Patipat Susumpao is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Opendream, a social enterprise that engaged the public in public health and enables problem-solving through digital technology. Opendream has pioneered participatory disease detection in Thailand and, during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, it developed Sabaideebot, a chatbot for COVID-19’s participatory surveillance.

The company is currently focusing on building an AI-driven health threat detection and management system for city governments in Thailand.

Patipat enjoys solving complex problems by bridging different specializations, drawing in different perspectives, and making effective use of technology.

For example, he has co-designed games for anti-corruption education. He also sees a role for non-medical professionals in responding to public health problems.

The participatory disease surveillance system he co-designed and developed was recognized by the 2020 MIT Solve competition and by the 2021 Trinity Challenge for its efforts in turning farmers into disease detectives.