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Akash Kulgod

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Founder at Dognosis

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

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Akash Kulgod is a cognitive scientist and co-founder of Dognosis, where he serves as Chief Canine Comrade and works on canine olfaction and early cancer detection. He studied Cognitive Science at UC Berkeley, where his thesis on a 4E cognitive model of canine olfaction received the Robert J. Glushko Prize for Distinguished Undergraduate Research, and he served as commencement speaker for the 2022 Cognitive Science class. He has conducted research with eight groups across five countries, is first author of multiple publications and a PCT patent, and has been named a two-time Emergent Ventures India grantee and a 2025 Foresight Institute Neurotechnology Fellow.

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Experience

  1. DognosisChief Canine Comradecurrent2022 — present
  2. Rajalakshmi Children FoundationCheerleadercurrent2016 — present
  3. Soulmates VetCheerleadercurrent2024 — presentBelagavi, Karnataka, India
  4. 1517 FundPortfolio Foundercurrent2024 — present
  5. Mercatus Center at George Mason UniversityGranteecurrent2022 — present
  6. Medical Detection DogsVisiting Researcher2023
  7. Eötvös Loránd UniversityVisiting Researcher2023Budapest, Hungary
  8. Tech4AnimalsVisiting Researcher2023Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
  9. UC Berkeley Center for the Science of PsychedelicsUndergraduate Researcher2021 — 2022
  10. Okinawa Institute of Science and TechnologyResearch Intern2021Okinawa, Japan
  11. UC Berkeley College of Letters & ScienceUndergraduate Researcher2019 — 2021Berkeley, California, United States
  12. Innovative Genomics InstituteUndergraduate Researcher2019

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Research9Leadership9Public Speaking6EEG2Experimental Design1ElectronicsMachine Learning1Writing5Project Management4Team Building4Literature Reviews4Finance1
+8 moreCommunicationFundraisingTeamworkCritical ThinkingData AnalysisAnalytical SkillsPythonR

Languages English · Hindi · Kannada · Spanish

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Who is Akash Kulgod?
Akash Kulgod is a cognitive scientist and co-founder of Dognosis, where he serves as Chief Canine Comrade and works on canine olfaction and early cancer detection. He studied Cognitive Science at UC Berkeley, where his thesis on a 4E cognitive model of canine olfaction received the Robert J. Glushko Prize for Distinguished Undergraduate Research, and he served as commencement speaker for the 2022 Cognitive Science class. He has conducted research with eight groups across five countries, is first author of multiple publications and a PCT patent, and has been named a two-time Emergent Ventures India grantee and a 2025 Foresight Institute Neurotechnology Fellow.
Where does Akash Kulgod work?
Akash Kulgod is Founder of Dognosis.
What companies did Akash Kulgod found?
Akash Kulgod founded Dognosis.
Where did Akash Kulgod go to school?
Akash Kulgod studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree, Cognitive Science).

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