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We will be inviting professionals in the AI/Science to share their story's & experiences with us. Each speaker will be speaking for 15 minutes with a Q&A session following at the end.
MC/Speaker Bio
Michael Thai- Senior Software Engineer
Michael is the co-founder of ACC & a software engineer developing backend architecture, systems, & languages for an AI customer service platform. He hasa deep curiosity in combining machine learning with augmented reality to develop socially impactful products.
His goals for ACC are to broadcast the diversity of thoughts & talents of the Asian community & reshape the manufactured perception of the Asian model minority. In addition, he'smotivated by personal experience to facilitate mentorship opportunities for the next generation of Asians.
In 2012, he met the first individual who inspired him: his ex-manager of Chinese ethnicity with a background in computer science & operations researchwho directed himaway from his unimaginative career trajectory in accountingandtowards hispassion for consulting & eventually, software engineering. From that invaluable guidance, he learnedIt's essential that these relationships are fostered early because it not only leads to the success of the Asian community, but to progress for the world in the form of new & diverse ideas, cultures, & innovations.
Mike Phan - Product ManagerA former academic, Mike left his Linguistics PhD program when he finally got tired of people asking him how many languages he speaks. Now he works as a Product Manager focusing on Natural Language Processing, bringing together his theoretical linguistics background & contemporary Machine Learning approaches to natural language. He thinks we still have some time before SkyNet turns on the Terminators, but not enough time that we shouldn't start ethically building AI to incorporate & address social & environmental justice concerns.
In the rare commodity that New Yorkers call "free time", Mike can be found riding & living on one of his too many bicycles (he won't stop talking about a recent bike tour with a friend around Taiwan). He has been training in Filipino & Indo-Malay martial arts (kali & silat) for close to a decade, as well as Brazilian JiuJitsu more recently, & hopes John Wick will need a sidekick one day.
Alec Zander - Bioinformatic Researcher
Alexandre holds a Ph.D in molecular modeling of proteins from College de France (Universite Pierre et Marie Curie), two master's degrees in biotechnology (earned concurrently at Sup'Biotech & Universite d'Evry), & a bachelor's in biochemistry from Hunter College (CUNY).
Alexandre has several years of international experience working at the intersection of higher education & science & technology start-up companies. This is centered around molecular modeling, which naturally combines computer programming & advanced chemical data visualization.As a research professor of bioinformatics at a private university he has developed international research partnerships with French, Canadian, & Moroccan universities. He has also participated in bioinformatics curriculum development & has led student research teams to gold medal results in the 2016 & 2017 iGEM competition.As a scientist working in the private sector biotechnology since 2007, Alexandre also has several years of experience in commercial chemistry research, business development, & organizational development. This continues with the foundation of his own consultancy in 2019: Fayesbridge Incorporated.
Howard Chen - ML / NLP Research EngineerBorn in the states but raised in Taiwan. Big time Federer fan. Love stand-up comedy. Love whiskey.
Anshul Mathur - Former consultant with McKinsey & CompanyAnshul Mathur Anshul is a physician & a former consultant with McKinsey & Company. Anshul has worked extensively on decision support systems, recommendation engines & personalization technologies in a variety of industries including healthcare, wellness, publishing, media & entertainment, & food & beverage. Anshul has a Masters degree & Fellowship from Harvard University.
Event Agenda
6:30 - 6:50 - Networking
6:50 - 7:00 - Introductions
7:00 - 7:15 - First speaker
7:15 - 7:30 - Second Speaker
7:30 - 7:45 - Intermission
7:45 - 8:00 - Third Speaker
8:00 - 8:15 - Fourth Speaker
8:15 - 8:30 - Q & A
*Light refreshment will be provided
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