Guha Jayachandran, Ph.D.
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Guha has enjoyed working on problems in a variety of fields. He was a founder
of Cruxlux, which developed innovative new search and semantic technologies
(acquired by Kosmix). Previously, he served lead developer and project manager
roles for the Folding@Home project, which leverages the computers of individual
volunteers worldwide to perform simulations probing protein biophysics, relevant
to various diseases. The project grew during his tenure into the most powerful
computing resources in the world. Recently, he created and led the Get On The
Shelf contest and web series for Walmart Labs. Currently, he serves as CEO of
Onai, leading its world-class global team. 

Guha earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from Stanford University. His doctoral
work earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science with Ph.D. Minor in Chemistry. He has
published many papers and patents and given numerous invited talks, including
at S.F. Bay ACM, IIT Madras, and ACS. A theme of his older work on visual
illusions was that thoughts define subjective experience. He has been named a
Siebel Scholar, NDSEG Fellow, and California Byrd Scholar, among other honors.

His various personal interests often overlap, such as applying AI to identifying
raga in Indian classical music, to animal communication and conservation, and to
martial arts. He is particularly interested in ways of empowering dedicated 
teachers and clinicians to provide excellent education and care to all.


LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/guhajayachandran 
Stanford: https://cs.stanford.edu/people/guhaj/