About ConsensusWant to know what the research actually says?Consensus makes getting information from peer-reviewed research as easy as a Google search.ConsensusCNSNS_97043e08-610f-11ed-97a8-34810c83ea00Consensus is a search engine that uses AI to instantly extract, aggregate, anddistill findings directly from scientific researchConsumersWe show you results from scientists, not marketing teams.ScientistsConsensus TeamConsensus is built by machine learning, science, and technology experts from some of the world’s most innovative institutions.Ali FaridFounding Data Scientist, Lead, Machine Learning ~ Ali is a prolific Machine Learning Engineer, with a PhD in Computer Science and a Master's in Physics, both from Middle Eastern Technical University. Ali spent four years working as a machine learning/natural language processing engineer for several startups and formerly founded and exited a Middle Eastern data-science-based financial services platform called Billionaire.^^Ali successfully built the very first prototype for Consensus and joined the team full-time in January of 2021. Ali is a fan of neuroscience and AI, and in 2018, he and his research team tried to generate collective intelligence among drones to demonstrate a “hive-mind” motion of drones in simulation. His biggest wish is to play a significant role in human cognition cloning technology in the future.Megan Van WelieLead Sofware Engineer ~ Megan is a highly experienced Software Engineer, with a Master’s in Computer Science from Tufts University. Megan has worked as an Engineer at some of the most innovative machine learning companies in the world including Google, Waymo and most recently at the startup, Meter.^^Megan is the second-non founder hire and the first full stack engineer to work at Consensus full time. She is focused on designing, building and implementing the product systems and architecture for the Consensus platform. Megan is a published scientist, who loves to knit, watch live music and still drives stick shift despite spending many years at one of the world’s premier self-driving car companies.Eric OlsonCo-Founder, CEO ~ Eric is a talented data science professional, with a Master's in Predictive Analytics from Northwestern University. Prior to Consensus, Eric worked at the sports entertainment company DraftKings, where he served as an Analytics Specialist building predictive machine learning models to better understand the user base.^^Eric came up with the idea for Consensus after spending years as a die-hard amateur science consumer and wanting access to better evidence-based information at the click of a button. Eric formerly was a three-year starter for the Northwestern University Football team, is an avid skier, loves the outdoors and hopes to someday convince NFL coaches to never punt again.Brett NebekerLead, Machine Learning ~ Brett is an accomplished Data Scientist, with a specialization in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Deep Learning. Brett has spent time as Data Science Manager both at startups and large tech companies, including Salesforce, and most recently worked at the legal document analysis platform, Lighthouse, where he built and scaled their state-of-the-art NLP products.^^Brett was the first non-founder hire at Consensus and will be focused on developing and deploying the core algorithms that will power the Consensus engine. Brett lives in Arizona with his wife, Meghan, and two children, Rowan and Kenadi, yet still finds time to play ice hockey (in Arizona!) two times a week.Christian SalemCo-Founder, CPO ~ Christian is a leader in product development with experience building and launching both B2B and B2C products. Christian spent three years at the National Football League as a Product Manager where he led Personalization across all NFL digital products. Before that, he spent 2 years as a PM at TicketManager and was also a speaker at Product School, leveraging his experience building and scaling software products for millions of users to host pro bono lectures for aspiring Product and Tech leaders.^^Christian created the very first business plan for Consensus after being motivated by the misinformation of the COVID pandemic. He served as Consensus’s CEO for 2 weeks before stepping down because “Eric would be better at it and has a bigger ego anyways.” Christian also played football for Northwestern University where he gained viral fame for his role as the team's field goal holder and part-time talk show host, and in recent years has spent more than a month of his life on silent meditation retreat.Consensus AdvisorsKonrad Kording, PhDDeep Learning, Causality, Metascience, Neuroscience ~ Konrad is one of the world’s most accomplished scientists in the fields of Metascience–or “the science of science”–Deep Learning and Neuroscience. He currently is a Full Professor and Endowed Chair at the University of Pennsylvania and is the co-founder of Neuromatch, a non-profit that looks to advance the field of Computational Neuroscience. Konrad and his colleagues at the Kording Lab at UPenn have published several papers using Machine and Deep Learning techniques to analyze academic research, including the very paper that inspired the first-ever Consensus prototype.Rick WedgeworthAI, Big Data, Machine Learning, Software Architecture ~ Rick is an experienced AI/ML Technology Executive. He is currently the Chief Science Officer at the AI-focused startup, Halla, and previously was the Principal Cloud Computing Architect at Ebay. Rick is an expert in AI, Big Data, Software Architecture and is a serial startup advisor for several other deep tech companies. Rick has helped Consensus design the first versions of the product architecture and also has experience applying NLP methods to analyze scientific research from his work at Harvard Medical School.Jevin West, PhDMisinformation in Science and Society, Metascience ~ Jevin is a world-renowned scientist, professor, and author focused on Metascience and the spread of Misinformation. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Information School at the University of Washington, the director of the Center for the Informed Public, and co-founder of the Datalab. Jevin also is the co-author of the acclaimed book on misinformation in science and society, «Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World». Jevin is a thought leader in the Metascience space and has created proprietary scoring algorithms to measure the quality and reproducibility of scientific studies that we hope to leverage in our product.Oji UdezueProduct Led Growth, Design, Start-Up Ops ~ Oji is a true thought leader in the up-and-coming Product Lead Growth (PLG) space. He currently is the Head of Product for Creation and Conversation at Twitter, and formerly held roles at numerous successful tech companies; including Calendly, Atlassian, and Microsoft. Most notably, Oji was the CPO at Calendy where oversaw all product, design and customer content strategy for the uber-successful product led company. Oji is a prolific start-up advisor, mentor and investor and is one of the brightest product minds in tech today.Nicholas Christakis, PhDPopular Science, Misinformation ~ Dr. Christakis is a world-famous sociologist and physician, most famous for his research on social networks and the evolutionary determinants of behavior and health. He currently serves as the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University. Dr. Christakis has gained notoriety for his work communicating science and research to the masses via his best-selling books (Apollo's Arrow, Blueprint, and Connected), podcast appearances, and hundreds of thousands of social media followers. He even has been named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by time magazine, TWICE!The world becomes a better place_97044088-610f-11ed-97a8-34810c83ea00To make the world's best research consumable for everyone_9704418c-610f-11ed-97a8-34810c83ea00ScienceScientific research is the most valuable, insight-filled source of data to ever exist. Yet, the current consumers of this information are the same people who are creating it.AccessibilityConsumabilityScientific EvidenceBuild tools that democratize scientific evidence_970442fe-610f-11ed-97a8-34810c83ea00We are striving to build the tools that democratize scientific evidence and make the world a better place, by making it a more informed place.SourcesSearch through peer-reviewed, published sources_970443f8-610f-11ed-97a8-34810c83ea001Verified Scientific Results ~ Consensus only searches through peer-reviewed, published sources.AnalysisRead papers and extract key findings_97044506-610f-11ed-97a8-34810c83ea002Instant Analysis ~ Our AI reads the papers for you and extracts key findings.2022-11-10https://consensus.app/home/about-us/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net