Arya Rashtchian

Arya Rashtchian has a diverse range of work experience. In 2015, they worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at IRI - Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial, CSIC-UPC. From 2016 to 2018, they were a Web Developer at AIPCECO (Aftab Imen Parto Consulting Engineering). In 2018, they became a Teaching Assistant at The University of British Columbia and later transitioned to being a Graduate Research Assistant, focusing on Facial Emotion Recognition (FER) using Neural Networks. Most recently, in 2019, Arya co-founded Omnicart, where they currently serve as the Chief Executive Officer, working on empowering on-demand delivery through their SaaS platform and delivery operating system.

Arya Rashtchian pursued a Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence from The University of British Columbia in 2019-2020. Prior to that, Arya attended Sharif University of Technology from 2014-2019, majoring in Computer Software Engineering.