Adam Cheyer
Artificial Intelligence / Human Computer Interaction
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Adam Cheyer is an inventor, entrepreneur, engineering executive, and a pioneer
in AI and computer human interfaces.
Adam has been a co-founder or founding member of four successful startups, including Siri (sold to Apple, where he led server-side engineering and AI for the Siri assistant), Change.org (the world's largest petition platform), Viv Labs (sold to Samsung, where as VP R&D, Adam leads product engineering and developer relations for Samsungs voice assistant), and Sentient (massively distributed machine learning, sold to Cognizant).
Previously, Adam was VP Engineering at Verticalnet (enterprise software) and Dejima (mobile software). Adam also spent more than a decade at SRI International, where his most recent role was as Chief Architect of CALO/PAL, the U.S. government's largest funded AI project.
In addition to his technology work, Adam is an award-winning magician. He has performed in stadiums for thousands, on TV for millions (including on the well-known Penn and Teller Fool Us show), entertained heads of state and presidents, and fooled some of the top pros in the business.
Adam has authored more than 60 publications and 37 patents and served on numerous
advisory boards and committees
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Awards Advisory Boards, Activities
- Member of the Honorary Committee for the World Artificial Intelligence Cannes Festival (WAICF). 2023-present.
- Judge for the $5M XPrize in Artificial Intelligence.
- Advisor for Webit Global Impact Week.
- Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2). Member of Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). 2014-present.
- Otter.ai. Advisor. 2020-present.
- Evolv. Advisor. 2019-present.
- Brilliant Labs. Advisor. 2020-present.
- Startup World Cup. Advisory Committee. 2020-present.
- Founders Network. Membership Committee. 2019-present.
- Member of the 2017 CHURCHILLS Academy, The Churchill Club.
- Oakland Food Pantry. Board Member. 2014-2018.
- Transcel. Advisor. 2011-2017.
- Ditto Greetings. Advisor. 2012-2016.
- Pinyata. Advisor. 2012-2015.
- Change.org. Founding Member and Advisor. 2006-present.
- Genetic Finance/Sentient Technologies. Co-Founder and Advisor. 2006-present. Board member, 2006-2010.
- Mixtent (Sold to Facebook). Advisor. 2009-2011.
- Radar Networks. Member of Advisory Board. 2007-2009.
- Silicon Valley World Internet Center. Member of the Technology Council. 2001-2005.
- Dejima, Inc. Member of Advisory Board. 1999-2001.
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Virtual and Active Interfaces Group. Visiting professor. Summer 2004. PhD Advisor, 2004-2007.
- United Nations University's Millenium Project. Advisor and member of the technology team for the State of the Future Index (SOFI). 2003. 2007.
Program Committees
- 11th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART 2019),
19-21 February 2019, Prague, Czech Republic. - 9th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART 2017),
24-26 February 2017, Porto, Portugal. - 8th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART 2016),
24-26 February 2016, Rome, Italy. - 7th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART 2015),
10-12 January 2015, Lisbon, Portugal. - IADIS International Conference Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction 2010,
28 - 30 July 2010, Frieburg, Germany. - Linked AI: AAAI Spring Symposium 'Linked Data Meets Artificial Intelligence',
March 22-24 2010, Stanford, CA. - The Second International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART-2010),
22 - 24 January 2010, Valencia, Spain. - The Eleventh International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces and Workshop on Machine Learning for Multi-modal Interaction (ICMI-MLMI),
2 - 6 November 2009, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA. - International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART),
19 - 21 January 2009, Porto, Portugal. - IADIS International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction 2008 (IHCI),
25 - 27 July 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. - Seventh International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2008),
May 12--16, 2008, Estoril, Portugal. - The Third International Workshop on Agents, Web Services and Ontologies Merging (AWeSOMe'07)
Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, Nov 26 - 27, 2007. - The 6th International Semantic Web Conference and 2nd Asian Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2007 + ASWC 2007),
Nov 11--15, 2007, Bexco, Busan, Korea. - IADIS International Conference Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction 2007,
Jul 6--8, 2007, Lisbon, Portugal. - Sixth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2007),
May 14--18, 2007, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. - The Second International Workshop on Agents, Web Services and Ontologies Merging (AWeSOMe'06)
29 Oct - 3 Nov 2006, Montpellier, France. - Fifth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2006),
May 8-12, 2006. Japan. - 18th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2006), Cognitive Approaches and Soft Computing
August 20-24, 2006. Hong Kong. - The First International Workshop on Agents, Web Services and Ontologies Merging (AWeSOMe'05)
31 Oct - 4 Nov 2005, Agia Napa, Cyprus. - ICMI: Sixth International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces
October 14th-15th, 2004. Penn State University - State College, PA. - WSABE: Workshop on Web Services and Agent-based Engineering
The International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems
July 2004, New York, NY. - The Fifth International Conference on Electronic Commerce (ICEC2003)
Sep 30 - Oct 3, 2003, Pittsburgh, PA. - The AAAI-2000 Workshop on
Knowledge-based Electronic Markets
The Seventeenth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence
July 31st, 2000, Austin, Texas. - Workshop on Speech and Natural Language Processing in Virtual Reality
International Society on Virtual Systems and MultiMedia (VSMM)
19-20 November, 1998, Gifu, Japan. - Exhibition Chair
First International Symposium on Agent Systems and Applications (ASA'99)
October 3-6, 1999, Palm Springs, California.
