Ajit Jaokar — Co-Founder
Ajit is a researcher and teacher of Applied Artificial intelligence at the University of Oxford. He is also a senior applied AI consultant / researcher at the UK Ministry of Justice. Currently, he serves as the Course Director for several AI programs at the University of Oxford - ranging from AI Engineering, Low code AI and AI in Cyber security and Risk. He is also a Visiting Fellow for AI in Engineering Sciences at the University of Oxford. His work is rooted in the interdisciplinary aspects of AI,. Ajit’s applied research and consulting activities include areas such as AI in Cyber security/Risk management - Human AI collaboration - Data governance for AI agents - AI for Engineering Sciences. These areas are also related to his teaching. He works globally in a consulting and advisory capacity. Ajit is passionate about democratising the teaching and learning of AI using large language models and is doing some pioneering work in this area at the University of Oxford. Ajit is also a fellow at the Justice AI Unit at the Ministry of Justice for the UK Government - working across Government on a range of complex AI issues on the rollout of large scale AI - covering mainly the OpenAI and the Microsoft 365 platforms. At the MOJ, Ajit primarily works with the use of AI in Cyber and Risk management working with the senior leadership in the Risk space at the Government. He has presented at the Capitol Hill / White house - The G7 summit, the World Economic Forum and the European Parliament on AI He is currently writing a book aimed at teaching AI through mathematical foundations at the high school level. Ajit resides in London, UK, and holds British citizenship. He is actively engaged in advancing AI education and innovation both locally and globally. He is neurodiverse - being on the high functioning autism spectrum. Sample Consulting clients UK Ministry of Justice Verizon Nvidia Microsoft European Internet Foundation His newsletter on AI in Linkedin has a wide following https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/artificial-intelligence-6793973274368856064/
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in AI education and research with a focus on interdisciplinary applications.
Location: Harrow, England, United Kingdom
Experience: 26 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cloud Computing
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Research
- Mobile Technology
- Machine Learning
- Cyber Security
- Advisory
- Education
- Project Management
- Smart Cities
- Digital Strategy
- Policy Making
Career Highlights
- Pioneering AI education using large language models.
- Co-founded an AI research venture at Oxford.
- Presented on AI at global forums including G7 and World Economic Forum.
Work Experience
University of Oxford
AI Ambassador (1 yr 1 mo)
Course Director: Artificial Intelligence: Cloud and Edge implementations (9 yrs 4 mos)
Justice AI Unit
Senior AI Fellow (1 yr)
Erdos Research
Co-Founder (2 yrs 2 mos)
Johannesburg Business School (JBS)
Professor for Artificial Intelligence and Advisory board member - Johannesburg Business School (1 yr 11 mos)
digitty.io GmbH
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (2 yrs 3 mos)
The AI Initiative @ Harvard Kennedy School
Advisor (7 yrs 7 mos)
AI for Smart cities lab - UPM - Madrid
Director (3 yrs 10 mos)
European Internet Foundation - EIF
Co-author - Digital world in 2030 community/report (2 yrs 1 mo)
futuretext
Director (26 yrs 6 mos)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Masters at The University of Salford
Electronics Engineering at University of Mumbai
