Akash Shrivastava

Chief Architect at IBM Research, Leader in AI and Synthetic Data

Akash Shrivastava is a high-achiever who merges his technical expertise with creativity and problem-solving skills. He is a product engineer, designer, and children's book author with vast experience in the tech industry. He is a mobile technology enthusiast and enjoys finding new ways to help people solve challenges.

Akash studied Information Systems at Uppsala University and completed a Bachelor's of Engineering in Information and Communication technology at Manipal Institute of Technology. He has worked with notable organizations in various capacities such as Software Product Owner at Zound Industries, Founder & Creative Director at Better Books, Consultant at Knowit, and Lead Android Engineer at Tibber.

As a product specialist, Akash's core focus is bringing value by integrating data-driven future vision into everything he does. He aspires to lead Mobile-first, highly user-experience-driven, and consumer-facing solutions as a product head.

Experience

Chief Architect, GenAI and Synthetic Data at IBM Research; Chief Scientist at EBI; PI at MIT-IBM Lab

Senior Research Scientist, Research Manager, and Postdoctoral Researcher at MIT-IBM AI Lab; Research Intern at Microsoft; Founder, CTO, and AI Consultant at Green Labs

Education

Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning from The University of Edinburgh (2014 - 2018); MSc in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and NLP from The University of Edinburgh (2013 - 2014); BSc in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science from The University of Sheffield (2009 - 2013)