Ognjen Todic
CEO at Keen Research
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolOgnjen Todic is a seasoned technology leader and entrepreneur based in San Francisco, currently driving product and technical strategy as CEO of Keen Research, where he has steered on-device DNN-based speech recognition SDKs for mobile and custom hardware since 2016. He blends hands-on engineering with strategic product leadership, shaping solutions used by education, AR, entertainment, and enterprise apps such as Noggin, PBSKids, and Novel Effect. Prior to Keen Research, he built and spun off Tunezee—whose technology now powers LyricPlay in Shazam—demonstrating a proven ability to turn research into marketable products. His career spans leadership roles from Engineering Manager at Ordinate to speech recognition initiatives at OnStar, reflecting a deep foundation in R&D, AI, and scalable systems. He holds an MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford and a BS from the University of Novi Sad, underscoring a strong academic lineage that complements his practical, startup-focused experience.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
MS Electrical Engineering, MS Electrical Engineering at Stanford University
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (49)
speech-to-text10
pytorch10
ai-framework10
voice-control10
lapacke10
onnx-runtime10
speaker-verification10
machine-learning10
voice-recognition10
accelerator10
onnx10
blas10
hardware-acceleration10
voice-commands10
voice-assistant10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
keenresearch/KeenASR-Android-PoC
Oct 2017 - Jan 2023
A proof-of-concept app using KeenASR SDK on Android. WE ARE HIRING: https://keenresearch.com/careers.html
Contributions:29 commits, 2 PRs, 26 pushes in 5 years 4 months
offlineon-devicespeechspeech-recognitionspeech-to-text
keenresearch/keenasr-swift-poc
Oct 2017 - Jan 2020
Contributions:18 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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