EF Alumni

CJ Looi

CEO, PixCap

Founded:

Cofounder:

Interests / background:

Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Robotics

Location:

Hong Kong

Cohort:

CJ Looi founded PixCap after a stint at Dorabot, a fast-growing robotics company where he was the head of computer vision and deep learning. His background in robotics and experience in building systems for 3D vision fueled his interest in 3D-based applications, which led him to found PixCap.

Company:

Pixcap

Creating 3D animation software designed to build the future of 3D content.

Abdulhakim Bashir

CTO, Moonah Technologies

ML Engineer & Analyst @ Nigerian Government. Built AML algos to monitor finance & crypto sectors.

Justin Cheng

CTO, Mycro Harvest

Mechanical engineer from University of Waterloo. Background in robotics & smart farms.

Christopher Klich

CEO, Mycro Harvest

Polyglot business leader with exp. scaling start-ups globally. MSc in Economics & Sustainability.

Bjarne Johannsen

Perception software expert, worked in autonomous driving at Mercedes Benz & ZF.

Kevin Yee

CTO, BetterData

BEng in AI. Ex-IBM. Unlocked phones with fake human fingerprints. Winner of Ideasinc 2017.

Florian Savoy

Computer vision and machine learning expert

Matthias Richard

Studied Computer Vision at Stanford and ESTP, award-winning entrepreneur

Naveen Vedula

Artificial Intelligence PhD with expertise in computer vision and hardware

Ritwika Chowdhury

Co-founder, unScript AI

Expert in Computer Vision and Scalable AI, former Research Scientist at Intel Labs

Reza Zolfaghari

Deep Learning/Computer Vision PhD, expert scientist in video creation

Alexander Reichenbach

Former lead product owner at Mercedes-Benz. Master’s in Computing/Machine Learning from Imperial

Kushal Pillay

CTO, Powerhouse AI

Computer vision expert. Former head of R&D at a robotics firm with an MSc in Electrical Engineering.

Arthur Wandzel

AI researcher specialising in computer vision and robotic decision making

Gui Wainwright

Ran data & special projects for 5x governments, 2x militaries, 3x startups, 1x unicorn & JAMM

Alex Palmer-Walsh

PhD in Aerospace Engineering

Sagar Setu

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Robotics and computer vision expert, PhD in Aerospace Engineering

Phong Vo

PhD in Signal and Images, expertise ranging from machine learning to computer vision

Wilder Lopes

PhD in Machine Learning, experience building deep learning systems

Gary Roth

Experience advising C-level boards and leading strategy and transformation

Hemang Rishi

MSc in Electrical Engineering, worked and published in Computer Vision

Aneesh Sathe

PhD in Mechanobiology, developed computer vision systems to identify cancer cells

Hasan Sheikh Faridul

Co-founder, Eyn

PhD in Computer Vision and Machine Learning, worked in world-leading security companies

Deepanshu Malik

CTO, EndoVision

Experience building deep tech platforms and using computer vision and machine learning on video

Swayam Narain

Award-winning computer scientist and software engineer

Dr Yousef Amar

PhD in distributed networks and edge computing, avid marathoner

Sawsen Rezig

PhD in Computer Vision, previously worked on biometrics

Manasa Nadipally

Co-founder, Litmus Eye

Expert in Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition and Medical Image Processing

Puneet Chhabra

CTO, Headlight AI

Experienced in LiDAR, Radar, and Sonar technologies, PhD in Electrical Engineering

Natalie Doran

Built start-ups, working across gaming, HR and Blockchain

James Thewlis

Computer vision expert, previously Facebook and AdTech

Anshul Gupta

CTO, Retail Pulse

Engineering degree from NIT, led winning team in P&G Global AI Challenge

Tomide Adesanmi

CEO, Circuit Mind

Electronics engineer, Master's from University of Leeds

Basilio Gentile

CTO, Circuit Mind

PhD in mathematical algorithms for complex systems from ETH Zurich

Dr Sripad Devalla

CTO, Origin Health

PhD in clinical AI algorithms for medical imaging and worked with global health systems

Kush Madlani

Ex-Tractable ML Researcher. Left career as a derivatives trader after teaching himself how to code.