Thesis Advisor for Students
- Yifen Huang. Mixed-Initiative Clustering, PhD School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, May 2010.
- Didier Guzzoni. Active: A unified platform for building intelligent assistant applications, PhD Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Nov 2007.
- Fredrik Espinoza. 'sicsDAIS: managing user interaction with multiple agents', MS Swedish Institute for Computer Science (SICS), 1998.
Awards
- Brandeis University Alumni Achievement Award
Sept 2024 * Brandeis UniversityAdam was honored for his contributions in technology entrepreneurship, specifically for having helped start Siri and Change.org.
[Article] - 2021 IoT Czar of the Year Award
Feb 2022 * IoTInnovator.comIoT Innovator is pleased to reveal the names of the 50 "IoT Czar of the Year" award winners who have demonstrated their dedication to and expertise in the Internet of Things space.
- Outstanding Achievement & Lifetime Achievement Award
Jan 2020 * Project VoiceAdam was honored for his contributions to the field of voice assistants.
[Article] - 2019 AI Tech Award
Aug 2019 * AI DevWorldSamsung's Bixby and Bixby Developer Studio has won an 2019 AI TechAward in the category 'AI Bots/Chatbots'. The 2019 AI Tech Awards celebrates technical innovation, adoption and reception in the AI, Machine Learning & Data Science industry and by the developer community.
[Press Release] - Top Visionary in Voice 2019
Aug 2019 * Voicebot.aiSelected #2 on the Top Visionaries in Voice 2019 list by Voicebot.ai, behind Jeff Bezos (Amazon) and ahead of Sundar Pichai (Google).
[Article] - Winner of Closeup Magic Competition
Jun 2019 * Oakland Magic CircleAdam won the 1st Place trophy and a cash prize at the Oakland Magic Circle's 2019 Lloyd Jones Closeup Competition. The Oakland Magic Circle was established in 1925, making the OMC the oldest continuously operating independent magic club west of the Mississippi.
[Performance] - Upstart 100 Award, "Inventor" Category
Sep 2016 * Upstart Business Journal - Crunchies Award for Best Technology Achievement
Jan 2011 * TechCrunch CrunchiesApple's Siri was awarded "Best Technology Achievement" at the Crunchies Awards ceremony, 2011.
[Article] - Winner of SXSW Innovative Web Technologies Award
Feb 2010 * SXSW - Selected Top Ten Emerging Technology
Feb 2009 * MIT Technology ReviewSiri (the startup) was selected to MIT Technology Review's "Top Ten Emerging Technologies". Good call!
[Article] - SRI Alumni Hall of Fame
2013 * SRI International - Brandeis Computer Science Entrepreneur of the Year
2012 * Brandeis University - SRI Golden Nugget Award for Invention
3 Times: 2005, 2006, 2007 * SRI International - UCLA Outstanding Masters Student, School of Engineering and Applied Science
May 1993 * University of California Los Angeles
Siri (the startup) Won the 2010 SXSW Innovative Web Technologies Award.
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Publications
Adam has been author or co-author on 61 peer-reviewed publications in the areas of
artificial intelligence, human computer interfaces, distributed computing, machine learning,
conversational assistants, collective intelligence, and more.
Patents
Adam has been author or co-author on 37 granted patents in the areas of
artificial intelligence, human computer interfaces, distributed computing, machine learning,
conversational assistants, collective intelligence, and more.
Projects & Demos
This section highlights many of the systems and projects that Adam has worked on over the years. Click on a to see details, related papers, video demonstrations, and more.
Magic
In addition to his technology work, Adam is an award-winning magician. He is a member of the prestigious Magic Castle in Los Angeles, the Academy of Magical Arts (AMA), and the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM). He has performed on stage in front of thousands, on TV for millions (including on the well-known Penn and Teller Fool Us show), entertained heads of state and presidents, and fooled some of the top pros in the business.
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Penn and Teller Fool Us
Adam Cheyer: How I Created Siri -
The Hofburg Imperial Palace
Siri Teaches Siri Co-Founder A Magic Trick -
Oakland Magic Circle Closeup Competition
First Place Award, 2019 -
Fool Us: Zoe Lafleur
Adam taught his 10 year old niece a magic trick
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Penn and Teller Fool Us
Adam Cheyer: How I Created SiriIn this episode, Adam uses a magic trick to teach a lesson in entrepreneurship: how to have a great idea, and built a prototype to prove it is better than the competition.
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The Hofburg Imperial Palace
Siri Teaches Siri Co-Founder A Magic TrickSiri has a hard time understanding Adam, but manages to teach him a magic trick nonetheless.
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Oakland Magic Circle Closeup Competition
First Place Award, 2019Adam won the 1st Place trophy and a cash prize at the Oakland Magic Circle's 2019 Lloyd Jones Closeup Competition, performing a 10 minute routine about the Best and Worst of Magic. The Oakland Magic Circle was established in 1925, making the OMC the oldest continuously operating independent magic club west of the Mississippi.
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Fool Us: Zoe Lafleur
Adam taught his 10 year old niece a magic trickWhen Adam performed on Penn and Teller's Fool Us, his ten year old niece was in the audience. She said, "I want to do that". After Adam taught Zoe one card trick, she beat out 850 professional magicians for a spot on the show the following season...
Contact
To book me for speaking engagements, please contact BigSpeak, Inc.
Phone
(510) 388-2121
(510) 388-2121
Email
adam@cheyer.com
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