Perouz Taslakian is an AI Research Scientist and Research Lead at ServiceNow Research, where she heads the Multimodal Foundation Models Program. Her research focuses on efficient large language inference and vision-language models, with the goal of advancing the reasoning capabilities of AI systems. She earned her PhD in Computer Science from McGill University, where she is now an Adjunct Professor contributing to both research and the training of highly qualified personnel. Previously, she served as professor and chair of the BSc in Computational Sciences program at the American University of Armenia. Perouz has authored numerous publications and patents in AI and machine learning. Her leadership emphasizes mentoring the next generation of AI researchers and fostering academic-industry partnerships that advance both fundamental science and real-world impact.