The Team

Daniel May

COO

PhD in Intelligent Systems and Software Engineering

Daniel is the principal architect of the AI system used in ALEX. He is a Ph.D in the Software Engineering and Intelligent Systems program at the University of Alberta. His research focuses on the use of decentralized AI for the management of DERs. He holds a MSc and BSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Technical University of Munich, specializing in power systems engineering and complex control systems. Leveraging his prior work in R&D at BMW, Daniel’s roles and responsibilities are the oversight and direction of the company’s operations and strategy, and being the lead architect of the AI used in all TREX products.

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Steven Zhang

CTO

PhD in Intelligent Systems and Software Engineering

Dr. Zhang is the chief software and hardware architect. He holds a Ph.D. in Software Engineering and Intelligent Systems and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta. His thesis titled Reinforcement Learning-Driven Local Transactive Energy Market for Distributed Energy Resources outlines the digital twin simulator that ALEX runs on. Steven’s roles and responsibilities are overseeing and developing the software and hardware used in TREX products.

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Peter Atrazhev

CFO

MSc in Intelligent Systems and Software Engineering

Peter is the architect of subcomponents of the AI used in ALEX that enable the coordination of multiple agents and help direct them to achieve a unified task. He holds a MSc in Software Engineering and Intelligent Systems and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta. Peter’s roles and responsibilities are managing the company’s finances and assisting Daniel in designing ALEX’s AI agents.

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Our Mentors

Allan Waine

Edmonton Unlimited

Experienced Facilitator, Expert in Startup Stages Facilitation, Professional Coach, Mentor, Student/Career Development, Volunteer Engagement, Not-for-profit Administration & Leadership

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Petr Musilek

Professor

Associate Chair Research & Planning
Faculty of Engineering – Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept.
ENTAIL

Established expert at the intersection of AI and energy systems

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Matt Taylor

Associate Professor

Faculty of Computing Science
Director of the Intelligent Robot Learning Lab
Fellow-in-Residence at Amii

Established expert in applying machine learning and reinforcement learning to real-world problems

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Daniel May

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Daniel is a Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of TREX-Ai. Daniel leads TREX-Ai’s entire worldwide operations, customer service, and support. He coordinates the development of TREX core and ALEX, driving the company’s initiatives and strategies for product development, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

Before co-founding TREX-Ai, Daniel completed his MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Technical University of Munich, developing Artificial Intelligence for battery management. He has previously worked at BMW contributing to the advance development of vehicle power systems. Daniel is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Intelligent Systems and Software Engineering at the University of Alberta with the Energy Digitization Lab.

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