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Nikola is the CEO and Co-Founder of PolyAI, a London-based machine learning startup developing the next generation machine learning platform for conversational artificial intelligence. Their platform enables the development of machine learning powered chatbots or voice-based agents which perform tasks across many applications, in a wide array of world languages.
Nikola completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge, working with Professor Steve Young. He worked as a machine learning researcher with the Apple Siri team in Cambridge. Before that, he was the first technical hire at VocalIQ, a Cambridge-based dialogue systems startup acquired by Apple in 2015. He graduated from the Cambridge Computer Science Tripos, completing his Master's degree with Professor Zoubin Ghahramani.