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Ravi Kokku

Co-founder and CTO at Emergence AI

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Overview

Kokku is co-founder and CTO at Emergence AI as of January 2024[1][3]. Kokku has experience in distributed systems, operating systems, networking, analytics, and domain-specific applications of AI[2]. Previously, Kokku co-founded and served as CTO at Merlyn Mind from January 2019 to January 2024[4], and worked as a research scientist at IBM Research, New York from September 2015 to August 2018[6]. Earlier roles included researcher at IBM India Research Labs from May 2011 to September 2015[7] and research staff member at NEC Laboratories America from September 2005 to April 2011[8]. Kokku holds a PhD in Computer Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin[11] and a B.Tech in Computer Sciences from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur[12].

Profile introduction
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Ravi has wide-ranging experience in distributed systems, operating systems, networking, analytics and domain specific application of AI. At IBM T. J. Watson Research, he provided research leadership for Sesame Workshop and Deakin Digital engagements, while using and developing Watson technologies for the Education domain. For three years at IBM Research India, he was responsible for running innovation initiatives with IBM’s telecom clients: Vodafone and Bharti Airtel. His previous work includes adaptive self-tuning systems, IoT systems analytics and management, network virtualization and large…

Career history

  1. Co-founder and CTOJan 2024 to presentEmergence
  2. Co-founder and CTOJan 2019 to Jan 2024Merlyn Mind
  3. AI AdvisorAug 2018 to Dec 2020Learn Capital
  4. Research ScientistSep 2015 to Aug 2018IBM Research, New York
  5. ResearcherMay 2011 to Sep 2015IBM India Research Labs
  6. Research staff memberSep 2005 to Apr 2011NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
  7. Senior Software Engineer1999 to 2000Hughes Software Systems
  8. Software Engineer1997 to 1999Hughes Software Systems
  9. Co-founder and CTOEmergence AI

Education

  1. PhD, Computer Sciences2000 - 2005The University of Texasat Austin
  2. B.Tech, Computer SciencesJul 1993 - May 1997Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

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