Amin Sarafraz
Founder, AI Engineer at Zixels
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolAmin Sarafraz is a founder and AI engineer with 10 years of experience translating photogrammetry and computer vision research into production software. He earned a PhD in Photogrammetry and Computer Vision and progressed from research and software roles at the University of Miami to industry positions, most recently founding Zixels after building ML systems at Sonder Research X. Amin specializes in machine learning, computer vision, and photogrammetry, with a track record of applied projects ranging from 3D water-surface estimation for hurricane forecasting to MATLAB/C++ systems for biomedical research. He bridges deep academic expertise and hands-on engineering, shipping reproducible research into real-world applications. Based in the New York City area, he combines entrepreneurial drive with a research-first approach to solving spatial sensing and imaging problems.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Amirkabir University of TechnologyMaster of Science (M.Sc.) Photogrammetry, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Photogrammetry at University of TehranDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Photogrammetry and Computer Vision, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Photogrammetry and Computer Vision at University of Miami
English, Persian
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Github Skills (65)
computer-vision9
image-processing9
symfony-console9
structure-from-motion9
opencv8
homography8
python8
deep-learning8
drupal8
tree8
stereo8
data-structure8
graph8
intrinsics8
geometry8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
AminSarafraz/PixelTinkering
Oct 2015 - Jun 2016
Contributions:7 commits, 2 PRs, 7 pushes in 8 months
zixels/booklio
Aug 2020 - May 2021
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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