Our Team
Meet our exceptionally talented team.
Founders

Expert in graph theory, quantitative research and efficient similarity search techniques. Previously worked for Credit Suisse, Bank of America and Commerzbank.
Dr Leslie Kanthan
CEO and Co-Founder

Expert in automatic code optimisation using AI techniques. Previously worked for BNP Paribas where he introduced new scalable innovative technologies.
Dr Michail Basios
CTO & Co-founder

Expert in evolutionary algorithms. Reputable paper author, multi-award winner and former Assistant Professor. Previously worked with BNP Paribas and Morgan Stanley.
Dr Fan Wu
CSO & Co-founder

Expert in evolutionary optimisation and Meta Learning. Former Associate Professor. Previously worked for AMD, Sumitomo-Mitsui Bank and Commerzbank.
Dr Lingbo Li
COO & Co-founder
Team

Enthusiastic about learning and trying out new things. I take joy in helping others develop their skills and better themselves. Passionate about start-ups and AI. Adventurous. Avid cyclist. If it's heavy, I will deadlift it!
Roxana Dragomir
Business

Passionate about AI, entrepreneurship, social impact and female empowerment. Museum devotee. Meditation. Mindfulness. Cooking. Swimming. Colour Pencil Drawing. Curious about the world.
Wanying Fang
Business

Enthusiastic person with entrepreneurial vision and background striving to develop companies that exude a profound purpose, provide a valuable service, and generate collective prosperity. I love challenges that face rapidly growing companies.
Νichοlas Νikοlaides
Business

Experienced data scientist with a passion for software engineering and cloud technologies. He creates content on productivity and AI, so follow him on LinkedIn to get his regular tips.
Dr Vitali Avagyan
Research

Computer Science PhD graduate with a Masters in Theoretical Computer Science and a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Love reading and hiking.
Dr Chrystalla Pavlou
Research

Phd researcher in Computer Science. Enthusiastic about Source Code optimisation and ML. I like traveling, aviation and gaming. In my free time I help organise hackathons!
Rafail Giavrimis
Research & Engineering

PhD researcher in CS, enjoying mathematical finance and data science, interested in market microstructure, Kop, lover of literature.
Buhong Liu
Research

Computational Physics graduate with interests ranging from machine learning, energy technology and scientific visualisation to game development, music production, and jazz piano.
Matthew Truscott
Research

Passionate about bridging the link between research in AI and real-world problems. I love to travel around the world and collect different experiences.
Dr Manal Adham
Research

Enthusiastic about learning new things. Passionate about Finance, Data Science, and Machine Learning. I like cooking, reading, long walks in a park, and solving problems. Love challenges.
Matvey Fedoseev
Research

Data scientist and physicist. Enjoy playing piano, guitar, and being in the water. I like to meet new people, explore and learn.
Dr Paul Brookes
Research

Data Scientist and Mathematician. I like hiking, meeting new people, playing football and solving problems.
Vardan Voskanyan
Research

Enthusiast in Web Technologies and Machine Learning. Exploring new technologies and developing software solutions. I have a passion for sleek user-friendly design and I love writing nicely architecture, clean and maintainable code.
Nikos Anifantis
Engineering

Experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the banking and data science industry. I am a confident communicator, and I am comfortable working either independently or as part of a team.
Vasilis Boursinos
Engineering

My vision is writing painlessly maintainable and effortlessly readable code. Automate everything. Avid Gamer. Football fan. Always trying to learn something new.
Ucizi Mafeni
Engineering

Enthusiastic about open source and Linux, I love to adapt my working environment and automate what I can. I love reading and playing board games.
Simon Lassourreuille
Engineering

Technology and Software Engineering enthusiast with working experience in banking and software development industry. I love music, intense workouts and trying different cuisines.
Alex Spathoulas
Engineering

Passionate about data science and engineering, interested in problem solving. Fan of swimming, travelling, reading, baking, cooking. Always looking to try out new experiments and learning Krav Maga!
Achilles Tzimis
Engineering

Experienced in Machine Learning, WebTech and DevOps. Passionate about developing and orchestrating new technologies. I constantly seek out innovative solutions to everyday problems. In my spare time, I like playing football, basketball and travelling.
Vaggelis Kalligiannakis
Engineering

Computer science student, passionate about algorithms, problem solving and machine learning. I like gaming, watching esports, reading and music. I always love trying new things and meeting people from different cultures.
Alexandru Staicu
Engineering

Web Engineer who sees M.L. as the hottest thing around. Loves working with the team on Angular and TypeScript, enjoys coding with SOLID and DRY principles. Passionate with music and cinema.
Menelaos Viskadouros
Engineering

Full-stack developer with back-end superpowers. RESTful all the way! Greek that enjoys cold weather. Love good food, hitting the gym, camping in the summertime.
Manos Dimitrakis
Engineering

Passionate about Design and Art.A creative, out-of-the-box thinker. In my spare time, I like playing video games and skateboarding. I love music, drawing, swimming, travelling and of course…food!
Geοrgia Ιοannοu
Graphic Designer

Researcher, writer and teacher. Curious about the things that happen at the intersection of technology and the humanities. Enjoys reading, cooking, and exploring new cities.
Malithi Alahapperuma
Technical Writer
Advisors & Collaborators

Lecturer at University of Surrey with multiple publications in the area of Machine Learning, Program Analysis, Security and Search Based Software Engineering. His interests involve the combination of AI methods (such as NLP) with software engineering techniques to improve the quality of programs.
Dr Santanu Dash
Research

Researcher and Teacher at the University of Edinburgh, School of Informatics. Her main research interests are in the areas of Human-Computer Interaction, Educational Technology, Digital Learning, Multimodal Interaction, Assistive Technologies, Technology for Autism.
Dr Aurora Constantin
Research

Professor of Computer Science at King's College London. Carmine’s specialties: Algorithmic Game Theory, AI for finance and trading, Sponsored search auctions, Cryptography, Security, Theoretical Computer Science, Wireless networks, Algorithms, Microeconomics.
Prof. Carmine Ventre
Research

Chairman & CEO of Blue Prism. Jason has been commercializing AI for over 25 years. He has a PhD from UCL Computer Science. He co-founded UCL's Intelligent Systems Lab in 1992. He is an EY entrepreneur of the year, author and editor of AI books, papers and patents.
Jason Kingdom
Advisor

Cofounder of IQ Capital with over 20 years’ deep-tech venture capital experience. Ed specialises in leveraging the subtle interactions between developing disruptive technology, discovering product-market fit, and optimising business strategy. He is a rregular contributor to Forbes.
Ed Stacey
Advisor - Investor (IQ Capital)

Rick leads and manages SpeedInvest's investment thesis in all deep tech sectors, including AI, Quantum technologies, Material Science, Cyber Security and Biotech.
Rick Hao
Advisor - Investor (SpeedInvest)