Ajay Bhargava Ph.D.

Bench Scientist. ML Researcher. Software Engineer. Father.

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You want to work with me because I’m a rare scientist-engineer hybrid who consistently delivers exceptional results across diverse roles in diverse industries.

After excelling as a bench biochemist and systems biologist, I earned my Ph.D. with Erik Sahai, where I pioneered ML/AI applications to decode spatiotemporal clonal dynamics through multimodal imaging and computer vision.

My career highlights:

  1. Co-founded Plan Monster — Monty, an iMessage-native AI assistant with a multi-channel control plane
  2. Built ML tools at GSK & Regeneron for healthcare imaging analysis
  3. Deployed real-time threat detection AI to 20K+ cameras at Actuate
  4. Architected platforms handling 100s of TB of scientific data at TetraScience
  5. Founded Bynd.Bio to revolutionize lab experiment execution with REST APIs

I want to build useful, delightful AI products at the intersection of computer vision, software engineering, and biotechnology.

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Jan 15, 2026 Co-founded Plan Monster as CTO — building Monty, a channel-native AI assistant across iMessage/SMS, WhatsApp, and web.
Nov 01, 2025 Shipped Digiyo as Contract CTO at BATS-TOI — sports social (highlights, challenges, wallet) now live on iOS.
Oct 05, 2025 Featured as a developer on Mentra, showcasing innovative work in AI glasses applications.
Oct 01, 2025 Formed With Context LLC and went all in on building AI glasses apps.

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