Summary
Ir Cahya is a multidisciplinary digital technology leader and chairman with 15 years of hands-on experience spanning robotics, AI/ML, embedded systems, industrial automation and IoT. He pairs academic depth—a PhD in Robotics & Autonomous Systems from the University of Bristol—with practical impact, having designed and delivered AI-driven software and hardware solutions for government and commercial clients worldwide. Currently an AI researcher at Indonesia’s national research agency and executive chairman of multiple national AI and robotics associations, he drives policy, education, and industry orchestration to strengthen Indonesia’s ecosystem. His research applied CNN-LSTM and large vision models to human-robot collaboration, fruit grading and autonomous-vehicle perception, bridging multimodal social signal processing with real-world deployments. Beyond research, he advises startups and organizations on AI strategy and commercialization, and has founded technology ventures that translate lab innovations into scalable products. Notably, he balances high-level policy advocacy with low-level system design—able to prototype embedded systems one week and shape national AI talent roadmaps the next.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Short Course, Cognitive Robot Architecture, Short Course, Cognitive Robot Architecture at Bielefeld University
Short Course, Semiconductor Security, Short Course, Semiconductor Security at Texas A&M University
Sarjana Teknik (Bachelors Degree with Honour), Engineering Physics, 3.74, Sarjana Teknik (Bachelors Degree with Honour), Engineering Physics, 3.74 at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)
Highest National Final Exam Score, Ilmu Alam (Natural Sciences), Highest National Final Exam Score, Ilmu Alam (Natural Sciences) at SMAN 1 Cisauk
Short Course, Artificial Intelligence, Short Course, Artificial Intelligence at Griffith University
Engineer's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Engineer's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Robotics & Autonomous System, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Robotics & Autonomous System at University of Bristol
English, Indonesian