export interface AuthorProfile { slug: string; name: string; email: string; role: string; image: string; /** Concise one-paragraph intro — used in team cards, author cards and previews. */ shortBio: string; /** SERP-optimized meta description (140-160 chars) */ metaDescription?: string; /** * Full multi-paragraph biography (paragraphs separated by a blank line) — * rendered on the author profile page. */ about: string; displayOrder: number; education?: string; socialLink: string; socialType: "linkedin" | "x"; /** * Each author's articles. Populated at request time from published MongoDB posts * (matched by author name) in app/(marketing)/author/[slug]/page.tsx, so the * list always reflects real, published posts and never links to a 404. */ blogs?: { slug: string; title: string; category: string; readTime: string; date: string; }[]; } export const AUTHORS_DATA: AuthorProfile[] = [ { slug: "mohit-mittal", name: "Mohit Kumar Mittal", email: "mohit@imgglobalinfotech.com", role: "Co-Founder", displayOrder: 1, image: "/images/authors/mohit-mittal.webp", shortBio: "Mohit Kumar Mittal is a technology entrepreneur and the Founder of IMG Global Infotech, where he focuses on building practical digital solutions that help businesses turn technology into measurable business value. His work spans software products, mobile applications, custom technology and emerging AI-driven solutions.", metaDescription: "Read articles, engineering perspectives, and business automation insights from Mohit Kumar Mittal, Co-Founder at Quto AI and CEO of IMG Global Infotech.", about: "Mohit Kumar Mittal is a technology entrepreneur and the Founder of IMG Global Infotech, a software and digital solutions company established in 2014, where he serves as Founder & CEO.\n\nOver the years, Mohit's work has focused on helping businesses translate ideas and operational challenges into scalable digital products. His professional focus includes software development, mobile applications, custom technology solutions, business strategy and the practical application of emerging technologies such as AI and automation, alongside digital transformation and technology-led business growth.\n\nAt Quto AI, his work emphasizes a business-first approach to technology: understanding the problem first, then using AI, automation and software to create practical solutions for real business workflows.", socialLink: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohitmittal23/", socialType: "linkedin", }, { slug: "lily-singhal", name: "Lily Singhal", email: "lilysinghal19@gmail.com", role: "Co-Founder", displayOrder: 2, image: "/images/authors/lily-singhal.webp", shortBio: "Lily Singhal is a Co-Founder at Quto AI and contributes to the product and editorial vision behind practical AI solutions, helping translate emerging technology into useful ideas, workflows and business-focused insights.", metaDescription: "Explore practical conversational AI workflows, product insights, and automation perspectives from Lily Singhal, Co-Founder and editorial lead at Quto AI.", about: "Lily Singhal is a Co-Founder at Quto AI, contributing to the company's product, content and business-facing perspective on AI and automation. Her focus is on practical technology, thoughtful communication and translating complex AI concepts into clear, useful insights for businesses and readers.\n\nAs part of the Quto AI team, Lily's author profile covers topics related to AI agents, automation, conversational technology and the evolving ways businesses can use intelligent systems in real-world workflows.", socialLink: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/lily-singhal-837955252/", socialType: "linkedin", }, { slug: "suryabhan-singh", name: "Suryabhan Singh", email: "suryabhan.img@gmail.com", role: "Lead Engineer", displayOrder: 3, image: "/images/authors/suryabhan.webp", shortBio: "Suryabhan Singh is a Lead Engineer at Quto AI with a strong interest in full-stack development, AI/ML and practical engineering. He focuses on building reliable technology that turns product requirements into useful real-world systems.", metaDescription: "Technical guides on full-stack AI/ML systems, SIP telephony, and enterprise voice bot architecture by Suryabhan Singh, Lead Engineer at Quto AI.", about: "Suryabhan Singh is a Lead Engineer at Quto AI with a technical focus on full-stack development and AI/ML. His public professional profile describes him as a Full-Stack Developer, AI/ML enthusiast and problem-solver, and identifies experience with IMG Global Infotech.\n\nAt Quto AI, his work emphasizes engineering discipline, practical problem-solving and the development of AI-powered systems that can work reliably within real business workflows. His author contributions focus on technical AI topics, conversational systems, software engineering, automation and the practical implementation of intelligent technology.", socialLink: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/suryabhan-singh-287814235", socialType: "linkedin", }, { slug: "shubham-jadhav", name: "Shubham Jadhav", email: "shubhamjadhav.img@gmail.com", role: "Associate Engineer", displayOrder: 4, image: "/images/authors/shubham.webp", shortBio: "Shubham Jadhav is an Associate Engineer at Quto AI with a focus on AI/ML and practical software development. He is interested in building technology that turns machine-learning and intelligent automation concepts into useful applications.", metaDescription: "Applied machine learning, conversational AI agent engineering, and intelligent automation guides by Shubham Jadhav, Associate Engineer at Quto AI.", about: "Shubham Jadhav is an Associate Engineer at Quto AI with a professional focus on AI/ML and software engineering. His public LinkedIn profile describes him as an AI/ML Engineer with hands-on experience building end-to-end machine-learning solutions, and his profile shows professional association with IMG Global Infotech.\n\nHis background includes practical learning and work around machine learning, Python and applied AI concepts. At Quto AI, his profile focuses on engineering, experimentation and the practical application of AI/ML in software products and intelligent automation.", socialLink: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/shubhamjadhav17/", socialType: "linkedin", }, ];