Mehrdad Bakhtiari
Computer Scientist at UC San Diego
San Francisco Bay Area United States
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Top SchoolMehrdad Bakhtiari is a computer scientist and senior engineering manager at Uber with a decade of experience building marketplace optimization systems in the San Francisco Bay Area. He combines research rigor from his PhD studies in Computer Science at UC San Diego with hands-on leadership of production ML-driven platforms that balance efficiency and real-world business constraints. His academic background includes a high-performing master's and doctoral track at UCSD and a strong foundation in computer engineering from the University of Tehran. Known for bridging algorithmic research and engineering execution, he guides cross-functional teams to deploy scalable solutions that improve marketplace metrics. Colleagues rely on him for translating complex modeling insights into operational workflows and measurable impact. Outside of work, his profile suggests a continued engagement with research and advanced CS topics that inform his practical systems design.
10 years of coding experience
Allameh Helli High SchoolDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at University of California, San DiegoMaster's degree, Computer Science, 3.9, Master's degree, Computer Science, 3.9 at University of California San DiegoBachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering, 3.7, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering, 3.7 at University of Tehran
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Github Skills (22)
next-generation-sequencing10
package-management10
tandem10
conda10
structural-variation10
bioinformatics10
genomics10
sequence10
bioconda10
localization6
python6
django6
genome5
connected4
variants4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
mehrdadbakhtiari/adVNTR
Jan 2017 - Apr 2022
A tool for genotyping Variable Number Tandem Repeats (VNTR) from sequence data
Contributions:15 releases, 681 commits, 4 PRs in 5 years 3 months
sequencetandemstructural-variationrepeatsgenotyping
mehrdadbakhtiari/bioconda-recipes
Mar 2018 - Nov 2019
Conda recipes for the bioconda channel.
Contributions:37 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 7 months
biocondabioinformaticsrecipesconda
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