Omid Bakhshandeh
Dr. Omid Bakhshandeh is an AI scientist and co-founder of Verneek, a deep tech AI startup backed by business and scientific luminaries. Verneek’s mission is to build the most helpful AI, enabling anyone to interact with any environment using intelligent conversational interfaces with deep domain expertise. Omid has about two decades of experience in the research and development of AI systems, having founded and successfully led various AI teams. Before Verneek, he held research positions at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), Adobe Research, and the University of Rochester. He received his PhD in AI with a focus on Natural Language Understanding and Dialogue Systems, having pioneered building systems that have a domain-general understanding of language. He is a published author in major AI publications.
Omid Bakhshandeh
PhD, MS, BS in Computer Science (AI)
18 years of experience in AI, Natural Language Understanding (NLU) and Dialogue
Published author at various scientific venues.
Founded and led AI teams to compete in and win major international Robotics competitions.
Research experience at Adobe Inc. and the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC).
