Nell & Co

Dana is an entrepreneur, researcher, and TED speaker at the intersection of AI and education.

With a PhD in educational science, her research focuses on gender bias in both artificial intelligence and human learning. She brings years of leadership experience across education technology and policy, having worked in Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Spain, and Italy. Now, she channels this expertise into her newly founded AI startup, Nell & Co.

Beyond her professional work, she's a passionate advocate for educational equity and gender equality. She serves on the jury of the European Commission’s Women and Girls in STEM Innovation Award, is part of the German Federal Government's #SheTransformsIT initiative, and supports the work of AlgorithmWatch.

Julia is an interdisciplinary researcher and entrepreneur passionate about transformative educational technologies.

Combining mathematics, computer science, interaction design, and learning sciences, Julia designs educational technologies to empower all learners. Her doctorate in Educational Technologies, awarded the ETH Zurich medal for Outstanding Dissertation, explored how interaction design can make mathematics more graspable (literally).

Beyond academia, she advised three startups in Educational Technology, helping them design and develop a product vision that best supports learners, leverages technology efficiently and meaningfully, and is aligned with markets' needs.

Julia is further invested in improving education equity, and volunteered as a mentor, coach, and speaker to various events promoting gender diversity in STEM.