize in Sthlm 2021

John Quackenbush is a Professor of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics and Chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Professor at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. John’s PhD was in Theoretical Physics, but in 1992 he received a fellowship to work on the Human Genome Project. This led him through the Salk Institute, Stanford University, and The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), before moving to Harvard in 2005.

Find out more in the abstract of John’s talk  “AI in Medicine and Biomedical Research” at Digitalize in Sthlm 2021

More news

A man in a grey shirt and jeans stands in a modern office corridor with wooden walls. A window labelled “digital future.” is visible beside him. Overhead lights and an emergency exit sign illuminate the space.

Paul Walton elected Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

21/01/2026

Paul Walton, Scholar-in-Residence at Digital Futures from August to October 2025, has been elected Foreign Member...

A large group of professionally dressed people stand together and smile for a group photo in a modern, well-lit indoor setting with wooden walls and round lights in the background.

Indian Delegation visits Digital Futures at KTH to strengthen Indo-Swedish research collaboration

21/01/2026

On 21 January 2026, Digital Futures at KTH Royal Institute of Technology welcomed a high-level...

A bald man wearing glasses, a suit, and a tie is standing in front of a bookcase filled with various books. He is looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression.

The future of wireless is multifunctional: A conversation with Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu

19/01/2026

Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu is a leading figure in modern wireless communications, whose work...

A woman with long dark hair wearing a white top and sunglasses on her head stands outdoors in a sunlit forested area with tall trees in the background.

From sensing to strategy: How Zhiqi Tang is advancing Smarter Multi-Vehicle Systems

13/01/2026

Dr. Zhiqi Tang’s postdoctoral journey at Digital Futures and KTH Royal Institute of Technology marked...