About
Shariq Mobin has technical experience in machine learning and distributed systems, with a focus on accessibility.
Founder at AudioFocusYC S19
Intro paths
YC
Shariq went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Shariq can intro founders to AudioFocus's investors below.
AudioFocus's investors Β· 1
Experience
- ModalForward Deployed Engineercurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ModalMachine Learning Engineer2024 β 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- AudioFocusCEO & Founder2019 β 2024Oakland, California, United States
- AudioFocusDeep Learning Research2019 β 2024Oakland, CA
- AudioFocusClinical Research2023 β 2024Oakland, California, United States
- AudioFocusFirmware Engineer2022 β 2023Oakland, California, United States
- Y CombinatorSummer 2019 Cohort2019
- University of California, BerkeleyNeuroscience PhD2015 β 2019Berkeley, CA
- GoogleResearch Engineer2018Mountain View, CA
- GoogleResearch Engineer2017Mountain View, CA
- Redwood Center for Theoretical NeuroscienceScientific Researcher2014 β 2015UC Berkeley
- Clustrix, Inc.Software Engineer2011 β 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- BillFloatIntern Software Engineer2010
Skills & more
Linux16Python12SQL6Git2Ruby on Rails1C++1MySQL1Perl5Java1Databases1Unix1Physics
+12 more
Audio ProcessingFundraisingHardwareClinical ResearchQuery OptimizationDatabase SystemsDistributed SystemsCompilersAlgorithmsScalabilityPerformance TuningHigh Performance ComputingFrom Shariq's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shariq Mobin?
- Shariq Mobin has technical experience in machine learning and distributed systems, with a focus on accessibility.
- Where does Shariq Mobin work?
- Shariq Mobin is Founder of AudioFocus.
- What companies did Shariq Mobin found?
- Shariq Mobin founded AudioFocus.
- Where did Shariq Mobin go to school?
- Shariq Mobin studied at University of California, Berkeley (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computational Neuroscience); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree, EECS).
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