Mohammad Alali
Senior AI Scientist at Boubyan Bank
Kuwait City, Capital Governorate
Summary
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Top SchoolMohammad Alali is a Senior AI Scientist based in Kuwait City with eight years of experience applying machine learning and software engineering to real-world problems. He holds a 4.0 BS in Computer Software Engineering and an MS in Artificial Intelligence from USC (3.96 GPA), blending rigorous academia with production AI work. At Boubyan Bank he progressed from AI Developer to Senior AI Scientist, delivering applied models and production-ready solutions in a fast-paced financial environment. His research background includes embedding prior knowledge to accelerate RL training and transforming multi-modal knowledge graphs into usable features, demonstrating strength in both theory and practical feature engineering. Known for optimizing workflows (e.g., cutting RL training time by ~30%), he combines a scientist’s curiosity with an engineer’s delivery focus. Outside of work he frames his craft playfully—“making the world a better place, one epoch at a time”—which reflects a pragmatic but innovative approach to ML.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Artificial Intelligence, 3.96 / 4.0, Master of Science - MS, Artificial Intelligence, 3.96 / 4.0 at University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering, 4.0 / 4.0, Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering, 4.0 / 4.0 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Arabic, English
Github Skills (19)
spell6
dataclasses5
toml4
yaml4
python4
dataclass4
deserialization3
serde3
openapi3
msgpack3
json3
json-schema3
serialization3
java3
unity-editor2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Sanavesa/Summarize
Mar 2018 - Jan 2022
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 10 months
Sanavesa/SpotSwap
Sep 2018 - Jan 2022
Contributions:29 pushes in 3 years 4 months
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