Shyam Gollakota
Shyam Gollakota is a professor at the University of Washington's Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, where he leads the Mobile Intelligence Lab. He is currently a co-founder at Hearvana.ai and previously co-founded and served as CEO of Sound Life Sciences, which was acquired by Google. He also co-founded Wavely Diagnostics, focused on diagnosing ear infections with mobile devices. His work on diagnosing sleep apnea has been licensed by ResMed Inc. and is used by millions.
Point72, AI2 Incubator, Amazon Alexa and SBI Invest $6M in Hearvana to Commercialize Sub-10ms ‘Sound Bubble’ Audio AI
Point72 and others invested $6 million in Hearvana, a startup building on-device ‘sound bubble’ technology that separates and amplifies selected voices with sub-10 ms latency to improve headphones, hearing aids, AR glasses, and voice assistants.
Seattle Startup Hearvana Raises $6M to Develop AI-Driven Sound Enhancement Technology
Seattle startup Hearvana, founded by University of Washington researchers including Shyam Gollakota, raised $6 million in pre-seed funding to develop AI-powered sound enhancement technology for devices like earbuds and hearing aids. Their AI platform enables real-time, on-device audio processing to improve listening in complex and noisy environments.
UW Professor Shyam Gollakota Wins $100K Infosys Prize for Engineering and Computer Science Research
University of Washington professor Shyam Gollakota won the $100,000 Infosys Prize in engineering and computer science for his work in wireless technology and AI-powered sound innovations. He plans to use the award to help commercialize his AI-driven sound bubble headphone prototype.
Organizations
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Hearvana.ai Co-Founder 2025–present · current
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University of Washington Professor 2017–present, Assistant Professor 2013–2017 · current
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Paul G. Allen School Professor 2012–present · current
Education
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science · 2006–2013
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Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Bachelor's degree, Computer · 2002–2006
