Informing Equity: Building Agentic A.I. into Public Health — KEYNOTE
Dr. rer.nat. Danie Meyer – Clinical Psychologist, vivo International, Co-Founder NETCollect LLC, Cologne (DE)
Vahid Rostami – AI scientist, Head of the NeuroAI Discovery Lab at the University of Cologne (DE)
26 October 2025, 12:00, Sala Cinema UNATC (75-77 Matei Voievod Street)
Informing Equity: Building Agentic A.I. into Public Health
We present a framework for building systems that surface, structure, and distribute critical knowledge across healthcare, education, and human rights advocacy. These systems navigate not only the biased and uneven information landscapes of the internet but also enable humans—doctors, teachers, activists—to share nuanced, context-specific expertise that often goes unheard. From uncovering sparse resources on menopause to assembling survivor testimonies or curating personalized curricula, our platform integrates knowledge from both digital and human sources. By delivering this information in structured, user-centric formats, we empower individuals and communities to access, contribute to, and act on the knowledge that matters most.
Dr. rer.nat. Danie Meyer – Clinical Psychologist, vivo International, Co-Founder NETCollect LLC, Cologne, Germany. She has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Konstanz, Germany and is an active member of vivo International. In 2016, she founded Cologne Counseling, a co-counseling community offering pro bono trauma-focused interventions for LGBTIA* individuals seeking refuge in Germany. In 2022, Danie co-founded NETCollect, which offers trauma-focused continuing education to mental health professionals under the American Psychological Association (APA). She also serves on the advisory board for ELNOR Education, a nonprofit providing English language training to forcibly displaced individuals worldwide. Danie is a specialist consultant for experiences of lesbophobia and is a member of the Eurocentralasian Lesbian* Community (EL*C). In collaboration with RUSH University Medical Center, the University of Illinois Chicago, Indiana University and Georgia State University, Danie’s current research continues to focus on experienced and perpetrated violence in marginalized communities and perinatal populations. From 2013-2020, she served as the Project Coordinator for the European Research Council (ERC) funded Advanced Grant Project “MemoTV- Memories of Traumatic Stress and Violence,” and its Proof of Concept Project: “POPP- Putting Offense Prevention into Practice.”
SUMMARY OF KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Member of vivo International since 2019 www.vivo.org
Co-Founder of NETCollect, established 2022 www.netcollect.org
Founder of Cologne Counseling, established 2016 www.cologne-counseling.com
Member of the Eurocentral Asian Lesbian Community since 2021 www.europeanlesbianconference.org
Advisory board member for ELNOR Education since 2021 https://elnor.education/
Vahid Rostami is a seasoned AI scientist with over a decade of experience in AI product development, applied research, and technical leadership. His work sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence and neuroscience, with a focus on modeling complex dynamical systems—from biological processes to supply-chain operations—and translating those models into production solutions. He currently leads the NeuroAI Discovery Lab at the University of Cologne, previously served as Director of AI at Pendulum Systems, and will join Microsoft in the fall.
The keynote is part of the the second edition of the AI in Art Practices and Research international conference, organized by UNATC in Bucharest from 23–26 October 2025. The event explores the impact of AI on artistic creation and research, as well as its broader applications in society, such as accessibility, healthcare and well-being.