2025 Student Speaker

Muhammad Jawad Noon is a medical doctor, data scientist, and AI engineer whose interdisciplinary expertise drives innovation at the intersection of medicine, technology, policy and global health. His thought leadership is showcased in premier publications, including Fortune, Business Insider, CNN, Al Jazeera, Nature, Lancet, and British Medical Journal, where his research, op-eds, and commentaries address critical issues in healthcare.

A globally recognized leader, Dr. Noon has received numerous accolades, including the German Medical Award, the European Award in Medicine, the Wasserheit Young Leader Award from the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, and the 40 Under 40 Public Health Catalyst Award from the Boston Congress of Public Health.

At Harvard, he distinguished himself as a driving force for cross-disciplinary impact. He won the Annual MIT Policy Hackathon, published in The Lancet Regional Health and Nature Medicine, and held leadership roles as Secretary and Treasurer of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Global Health Committee. He also co-founded and co-chair the AI Working Group at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health and serves as Associate Editor for the Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. In addition, Dr. Noon’s pioneering contributions at Harvard include the development of the AI Policy Benchmarking Tool to guide national AI strategies; cutting-edge algorithms to reduce racial bias in pulse oximetry; empirical evaluations of large language models’ diagnostic uncertainty and noise robustness; and the strategic application of quantum information science to accelerate drug discovery and diagnostic breakthroughs.

A compelling communicator, Dr. Noon is a TEDx Speaker and has held several other leadership roles in the past, including President of Shifaites Serving Humanity and Vice-Regional Chairperson of the Asian Medical Students’ Association. His work continues to shape the future of global health, AI, and healthcare delivery.

Student Speaker Runner-Ups

• Meghana Sai Iragavarapu
• Serina Cabrera