Where Human Wisdom Meets Machine Intelligence

COHUMAIN LABS: Building AI that thinks with humans, not instead of them

COHUMAIN LABS is an AI research and product company that harnesses collective intelligence, the synergy between human expertise and machine capability, to build safe, secure, and aligned AI solutions to solve real-life problems.

We bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and real-world application, developing AI systems grounded in scientific rigor, transparency, and human-centricity. Our approach ensures AI augments human decision-making rather than replacing it, creating technology that organizations can trust and understand.

COHUMAIN LABS

Born from the belief that AI's greatest potential lies in human-machine collaboration, with founding team from MIT, Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence, University of Texas, University of Toronto, and Silicon Valley, COHUMAIN LABS operates at the intersection of research innovation and practical deployment.

Our team of AI researchers, scientists, engineers, product leaders, and strategists works collectively to solve industry-critical problems with solutions that prioritize safety, alignment, and security from the ground up.

Shaping the future of AI conversations

Driven by curiosity and a passion for solving real problems, we're on a mission to make AI feel more human, one conversation at a time.

Key Pillars

SAFE AI

Building systems with robustness and reliability at their core.

ALIGNED AI

Ensuring AI goals match human values and organizational objectives.

SECURE AI

Protecting against threats, vulnerabilities, and adversarial risks.

COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE

Orchestrating human expertise with machine capability.

Our Mission

To build safe, aligned, and secure AI solutions grounded in rigorous research and human-centricity, enabling organizations to harness collective intelligence responsibly.

  • We help businesses deliver better service, reduce costs.
  • Support through intelligent automation designed for real results.

Our Vision

A future where AI systems transparently augment human capability, where cybersecurity, safety and alignment are foundational rather than afterthoughts, and where the collective intelligence of humans and machines drives breakthrough innovation across industries.

  • We help businesses deliver better service, reduce costs.
  • Support through intelligent automation designed for real results.

We create agile AI solutions for experience management

When cutting-edge research meets practical deployment, we deliver AI systems that solve real problems with transparent, safe, and aligned solutions.

Research-Driven Solutions

Unlike vendors offering black-box AI, we ground every solution in peer-reviewed research and scientific validation. You get AI backed by evidence, not hype.

Real-World Problem Solving

We don't just publish papers, we deploy solutions. Our research translates directly into tools that solve actual industry challenges.

Best of Both Worlds

We orchestrate the collective intelligence of human domain expertise and machine computational power, ensuring solutions that are both innovative and practically grounded.

COHUMAIN Labs

Safety, Security & Alignment First

These aren't features we add later, they're architectural principles embedded from the first line of code.

Transparent & Explainable

You'll always understand how our systems work, why they make decisions, and how to verify their performance.

Academic Rigor Meets Industry Speed

We maintain research standards while delivering at startup velocity, giving you competitive advantages without compromising on quality.

The People Behind COHUMAIN

Our Leadership Team

Himanshu Joshi

CEO and Founder

Dr Shivani Shukla

AI Scientist

Dr Shikha Jain

Dr Shikha Jain

Industry Liaison and Strategic Communication Advisor

Manas Joshi

Manas Joshi

AI Engineer (Production)

Sunita Kumari

Sunita Kumari

AI Researcher (Enterprise Agentic Solutions)

Manthan Shedge

Manthan Shedge

Forward Deployed Engineer (Gen AI)

Sujitha Vummaneni

Sujitha Vummaneni

AI Researcher (Cyber Security)

Melody Cheng

Melody Cheng

AI Analyst (Governance and Risk Management)

Dr Chandra Cohen-Stavi

Dr Chandra Cohen-Stavi

Researcher (AI Implementation and Governance)

Shirin Shahabi

Shirin Shahabi

AI Researcher (Agentic Security)

Sandhya Chalasani

Sandhya Chalasani

Industry Leader (AI Governance and Policy)

Mozhgan Parsa

Dr Mozhgan Parsa

AI Researcher (Explainability) 

Konesh Kochhal

Konesh Kochhal

AI Researcher and Strategist (Data and AI Sovereignty) 

Aaina Garg

Aaina Garg

Analyst (Economics of AI)

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