Speakers

Dr. Ila Gokarn is an experienced technology leader and researcher with a strong foundation in emerging technologies such as embodied AI, machine visual perception, and edge computing-based intelligent systems. She has a proven track record in leading AI research, as well as in technical pre-sales and solution engineering across Asia Pacific in IoT, smart city, and cloud automation. She is skilled in cross-functional collaboration and delivering impactful real-world AI solutions. At IMDA, Dr. Gokarn’s focus is the design of Singapore’s embodied AI sandbox for public space urban robotics, establishing standardized frameworks to validate general-purpose robot foundation models against field operations, and managing a portfolio of proof-of-concepts to bridge the gap between research and commercial deployment.