Future of Programming - Dr. Ashwin Rao

​Ashwin Rao is EVP-AI at o9 Solutions with the responsibility for o9's AI Strategy & Architecture as well as leading o9's R&D team. Ashwin is also an Adjunct Professor in Applied Mathematics at Stanford University, focusing his research and teaching in the field of Reinforcement Learning (RL), and has written a book on RL with applications in Finance, Supply-Chain and Dynamic Pricing. Previously, Ashwin was the Chief AI Officer at QXO, VP of AI at Target Corporation, Managing Director of Market Modeling at Morgan Stanley, and VP of Quant Trading Strategies at Goldman Sachs. Ashwin has a Ph.D. in Theoretical Computer Science from University of Southern California and a B.Tech in Computer Science from IIT-Bombay. Ashwin resides in Palo Alto, CA.