Summary
Mohammad Taesiri is a Machine Learning Scientist with 13 years of experience blending deep academic research and industry R&D, currently applying ML at EA SPORTS after a postdoc at the University of Alberta. He holds a PhD and brings strong mathematical foundations from a bachelor's in mathematics and an M.S. in software engineering, enabling rigorous approaches to model design and evaluation. Mohammad moves between ambitious research questions and production-minded solutions, with internships at Ubisoft signaling practical game-industry ML experience. Known for a playful, iterative approach—“random walk on a set of amazing ideas” and “AGI ... one linear layer at a time”—he favors incremental, interpretable progress toward larger AI goals. Based in Greater Vancouver, he combines a research mindset with a track record of translating novel methods into applied systems for entertainment and beyond.
13 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at University of Alberta
Amirkabir University of Technology
Master’s Degree, Computer Software Engineering, Master’s Degree, Computer Software Engineering at Sharif University of Technology
Persian, English