Lisa has over 20 years of experience of design and production which includes work at Sony Imageworks, Pixar Animation Studios, Matrix film, production manager of product simulations for Boeing’s Future Combat Systems.  She founded Guardian Airwaves LLC in 2017, and was awarded by PSCR (division of NIST) for her UI/UX VR HUD Navigation Design in 2018.  As a product designer, who understands the importance of user research, usability testing, and the iterative design process. Her interest in AI to help students with learning differences, anxiety over academics, and help them achieve their potential.

“My focus shifted when I explored the use of immersive technology (VR) for training first responders. I identified significant gaps in the EdTech space, where personalized learning and user-centered design were under utilized. This insight led me to envision a solution: a product powered by AI to create personalized learning experiences, streamline educational workflows, and engage students with learning differences.

This mission is deeply personal. As a parent of three teens in the public school system in Marin County, each navigating ADHD and co-existing mental health challenges, I’ve seen firsthand the lack of support in special education, the shortage of effective tools, and the underfunding of programs for students with diverse needs.

I aim to create dynamic, accessible learning experiences. As user advocate and user centric designer, I will be  working closely with educators, students, and agencies to empower both learners and educators with innovative solutions.”

-Lisa Revelli

Piyush has 25 years of experience as a technology leader working at Autodesk, Oracle, and Cisco. Piyush has led global teams managing enterprise platforms for Sales, Marketing, Customer support, Finance, and HR business teams. Piyush has successfully rolled out new platforms company-wide, starting with vendor selection till production support. In his most recent role at Autodesk, he was the Director for Enterprise applications, managing IT Operations, platform engineering, and change management.

“Inspired by my wife’s work as an educator and math tutor, I recognized the immense potential for technology to bridge gaps in the education system, particularly for students with special needs. Listening to friends and educators, I hear the heavy frustrations, feelings of being overwhelmed from the teachers. I heard of students’ desire of wanting to do online learning more and more because its at their own pace.

In the current world, education can not exist separately from technology. My vision extends beyond traditional classroom settings, aiming to revolutionize how education is delivered and consumed in an increasingly interconnected world. Solutions can be built leveraging technologies like AI-Powered Emotion and Behavior Recognition for Empathetic Learning, Computer vision,  Multimodal AI etc. Nanolearning is gaining momentum. I know we can build learning systems to help special ed students in a personalized, customizable way.”

– Piyush Srivastava