Wadhwani AI
Romesh Wadhwani has an extensive work experience, with a focus on entrepreneurship and philanthropy. Romesh is the Chairman and Founder of SAIGroup since 2022 and SymphonyAI since 2017, where they lead the development of enterprise AI software for various industries. Romesh is also the Chairman of ConcertAI, a SAIGroup company, since 2017, aiming to accelerate insights for patients through real-world data and AI technologies. Additionally, Wadhwani founded and chairs the Wadhwani Foundation, which focuses on social initiatives. Romesh is the Founder of Wadhwani AI, a nonprofit research institute, since 2018, dedicated to developing AI solutions for social good. In the past, they served as the CEO and Founder of Symphony Technology Group from 2002 to 2016 and held various leadership roles in companies like Aspect Development Inc. and American Robot Corporation. Wadhwani is also active in the board of trustees for organizations like the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Romesh Wadhwani earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1971. Romesh also obtained a Master of Science (MS) in an unspecified field of study from the same university in 1970. In 2018, they received an Honorary Doctorate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Additionally, Wadhwani holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
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Wadhwani AI
The Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Wadhwani AI) is an independent nonprofit institute founded by the Indian-American tech entrepreneurs Romesh and Sunil Wadhwani. We aim to harness the power of AI to find the break points that cause the world’s deepest problems — and then find innovative solutions to fix them. We specialize in AI research to address problems in public health, agriculture, education and infrastructure using tools such as Machine Learning, Data Science, Cognitive Reasoning and IoT. We are a global AI hub with ongoing collaborations with leading academic organisations, global nonprofits, think tanks and other private foundations who are interested in leveraging AI as a force for social good. We partner with government agencies, and non-governmental organizations to help identify needs and to implement and scale the solutions. Our core aims include: - Conduct ground-breaking applied AI research - Pilot solutions on-ground in collaboration with the affected communities - Deploy solutions at scale in collaboration with the social sector and civic authorities.