Paras Savnani

Hey there 👋 I'm an Engineer/Founder based out of San Francisco, California. When I'm not busy breaking things (oops, I mean... building things xP), you'll find me tinkering with the latest AI models! Check out what I'm cooking on Github!

Also, I am a member of the ODF community, Tribe network and The SF Commons - come say hi :)

Are you a high agency person who wants to collaborate? Shoot me an email at savnani5@gmail.com!

Background:

• Born and raised in Ahmedabad, India! APS (Army Public School) gang represent :)
• Used to play semi-pro Soccer in high school, was also a triathlete.
• Developed multiple autonomous Robots during my undergrad (at ITNU) and led India's robotics team (20 members) at ABU Robocon, Vietnam! We won nationals in 2018 (beating 110 teams and setting the speed record in competition's history) and finished runners-up in 2019.
• Built one of the first intelligent AI agent for logistics (TiA) at Fero AI (before AI agents were cool xD). It was powered by Google BERT + Dialogflow engine and could handle entire freight logistics (here)! [2020]
• Speedran Master's in CS/Robotics (15 months) with a 4.0 GPA from University of Maryland (Go TERPS xP). Did AI Avatar research under Aniket Bera and ML/CV research on drones under Lina Castano. [2021-22]
• Developed one of the first real-time AI Avatars at Samsung Research America, NEON Labs (product). Built the Behavior/Video foundational model and also deployed it for enterprise users. More information on the launch here! [2022-23]
• Got my O1A ("Alien of Extraordinary Ability") visa from US gov in 2024 :)
• Engineering/Research experience at early-stage startups in AI agents and Video tech. Founder of Lunaris AI - we build production ready AI solutions and engineering systems that integrate with your existing infra. [2024-present]

Misc:

• I'm a huge sci-fi nerd; always down to chat about Space tech, AGI, Robotics, Simulation theory, Neural Interfaces or really anything futuristic.
• Also into strength training and I try to run/hike when I can. Although, my diet is a work in progress haha.
• I believe everyone should read this blog on first principles thinking and this blog on high agency!

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