Eigenlabs
Spoke at Flower City AI in 2026.
Tim Giles is a life-long engineer and maker. He has led experiments with generative AI technologies since 2023, focusing on using local inference with proprietary data sets to get real work done. Tim has over 20 years of experience engineering unique solutions with Rochester, NY based defense companies and holds 5 patents. He currently splits time between engineering cutting edge solutions with Eigenlabs LLC (a Rochester, NY startup focused on free space optics, quantum sensing, embedded systems, and physics-based modeling) and TnK Innovations LLC (a design and technology company he founded with his wife, Kyla). Tim is also an active member of the 'It Begins in Brockport' makerspace in Brockport, NY where he is fostering a community of AI-savvy makers.