# Junaith Ahemed Shahabdeen

> Junaith Ahemed Shahabdeen is the CEO and co-founder of Zan Compute, which connects building sensors, analytics and facility workflows. His career includes DigitalSun, Lusora and machine-learning research at Intel; his work at Zan has included smart-bin designs and partnerships with building-equipment and service companies.

- **Role:** CEO and co-founder at Zan Compute
- **Organizations:** Zan Compute, Intel Corporation, Lusora Inc, DigitalSun
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Bharathiar University, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Western Michigan University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Zan Compute in 2014., Co-authored IMOTE2: Serious Computation at the Edge (2008)., Named inventor on the Smart garbage bin application filed December 19, 2014; the application was later abandoned.

## Career timeline

- **2002-2003** — Software programmer at DigitalSun.
- **2004-2005** — Software architect at Lusora Inc.
- **2005-2014** — Machine-learning researcher at Intel, November 2005 to November 2014.
- **2014** — Co-founded Zan Compute in October.
- **2016** — Zan appointed Mike Latham and David Farwell to its board.
- **2019** — Zan announced strategic investment from Bobrick and a partnership with The Service Companies.
- **2023** — Enlighted announced an occupancy-data partnership with Zan.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Zan Compute in 2014.
- Co-authored IMOTE2: Serious Computation at the Edge (2008).
- Named inventor on the Smart garbage bin application filed December 19, 2014; the application was later abandoned.
- Listed as a UbiComp 2014 reviewer with Intel affiliation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — ZanI’s Android listing, updated September 25, describes work orders, inspections, live alerts and an AI assistant.
- **2026-03** — The BobrickSMART brochure lists a turnkey analytics and dashboard option powered by Zan Compute.
- **2025-03** — Shared his appearance on The Smart Building Blindspot, an ISSA Hard Refresh podcast episode.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/junaith-ahemed-shahabdeen-9335a03

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Last updated: 2026-10-21