Yousef Al-kofahi
Principal Data Science Manager - AI Acceleration Studio
City of Schenectady, New York, United States
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Top SchoolYousef Al-kofahi is a Principal Data Science Manager and applied ML leader with 17 years of industry experience and a Ph.D. in Computer and Systems Engineering, currently driving AI acceleration and productionization at Microsoft. He blends deep research roots—from founding contributions to the FARSIGHT imaging toolkit—to leading cross-disciplinary teams that deliver image analysis and deep learning solutions for healthcare and industrial applications. Prior roles at GE Research and specialized startups honed his ability to take novel computer vision algorithms from prototype to shipped software and IP. Based in Schenectady, he is known for translating complex scientific problems into scalable, product-ready ML systems and for bridging academic rigor with pragmatic engineering. An understated strength is his track record of building lasting collaborative communities around technical tools and workflows.
17 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Computer Engineering, B.S., Computer Engineering at Jami'at Al-YarmoukPh.D., Computer and Systems Engineering, Ph.D., Computer and Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
English, ArabicGithub contributions (1)
hocheung20/farsight
Feb 2009 - Dec 2009
Contributions:101 commits in 10 months
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