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Francesc Guitart
AI Engineer
Francesc is a machine learning engineer and data scientist passionate about building pipelines to automate tasks. He has a PhD in artificial intelligence and 8+ years of experience in the data science sector. He's been working in consultancy firms and technology companies contributing with an innovative attitude and an always-learning spirit.

Charles Camp
AI Engineer
Charles is a senior AI developer with nine years of experience using AI technology, including ChatGPT and DeepSeek, and deploying machine learning models, particularly LLM applications over the last two years. He has experience working with large corporations, startups, and laboratories. He is also an AWS Certified Solution Architect and can deploy models creating APIs or containerized applications.

Matthew Warkentin
AI Engineer
Since 2014, Matthew has been working professionally in the fields he loves, software and data—culminating in him co-founding the Rubota corporation in 2017. Before that, he spent the past decade at Cornell University conducting scientific research specifically in statistical and biological physics. All in all, Matthew is an engaging, intense communicator with a passion for knowledge and understanding.

Ishola Babatunde Isaac
AI Engineer
Isaac brings extensive experience in applying machine learning (ML), including Generative AI (GenAI), across diverse fields and complex challenges. He has worked on ML applications in ad security, supply chain management, business analytics, image tracking, healthcare technology, hardware, and failure prediction. Isaac has successfully led teams and managed projects from initial conception through full deployment in both startup and enterprise environments.

Kaustubh Kulkarni
AI Engineer
Kaustubh is an experienced machine learning and artificial intelligence engineer with a proven history of working in the field of natural language processing. Proficient in TensorFlow, Python, C++, big data, big data analytics, and Linux, he applies a strong technical skill set to complex challenges. With a master of technology degree in computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Kaustubh combines advanced education with practical expertise.

Nimrod Talmon
AI Engineer
Nimrod is a researcher, consultant, and developer with 12 years of experience and expertise in software architecture and development, mathematical modeling, and algorithm development, in fields such as mathematical optimization, AI, algorithmic game theory, and operations research. Early in his career, Nimrod was a software engineer and tech team lead at Google, and he holds a PhD in computer science. From a polymath perspective, his EBS numbers are Erdös 3, Sabbath 7, and, arguably, Bacon 6.

Petr Smital
AI Engineer
Petr is a freelance IT developer and startup co-founder with 15+ years of experience in software automation, cloud services, artificial intelligence, and management consulting. He has worked with large companies and small startups and knows how to save time and costs by building things right the first time, reliably, and securely. Petr prefers innovative projects with high personal responsibility, especially in web services, automation, and new tech.

William Zhu
AI Engineer
William has three years of professional experience in data science and artificial intelligence. Key projects include text classification to identify hate speech in social media and fraud detection applications. He specializes in data analysis, data visualization, and predictive modeling, and his strongest programming language is Python. William is diligent and obsessed with quality.

Pawel Kaplanski
AI Engineer
Pawel is an experienced data-scientists and machine learning professional. He has worked for Fortune 100 companies, and he has an academic background in the field. Before moving to data science, he was a former lead architect in Samsung R&D Center. Pawel holds a Ph.D. in knowledge representation and reasoning as well as a master's degree and a bachelor of science degree in computer science.

Surbhi Gupta
AI Engineer
Surbhi, previously a CTO at a GenAI startup and assistant professor at MUJ, is a generative AI, ML, and NLP expert with 5+ years of experience. She has designed and developed ML-based end-to-end solutions for startups at Toptal and Fortune 500 clients at Utopia. Her expertise includes ML, deep learning, NLP, computer vision, LLMs, GPT, AI, MLOps, and AWS. Surbhi solved problems in EAM, marketing, finance, chatbot, and crypto industries. She published research in robotics and optimization.

Horia Mărgărit
AI Engineer
Horia's industry experience extends across digital health, consumer finance, internet search, engineering software, and transportation logistics. He has over 10 years of expertise applying AI methods and approaches to tackle businesses problems. Horia's predictions for business applications of AI have been featured in CIO magazine and Forbes. He earned a master of science degree in statistics at Stanford University and two BAs specializing in cognitive and computer science at UC Berkeley.

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