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Connor Riley

Founder & CTO at Ontra Mobility

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Connor Riley is Founder and CTO at Ontra Mobility[1], where the company develops AI-powered planning software for transit agencies[2]. Riley's work integrates operations research, optimization, machine learning, and software engineering[2]. Prior to founding Ontra Mobility in July 2024[3], Riley worked as a Senior Research Engineer at AI4OPT, the NSF AI Institute for Advances in Optimization[4], and as a Software Engineer at Google[5]. Riley earned a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Georgia Institute of Technology[11] and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Connecticut[13].

Profile introduction
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I'm the Co-Founder and CTO of Ontra Mobility, where we're building AI-powered planning software to help transit agencies design faster, more reliable, and more equitable transportation networks. My work sits at the intersection of operations research, optimization, machine learning, and software engineering. Before founding Ontra Mobility, I worked as a software engineer at Google and as a research engineer with the NSF AI Institute for Advances in Optimization (AI4OPT). I received my Ph.D. in Operations Research from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where my research focused on large-s…

Career history

  1. Founder & CTOJul 2024 to presentOntra Mobility
  2. Senior Research EngineerNov 2023 to Jul 2024AI4OPT - AI Institute for Advances in Optimization
  3. Software EngineerSep 2022 to Nov 2023Google
  4. PhD CandidateJun 2016 to Sep 2022Pascal Van Hentenryck Lab
  5. Undergraduate AssistantNov 2014 to May 2016Center for Voting Technology Research
  6. Software Engineering InternMay 2015 to Aug 2015Otis Elevator Company
  7. Technology Early Career Development Program - On-Campus InternAug 2014 to Dec 2014Cigna
  8. BI Production Operations InternJun 2014 to Aug 2014Travelers

Education

  1. Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Operations Research2018 - 2021Georgia Institute of Technology
  2. Working towards a Doctor of Philosophy, Operations Research2016 - 2018University of Michigan
  3. Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering2012 - 2016University of Connecticut

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