Cynthya Peranandam is an Emerging Technology Strategist for IBM alphaWorks. Her mission is to find innovative, early-stage technologies for early-adopter communities to evaluate. This means collaborating with technology creators and industry thought leaders, and being on the lookout for new and disruptive trends. Cynthya’s experience includes time at startups and authoring numerous articles about emerging technologies and the venture capital landscape. Born in Sri Lanka and raised in Africa and Canada, she now resides in Los Angeles.