About
Mo Sarwat is Co-Founder and CEO of Wherobots, a data infrastructure platform company he leads. He co-created and architected Apache Sedona, an open-source framework for large-scale spatial data processing, and previously spent over a decade in computer science and AI research across academia and industry, co-authoring more than 60 peer-reviewed papers. His recognitions include a 10-year impact award, two best research paper awards, an IEEE Mobile Data Management Early Career Distinguished Lecturer designation, and the 2019 National Science Foundation CAREER award.
Co-Founder & CEO at Wherobots
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Co-founders at Wherobots
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Jia YuCo-founder & Chief Architect
Experience
- WherobotsCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Arizona State UniversityAmerican Express Professor of Computing2021 — 2024
- Arizona State UniversityAssociate Professor2021 — 2024Tempe, Arizona, United States
- Arizona State UniversityAssistant Professor2015 — 2021Tempe, AZ
- The Apache Software FoundationApache Sedona creator and PPMC member2018 — 2024
- University of MinnesotaGraduate Research Assitant2009 — 2014Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- NEC Laboratories AmericaResearch Intern2011San Francisco Bay Area
- MicrosoftResearch Intern2010Redmond
- Mentor GraphicsSoftware Development Engineer2008 — 2009
- Citex SoftwareSoftware Development Engineer2007 — 2008Cairo, Egypt
Skills & more
Databases23C++21Java12C9Python7SQLspatial intelligenceApache SedonaGeospatial1Artificial Intelligence (AI)1Go-to-Market Strategy1Networking
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Distributed SystemsComputer ScienceCloud ComputingResearchAlgorithmsProgrammingSoftware DevelopmentMachine LearningArtificial IntelligenceSoftware EngineeringData StructuresData AnalysisLanguages Egyptian · English · French
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mo Sarwat?
- Mo Sarwat is Co-Founder and CEO of Wherobots, a data infrastructure platform company he leads. He co-created and architected Apache Sedona, an open-source framework for large-scale spatial data processing, and previously spent over a decade in computer science and AI research across academia and industry, co-authoring more than 60 peer-reviewed papers. His recognitions include a 10-year impact award, two best research paper awards, an IEEE Mobile Data Management Early Career Distinguished Lecturer designation, and the 2019 National Science Foundation CAREER award.
- Where does Mo Sarwat work?
- Mo Sarwat is Co-Founder & CEO of Wherobots.
- What companies did Mo Sarwat found?
- Mo Sarwat founded Wherobots.
- Where did Mo Sarwat go to school?
- Mo Sarwat studied at University of Minnesota (PhD., Computer Science); University of Minnesota (M.Sc., Computer Science); Cairo University (B.Sc., Computer Engineering).
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