Elma Kerz is the Co-Founder and CEO of Exaia Technologies, driven by a deep commitment to advancing the synergy between human and artificial intelligence to create trustworthy solutions for real-world challenges. She firmly believes that AI, when applied with scientific principles and guided by a human-centric, explainable, and ethically fair approach, has the power to transform industries, improve societal outcomes, and enable data-driven decision-making—ultimately making our lives better and more informed.

With a strong track record of peer-reviewed publications and extensive experience as the Director of the Research Lab on Human Language Processing and Language Technology, Elma brings interdisciplinary expertise spanning Computational Social Science, Computational Cognitive Science, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and Machine Learning (ML).

At Exaia, Elma is building AI solutions that go beyond the buzzword—developing technologies focusing on high-stakes applications, like precision diagnostics for brain and mental health as well as predictive hiring in HR.