IEEE YP - AI Speaker Panel

IEEE YP is collaborating with IEEE TMU to host a panel of industry experts to provide their insights regarding AI in the industry.

This event will be held in the Sears Atrium in the George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre. Dinner will be provided.

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I build AI products from zero to one

I’m a two-time founder and two-time early employee who likes small teams, hard problems, and real ownership. I’ve worked on model routing and transparency at Martian, led DeepView, Stratum AI’s real-time mining intelligence platform, and now build AI products at Radical Ventures.

I co-authored RouterBench, a benchmark and large-scale dataset for evaluating multi-LLM routing systems on cost-quality tradeoffs, now cited in over 200 papers on routing and model serving.

I run Vikasa, a non-profit venture advisory for early-stage Canadian founders, and mentor at hackathons like MakeUofT and UofTHacks, where I first learned how to ship software fast with real constraints.

When I’m not doing any of that, I play a lot of tennis (always down to rally if you ever want to hit) and make music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ryCiR4lpKDFXXuy4Ngqxa?si=Y8Pds0LuQKqTYhgMm3SpiA 

My career path has not followed a straight line. After graduating with a history degree, I eventually returned to school to pursue Human Resources. That decision led to a career in HR spanning systems, operations, and generalist roles.

Over time I realized that helping people grow in their careers was the work that energized me most. Whether through hiring, coaching, or improving workplace practices, career development became a central focus of my work.

Today, that perspective shapes how I support professionals navigating the job search and organizations working to strengthen their people practices

Anaqi is an Applied AI Engineer at Deloitte, where he works at the intersection of machine learning, software engineering, and real‑world business problems. His work focuses on designing and building applied AI systems, including distributed AI systems, agentic workflows, and intelligent decision‑support tools, that move beyond prototypes and into production. He partners with AI startups and industry leaders to deliver large‑scale, production‑ready AI systems, working with cross‑functional teams to translate complex problems into scalable, real‑world solutions.

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