Founded in 2015, Cognistx is a Pittsburgh-based applied AI company, building multistrategy AI systems for businesses across the U.S. We create AI-powered computer systems that can sense, learn, and act. Our founders are pioneers in the fields of automatic question-answering, speech processing, computer vision, natural language processing (NLP), and applied machine learning. We are able to efficiently combine and customize the best advanced technologies — our AI building blocks — to create applications that extract meaningful insights to produce measurable impact for our clients.
Pioneers in Artificial Intelligence
Our co-founder, Dr. Eric Nyberg, is a tenured professor at Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science. Dr. Nyberg has worked on a broad range of AI applications — automatic language understanding, translation, and generation; advanced information retrieval and ranking; automatic question-answering systems — since the 1980s. As a member of the original IBM Watson development team, he helped develop a multi-strategy question answering systems, as well as specific techniques (e.g. statistical answer scoring, structured/semantic retrieval, statistical source expansion) used by Watson in the Jeopardy! Challenge.
At Cognistx, we take a similar approach to solving customer challenges — we design advanced, multi-strategy AI software systems that deliver optimal combinations of state-of-the-art technologies to achieve desired information system performance.
Our core values define how we act and treat each other. They factor into our decision-making and into our conversations. They are the heart of our company and how we choose to behave on a daily basis.
Trust, honesty and openness
Our business is small, so our relationships have to be rock solid. We treat each other with respect even when there are differences. We celebrate wins as a team because everyone makes contributions.
Personal integrity and accountability
Our word means something. Being able to count on others is imperative, and delivering on your word is our standard.
Creative problem-solving and perseverance
We see problems as opportunities to get creative. We leverage our collective expertise to develop solutions and leave our egos at the door to make the work better.
Finding meaning in our work
We’re dedicated to finding personal and professional growing edges and exploring how we can operate at a higher level as individuals and as an organization.
Empowering our customers and creating positive change
We’re applying technology to business problems, connecting individuals with information, and delivering data-driven insight to create stronger, healthier, more informed organizations.
