Summary
Don Dini is a research scientist-engineer with a decade of experience building search and large language model systems at Apple, where he has moved from customer feedback and music search science into ASE search research. He combines applied ML engineering and research to deliver production-grade intelligent systems, with a background spanning startups, academia, and large enterprises including Lyft, AT&T, and USC. An educator and communicator, he creates courses, writes, and speaks about AI/ML—translating complex research into practical solutions. Trained in physics (UIUC) and holding an MS in Computer Science from USC, he blends rigorous analytical thinking with product-focused engineering in Sunnyvale.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
MS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at University of Southern California
BS Physics, BS Physics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Persian, Japanese