Shamit Patel – Founder & CEO
Shamit is the founder and CEO of Devyantram. With over a decade of experience in data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence across government, industry, and academia, and an unwavering drive to engineer transformative impact at a global scale, he steers Devyantram’s overall vision and corporate strategy to establish it as the bionic robotics company of the future. He holds an M.S. in Computer Science from University of Maryland, Baltimore County, an M.S. in Neurosciences (with a specialization in Computational Neurosciences) from University of California, San Diego, and a graduate certificate in Nanoscale Materials Science from Stanford University.
Samir Mistry – Advisor
Samir is a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager at Boston Dynamics who serves as a strategic and technical advisor for Devyantram. With over 16 years of experience in robotics and high-tech startups, he brings significant strategic and technical expertise to Devyantram, providing guidance on outreach to relevant experts, seed funding sources, safety and ethical considerations, relevant conferences to attend, development of an R&D roadmap for the company, and networking opportunities. He holds a BSEE in Electrical Engineering and Business from Northeastern University.
Alysson Muotri – Advisor
Alysson Muotri is a professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Cellular & Molecular Medicine at University of California, San Diego who serves on Devyantram’s advisory board and provides guidance towards its technical strategy. He is an organoid intelligence pioneer who spearheaded the use of brain organoids to model early human brain development, led studies sending brain organoids to the International Space Station to assess microgravity effects on neural development, and contributed to understanding the impact of the Zika virus on brain development using organoid models. He holds a Ph.D. in Genetics from University of Sao Paulo in Brazil.
Olav Solgaard – Advisor
Olav Solgaard is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University who serves on Devyantram’s advisory board and provides guidance towards its technical strategy. He is a pioneer in optical MEMS and photonic systems, best known for inventing the Grating Light Valve, co-founding Silicon Light Machines, and developing foundational technologies in fiber-optic switching and nanophotonics. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.