Akshay Krishnaswamy is an experienced professional in the field of engineering and architecture, currently serving as Chief Architect at Palantir Technologies since December 2012. Prior to this role, Akshay worked at The Johns Hopkins University as a Lead Course Assistant from August 2010 to May 2012, collaborating with Dr. Julie Reiser. Akshay's research experience includes a position as a Researcher at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where work was conducted within Nitish Thakor's Neuroengineering & Bioinstrumentation Lab, particularly in the Brain-Computer Interface Group. Additionally, Akshay held an Engineering Intern position at Vigilant Medical from May 2011 to September 2011. Akshay holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University, obtained in 2012.