Ceo & Co-Founder
CurrentAttune Media Labs is a technology startup committed to using generative AI, non-verbal emotion recognition and evidence based relational psychology to empower virtual mental health support companions to help alleviate the shadow pandemic of loneliness that affects millions of people and has severe health and economic consequences.✅ My day-to-day responsibilities are the following:In 2020, I launched an innovative startup, positioning it at the cutting edge of Generative AI well before it became mainstream. I built and nurtured strategic partnerships with leading experts from academia and industry, driving advancements in Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Automatic Speech Recognition, Voice AI technology, and facial expression analysis for mood and mental state assessment. I also focused on realistic avatar creation with audio-to-lip synchronization and enhanced Text-to-Speech vocalization.✪ AI Leadership & Impact ✪➤ I led the development and deployment of AI-driven solutions that empowered virtual companions to deliver personalized and meaningful interactions. By enhancing AI models for emotional intelligence, I significantly reduced the negative psychological impacts reported by users. ➤ My strategic initiatives also leveraged AI to tackle public health concerns, achieving notable social and economic benefits.➤ I crafted a sophisticated data workflow to segment, process, and integrate various multimodal data streams. This resulted in a real-time agent capable of interpreting both verbal and nonverbal cues—such as tone of voice and facial expressions—while providing responses that felt empathetic and supportive.➤ I developed and nurtured a digital health sales funnel and drove new business into nascent arena.➤ Additionally, I engineered an API platform to license this technology for broader applications beyond healthcare, including customer service and educational platforms.