The Latest from Latent AI
Announcements
Jags Kandasamy, Latent AI Co-Founder & CEO has been selected as a Non-Resident Distinguished Fellow for the prestigious Global and National Security Institute (GNSI) Fellows Program. As a Fellow, Jags will contribute his experience developing AI for complex security challenges, collaborating with other leading thinkers to shape solutions that leverage the power of geospatial data and AI to address critical security issues.
Latent AI has joined the Esri Startup Program, a prestigious program designed to foster innovation in geospatial technology. Esri, a recognized leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, offers an invaluable ecosystem of resources that will accelerate the development of LEIP. This partnership positions both companies as leaders in driving geospatial innovation, enabling ArcGIS users with real-time, on-device analysis.
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LEIP RTK Makes a Strong Showing at AI Expo & SOF Week
Latent AI is proud to announce a successful showcase of our LEIP Ruggedized Toolkit (RTK) with Field Updateable AI at two key industry events:
AI Expo for National Competitiveness May 7-8 (Washington, DC): Co-sponsored by HPE & Nvidia, this event brought together AI developers from across the ecosystem to explore the latest advancements in AI and machine learning. Matt Baumeister, Head of Strategic Alliance and Anantha Bangalore, Head of Products showed how the combination of LEIP Design and the RTK empowers warfighters with real-time data insights for faster decision-making on the edge.
SOF Week May 6-10 (Tampa, FL): This premier event focused on the needs of the Special Operations Forces community. Jags Kandasamy, Co-Founder & CEO and Ryan Fantus, Solutions Architect showcased the RTK’s unique capability of field-updating AI models, allowing users to deploy and refine AI directly in the field, even when disconnected from a central network.
Read more about the RTK here.
Team Updates
We are thrilled to welcome five new members to the Latent AI team!
Anantha Bangalore, Head of Products: Anantha brings expertise in building high-performance systems for optimizing embedded AI. His leadership will be crucial in creating user-friendly products that empower our customers.
Ryan Fantus, Solutions Architect: Ryan bridges the gap between customers and our engineering team, designing groundbreaking AI solutions for the Federal market. His deep understanding of complex systems integration will be essential for helping us meet customer needs.
Matt Baumeister, Strategic Alliance: Matt cultivates partnerships to propel our presence within the Federal sector and leads our efforts to forge partnerships with DoD, IC, and Federal markets writ large.
Bing-Bing Chai, Program Manager: Bing-Bing has a proven track record for managing and delivering complex software development and integration projects for government and commercial clients, with a focus on ML/AI.
Sai Mitheran Jagadesh Kumar, AI/ML Engineer: Sai started as a summer intern last year, and his impressive growth and dedication have earned him a permanent position. His knowledge in ML Engineering and Research, with a special focus on computer vision, allows him to translate cutting-edge research into practical applications.
Upcoming Events
Esri User Conference July 16-19 (San Diego, CA)
Join us at the world’s largest GIS conference in July! Find us in the Startup Exhibitor Zone to see the power of LEIP & ArcGIS for improving data analysis and real-time decision making at the edge. Register for UC24 here.
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR) June 17-21 (Seattle, WA & Virtual)
Jan Ernst, Latent AI’s Director of AI is presenting "Design Space Exploration for ML System Design with Hardware-in-the-Loop" at the Embedded Vision Workshop at CVPR. This talk proposes a new approach to designing deep learning applications for edge devices. It combines established practices from product management and software engineering to move away from one-off performance tweaks and instead focus on designing systems that achieve specific performance goals from the outset. Register for CVPR here.
Latent AI Tech Highlights
Optimize Your Edge AI Deployment with LEIP Design (demo video):
See how LEIP Design streamlines the entire process – from finding the best model for deployment to adapting to different hardware – saving you time and resources.
Publications
Master AI Development with LEIP Design
Read how LEIP Design empowers everyone, from machine learning beginners to experts, to create and scale edge AI solutions faster than ever before. Learn how LEIP Design simplifies the process and gets you training on your data in minutes, not months.
Contact mlops@latentai.com to schedule an evaluation today!