Advanced Intelligent Systems CEO on AI Products as a Service

Afshin Doust

Advanced Intelligent Systems Inc., CEO

Afshin Doust is the CEO at Advanced Intelligent Systems. He is a big believer in empowering teams to achieve their goals. Afshin loves numbers, people and business challenges. Advanced Intelligent Systems started with a team of talented and dedicated engineers focused on the desire to provide custom robotic solutions to industries faced with automation challenges, and have since grown the company to collaborate with five universities and many industry partners, united in a vision to create innovations in autonomous robots to solve labor shortage problems.

About the host

Nikki Ahmadi

Director of Product - Cloud & Software

Nikki is a cloud and software product Director who works with a global team of talented engineers and architects in designing and implementing innovative solutions from product inception to production. After spending over a decade working in product engineering and management for multimillion dollar technology and start-up companies, Nikki believes what truly drives innovation is not only a commitment to technological breakthroughs but also people’s passion in improving everyday lives by building products that leave a lasting impact, disrupt the industry, and are vehicles of change, while providing the best user experience. When Nikki isn’t working on her next big product release or entrepreneurial endeavors she is spending much needed time with friends and family discussing the latest politics, or simply the meaning of life. She’s an adventurous traveler who also enjoys capturing moments through photography. Nikki also holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering , M.S. in Electrical Engineering and has a corporate innovation certificate as part of the LEAD program.