Senior Consultant
Dr. Mellado has more than 20 years of experience with big data and machine learning in health at the European Laboratory CERN, where he managed large teams of scientists and engineers. He was appointed an advisor of the Gauteng Province Premier COVID-19 Advisory Committee and was responsible for modeling. He has advised organizations in Canada, South Africa, and Switzerland on questions of AI in public health. He has received several prizes and awards for his work.
Dr. Mellado earned his PhD from Columbia University and has served in several faculty positions in the United States and Africa. He also is a Fellow fo the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health at York University in Canada.