Prashanth Josyula is a seasoned IT professional based in San Francisco, USA, with over 16 years of industry experience spanning enterprise software engineering, artificial intelligence, and cloud-native infrastructure. He specializes in AI/ML systems, Kubernetes, MLOps, and service mesh technologies, and has consistently contributed to building intelligent, scalable, and resilient platforms that power next-generation applications.In his current role as a Principal Member of Technical Staff (PMTS) at Salesforce, Prashanth is at the forefront of architecting cloud-native solutions that seamlessly integrate AI-driven automation, real-time data processing, and large-scale distributed systems. His work spans across platform services, ML infrastructure, and enterprise-grade deployments, enabling cross-functional teams to build, deploy, and manage intelligent applications with speed and reliability. Prashanth is also an active thought leader and speaker, regularly participating in and presenting at industry-leading conferences. His talks focus on advanced topics such as ML/AI Ops, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI Agents, Responsible AI, and Time-Series Forecasting, where he shares practical insights derived from real-world enterprise experience. With a strong passion for both innovation and knowledge-sharing, Prashanth combines deep technical expertise with a commitment to advancing the field through mentorship, public speaking, authorship, and contributions to research and open-source communities.