Sanjiv Rai
{{Short description|Indian businessman}}
{{Orphan|date=September 2020}}
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| alma_mater = Harvard University, University of Calcutta
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Sanjiv Rai is an Indian businessman. He is the Chairperson at ARE Technologies{{cite web|url=http://www.weforum.org/young-global-leaders/sanjiv-rai|title=WEF Young Global Leader|access-date=20 September 2012}} and runs venture initiatives AceWP Innovation Labs and Billion Innovators.{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-11-indians-among-young-global-leaders/20120307.htm|title=Rediff News - Sanjiv Rai|access-date=20 September 2012}} He is involved in the development of AI-based convergence and design algorithms.{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/sanjiv-rai-phones-home/5017794|title=ABC News|date=October 2013|work=Sanjiv Rai phones home}}
Education
Rai was educated in a remote rural village. He then graduated from the University of Calcutta.{{Cite web |title=Startup Bootcamp |url=http://www.startupbootcamp.org/mentors/sanjiv-rai.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619070734/http://www.startupbootcamp.org/mentors/sanjiv%2Drai.html |archive-date=2018-06-19 |website=Startupbootcamp}} Rai is an alumnus of Harvard University.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Julia |date=2015 |title=FOUNDERS AND IDEAS FOR THE ASIAN ENTREPRENEURIAL LANDSCAPE |url=http://www.hpair.org/harvard-2015-tentative-speakers/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206061215/http://www.hpair.org/harvard-2015-tentative-speakers/ |archive-date=2015-02-06 |website=HPAIR}} He collaborated on research with academia at IIT Bombay{{Cite web |date=2003 |title=IIT Bombay - Research collaboration panel |url=https://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/uma/~aim2003/aim2003/morning_faculty_presentations/77.JPG}}{{Cite web |date=2003 |title=IIT Bombay - Academia Industry Meet |url=https://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/uma/~aim2003/aim2003/members.htm |website=Academia Industry Meet - ARE Technologies Ltd}} and on contract with Princeton University.{{Cite news |date=October 2013 |title=RN Drive |url=http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/rn-drive/5017652}}
Career
In 2004, Rai developed the prediction-making AI system MogIA.{{cite web|last1=Kharpal|first1=Arjun|title=Trump will win the election and is more popular than Obama in 2008, AI system finds|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/28/donald-trump-will-win-the-election-and-is-more-popular-than-obama-in-2008-ai-system-finds.html|website=CNBC|date=28 October 2016 |access-date=9 November 2016}} Rai said that MogIA is a more accurate way to predict election outcomes because it does not "suffer from programmers/developer's biases".File:Sanjiv-rai-with-Sir-Tim-Berner-Lee.jpg and Prof. Dimitar Sasselov at a Harvard event in March 2012]]Rai began working on AI convergence research in 2004 or 2005, including early work in quantum communications for the D5 Chip.{{Cite news |url=https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/are-technologies/ |title=Neural Network Convergence and Quantum Communication |last=Rai |first=Sanjiv |date=2007}} He developed the AceWP assessment tool at AreTec.{{Cite news |url=http://certmag.com/aretec-launches-wireless-certification-program/ |title=Certmag |date=September 2004 |work=AreTec Research & Development}} Rai worked with NASA where he was the Chief Architect for the CHANDRA project.{{cite web |url=http://sbir.gsfc.nasa.gov/SBIR/abstracts/08/sbir/phase1/SBIR-08-1-O1.04-8613.html |title=NASA Document |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20120724014628/http://sbir.gsfc.nasa.gov/SBIR/abstracts/08/sbir/phase1/SBIR%2D08%2D1%2DO1.04%2D8613.html |archive-date=2012-07-24 |url-status=dead}} Rai developed early versions of virtual reality based learning tools for AceWP to simulate real-world wireless networks in an augmented reality lab environment for engineering students.{{Cite news|url=http://www.certmag.com/articles/templates/cmag_feature.asp?articleid=1219&zoneid=2|title=Certification Magazine|date=June 2005|work=AceWP AI based Assessment Test- AR based Simulation tools|url-status=unfit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127002847/http://www.certmag.com/articles/templates/cmag_feature.asp?articleid=1219&zoneid=2|archive-date=January 27, 2007}}
Rai has chaired several tech committees and has led initiatives at IEEE,{{Cite web |date=2006 |title=IEEE |url=https://www.ewh.ieee.org/r1/ct/c_smc/chapterofficers.htm}}{{Cite web |date=2007 |title=Convergence - Standards |url=https://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/uma/~wcsc/ |website=Convergence and Seamless Communication}} Computer Society,{{Cite web |date=Jan 2014 |title=Speakers Bulgaria |url=http://www.speakersbulgaria.com/category/indian-speakers/page/2/}} Nanotechnology Council,{{Cite web |last=Rai |first=Sanjiv |date=2006 |title=IEEE |url=https://www.ewh.ieee.org/r1/ct/c_smc/chapterofficers.htm}} GEOSS,{{Cite web |last=Rai |first=Sanjiv |date=July 2014 |title=Speakers Bulgaria |url=http://www.speakersbulgaria.com/category/indian-speakers/page/2/}} ASQ-Electronics and Communications,{{Cite web |date=2014 |title=ASQ |url=https://asq.org/divisions-forums/ec/about/index.html}} Nanotechnology Committee, and WEF.{{Cite news |date=March 2012 |title=Rediff |url=http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-11-indians-among-young-global-leaders/20120307.htm#10}}
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Category:Indian computer scientists