About Author & Technical Reviewer

Timothy (Tim) Eastridge is an A.I. consultant known for his innovation and thought leadership in integrating knowledge graphs with Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs). His expertise in extracting actionable insights from complex datasets positions him as a leader in transforming data into understandable formats. Tim’s innovative solutions have resulted in billions of dollars of suspicious activity reports (SARs) for a major bank related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). He continues this work as a consultant to the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), leading the team in the identification, prioritization, and indictment of fraudsters using a combination of unsupervised machine learning and recommendation systems. 

Tim has also led GenAI projects in the private equity sector to deliver millions in value to clients by implementing graph neural networks (GNNs) to uncover alpha and new investment strategies. His mission is to illuminate the hidden connections within data, transforming complex webs of interactions into easily comprehensible formats to deliver previously hidden, actionable insights.

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Siddhant Agarwal is currently leading Developer Communities for APAC at Ne04j. Formerly, he pioneered India's first fintech community as the 'Developer Relations Lead' at Open Financial Technologies, 100th unicorn of India. Prior to that, he spearheaded community efforts as a Program Manager with Google's Developer Relations team in India, overseeing programs like Developer Student Clubs, TensorFIow User Groups, Google Developer Groups, and Google Developer Experts. In 2()19, he collaborated with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, to launch 'Build for Digital India,' engaging over 7,000 students in solving India's challenges.

He is passionate about design thinking and enjoys mentoring startups to enhance their UX and designs. Recognized as one of ACM's Distinguished Speakers, his career of roughly a decade has been dedicated to building, scaling, and growing developer and startup communities in India, launching ed-tech initiatives, fostering design innovation, and contributing to the startup ecosystem. 

In 2021, he was nominated as a finalist for the CMX Community Industry Awards for his role in community building. As an avid public speaker, he has shared insights at over 1,000 national and international forums, reaching 300,000+ individuals.