Female Leaders - Inspiring Innovation

Alice is a Chartered UK and European patent attorney with 10 years’ experience working at D Young & Co LLP in London. Alice has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Durham University. Her practice specialises in aerospace and automotive engineering, and mechanical systems. She has experience in the prosecution and drafting of UK and European patent applications for a large range of technologies and for a variety of clients, including multinational companies, SMEs and individual inventors. She also has experience in preparing and filing UK design applications. In 2023 Alice became a registered representative before the Unified Patent Court (UPC).

Dr Roushanak Rahmat is a Google Developer Expert and seasoned AI Strategy Leader with a PhD in Artificial Intelligence, specializing in computer vision and image processing. With over a decade of hands-on experience in designing, delivering, and scaling AI and Generative AI (GenAI) solutions, she has partnered with leading organizations including IBM, the NHS, Elekta, Coca-Cola, Lloyds, and Scottish Power to transform complex challenges into measurable business outcomes.

Currently serving as a Lead Data Scientist at IBM Consulting, Roushanak leads the development and deployment of AI and GenAI strategies across sectors such as healthcare, finance, and energy. Her work focuses on translating cutting-edge research into real-world applications, ensuring that innovation remains both technically sound and strategically aligned with business goals.

Prior to IBM, she played a pivotal role at Elekta, a global leader in cancer treatment solutions. There, she led innovation projects harnessing deep learning and multimodal medical imaging to enhance radiotherapy outcomes. Her technical toolkit includes Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, and JAX, with domain expertise in working with MRI, CT, and CBCT imaging data, as well as large-scale data pipelines and analytics platforms.

Beyond her technical contributions, Roushanak is a dedicated advocate for ethical AI, inclusive innovation, and knowledge sharing. She serves as a Women Techmakers ambassador, where she champions diversity in tech and mentors emerging talent in AI and data science. Her passion for democratizing AI knowledge is evident in her active online presence—sharing insights through Medium articles, open-source contributions, and educational content on YouTube.

Known for her ability to bridge the gap between deeply technical teams and executive stakeholders, Roushanak excels at aligning AI initiatives with strategic business objectives. Whether speaking at conferences, mentoring early-career professionals, or advising C-suite leaders, she brings clarity, purpose, and impact to every conversation around AI.