Speaker

Varun Ganapathi

CTO & Co-Founder - AKASA

Dr. Varun Ganapathi is the co-founder and CTO of AKASA, developing AI systems for healthcare operations. He holds a BS in Physics, MS in Computer Science, and PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Stanford. Prior to AKASA, Ganapathi co-founded computer vision company Numovis (acquired by Google) and IDE startup Terminal.com (acquired by Udacity). He has advised several AI and machine learning companies including self-driving startup Zoox. At AKASA, Dr. Ganapathi focuses on applying AI to streamline healthcare operations, reduce costs, and improve workflows. His technical expertise spans physics, computer science, and artificial intelligence.