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Kiana Ehsani

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CEO and Co-Founder at Vercept
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Kiana is the CEO and Co-founder of Vercept, a startup aiming to reinvent human-computer interaction by eliminating keyboards and mice. She has a deep background in embodied AI and robotics, having previously led the Embodied AI team at the Allen Institute for AI (AI2). She holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Washington.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
CEO and Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Priorities

Topics Kiana cares about

Human-AI Interaction
Her startup, Vercept, is dedicated to building the "computer interface of the future, " moving beyond traditional input devices. She is a frequent speaker on this topic.
Embodied AI
This was the focus of her PhD and her leadership role at the Allen Institute for AI. She has multiple award-winning papers on the subject.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
CEO and Co-Founder
Vercept
1-2024 - 10-2024
Senior Research Scientist
Allen Institute for AI (AI2)
7-2020 - 1-2024
Research Scientist
Allen Institute for AI (AI2)
9-2015 - 5-2020
Research Assistant
University of Washington
6-2019 - 12-2019
Research Intern
Meta
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Media appearances

Dr. Kiana Ehsani raises $16M Seed round for Vercept, an AI startup .... Featured in Instagram
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Education
2015 - 2020
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
University of Washington
2015 - 2017
Master's degree
University of Washington
2011 - 2015
Bachelor's degree
Sharif University of Technology
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