About us

Norberto has 10 years of AI product experience including founding multiple startups. His previous AI company was acquired by Google. He was also the co-chair of Google's AI Research Conference for the ML track.

Wang Ling is a PhD graduate from Carnegie Mellon University and Instituto Superior Técnico, where he developed the first wave of character-based neural models for Natural Language Processing and Machine Translation. He was one of the first employees to join Deepmind's Natural Language Processing team working on the generation of formal languages and developing better decoding algorithms for sequence generation tasks. He spends his spare time playing table tennis and reading lots of mangas.

Jose, an MSc graduate in engineering and management with a wealth of experience in tech startups and operations consulting, including his recent role as Chief of Staff and business development at an international video telematics company. An avid traveler, he has explored 45+ countries and recently completed an 8-month world tour. Jose perfectly fits Talka's global outlook.

Zac has previously been researching on Heterogeneous Cloud Inference Architecture and later joined Intel as Deep Learning Engineer focusing on inference acceleration on x86 architecture and custom silicon. He is a big fan of vintage film photography.

Ray has an MSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto. He has helped build scalable backend systems that serve millions of users.

Hojin worked on research in Conversational Recommendation during his MASc at the University of Toronto. He enjoys participating in machine learning competitions; his team won 2nd place in both the 2018 and 2020 ACM RecSys Challenges. Before joining Talka AI, he worked at Layer6 AI as a machine learning intern. Hojin loves to explore Toronto's unique and multicultural neighbourhoods during his spare time.

Ricardo obtained a MS in Computer Science with distinction at Instituto Superior Técnico. At Talka he develops and improves scalable and reliable applications that offer a good user experience. He values highly the quality and cleanliness of the code he develops. In his spare time, he enjoys watching TV series, playing video games, socializing with friends, and staying up to date with the latest frameworks and technologies to improve his skills as a developer.

Miguel got an MSc. degree in Computer Science from Instituto Superior Tecnico, where he specialized in Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Robotics. He previously worked on computer vision solutions using deep learning for traffic control applications. He also has a knack for crafting software that brings autonomous mobile robots to life. Outside of tech, he's all about cars, loves a good game of padel tennis, and can often be found conquering boulders.

Ricardo's tech journey began early in school and led to an MSc in Computer Science from Instituto Superior Técnico. He previously dazzled at a Silicon Valley tech firm and recently soaked up Japanese culture and anime while living in Japan. Obsessed with clean code, he's our detail ninja. When not coding, he's spiking volleyballs, scaling boulders, swinging padel rackets, scoring soccer goals, or leveling up in games.

Joana is a Philosophy Major. She leads the 10+ people in-house human annotation team on multimodal communication. Talka allows her to maintain a connection to her interests in human cognition and the marvelous world of language and communication.

Miguel holds a MSc degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence. His master's thesis focused on developing vision-language models that efficiently process high-resolution images. He stays current with the latest advancements in multimodal research and is passionate about exploring new possibilities in the field. When not immersed in code, Miguel can be found on the golf course, working on his swing, or staying active in the gym.

Clara is an Electrical Engineer. She is currently pursuing a PostGraduate degree in Marketing Intelligence. She is also part of the 10+ human annotation team. Being a part of the annotation team provides her with a deeper understanding of human communication. Clara's hobbies include reading and learning new languages.

Mariana is studying psychology. She loves to learn new languages and travel - currently living in Italy to learn and study Italian. She likes to work at Talka because she can watch people's behavior and learn communication skills.

Luiza is studying psychology. Being a part of the annotation team provides her with a better understanding of human behavior and communication, which she is very passionate about it. Her favorite hobbies are traveling and meeting new people.

Abid has held various Go-To-Market leadership roles in technology companies, working deeply with Product teams to define and launch features. He was VP Sales for Rev.com, building five sales teams from the ground up. Prior to Rev, Abid managed an Enterprise Sales team at Google, was an early employee managing marketing at Upwork, and spent time in McKinsey. Currently he is helping launch new ideas inside X, Google’s moonshot factory.

Ziyu earned his PhD from Oxford in Machine Learning and was one of the early employees of DeepMind working on Reinforcement Learning, Robotics and Bayesian Optimization. He recently hopped across the pond to Google Brain before deciding to pursue entrepeneurial ventures.