Work with me

A few ways to work together

From AI ideas to systems that work.

I’m Ajay Cyril, an AI practitioner and product leader based in Dubai. Alongside my writing and experiments, I take on selected advisory conversations, team workshops and teaching engagements on AI, robotics and building useful products.

My perspective comes from building and scaling connected systems in the UAE, working across product, engineering, commercial and operational teams. That experience is especially relevant to organisations turning AI ambition into practical delivery across the GCC.

Experience at nationwide scale

At Etisalat, my product and platform leadership on Hassantuk for Homes has involved a nationwide connected safety programme spanning 90,000+ villas and 1.5 million+ sensors. The work connects devices, platforms, authority integration and the service operations needed to keep a system running.

My wider experience includes video AI at Airtel Digital and IoT and digital platforms at Tata Communications, following the Tata Administrative Services programme. Across these roles, I’ve worked on the decisions that sit between a promising technology and a product people can rely on: architecture, deployment, economics, integration and ownership.

I’m also the Coding category winner of Dubai’s Global Prompt Engineering Championship, and have spoken on prompt engineering at Middlesex University Dubai. More on my background and recognition →

Where I can contribute

AI advisory and product decisions

Focused AI consulting for leadership, product and technical teams: choosing use cases, reviewing an agentic workflow, deciding what to build or buy, and shaping a credible path from prototype to deployment. A useful starting point is one real decision, its constraints and the evidence needed to move forward.

Teaching and practical team workshops

AI training, executive briefings and hands-on sessions for companies, universities and product teams. Topics include generative AI, prompt engineering, AI agents, evaluation and AI product development. Sessions can be shaped around your team’s experience and a practical exercise, with clear takeaways to use afterwards.

Robotics, physical AI and connected systems

Workshops and exploratory advisory on world models, robot learning, edge AI, computer vision and IoT. I connect emerging robotics ideas with lessons from deploying connected systems, helping teams understand the opportunities, limits and next experiments.

Speaking and thoughtful conversations

Guest lectures, panels and discussions on AI systems, product leadership and the shift from software intelligence to physical AI. I aim to make technical ideas accessible without losing the difficult questions.

A UAE perspective, relevant across the GCC

For teams in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, the interesting questions often go beyond the model: data residency, Arabic and English experiences, integration with existing systems, field operations and the economics of scale. These are central to how I approach AI adoption and capability building.

Engagements can range from a focused advisory session to a tailored workshop or a defined consulting assignment. Scope, format and fees are agreed individually. Remote sessions and in-person engagements can be discussed around the brief.

Start with the question you’re working on

Send a short note about your organisation, the challenge or audience, and your preferred timing. For a workshop, include the group’s current experience and what you want them to be able to do afterwards.

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A feel for how I think: what agentic AI actually is, robotics and physical AI, and AI strategy and products.