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About Dr. Abhay Gupta

An economist-engineer who builds AI systems grounded in observable reality — where every inference is traceable, every output is measurable, and every decision is auditable.

Core Philosophy

Evidence-driven AI & scientific positioning

I am an economist-engineer specializing in evidence-driven artificial intelligence systems. My work focuses on AI grounded in empirical evidence and physical reality — where inference chains are traceable, outputs are measurable, and decisions are auditable.

The defining thread across my career is the emphasis on observed actions and measurable outputs rather than self-reported metrics, opinion-based scoring, or opaque black-box models. This makes my systems particularly suitable for government, mission-critical, and industrial deployments where accountability is non-negotiable.

I hold a PhD in Economics from UBC, a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kanpur, and executive certificates from Harvard Kennedy School and Columbia Business School.

Evidence-Driven AI Econometrics EO Analytics Policy Systems Startup Founder
DARPA Forecasting Competition Winner
International recognition · Evidence-based prediction methodology
Gates Foundation Grand Challenge
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation · Global development impact
IFRS & GAAP Standards Contributions
OECD intangible asset standards embedded in global accounting frameworks
Research Domains

Core practice areas

Evidence-Driven AI
Action → activity → output → outcome modeling
LLM & NLP Systems
Document intelligence, NER, embeddings at scale
Economic & Policy Systems
Panel data, impact eval, forecasting, actuarial
EO & Geospatial AI
Earth-observation, sensor fusion, industrial AI
Startup & Business Strategy
0→1 product, enterprise, acquisition exit
By the Numbers

A career of measurable impact

20+
Years Experience
Spanning AI, economics, engineering, policy across three continents.
250+
Published Works
Reports, papers and frameworks by leading international institutions.
100M+
Documents Processed
Enterprise AI platform at Lunge AI processing real organizational data.
$500B
Pension System Modelled
Actuarial models for Canada's national pension system, 30M+ citizens.
30+
Countries Evaluated
Multi-billion-dollar development portfolios for the European Investment Bank.
3
Ventures Founded
Lunge AI (acquired 2025), Moonshot Zero, PPO-99 Capital.
Academic Background

Education & credentials

University of British Columbia
PhD, Economics
Vancouver, Canada
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
B.Tech, Chemical Engineering
IIT Kanpur · India · Premier Technical Institute
Lakehead University
MA, Economics
Ontario, Canada
Harvard Kennedy School & Columbia Business School
Executive Education
Leadership & Policy · Finance & Strategy