Ryan Alimo
CEO Co-Founder at OpalAi
Malibu, California, United States
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Top SchoolRyan Alimo is a machine learning scientist and entrepreneur with 11 years of experience building human-centric AI and autonomous systems, currently co-founder and CEO of OpalAI in Malibu. He combines deep expertise in nonlinear optimization, control theory, and pattern recognition with hands-on leadership of GenAI and automated digital-twin products funded by NASA, NSF, and the U.S. Department of Transportation. Ryan’s research-to-product trajectory spans postdoctoral work on swarm spacecraft autonomy at Caltech, lead ML roles at JPL integrating derivative-free optimization into DSN scheduling, and commercialization of mission-critical aerospace and transportation solutions. He emphasizes augmented intelligence—designing algorithms that enhance human decision-making in embedded and cloud environments rather than replacing it. An MBA from UCLA Anderson complements his technical PhD background, enabling him to translate advanced research into funded programs and scalable ventures. He is driven by ambitious, long-horizon visions (including Mars colonization) while mentoring the next generation of autonomous-systems engineers.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Master of Business Administration - MBA Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations at UCLA Anderson School of ManagementUniversity of California, San DiegoCalifornia Institute of TechnologyBachelor's degree Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's degree Mechanical Engineering at Sharif University of TechnologyGold Medal of Olympiad Astronomy, Gold Medal of Olympiad Astronomy at Young Scholar Club
English, Persian
Github Skills (52)
python10
statistics10
data-science9
machine-learning9
scikit-learn9
data-analysis9
unity3d9
serve9
deep-reinforcement-learning8
scikit8
intelligent8
simulations8
decomposition8
reinforcement-learning7
levenberg-marquardt7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
salimoha/DOGS
Nov 2016 - Mar 2017
Contributions:49 commits, 54 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
salimoha/Kriging_in_c
Sep 2016 - Jul 2018
Contributions:4 commits, 2 pushes, 1 comment in 1 year 11 months
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