Our Team

The team behind Mindsherpa

A cross-disciplinary team combining enterprise systems, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, neuroscience-informed thinking, and workplace well-being innovation.

Built by experienced leaders in technology, research, and human-centered systems design.

Research-backed. Enterprise-informed. Built for real workplace outcomes.

Founder & CEO

Aliza Hamo

Founder | CEO

Enterprise Systems Finance & HR Business Strategy Mindfulness

Aliza brings over 25 years of extensive experience as a tech and finance professional, specializing in system solutions, financial management, HR, and business development. She holds degrees in accounting, business, and computer science, complemented by over 1800 hours of certification studies in neuroscience and mindfulness.

Founder of Mindsherpa and lead on workplace well-being strategy

25+ Years experience

1800+ Study hours

Tech, finance, HR, and business systems
Mindfulness and neuroscience-related study

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Technical Lead | Researcher

Dr. Prasadith Buddhitha K.

Technical Lead | Researcher

Artificial Intelligence NLP Machine Learning Mental Well-being Tech

Dr. Buddhitha brings over 10 years of expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, and Machine Learning, dedicating his career to advancing mental wellness through AI technologies. He leads a multidisciplinary technical team of full-stack developers and UX/UI designers, driving innovative solutions at the intersection of technology and mental health.

Leading AI research and technical product development

10+ Years in AI

NLP Core expertise

Mental well-being technology focus
Leads full-stack developers and UX/UI designers

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Research Supervisor

Dr. Diana Inkpen

Research Supervisor

NLP Research Deep Learning Emotion AI University of Ottawa

Professor Diana Inkpen at the University of Ottawa directs the Natural Language Processing (NLP) Lab in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Her research centers on NLP and Deep Learning for social media analysis and emotion/sentiment detection. She has published over 40 journal articles and 140 conference papers.

Research leadership in language intelligence and emotion-aware AI

40+ Journal articles

140+ Conference papers

Professor at University of Ottawa
NLP and Deep Learning research

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Full Stack Developer & AI Engineer

Ahmed Issaoui

Full Stack Developer | AI Engineer

Artificial Intelligence Full-Stack Development NLP & RAG Machine Learning

Ahmed is an AI and software engineer with experience in applied data science, machine learning, and full-stack development. His work spans conversational AI, NLP, retrieval-augmented generation, computer vision, and human-centered AI. He holds a Master of Digital Transformation and Innovation from the University of Ottawa and has contributed to published research on large language models and guideline-grounded question answering.

Building research-driven AI and full-stack solutions for human-centered applications

Conversational AI, NLP, RAG, and machine learning
Full-stack development and human-centered AI

Marketing & Sales

Aidan Huynh

Marketing | Sales

Marketing Sales Business Development Healthcare Innovation

Aidan is a Master of Science in Management candidate at Ivey Business School with a background in health sciences. At Mindsherpa, he supports marketing, sales, customer discovery, and business development initiatives. His interests lie at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and business, with a focus on helping organizations adopt practical solutions that support workplace mental well-being.

Supporting marketing, sales, customer discovery, and growth at Mindsherpa

Marketing, sales, and business development
Healthcare innovation and customer discovery

Enterprise systems experience

AI and NLP expertise

Research-backed development

Workplace well-being innovation