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Former Chief Science Officer of Cognitive Computing at IBM and Current Chief Technology Officer of Viome, Guruduth Banavar, Joins Rumble Advisory Board
[July 18, 2017]

Former Chief Science Officer of Cognitive Computing at IBM and Current Chief Technology Officer of Viome, Guruduth Banavar, Joins Rumble Advisory Board


Rumble, a full-service video platform that connects creators, publishers and brands, today announced that Guruduth Banavar, the former IBM (News - Alert) Vice President and Chief Science Officer of Cognitive Computing at IBM and current Chief Technology Officer of Viome is joining the company's advisory board. With more than 20 years of experience in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and a range of advanced technologies, Mr. Banavar will use his expertise to mentor Rumble's technology team to scale the company's machine learning and AI capabilities across its video platform.

"Guru brings a unique blend of experience that will be valuable for Rumble's growth. Not only does he have a proven track record of developing and growing AI technologies and solutions with IBM's Watson, but he is also experienced in applying advanced technologies to solve tough business problems," said Chris Pavlovski, founder and chief executive officer of Rumble. "Rumble is growing at an extremely rapid pace and Guru's expertise and mentorship of our technology team will help to propel Rumble's proprietary video technology to the next level."

During Mr. Banavar's 21-year career at IBM, he led the Cognitive Computing group, where he directed business strategy and a wrldwide team responsible for creating a range of Watson AI technologies and solutions. As Chief Science Officer of Cognitive Computing, he was responsible for advancing IBM's scientific ecosystem with leading institutions like MIT (News - Alert), RPI, and UIUC. Mr. Banavar also held the role of CTO for IBM's Smarter Cities initiative for almost four years, leading global strategic engagements to improve public safety, transportation and other city services to make cities more livable and sustainable. Mr. Banavar currently is CTO of Viome, the first company to offer wellness as a service by applying AI to complex biological data to provide personalized recommendations for healthy living.



"Rumble is making tremendous strides in video rights management, which will be crucial for the future of video analysis and artificial intelligence," said Mr. Banavar. "I'm excited to be joining the Rumble advisory board at such a pivotal time, and look forward to mentoring the Rumble technology team to drive the next phase of Rumble's growth by using advanced machine learning with licensed social videos."

Mr. Banavar received a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Utah. He has published more than 50 research papers and co-invented more than 25 patents. Mr. Banavar's work has been profiled in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and other international media. He is an elected member of the IBM Academy of Technology, has spoken on the Nobel (News - Alert), Aspen, and Milken stages, and gave the 2017 Turing Lecture.


About Rumble

Rumble is a full-service video platform, connecting creators to publishers and advertisers, and helping them better monetize their work through a variety of distribution and licensing models. The company's rights management technology is a machine learning sDRM algorithm called Rumble Rank, which automatically scales verification, clearance, discovery and licensing for social video. Founded in 2013, Rumble is already one of the top 100 web sites, with a library of over 300,000 videos from more than 55,000 content creators.


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