Piyush Verma

About Piyush Verma

I build systems that defend truth in the age of AI.As Co-Founder of Neural Defend, I\'m on a mission to combat deepfakes, synthetic media, and AI-generated fraud, helping enterprises, governments, and individuals verify what\'s real in a world where digital deception is increasingly indistinguishable from reality-> What We Do at Neural Defend:Neural Defend is an AI security company specializing in deepfake detection, digital identity verification, and AI content authentication. We work with organizations to detect AI-generated threats before they cause reputational, financial, or security damage.My Background:My work sits at the intersection of AI, HCI (Human-Computer Interaction), product design, and emerging technology. Over the past decade, I\'ve worked across some of the world\'s leading research and innovation institutions-> MIT Media Lab | MIT D-Lab | MIT LCAU-> Harvard Innovation Labs-> IBM Design Studios, Germany-> X Studio – Tsinghua University, China-> Design Lab – University of Sydney, AustraliaAs a researcher at MIT and consultant with the World Bank & Government of India, I worked on $165M water planning initiative for Maharashtra, designing a data-driven framework that directly impacted millions of rural lives and influenced national policy. I\'m also the founding head of the MIT India Initiative: MIT\'s largest student-run innovation program in India.Research & Recognition-> Co-authored papers published by Springer Nature, Frontiers & IASTE (UC Berkeley)-> EB-1A (Extraordinary Ability Green Card - approved by the US Government-> HPI Visa - High Potential Individual, UK Government-> Tata Fellowship, MIT-> Forbes 30 Under 30I work at the frontier of: AI Safety | Deepfake Detection | Synthetic Media | Digital Trust | HCI | Product Design | Urban Tech | AI Ethics | Misinformation Detection | Identity Verification | AI Fraud PreventionLet\'s connect if you\'re working on AI security, digital trust, or want to protect your organization from AI-driven deception.

Experience

1. Co-founder CEO

   Neural Defend

   Dec 2023 — Present

   Neural Defend is building a multi-modal, geography agnostic, foundational model for AI detection - The Authenticity Layer for the AI Era. For seed investment inquiries: P•••••@neuraldefend.comWe started in 2024, here’s where we stand today:> Funding: Venture backed by Tier-1 investors - Techstars SF, MIT SBXI (GC, Accel etc)> Product: Fully working, enterprise grade product with all major benchmarks, live with enterprise customers. Live demo available on request.> Scale: detections processed (and growing, every detection improves the model).> Validated Accuracy: 97-100%(Independently verified by Global Identity Verification Companies, Unicorn/ Tier-1 Banks, Fortune 500s).

Education

• School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal

  B.Arch, Architecture

  2010 — 2015

• University of Sydney

  MDes final project , HCI

• Tsinghua University

  Visiting Researcher

• Harvard University

  Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Cross registration through MIT

• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

  Master of Design, Interaction Design/ HCI

  2015 — 2017

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Master of Science - MS, Technology and Design

  2018 — 2020