Summary
James Faghmous is a multidisciplinary AI researcher-turned-operator and coach with 14 years of experience building machine learning teams, products, and curricula across academia and industry. He founded WSDM.AI to help companies turn AI strategy into production value, led ML at large consumer brands like IPSY/BoxyCharm, and teaches applied and deep learning to undergraduates at USC. A former university faculty and CTO at a global health institute, he pairs rigorous PhD-level research in spatio-temporal ML with hands-on engineering and startup founding (Mode-sty, MuslimBuddy). Now based in Los Angeles, he also coaches high-achieving Muslims on integrating faith and success through workshops and programs—an uncommon blend of technical leadership and spiritual entrepreneurship.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Associate's degree, Engineering, Associate's degree, Engineering at Université des Sciences et de la Technologie 'Houari Boumediène'
B.S., Computer Science, B.S., Computer Science at City University of New York City College
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
English, French, Arabic, Spanish