# Rudradeb Mitra

> Rudradeb Mitra is the founder and CEO of Omdena, established in 2019 to bring globally distributed engineers together on applied AI projects. An AI researcher since 2002 and a University of Cambridge graduate, he is an author and startup mentor whose work connects practical AI development with access to professional opportunities.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Omdena
- **Organizations:** Omdena, ThinkApps, Google for Startups, Seedstars
- **Education:** Master’s degree, University of Cambridge
- **Known for:** Founded Omdena, a global collaborative AI development organization., Co-authored ten AI research papers, according to his ITU speaker biography., Authored Creating Value with Artificial Intelligence (2018).

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Began his career as an AI researcher.
- **2006** — Co-authored Measuring Aboutness of an Entity in a Text with Marie-Francine Moens, Patrick Jeuniaux, and Roxana Angheluta, published at TextGraphs.
- **2017-2019** — Described taking a break from company building, travelling, speaking, and mentoring.
- **2018** — Published Creating Value with Artificial Intelligence.
- **2019** — Founded Omdena; the company dates its launch to May.
- **2020** — Appeared in the ITU AI for Good programme on collaborative AI.
- **2023** — Discussed Omdena’s community and career pathways on the New Books Network.
- **2024** — Discussed AI and local opportunity in Bhutan; Omdena described its Bhutan AI Lab partnership.
- **2025** — Spoke at the Oman AI Summit; Omdena described its human-centered AI development platform.
- **2026** — Qorus listed him as expert for an October 22 executive briefing on AI deployment.

## Achievements

- Founded Omdena, a global collaborative AI development organization.
- Co-authored ten AI research papers, according to his ITU speaker biography.
- Authored Creating Value with Artificial Intelligence (2018).
- Served as a mentor to Google for Startups and Seedstars.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Qorus listed Mitra as expert for an executive briefing dated October 22, 2026, on moving AI proofs of concept into production within budget; attendance or completion was not independently established.
- **2025-02** — Omdena published an account of its shift toward a human-centered AI execution platform, alongside a photograph identifying Mitra at the Oman AI Summit 2025.
- **2024-08** — Omdena highlighted Mitra’s RIGSS podcast appearance and described the Bhutan AI Lab partnership with Druk Holding and Investments and Thimphu TechPark.

## Links

- Website: https://www.omdena.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitrar/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ArtimBedar

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