Babak Hodjat
Dr. Babak Hodjat | |
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Babak Hodjat at the Collision Conference (April 2017) | |
| Born | November 1, 1967 London, England |
| Citizenship | Iran United Kingdom United States |
| Education | Sharif University of Technology Kyushu University |
| Occupation | Computer scientist |
| Years active | 1984 – Present |
| Known for | Co-inventor of natural language technology that contributed to the development of Siri |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www |
Babak Hodjat (Persian: بابک حجت; born November 1, 1967) is a British computer scientist, entrepreneur, and writer. He was the co-founder and CEO of Sentient Technologies and now holds the position of Chief Technology Officer AI at Cognizant. He is a specialist in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning. In 1998 Hodjat co-founded Dejima Inc and served as CEO and CTO, his patented work on artificial intelligence led to the technology used by Apple for their digital assistant Siri.