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Erdem Ozcan

Co-founder, Automat

Conversational AI

Erdem Ozcan is a co-founder of Automat, the Montreal conversational-AI company acquired by Salesfloor in January 2022. He holds a PhD in computer science and has worked on IBM's Watson. In 2024 he was Vice President of Intelligent Applications at Elemental Cognition, working on systems that combine symbolic AI with deep learning.

Erdem hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Erdem co-founded Automat, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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Podcast
Earley AI Podcast – Episode 46: The Future of Neurosymbolic AI with Erdem ÖzcanEarley Information Science
2024
Podcast
Discover Hot AI Start-Up Elemental CognitionThe Pulse of AI
2024

Quick answers

Did Erdem Ozcan co-found Automat?

Yes. The Pulse of AI, in a post published 2024-04-24, describes his experience as including being a co-founder of Automat.ai, which built conversational AI for customer engagement and sales.

What is Erdem Ozcan's background?

The Earley AI Podcast episode page (published 2024-04-26) says he holds a PhD in computer science and has industry experience that includes work on IBM's Watson and at Elemental Cognition.

What was Erdem Ozcan doing after Automat?

Both the Earley AI Podcast (2024-04-26) and The Pulse of AI (2024-04-24) identified him as Vice President of Intelligent Applications at Elemental Cognition. We could not confirm his role as of September 2026.

What does Erdem Ozcan work on?

The Earley AI Podcast page (2024-04-26) says he works on blending symbolic AI and deep learning systems, and on making AI applications more reliable and explainable.

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