An Autodidact in AI
Nitya Narasimhan, PhD
From Ubiquitous Systems to AI Advocacy
I am a systems researcher, a developer advocate, a visual storyteller, and a community builder in New York. Over 25+ years in tech, I've earned 14 patents, published 30+ papers, delivered 100+ talks and created workshops, sketchnotes and curricula with millions of views. The connecting tissue? I like to help people make sense of emergent technologies in ways that transform awareness into applied learning and actionable outcomes. How can I help you build better — with AI?
Recent highlights
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- Jun 30 Talk Observe, optimize & protect your hosted agents in Microsoft Foundry · Microsoft Foundry
- Jan 22 Talk Efficient model customization with Microsoft Foundry - for Agentic AI · Microsoft Foundry
2025
- Dec 18 Talk AI Summit NYC 2025 Keynote: From Smart Models to Agent Factories · AI Summit NYC
- Dec 18 Talk Continuous AI and Agentic AI Workflows · Speaker Deck
- Nov 21 Talk PREL13: Learn how to observe, manage, and scale agentic AI apps using Azure · Microsoft Ignite