Patipat "Keng" Susumpao

Biography

Patipat Susumpao is a social entrepreneur, software developer, and public health innovator who combines cutting-edge technology with community-led solutions. As co-founder of Opendream, a Bangkok-based digital social enterprise, he has pioneered participatory disease surveillance, from early SMS-based reporting in Thailand's rural provinces to building DoctorMe, the nation's first personal healthcare app. With a background in computer engineering and public health, Patipat is passionate about open-source collaboration and citizen-driven healthcare.

He is now spearheading the Proactive OneHealth Outbreak Prevention System POOPS, leveraging metagenomics on animal wastewater to detect and prevent outbreaks even earlier.

Patipat empowers everyone to combat public health challenges by transforming farmers into disease detectives.