Technology Expert: Artificial intelligence and Blockchain

Brief Profile: Dr Gargi has been working with IBM since 2004 when she joined as a Research Staff Member. In 2019, she was recognized as one of IBM’s Distinguished Engineer for her exemplary technological achievements.

In her role as Director, Dr Gargi is responsible for establishing and executing the technical agenda of IBMs India Research Lab in collaboration with IBM’s worldwide research labs and business units. In her role as CTO, Dr Gargi is responsible for representing and communicating IBMs overall technical vision & strategy with key stakeholders across the India/South Asia ecosystem - from developers and start-ups to key clients, analysts, media, and industry experts.

Earlier she was serving as the Senior Manager at IBM Research-India leading the work in AI for Automation driving both deep technology innovations and real impact into IBM’s enterprise solutions. She played crucial role in establishing new research directions at the intersection of service science, text analytics, and AI. Gargi serves as a strategist for IBM Research, working closely with IBMs Hybrid Cloud business and global services businesses to take innovative solutions to clients across the globe. Dr Gargi is working to advance the capabilities of core AI technologies in fields humans excel at, such as language, vision, and reasoning.