Badr Albanna
Senior AI Research Engineer at Duolingo
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBadr Albanna is a Senior AI Research Engineer at Duolingo with 9 years of experience combining predictive modeling, theoretical physics, and computational neuroscience to tackle complex data problems. Trained as a PhD theoretical physicist from UC Berkeley and with a background in computational neurophysics, he brings rigorous mathematical intuition to model design and evaluation. His career spans academia and industry—from postdoc and assistant professor roles to building production research at Duolingo—so he is fluent in both exploratory science and deployable ML systems. A recognized educator and longtime tutor, he excels at translating technical ideas for diverse audiences and mentoring collaborators. Based in Pittsburgh, he’s known for pairing principled theory with practical experimentation, often spotting modeling pitfalls others miss.
9 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Theoretical Physics, PhD Theoretical Physics at University of California, BerkeleyB.S. Mathematics and Physics, B.S. Mathematics and Physics at Yale University
Github Skills (22)
autocomplete7
compile7
boost7
latex6
colorize6
markdown6
macos5
typesetting5
linux5
windows5
raycast3
atom-editor2
word-to-pdf1
pdf1
vscode-extension1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
albannalab/InsanallyAlbanna-NatComm-2024
Apr 2022 - May 2024
Contributions:1 release, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
badralbanna/FTN
Jan 2021 - Apr 2022
Contributions:75 pushes, 12 branches in 1 year 2 months
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