AI & Technology Solutions

Enterprise‑grade AI,
sized to your mission.

From growing businesses to global enterprises and public agencies, we help organizations put AI to work and turn ideas into working software — with engagements scoped to your size, budget, and requirements.

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You bring the mission; we bring the research and senior engineering to make it real — built to the standard we've delivered for some of the world's largest firms, with the focus and flexibility of a boutique.

Why Sophos

Senior-led, start to finish

You work directly with a principal who has architected mission-critical systems for more than 20 years — not a rotating bench of junior staff.

Your vision, built

We take you from idea to a working product — AI assistants, automation, mobile and web apps, and insights from your own data.

Right-sized, no surprises

Clear scope, transparent pricing, and engagements sized to your needs — from a focused pilot to a multi-phase program — without big-firm overhead.

Who We Serve

Built for organizations of every size.

Growing businesses

Capabilities that once took an IT department and an enterprise budget are now within reach. We help you compete with much larger companies, at a cost that makes sense.

Enterprises

A focused, senior team for pilots, proofs of concept, and specialized builds. We move faster than a large program and fit into your existing architecture, security, and governance.

Public sector

Practical AI and modern software for federal, state, and local agencies, with an emphasis on security, accessibility, documentation, and accountability. As a small business, we can support agency teams directly or partner with prime contractors.

About

Built on research.
Delivered as product.

Sophos Solutions Lab is an applied research and technology firm that turns artificial intelligence into robust, production-grade tools. We bridge the gap between academic rigor and practical software delivery.

We bring the same discipline used in large-scale financial, healthcare, hospitality, and legal systems to organizations of every size, in the private and public sectors — so you get solutions that are thoughtfully designed, built to last, and grounded in how AI actually works.

Dr. Dmitry Nikelshpur

Founder & Principal

20+ years architecting and leading mission-critical technology programs for organizations including J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Cigna/Evernorth, Marriott, Centene, Broadridge, Calabrio, Moody's, Shearman & Sterling, and Salomon Smith Barney.

Doctorate in Computing, Pace University, advised by Dr. Charles Tappert — a student of Frank Rosenblatt, inventor of the perceptron (1958) and pioneer of the neural networks behind today's AI.

Dr. Dmitry Nikelshpur, founder of Sophos Solutions Lab
Dr. Dmitry Nikelshpur, Founder & Principal
20+ years
Enterprise experience across financial services, healthcare, hospitality, law, and enterprise software
Big-company expertise
With the focus, flexibility, and value of a boutique firm
Research → Product
Academic rigor applied to real-world software challenges

What We Do

AI for Your Organization

AI assistants, workflow automation, document processing, and insights from your own data — grounded in applied machine-learning research and built for production.

Custom Apps & Software

Mobile, web, and cloud applications engineered for reliability and scale — from first prototype to finished product.

Strategy & Architecture

Clear guidance on what to build, what to buy, and what it will cost — including where AI fits into the way you already work and how it meets your security and compliance requirements.

How We Work

A flexible path, shaped around you.

Explore

Shape the idea

We learn your business and your vision, find where AI and technology can make the biggest difference, and turn it into a practical plan — with a clear sense of effort and cost.

Build

Make it real

We design and deliver the tool, app, or integration — in focused phases, so you see progress early and stay in control of scope and budget.

Grow

Keep improving

Ongoing support, enhancements, and a fractional AI and technology lead — for as much or as little as you need.

Every engagement is shaped around you — start anywhere on the path, and work with us in whatever way fits. For larger organizations and agencies, each phase can be scoped as a fixed deliverable. Not sure where to begin? Start a free consultation.

Research

DPS

Character Recognition Using a Biologically Plausible Neural Network of the Mammalian Visual System

Neural network architecture for visual pattern recognition modeled on Hubel and Wiesel's line and edge detector discoveries in the mammalian visual cortex.

Pace University — Doctoral Research
2011

The Art of Software Estimation Pattern Language

Best practices of software estimation presented in pattern form, targeted at software engineers and developers regularly required to provide estimates for projects of varying complexity.

PLoP 2011 — Pattern Languages of Programs
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Published work, citations, and ongoing research on ResearchGate.

ResearchGate · Pace University

Contact

Let's talk about what AI can do for your organization.

Tell us a little about what you're hoping to build. We'll get back to you promptly — or book a free consultation directly.

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Project Engagements

AI solutions, custom apps and software, and strategy & architecture advisory for businesses, enterprises, and public agencies.

Government & Teaming

Agency requirements, capability statements, and subcontracting or teaming inquiries.

Research Inquiries

Collaborations, citations, or questions about published work and methodology.