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Jay Prakash Thakur
Graduate, Stanford Center for Professional Development
BioJay Prakash Thakur is a Senior Software Engineer at Google building agentic AI systems for security, specializing in AI agents, multi-agent systems, and responsible agentic AI innovation. Featured in WIRED Magazine for insights on AI agent accountability and the Stanford LEAD Quarterly, Jay bridges technical excellence with strategic thinking to shape the future of human-AI collaboration.
As an open-source contributor to leading agentic frameworks and advisor to industry committees, he focuses on building scalable systems that drive business growth while serving society ethically. His deep expertise spans agentic AI architecture, multi-agent systems, big data, deep learning, and machine learning.
Previously built scalable AI/ML solutions at Microsoft, Amazon, and Accenture, Jay has published research on frontier technologies and actively contributes to leading tech communities including IEEE (Senior Member), ACM, and AAAI. He serves as a business and startup advisor, holds multiple patents, and is a global speaker, conference session chair, and panelist on Agentic AI innovation and ethics.
With thought leadership articles reaching global readers and trending on major tech platforms, Jay has established himself as a prominent voice shaping the future of agentic AI development at the intersection of innovation, strategic leadership, and responsible technology. -
Jack Topper
Graduate, Stanford Center for Professional Development
BioJack Topper is a Scientific Software Engineer at NASA’s Community Coordinated Modeling Center (CCMC), where he designs and operates large-scale scientific data and modeling systems supporting the global space-weather research community. His work focuses on automating high-performance computing workflows, building resilient data pipelines, and translating complex scientific models into reliable, user-facing services.
He collaborates closely with domain scientists to bridge research objectives and production-grade software, and has taken on technical leadership responsibilities spanning system architecture, reliability, and user adoption. His interests sit at the intersection of optimization, decision systems, machine learning, and large-scale infrastructure, with an emphasis on how mathematical models and data-driven methods inform real-world operational decisions.
Jack is currently pursuing Stanford’s Data, Models, and Optimization Certificate through the Stanford Center for Professional Development, including coursework in convex optimization and related decision-science foundations. -
Mauricio Valencia
Director Corporate Relations, School of Engineering - External Relations
Current Role at StanfordDirector of Corporate Relations, School of Engineering
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Yu Wang
Graduate, Stanford Center for Professional Development
BioI’m Yu Wang, and I work at the intersection of AI and the physical world. I earned my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford, where I studied how to use light and data to better understand complex fuels. These days, I’m at NVIDIA, working on perception systems that help autonomous vehicles see and make sense of the world—even in the dark or in tough weather. I enjoy building things that are both innovative and practical, and I’m passionate about using AI to improve how machines interact with people and their environments.
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Max Weinacht
Undergraduate, School of Engineering
BioUndergraduate – Class of 2028
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Yifan Yang
Graduate, Stanford Center for Professional Development
BioTop student in Electrical Engineering. He makes excellent contributions to all research he has been part of, not to mention classes. He always has ideas that inspire us. For coursework, he actively thinks, posts interesting questions in discussions, and helps answer other students' questions. The faculties are amazed by his extra knowledge about the field he is obsessed with. The answer and solutions he gave always surprised us with their simplicity and feasibility.
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Riley Zhang
Public Speaking Tutor, School of Engineering - Technical Communications Program
BioPu Riley Zhang is a materials science grad student, advised by Dr. Yi Cui and Dr. Johanna Nelson Weker. She focuses on self-discharge behaviors of lithium-sulfur batteries, chemical corrosion of lithium, and scaleable alkaline water electrolysis. She received her BS in NanoEngineering from UC San Diego in 2019, where she was advised by Dr. Zheng Chen on synthesizing PtIr nanocatalysts for Ethanol Oxidation and Pd nanocrystals for Oxygen Reduction Reaction.
Contact: puzhang AT stanford.edu
