Arun Shroff is a serial technology entrepreneur, an advisor and mentor to multiple startups, and has been an invited speaker and expert on AI, technology and entrepreneurship. He has founded and grown multiple technology companies in both USA and India, has worked as a programmer, systems analyst, mangement consultant and has academic degrees in engineering, business and computer science.
Startups:
Currently, Arun is founder and CEO of Xtend.AI – a startup with the mission to use AI to solve global challenges in health and other domains. Xtend.AI’s first project is to use AI to prevent vision loss for millions with an AI solution for early detection of diabetic retinopathy- the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide.
Arun is also co-founder and CTO of Medindia.net, a leading health and wellness website and applications provider that is visited by over 20 million people a year from over 200 countries. Medindia provides free personalized health information and tools to empower better health for everyone
He is also a founder of FrontPoint Systems, Inc. a web hosting and solutions provider. Previously he founded PcPortable.com, an early e-commerce website that manufactured and sold high-end, bespoke portable computers via the web, and Dynapro, a systems integrator and value-added reseller selling to Fortune 500 companies and businesses.
Advisory & Consulting Roles:
Arun is a topic lead at the ITU/WHO Focus Group on AI for Health – a joint ITU and WHO initiative for evaluating AI and creating a global community on AI for health. (this is a voluntary position)
Arun is also a Director of Technology & Innovation at STAR Associates, providing strategic and advisory services to early stage technology companies in AI, Robotics, Blockchain, cybersecurity, biomedical, health and telemedicine.
Arun is also an advisor to multiple startups, a mentor to entrepreneurs, and a charter member of TiE NJ.
Voluntary Positions:
Arun also advises and volunteers with many non-profits, including MOHAN USA where is a founding trustee, and MOHAN Foundation where he is a Technology Advisor – both organisations promote ethical organ donation. He also volunteers his expertise to help IIMPACT, a non-profit dedicated to providing free elementary education for girls in the poorest regions of India.
Speaking / Publications:
Arun has been an invited speaker and expert on AI and technology at conferences worldwide and contributed to several publications:
- AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, May 2018:
- Invited speakers
- Program (Day 2, AI + Health Session)
- Talk (AI + Health AI – Game changer in providing universal health coverage? (Room C1)
- ITU/WHO workshop on “Artificial Intelligence for Health”, New York, November 2018
- Program
- Talk (Session 2 – talk starts at 17:00 min mark)
- Presentation
- Invited expert at the Artificial intelligence and Global Health Summit organized by Wilton Park, UK, an executive agency of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, June 2018
- Invited speaker at the “Futuristic Healthcare Technology” conference at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Dec 2017
- Invited speaker at the “AI in Healthcare” workshop at the IIT Madras – Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre. Feb 2019
- Podcast Interview with Maria Palombini, Life Sciences practice lead, IEEE Standards Association on “AI vs ML: From Bench-to-Bedside, A Technical Insider’s Perspective” . June 2019
- Interview with Stephen Ibaraki , Chairman and Managing General Partner REDDS Capital as part of his ongoing ACM interview series with technology experts and leaders globally, July 2019.
- Invited paper at The Futures of e-Health conference at Alexander Von Humboldt Institute, Berlin , April 2019
- Conference
- Paper (PDF) (“An integrated solution using AI to detect diabetic retinopathy and prevent vision loss”)
- Invited talk, TiE, NJ, “Demystifying AI/ML – Applications in Healthcare”, Oct 2019
- ITU/WHO Focus Group on AI for Health – topic driver and lead author for the topic group documents “Standardized benchmarking of AI for Ophthalmology (Retinal Imaging Diagnostics) , Presented Apr 2019, Sep 2019, Nov 2019, Jan 2020, May 2020.
- Guest Lecture, Rutgers University Business School, Feb 2020, on “How to integrate Al&ML in your startup business model”.
- Guest Lecture & Workshop, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Feb 2020, on “Understanding How to Apply AI, ML and Deep Learning Concepts in Startups”.
- Co-host on Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning webinar organized by TiE, NJ, May 2020.
- Talk with Prof. David Weiss of New Jersey City University on his show. “Connecting Bridges and Borders” on the topic of Artificial Intelligence and Its Importance in Academics & the Commercial Sector”, May 2020.
- Speaker and member of the jury at the AI for Good Innovation Factory Pitching Session
organized by the ITU, on June 26, 2020. - Speaker at the IT Serve Alliance, Florida Chapter meeting, July 31st, 2020
Education:
Arun has as a B.Tech from IIT Madras, an MBA (PGDM) from IIM, Ahmedabad, and M.S. in Computer Science from Penn State University and certifications in Machine and Deep Learning from Stanford University and Deeplearning.ai/Coursera.