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Zara Hajihashemi

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Founding Member at xApple
📍 Los Gatos, California, United States

Zahra is the Founder and CEO of Cybele Health, applying her extensive background in machine learning from her time at Apple. An entrepreneur with a PhD from the University of Missouri-Columbia, she is described by colleagues as intelligent, hard-working, and an honest team player, with a passion for solving challenging problems.

Zahra is dedicated to using technology for a "better, healthier, happier life. " She actively engages with the tech community as a founding member of xApple, a community for ex-Apple entrepreneurs, and previously served as Vice Chair for the IEEE Computer Society in Silicon Valley, where she recruited technical speakers.

Her PhD research focused on using data mining and time-series analysis of sensor data for eldercare monitoring and the early recognition of illness.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Founding Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Los Gatos, California, United States
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AI in Healthcare
As Founder of Cybele Health and through her PhD research, she is dedicated to applying AI and data mining for health monitoring and early illness detection.
Mental Health Tech
Her company, Cybele Health, is active in the psychotherapy space, addressing topics like gaming addiction, as highlighted by recent conference participation.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Founding Member
xApple
9-2024
Instructor
UCSC Silicon Valley Extension
5-2023
Founder and CEO
Cybele Health
8-2017 - 2-2023
Machine Learning Engineer
Apple
12-2014 - 12-2015
Vice Chair Computer Society Silicon Valley
IEEE
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Education
2010 - 2015
PhD
University of Missouri-Columbia
2006 - 2008
Master's degree
Iran University of Science and Technology
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