Dr Ali Agha

Dr. Ali Agha is the Co-founder and CEO of FieldAI, a physical AI company developing robotic intelligence that serve as the “brain” for autonomous robots operating across a wide range of tasks in complex, unstructured, and off-road environments. FieldAI’s robots have been deployed across hundreds of sites globally, including North America, Asia, and Europe. Prior to founding FieldAI, he served as a Technologist and Group Leader at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). During his tenure, he was the Principal Investigator for several of the nation's flagship autonomy programs, including the DARPA Subterranean Challenge, DARPA RACER, and the prototype Mars Helicopter–Rover coordinated autonomy project. Dr. Agha has developed a new class of foundation models for embodied intelligence that enable scalable, context-aware, and generalizable behavior in complex settings. Internationally regarded as a leading figure in the field, he continues to shape the advancement of embodied intelligence, resilience in autonomy, and field-deployable robotic systems.