Ali Pesaranghader
Staff AI Research Scientist at University of Toronto
Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolAli Pesaranghader is a senior AI research scientist and team lead based in Toronto with nine years of experience bridging industry and academia. Currently leading R&D in Physical Intelligence and Responsible AI at LG’s Toronto AI Lab, he also directs a multi-topic research partnership with the University of Toronto spanning neural information retrieval, open-world embodied planning, and robot learning. His background includes applied research roles in financial services and collaborations with the Vector Institute on model-based RL and dataset shift, giving him a strong track record of moving research into production-relevant systems. Holding a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Ottawa and an MS in Software Engineering, he blends deep theoretical expertise with practical leadership as both an individual contributor and strategic lead. Notably, he frequently operates at the intersection of safety, embodiment, and real-world deployment—areas where academic rigor meets industrial impact.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Master’s Degree, Computer Science, Software Engineering at Universiti Putra MalaysiaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at University of Ottawa
English
Github Skills (25)
data-stream10
incremental-learning10
python9
moa9
java8
cuda6
machine-learning6
hyperparameters6
sequential5
optuna5
knowledge-graph5
deep-learning5
visualization4
optimization4
scikit-learn3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
alipsgh/quick-tutorial-on-data-science
Jan 2019 - Apr 2021
Contributions:23 commits, 19 pushes in 2 years 3 months
alipsgh/MDDM
Oct 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:12 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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