Ala Shaabana
Canada
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Top SchoolAla Shaabana is a Canadian software engineer and serial founder with 11 years of experience building research-driven products at the intersection of machine learning and distributed systems. As Co-Founder of Bittensor since 2019 and recently Crucible Labs, she blends deep academic rigor—anchored by a PhD from McMaster and postdoctoral work—with hands-on engineering at companies like Instacart and VMware. Her career spans roles from senior software engineer to assistant professor, giving her a rare fluency in shipping production systems while advancing ML research. Known for translating complex research into practical, scalable platforms, she often operates where decentralized protocols and applied ML meet. An unexplored strength is her track record of moving between academia and industry rapidly, enabling fast iteration on novel ideas with production discipline.
11 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science at McMaster UniversityBachelor of Science (Honours), Computer Science with Software Engineering Specialization, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Computer Science with Software Engineering Specialization at University of Windsor
Github Skills (45)
substrate10
pytorch10
lunrjs10
machine-learning10
cryptocurrency10
deep-learning10
ai10
blockchain10
neural-network10
gatsbyjs10
rust10
polkadot10
p2p10
arducam9
tailwindcss8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
opentensor/subtensor
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
Subtensor exodus Blockchain
Contributions:17 reviews, 31 commits, 26 PRs in 8 months
blockchainpolkadot-blockchainpolkadot-substraterust
opentensor/bittensor-delegates
Mar 2023 - Jun 2025
Contributions:17 reviews, 18 PRs, 14 pushes in 2 years 3 months
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