Karttikeya Mangalam

Karttikeya Mangalam is the founder and CEO of SigIQ.ai, an EdTech x GenAI company with a mission to democratize access to high-quality education through personalized AI tutors. SigIQ develops foundational AI technology tailored for 1:1 tutoring, addressing educational needs worldwide. Backed by leading EdTech investors from India and globally, SigIQ is transforming personalized education. SigIQ's flagship product, PadhAI, is revolutionizing UPSC preparation in India, supporting over 200,000 aspirants in the past year. On June 16, PadhAI's AI attempted the UPSC 2024 exam live, minutes after it concluded, and secured an unprecedented All India Rank 1. The AI outperformed top human candidates and advanced models like Gemini and GPT-4o, achieving a record-breaking score. This historic feat garnered widespread attention, with coverage from over 65 media outlets (details at news.padhai.ai). Karttikeya holds a Ph.D. in AI from UC Berkeley, where he was mentored by Prof. Jitendra Malik. He has held research roles at Google AI (contributing to the Bard team), Meta AI, and Stanford Vision Lab. Karttikeya graduated summa cum laude in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kanpur and has word with the most influential AI researchers internationally at MILA (Canada), EPFL (Switzerland), and UTokyo (Japan). He has authored over 40 research papers published in top AI venues, amassing 6,000+ citations, underscoring his commitment to advancing impactful AI applications.