1. What is your educational background? Hirosaki University, Earth Sciences, Environmental Geology. For my undergraduate thesis, I did research on the geological disposal of radioactive waste. 2. What do you like most about working in AI? The work is to make up for what humans lack and to improve people’s lives. That’s meaningful. 3. What brought you […]
AI Assistants In Popular Imagination
Written by: Grusha Singh Artificial intelligence is a long loved, strong and persistent theme the in the science fiction genre. Our collective cultural imagination is filled with stories of helpful assistants with snarky personalities, destructive machines, human-robot friendships and relationships….etc, the list goes on. The point is, AI is something that we as a society […]
Meet Zi Wang, Lead Senior Software Engineer @iNAGO!
1) What is your educational background? I studied Computer Science for my Master degree at University of Liverpool in UK. Graduated with Distinction in MSc with Dissertation — “Analysis of AI Game of GO”. 2) What do you like most about working in AI? AI Technology has grown so fast and amazingly these years. I’m always […]
Meet Akiko Maeta, Product and Solutions Director @iNAGO!
1.What is your educational background? I studied at Tokyo Keizai University, Faculty of Business Administration. I mainly learned about management-based communication and American culture. 2. What do you like most about working in AI? It is fun to challenge how far the system can reproduce complicated human thoughts. I also find it interesting to […]
Meet Sara Pearsell, Content Developer (and occasional linguistic lead!) @iNAGO
1) What is your educational background? I obtained a Specialist Honours degree from the University of Toronto in Psycholinguistics. Here is where my passion began in both language and its interaction in the brain. From there, I completed my Masters degree in Theoretical Linguistics from York University, further enhancing my understanding of language, its […]
Meet Olivia Longo, Intelligent Assistant Content Manager @iNAGO
1.What is your educational background? For my bachelors degree I studied Cognitive Science, because of my interest in its’ multi-faceted approach to understanding the brain and the human experience. It also introduced me to mental models, human-computer interaction and how AI understands the world around it. Most recently, I completed a postgraduate degree in […]
Meet Gary Farmaner: Chief Software Architect at iNAGO!
1. What is your educational background? While in pre-university in Quebec, I began tinkering with software development on an early multi-chip MPU computer that was in their math library. I soon got a Commodore 64 and began programming commercially sold utility software. To get a theoretical underpinning in programming, my post-secondary studies were at […]
Meet Arka Roy, Product Development Director @iNAGO!
1.What is your educational background? I have a degree in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo. I started programming in high school and it immediately felt like play to me. I quickly knew that’s what I was going to do in the future. 2. What do you like most about working in AI? […]
Meet Kiyoshi Kazami: Director, General Manager @ iNAGO!
1. What is your educational background? Meiji University, Agriculture, Life Sciences. When I was a student, I majored in animal physiology with an interest in biotechnology. This experience later led me to create digital life simulations that recreate the ecosystems and life cycles of organisms on the computer. 2. What do you like […]
Curious about the President and CEO of iNAGO? Meet Ron Di Carlantonio!
1) What is your educational background? I studied Computer Science at the University of Waterloo and received an Honours Degree in Mathematics with a major in Computer Science and minor in Music. I was lucky enough to study programming in High School from the age of 13 when I was introduced to IBM mainframes, […]
