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Amit Popat & Nikhil Shah
Cloudbeds hires AI and machine learning pioneers to revolutionize hospitality tech
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Aug. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cloudbeds, an innovative leader in hospitality management technology, today announced the strategic hiring of AI visionaries Amit Popat, Head of Machine Learning and Nikhil Shah, Head of Data Science. The move marks a significant investment by Cloudbeds in Artificial Intelligence with the aim to develop unparalleled applications for the hospitality industry and usher in a new era of what's possible for hoteliers.
Leveraging the rich and comprehensive data accumulated over a decade from Cloudbeds' industry-leading hospitality platform, this step of integrating intelligence and machine learning into the platform will empower hoteliers with greater insights, automation and real-time recommendations across their property operations.
Popat and Shah, mathematicians who met at Cambridge University, have extensive experience using AI and machine learning to translate advanced analytics into tangible value for hoteliers. Their expertise in applying causal inference to hospitality data, combined with Cloudbeds' vast data sets, puts the company at the forefront of innovation in this field.
Adam Harris, co-founder and CEO of Cloudbeds, commented, “The hospitality industry has long been looking for a solution to break down departmental silos and enable revenue, marketing and operations teams to work together to improve overall hotel profitability. Amit and Nikhil are two of the best minds in the AI and ML space and are helping Cloudbeds do just that. They are both incredibly talented and know hospitality inside and out; all we have to do is provide them with the resources they need, a decent snack and a space for them to thrive. We're excited to see what applications this will have for our hotelier customers.”
Popat is a renowned machine learning expert with an impressive track record having held senior roles at Valtech and London Town Group before setting up his own AI software consultancy, developing cutting edge AI analytics and marketing solutions for FTSE 250 companies and large multinational corporations such as easyJet, Shell Energy and Herbert Smith Freehills.
Shah holds a PhD in Large Scale Computational Optimization from Imperial College London. Out of his PhD he co-founded the award-winning energy technology company S-Cube. Shah has subsequently led impactful research and applications in the upstream energy sector, working with global industry leaders such as Chevron, Woodside and Petrobras. His innovation and strategic foresight have led to significant advances in algorithms for optimizing high-risk drilling investment decisions.
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Popat and Shah co-founded Hotel Cloud, an AI analytics and e-marketing platform, in 2020 – an intelligence platform designed to maximize revenue at every stage of the guest journey. Their combined expertise in creating practical applications of data science and machine learning across hospitality management drives Cloudbeds' vision to develop the industry's most comprehensive and intelligent platform serving hoteliers.
For more information, please visit www.cloudbeds.com/our-team.
About Cloudbed
Cloudbeds is the leading platform redefining property management systems (PMS) for the hospitality industry, serving tens of thousands of properties in over 150 countries around the world. Built from the ground up to be expertly integrated and scalable, the award-winning Cloudbeds platform unifies solutions that modernize hotel operations, delivery, guest experience, and data & analytics.
Founded in 2012, Cloudbeds has been named Top PMS, Hotel Management Systems & Channel Manager (2021-2024) by Hotel Tech Report, World's Best Hotel PMS Solution Provider (2022) by World Travel Awards and recognized as Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 in 2023. For more information, please visit www.cloudbeds.com.
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