Arash Alavi
Director Of Software Engineering at Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Top SchoolArash Alavi is a Director of Software Engineering based in Palo Alto with eight years of experience blending academic research and production software delivery. He leads engineering at Stanford University while maintaining hands-on senior engineering responsibilities within the School of Medicine, demonstrating an ability to operate at both strategic and implementation levels. With a PhD in Computer Science and earlier roots in compiler teaching and research, he brings deep systems and compiler knowledge to large-scale biomedical and academic software projects. Arash’s trajectory from graduate research assistant to director reveals a pattern of building reliable, research-driven platforms that bridge academia and clinical applications. He is comfortable mentoring engineers, teaching complex topics, and translating research prototypes into maintainable production systems. Outside of his formal roles he retains a curious, research-oriented mindset shaped by international education and early teaching experience.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Amirkabir University of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at University of California, RiversideHigh School, High School at National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET)
English, Persian
Github Skills (49)
ftp-server10
multi-factor-authentication9
java9
python9
soot9
machine-learning9
tensorflow9
bytecode9
deep-learning9
optimization9
proxy-protocol8
static-data8
static-analysis8
neural-network8
portable8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
StanfordBioinformatics/wearable-infection
Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
Contributions:63 commits, 33 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
ucr-riple/AndroidSlicer
Feb 2019 - Jul 2019
Contributions:29 commits, 28 pushes, 7 branches in 5 months
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