Ali Thabet
Senior Research Manager at Meta
Menlo Park, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAli Thabet is a Senior AI research and engineering leader with a decade of experience building and scaling generative media systems, currently leading image and video generation research at Meta in Palo Alto. He has a strong academic foundation (PhD) and a track record spanning applied research roles at KAUST and entrepreneurial experience as co‑founder/CTO of a fashion retail startup, blending deep technical expertise with product and commercialization instincts. His work focuses on algorithmic efficiency for generative models and 3D computer vision—bringing practical speedups to large models and advancing sensor-based scene understanding. Ali has led high-performing teams that bridge state-of-the-art research and production, mentoring senior scientists and driving cross-disciplinary collaborations. A less obvious strength is his background in technology transfer and ecosystem building at KAUST, which informs his ability to translate research into economic and product impact. Based in Palo Alto, he pairs rigorous research credentials with hands-on engineering leadership in GenAI systems.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science at University of DundeeCore: Credential of Readiness, Core: Credential of Readiness at Harvard Business School OnlineBachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering at American University of Beirut
English, Spanish, Arabic
Github Skills (2)
point-cloud1
pointnet1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
alitabet/Super-Duo
Nov 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:34 commits, 32 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
alitabet/Popular-Movies
Sep 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:41 pushes, 3 branches in 1 month
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