Paulo Shakarian

Paulo Shakarian, Ph.D. is a tenured Associate Professor in the School of Computing and AI at the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.  He also holds the additional position as Research Director for the School of Computing and AI at ASU.  He specializes in the fusion of symbolic artificial intelligence and machine learning – publishing numerous scientific books and papers.  Shakarian was named a “KDD Rising Star,” received the Air Force Young Investigator award, received multiple “best paper” awards and has been featured in major news media outlets such as CNN and The Economist.  Paulo has been funded by various organizations including IARPA (HAYSTAC, CAUSE, ICARUS), ARO (4x), ONR (5x), AF/AFOSR (2x), and DARPA as well as various industry partners.  Paulo also co-founded a startup company that used machine learning to predict future exploits; the company was acquired after raising $8 million in venture capital and having obtained over 80 customers.  Paulo also founded and manages the Neuro Symbolic Channel on YouTube which has over 2,000 subscribers.  Earlier in his career, Paulo was an officer in the U.S. Army where he served two combat tours in Iraq, earning a Bronze Star and the Army Commendation Medal for Valor.  During his military career, Paulo also served as a DARPA Fellow and as an advisor to IARPA.  He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in computer science from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a B.S. in computer science from West Point.