Shada AlSalamah

Shada Alsalamah is a renowned academic, public speaker, entrepreneur, and advocate for patient-centricity. With a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Alsalamah specializes in information security in healthcare information systems. She has extensive experience in building secure, mobile, and intelligent solutions that utilize the potential of emerging technologies to solve local problems with global impacts.

Alsalamah's impressive career includes multiple affiliations with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she served as a Visiting Scholar at the Media Lab and a postdoctoral fellow. Alsalamah co-founded the Global Co-Creation Laboratory at MIT's Institute for Medical Engineering and Science. She currently works as a full-time Consultant at the Department of Digital Health and Innovation of the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. Additionally, Alsalamah serves on various international blockchain, artificial intelligence, and information security boards.

Alsalamah has contributed to healthcare sector modernization movements and policymaking for better disease detection, prevention, and treatment. She served as a Technical Officer and consultant for Saudi Arabia's National Command Center, Saudi Health Council, and World Health Organization. Excellent at higher education teaching, Alsalamah received a Kaufman Teaching Certificate from MIT Sloan School of Management. Furthermore, she is a member of the editorial review board of various international journals.