Badr Albanna
Senior AI Research Engineer at Duolingo
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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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 (17)
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cross-platform3
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
badralbanna/FTN
Jan 2021 - Apr 2022
Contributions:75 pushes, 12 branches in 1 year 2 months
badralbanna/quantitative-neuroscience
Aug 2020 - Nov 2022
Contributions:95 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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