Saikou Diallo

Dr. Saikou Diallo is a leading academic and scientist. He is the former Chief Scientist and Director of Internal Research and Development at the Virginia Modeling Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC), Old Dominion University. He is a lead researcher in Human Simulation and Simulated Empathy. His passion is applying Modeling, Simulation, and Analytics to study the connection between people of all spectrums (visual, hearing, autism) and artificial beings. Dr. Diallo is the past president of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SCS) and is very active in academia, government, and industry in the areas of decision support, inclusion, and access to technology. He has over 150 publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference articles.