Akil is a graduate of the Florida Institute of Technology where he received his MSc. Computer Science heavily focused in the field of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. During his education he has achieved First Class Honours in his undergraduate degree and published research papers around Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Currently he continues to pursue higher education and deepening his knowledge in the field specifically in Internet of Things and Reinforcement Learning. His research interests lie in using machine learning for sports analysis and reinforcement learning in robotics.