Ahmed Bouzid is Co-Founder and CEO at Witlingo, a Washington DC based company focused on building products and tool that enables organizations to deliver Ubiquitous Voice conversations on platforms such as Amazon's Alexa (Echo) and Google Home.. Previously, Ahmed was Head of Product with Amazon.com's Alexa/Echo group, and earlier. VP of Strategy & Innovation at Genesys.. Ahmed has over 15 years of experience in the fields of Speech Automation and Natural Language Processing and has written extensively on Voice Automation and Voice User Interface design. He is the recent author of "Don't Make Me Tap: A Common Sense Approach to Voice Usability" and co-author of "The Elements of VUI Style.". Ahmed is a co-inventor on several patents, awarded and pending, relating to Natural Language Processing, Speech Automation, and Mobility. He is also founder of the Ubiquitous Voice Societty and co-Chair of the DC Chapter of the American Voice Input/Output Society (AVIOS).. Ahmed holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from The George Washington University, a Master's degree in Computer Science from Virginia Tech, and a PhD in the Philosophy of Science, also from Virginia Tech. He can be followed in twitter @Didou.
