Cheikhouna Fall is a full-stack developer and founder of Leonix AI, a Senegal-based startup focused on real-time Voice AI solutions using Asterisk. He builds intelligent voice assistants that can handle inbound and outbound calls, understand natural language through OpenAI Realtime, and interact with telephony infrastructure like Twilio.

With hands-on expertise in SIP, WebRTC, and low-latency streaming, Cheikhouna develops open source architectures that bridge traditional telephony and AI. His work also includes building secure, STIR/SHAKEN-compliant voice pipelines and web dashboards that allow businesses to manage calls, monitor live interactions, and automatically generate call summaries and actionable insights.

Based in Dakar, Senegal, Cheikhouna is passionate about making Voice AI accessible in emerging markets through resilient, multilingual, open source technologies.

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Building a Real-Time Voice AI with Asterisk, OpenAI Realtime & Twilio — Secured with STIR/SHAKEN

Discover how to transform Asterisk into a real-time Voice AI platform by integrating SIP telephony, WebRTC, and OpenAI Realtime. This session will showcase a low-latency, secure architecture for conversational intelligence, including a live demo of Voice AI handling calls, generating structured data, and integrating STIR/SHAKEN for secure communications. Key takeaways include building scalable Voice AI systems, securing SIP/AI architecture, and creating call management dashboards with summaries and analytics.

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