Ali Miraftab is a senior machine learning leader based in Austin with a decade of experience translating deep research into production-grade AI, currently heading Generative AI efforts at Procore Technologies. He has driven ranking, recommendation, and personalization systems at scale across Expedia and startups, and lately focuses on image and text generation for semantic search. With a PhD in Computer Engineering, he blends strong academic grounding with hands-on engineering—building CV and NLP models, deploying ML platforms, and leading small teams to deliver measurable product impact. He started his career in telecom and signal engineering, which informs his pragmatic approach to modeling and systems design. Colleagues value him for shipping research-quality models into production pipelines and for exploring what “we can do with math and modeling” beyond standard benchmarks.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
University of Texas at San Antonio
Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, A, Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, A at Semnan University
Master of Science (MSc), Electrical, Microwave and Optical Communication, A, Master of Science (MSc), Electrical, Microwave and Optical Communication, A at Sharif University of Technology
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