Yousif Astarabadi

Yousif Astarabadi is an accomplished technology entrepreneur and engineer with extensive experience in founding and leading innovative companies. Currently serving as Founder and CTO at TalkTastic, Yousif previously established OASIS, an AI research lab, and NotEvil, a pioneer in deepfake detection technology. Additional roles include serving as CEO and Founder of AquaCloud Inc., which developed sensor networks for water utilities, and advising at Highway1, a prominent hardware accelerator. Earlier career highlights include engineering roles at Western Digital and ownership of KiwiTek Inc., a professional services firm. Yousif is pursuing a Master's Degree in Software Engineering from Penn State University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from California State University, Fullerton.