Daben Liu is the Vice President of Applied Research at Capital One, where he leads the customization of foundation models and manages AI foundation datasets. Previously, he served as a Senior Manager in Apple’s Siri group, where he spent a decade developing Apple’s automatic speech recognition system and expanding Siri's capabilities across over 60 languages and multiple platforms, including iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS. Before his tenure at Apple, Daben was the Chief Technology Officer at 8DWorld Inc., a startup focused on online spoken English education for young EFL students, where he led a team that used AI to detect and correct pronunciation errors. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Senior Scientist at BBN Technologies, conducting research in speech recognition, speaker identification, and audio indexing. In his spare time, he enjoys reading and variety of sports such as tennis, soccer, basketball, and table tennis.

Weiqing Mao is a seasoned senior software engineer with experience across various industries, including telecommunications, travel, advertising, and ride-sharing. In addition to her technical expertise, she is passionate about ballroom dancing and traditional Chinese dance. In her spare time, she also enjoyed reading, cooking and Yoga.