Alireza Goudarzi
Senior Researcher - Machine Learning at GitHub
Chiyoda, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolAlireza Goudarzi is a Senior Researcher in machine learning with a PhD in computer science and over a decade of experience bridging cutting-edge research and product-grade AI. Currently at GitHub, he leads efforts on Copilot Custom Models and contextualization/prompt engineering to make AI pair programmers feel native in developers' workflows. His background spans academic research in neural computation and reservoir computing (RIKEN, University of New Mexico) and entrepreneurial roles founding AI startups and CTO positions, giving him a rare combination of theoretical depth and product leadership. He also advises academic projects applying AI to healthcare, such as speech-based Parkinson’s diagnostics, reflecting a practical focus on improving daily life with AI. Based in Chiyoda, Japan, Alireza blends rigorous research, hands-on engineering, and prompt-engineering craft to turn complex neural learning ideas into usable developer tools.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
SFI Summer School 2014, Complex adaptive systems, SFI Summer School 2014, Complex adaptive systems at Santa Fe InstituteDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, GPA 4.0, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, GPA 4.0 at University of New Mexico School of EngineeringMaster's, Computer Science, Master's, Computer Science at Portland State UniversityBachelor's degree, Computer Studies, Bachelor's degree, Computer Studies at Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi
English, Persian
Github Skills (71)
stream9
recurrent-neural-networks9
opencl8
convolutional-neural-networks8
stylegan7
gpu7
metal7
javascript7
api7
cpu7
cobol7
machine-learning7
deep-learning6
ada6
browser6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
alirezag/vas_app
Nov 2022 - Mar 2023
Contributions:71 releases, 12 PRs, 86 pushes in 4 months
alirezag/matlab-esn
Feb 2016 - Jul 2017
Contributions:17 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
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