Mohammad Rastegari
Mohammad Rastegari is CEO and Co-Founder at ElastixAI and serves as Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington. He previously co-founded Xnor.ai, which was acquired, and has held senior AI and machine learning roles at Meta, Apple, and the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
2026 GeekWire Awards Celebrate Innovation with Luis Poggi and Tracy Drinkwater Among Honorees
The 2026 GeekWire Awards honored innovators reshaping work, building, and learning with highlights including STEM Educator of the Year Tracy Drinkwater and CEO of the Year Luis Poggi. The event featured finalists discussing AI and innovation, plus a trivia segment celebrating 15 years of GeekWire Awards history.
GeekWire Names mpathic, ElastixAI, Dropzone AI, Dopl Technologies, and Loopr AI as 2026 Startup of the Year Finalists
The 2026 GeekWire Awards Startup of the Year finalists include mpathic, ElastixAI, Dropzone AI, Dopl Technologies, and Loopr AI, representing innovations from AI safety to robotic ultrasounds. The event will be held on May 7 in Seattle, with voting open for selecting the winner.
Organizations
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ElastixAI Executive Officer, Director 2025–present, CEO and Co-Founder 2025–present · current
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University of Washington, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Affiliate assistant professor 2019–present · current
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Meta Distinguished Scientist 2024 · past
Education
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University of Maryland Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science · 2012–2015
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Dartmouth College PhD, Computer Science · 2010–2012
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Shomal University Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering · 2003–2007
