About the Authors

From a researcher at Xerox PARC, Oracle, RRKidz, and Cognizant to becoming a founder of mobile and AI startups, Duc T. Haba is a world-class AI thought leader and Chief AI Officer. With 30+ years in software, a Marquis Who’s Who Honoree in 2024, an AI book author (two published books), and an AI lecturer and teacher, Duc is well-known in the Silicon Valley as a technology entrepreneurial veteran featured on Apple News in Feb. 2025.

Ashley R. Haba is a senior communication major at Santa Clara University with the goal of learning something new each day. She is minoring in creative writing and has a love for poetry and short-form fiction. Moreover, she enjoys knitting, weightlifting, and trying new foods. With a penchant for writing, Ashley has written over a hundred flash fiction stories and poems centered around mental health and overcoming trauma. Currently, she is working on a series of linked stories and can be found writing plenty of flash fiction pieces.

Evan M. Haba is currently attending his second year at the University of San Francisco, majoring in computer science. He really enjoys swimming and is on his school’s water polo club team. Moreover, he loves working on projects with GenAI, and has recently participated in a DEPLOY/24 hackathon where he used GenAI as a part of his projects.