Julien Séveno-Piltant

EPITA AI graduate, deep-learning teacher & full-stack developer. Former CTO & serial entrepreneur.

Abdulhakim Bashir

CTO, Moonah Technologies

ML Engineer & Analyst @ Nigerian Government. Built AML algos to monitor finance & crypto sectors.

Dominic Hall

CTO, Biographica

Cambridge PhD in computational genomics. Graph ML specialist. Gene discovery ML researcher.

Gian Luigi D’Alessandro

Physics PhD, ML expert at CERN. Indie Game Developer. Leading author of 3D modelling papers.

Christopher Tan

ML Scientist in Language-based Reinforcement Learning, research partner at DeepMind & Google Brain.

Dr Dom Pimenta

MBBS UCL, pharmaceutical & cardiology physician, digital health academic, winner of RAE award.

François-Guillaume Fernandez

Deep learning researcher for DevTools. Top contributor to the leading AI open source framework.

Anastasia Wolter

Data Scientist turned Product Manager, leading tech teams to deliver multi-million $ AI software.

Deepanshu Malik

CTO, Endovision

Expert in deep learning & video analytics with MA in High Performance Computing.

Bjarne Johannsen

Perception software expert, worked in autonomous driving at Mercedes Benz & ZF.

Rohan Tangri

CEO, Compass Labs

AI @ JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Statistical Machine Learning PhD @ Imperial College London.

Vishal Bhalla

TU Munich graduate, with an AI major. Specialist in NLP and personal assistants R&D.

Vibhor Saran

Ex VP - Data Science Team at Dozee, with 3 patents on applied Digital Signal Processing.

Kevin Yee

CTO, BetterData

BEng in AI. Ex-IBM. Unlocked phones with fake human fingerprints. Winner of Ideasinc 2017.

Burhan Ul Tayyab

AI Researcher with Global Awards.

Fannie Lin

Repeat Entrepreneur and founder. PhD.

Pierre Yser

Double expert in simulation and Deep Learning, PhD in computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

Sudipta Biswas

Expert in AI, machine learning, deep learning and product development.

Vatsal Aggarwal

Built Alexa’s first human-like voice, have 8 patents + publications in speech ML; Maths @ Cambridge

Reza Zolfaghari

Deep Learning/Computer Vision PhD, expert scientist in video creation

Sivam Pillai

PhD from NUS, previously founded factory analytics startup and worked as data scientist at Siemens

Siddharth Bhardwaj

CTO, Beatoven.ai

Solved problems in audio signal processing, machine learning, deep learning & generative music

Christoph Sträter

PhD in Theoretical Physics with expertise in deep learning and software development

Prashant Maurice Dhara

Built multiple deep learning solutions, experience building tech in startups

Phong Vo

PhD in Signal and Images, expertise ranging from machine learning to computer vision

Wilder Lopes

PhD in Machine Learning, experience building deep learning systems

Gary Roth

Experience advising C-level boards and leading strategy and transformation

Roeland Nusselder

Master’s in Mathematics, researched Efficient Deep Learning algorithms

Pieter Fabry

Experience implementing reinforcement learning models on videos, ex-nano satellite researcher

Jack Weston

PhD researching sequential pattern recognition problems in particle physics using deep learning

Alan Mosca

Researched deep learning theory and optimisation methods, previously worked in quantitative finance

Andrea Mambrini

Award winning data scientist, developed bio-inspired algorithms for European Space Agency

Mark Stokes

Mechanical and machine learning engineer, experience in startups and the aerospace industry

Guglielmo Montone

Specialist in deep and transfer learning

Jean-Baptiste Morlot

PhD in machine learning applied to genetics, pioneer in deep learning to decode sequencing data

Alex Dalyac

Ex-Imperial College London, LSE and Rocket Internet, co-founded EF's first Unicorn, Tractable

Razvan Ranca

Computer scientist, previously Cambridge, worked with leading academic in Machine Learning

Henri Mirande

Deep learning expert, graduated from CentraleSupélec aged 20

Tobias Rijken

Machine learning scientist with a focus on deep learning

Lorenzo d’Auria

Financial analyst turned product manager. Scaled B2B products processing billions of euros.

