Joshua Owoyemi
Co-Founder And CEO at ModAstera
Chiyoda, Japan
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Top SchoolJoshua Owoyemi is a practical AI research engineer and founder with a decade of experience building and deploying deep learning systems across healthcare, autonomous systems, manufacturing, and drug discovery. As Co-Founder and CEO of ModAstera in Tokyo, he is commercializing a platform that automates end-to-end AI development for medical applications, cutting cost by 90% and turning months of work into days. His background spans hands-on model engineering—from LIDAR-based gesture recognition and autonomous vehicle perception to satellite imagery and molecular generation—paired with product-focused API and deployment experience. A PhD-trained systems researcher who has taught engineering and led community projects, he combines academic rigor with startup execution and a history of fundraising and cross-cultural outreach in Japan. Notably, he has transitioned research prototypes into production across robotics, self-driving, and healthcare domains, showing a rare ability to scale AI from lab to deployed systems.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Barchelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Barchelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at Federal University of Technology AkureSelf-Driving Car Nanodegree, ENGINEERING, Self-Driving Car Nanodegree, ENGINEERING at UdacityMaster of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Master of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at University of Agriculture, AbeokutaDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), System Information Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), System Information Science at Tohoku University
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Github Skills (32)
pytorch10
opencv10
python10
machine-learning10
data-science9
numpy9
tensorflow9
deep-learning9
jax8
neural-network8
cuda6
convolution6
gpu6
theano6
cpu6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
beadaut/intro_to_programing_with_python
Jan 2019 - May 2022
An introductory lesson for programming using the python language
Contributions:4 PRs, 21 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 4 months
introductorypython-languagepython
toluwajosh/panoptic-deeplab-pytorch
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
Contributions:57 commits, 2 comments, 2 issues in 1 month
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