Bijan Burnard is a technology entrepreneur, software architect, and data and artificial intelligence specialist. His work spans financial data, sovereign AI infrastructure, enterprise automation, distributed systems, and advanced digital infrastructure.
He is the founder and principal technology leader of Alphoradata, a data and technology business providing advanced data capabilities and technology solutions to hedge funds and institutional investment organizations. His work through Alphoradata focuses on the collection, processing, structuring, and delivery of data for professional investment and financial organizations.
He is also involved in two complementary technology ventures addressing the development and practical deployment of artificial intelligence. D-AI focuses on sovereign artificial intelligence, AI data infrastructure, and AI data-centre strategy, advising governments, enterprises, and other organizations on becoming AI-ready while retaining appropriate control over sensitive national and enterprise data. Lattice is an AI-agent orchestration and autonomous business platform, designed to help organizations deploy, coordinate, and manage AI agents that automate business processes and operational workflows.
Burnard’s broader technical and research interests include artificial intelligence, machine-learning infrastructure, data engineering, data governance, sovereign computing, distributed systems, blockchain technology, cybersecurity, digital identity, financial technology, and enterprise automation. His work is particularly concerned with the practical deployment of emerging technologies at scale.
He holds a BEng in Computing (Computer Science) from Imperial College London and has developed technology businesses, software platforms, and digital infrastructure across multiple industries. His continuing research explores how data, computing, and artificial intelligence systems can provide greater security, scalability, resilience, automation, and control over critical digital infrastructure.