Vishal Misra
Dr. Vishal Misra is a Professor of Computer Science and Vice Dean of Computing and Artificial Intelligence at Columbia University. His lab develops mechanisms that make networks work better and faster, and his work has found its way into becoming part of the DOCSIS 3.1 standard for cable modems and is being deployed worldwide. His startup, AskHereFirst, has commercialized a powerful AI based natural language query solution for structured data stores that can be used to dramatically simplify search in a wide range of industries such as finance, media, marketing and sports.