Jacky Im

CTO, Neptune Robotics

BA in Physics. Award winning robot engineer. 5+ years experience building underwater robots.

Bjarne Johannsen

Perception software expert, worked in autonomous driving at Mercedes Benz & ZF.

Chris Parsons

CTO, Grey Swan Finance

Oxford-trained software engineer. Professional experience in backend, and solidity development.

Manick Kalra

CEO, Lumeros AI

NUS EEE Valedictorian (Highest Distinction). Built AI to generate over US$10M in tyre sales.

Alexander Reichenbach

Former lead product owner at Mercedes-Benz. Master’s in Computing/Machine Learning from Imperial

Robert Van Den Bergh

Prev CEO & Founder @ VC backed robotics and AI company. Expert in growth marketing and partnerships.

Kushal Pillay

CTO, Powerhouse AI

Computer vision expert. Former head of R&D at a robotics firm with an MSc in Electrical Engineering.

Arthur Wandzel

AI researcher specialising in computer vision and robotic decision making

Aswin Ramachandran

PhD in Decentralised Systems Communication, built hardware and software for autonomous robots

Victor Borsche

Master's in International Management, previous founder in travel and manufacturing, ex-BMW

Walter Frank Pintor Ortiz

Expertise across industrial robotics and automation

Dr Dirk-Jan van Veen

Expert in optimising software agents to communicate and collaborate

Prashant Maurice Dhara

Built multiple deep learning solutions, experience building tech in startups

Ivo Tedbury

Expert in distributed robots and computation for building construction

Rose Haft

Studied Biomedical Optics at some of the world's leading engineering schools

Sagar Setu

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Robotics and computer vision expert, PhD in Aerospace Engineering

Navid Nourani Vatani

CPO, Imperium Drive

Roboticist with experience developing autonomous trucks, trains, and off-road vehicles

Jordan McRae

CEO, Mobilus Labs

MSc in space and ocean robotics, built complex hardware/software systems

Guillem Singla Buxarrais

CEO, Neurofenix

Prize-winning biomedical engineer

Haoyu Bai

Co-founder, Movel

PhD in Computer Science with experience in AI and robotics

Abhishek Gupta

Master's in Embedded Systems, former research at SUTD

Mo Shana’a

Experience improving productivity in construction, implemented digital transformation

Christopher Chavasse

CTO, Muddy Machines

Robotic innovation, built everything from UAVs to next gen robots at Dyson, Deliveroo and Karakuri

Abhinav Warrier

In-depth knowledge of robotics, worked on navigation and battery management

Anurag Dutta

Experienced in warehousing, supply chain and operations

Lucas Lopez

CTO, Volatile AI

Award winning digital smell researcher, built cutting-edge artificial neural networks

Christopher Thompson

CTO, Micrographia Bio

Molecular biologist, machine learning engineer and roboticist

Mehdi Adjaoue

Machine learning expert, deployed autonomous museum guides as an undergraduate

Puneet Chhabra

CTO, Headlight AI

Experienced in LiDAR, Radar, and Sonar technologies, PhD in Electrical Engineering

Sahil Tapiawala

CEO, Atomionics

M.Sc. Chemistry and B.Eng. Electrical & Electronics Engineering, experience in product development

Pramod Ghadge

CEO, Unbox Robotics

Master's in Industrial & Systems Engineering from NUS

Shahid Memon

CTO, Unbox Robotics

MSc in Autonomous Robotics Engineering, experienced in AI and robotics

Theo Saville

Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineer, background in metals 3D printing