Ida Benedetto is an experience director and design strategist specializing in high-stakes and high-pressure gatherings. She's a technology enthusiast and avid user of AI. A 5th-generation New Yorker, she enjoys kayaking and reading library books, as well as volunteering as a conflict mediator for the New York Peace Institute.

Astrology, engineering, history.

Generative AI capacity-building programs and hands-on workshops focused on practical AI applications and team workflows. Research on transformative social experiences for academic and corporate use. Exploration of robust RAG systems for organizational knowledge management. Design and facilitation of high-stakes strategy sessions and experiential programs for clients like Google, IBM, and BlackRock. Volunteer conflict mediation for the New York Peace Institute.

Behrang Garakani is a Technologist and media practitioner at the Whitney Museum of American Art, focused on interactive experiences and cultural arts. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University.

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Pratham Mehta is a Lead Solutions Architect at LOCOMeX, Inc., based in New York. With five years of experience, he specializes in designing and implementing AI-driven solutions, focusing on machine learning models. Pratham earned a Master's in Computer Science and Engineering from New York University, a B.Tech in Computer Engineering from the University of Mumbai. In past projects, he has built end-to-end Agentic AI systems and deployed them for customers like Philadelphia Housing Authority and NYC Housing Authority. The system helps streamline housing operations by automating case management, tenant communications, and maintenance request processing, significantly reducing response times and improving service delivery. His work has demonstrated measurable impact in public sector digital.

Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, NLP, Cloud AI Architecture (AWS/Azure), Model Deployment & Productionization, MCP Servers Automation, Web & Mobile App Development, Medical Imaging, Agentic AI Systems, Finance, Data Analytics, Data Science, Software Development, Cloud Engineering

Projects: Agentic AI housing automation for Philadelphia & NYC Housing Authorities — end-to-end case management, tenant communications and maintenance-request automation using transformer NLP (PEGASUS/BERT), AWS (Lambda, S3, Step Functions), Docker and Terraform; real-time driver drowsiness detection (TensorFlow/Keras, OpenCV); X‑ray lung disease classifier (ResNet152V2);

I have both an industry and academic background. As an academic, I have researched collective creativity In industry, I worked initially as a software developer, and then as a software designer, manager, and consultant, including work as CTO, VC, and a board member. I have a Ph.D. in Computer Science from New York University, an MFA in Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design, and a BA in Visual Design from UC Berkeley. My academic work can be seen through https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KOBQrOEAAAAJ&hl=en.

I am interested in meeting people or companies who are building creativity support tools.

I am building a tool oriented toward journalists, which provides ways of using synthetic personae in the ideation and development of stories. I have been doing this work under a National Science Foundation grant. I am also building a tool oriented toward creative work such as architecture (including metaverse architecture) and graphic design, using LLM agents that explore design space by assessing visual outputs and changing design goals on the fly.

Top 5 CS undergrad at Ga Tech specialized in ai. Published in AAAI 2007. #1 HCI Masters at Carnegie Mellon. Ex-Meta. 8 startups. Adjunct Professor with Columbia University CS dept. Teaching "Startup Studio: AI-Assisted Building and Validation". Startup junkie and builder with strong education and career, currently building, raising, and teaching.

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