I'm a Deep Learning Researcher and Python Developer based in Tehran, Iran, with nine years of experience tackling real-world AI challenges across CV, NLP, and ML systems. I love building scalable ML solutions, from research to production-ready microservices, and I enjoy collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams on robust, end-to-end AI products. I specialize in deploying efficient models through quantization, pruning, and distillation, leveraging TRT, ONNX, OpenVINO, and HF Transformers, and I am passionate about hardware-aware AI and end-to-end ML workflows (MLOps) to ship fast, reliable AI at scale.

Ali Ghofrani

I'm a Deep Learning Researcher and Python Developer based in Tehran, Iran, with nine years of experience tackling real-world AI challenges across CV, NLP, and ML systems. I love building scalable ML solutions, from research to production-ready microservices, and I enjoy collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams on robust, end-to-end AI products. I specialize in deploying efficient models through quantization, pruning, and distillation, leveraging TRT, ONNX, OpenVINO, and HF Transformers, and I am passionate about hardware-aware AI and end-to-end ML workflows (MLOps) to ship fast, reliable AI at scale.

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I’m a Deep Learning Researcher and Python Developer based in Tehran, Iran, with nine years of experience tackling real-world AI challenges across CV, NLP, and ML systems. I love building scalable ML solutions, from research to production-ready microservices, and I enjoy collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams on robust, end-to-end AI products.

I specialize in deploying efficient models through quantization, pruning, and distillation, leveraging TRT, ONNX, OpenVINO, and HF Transformers, and I am passionate about hardware-aware AI and end-to-end ML workflows (MLOps) to ship fast, reliable AI at scale.

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Persian
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English
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Work Experience

AI Team Lead at SpeaxAI
December 1, 2023 - November 1, 2024
Led AI initiatives, including a lip-sync video dubbing application and multi-modal AI features; oversaw model development, deployment, and integration into end-user products; contributed to strategy and roadmap for production-ready ML services.
VP of AI Department at Alpha Reality
February 1, 2018 - May 1, 2020
Directed AI strategy and execution across the organization; built and managed AI-focused teams, led development of AI-driven products, and established governance for AI projects in Tehran.
Lead AI Engineer at eKYC Platform
August 1, 2022 - December 1, 2023
Built AI-based talent identification systems; deployed Face Recognition and Face Anti-Spoofing leveraging Iranian National ID Card APIs for Sejam Stock Market electronic authentication (Sahm Ashena Brokerage). Led architecture and deployment of AI services.
Machine Learning Developer at Aradow
December 1, 2016 - February 1, 2018
Implemented diagnostic systems for livestock diseases; built server-side microservices with Docker; designed data processing pipelines and APIs for real-time model inference.
CTO at NSA Tech
May 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Led AI strategy and productization efforts; defined architectural patterns for AI-enabled services; managed cross-functional teams delivering AI-powered applications and ML/DevOps infrastructure.

Education

B.S. in Telecommunication Systems at IRIBU, Tehran
September 1, 2013 - April 1, 2017
PhD in Telecommunication Systems at Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran
September 1, 2021 - January 5, 2026
Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Isfahan University of Technology
September 1, 2013 - April 1, 2017
Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication Systems at IRIB University, Tehran
September 1, 2017 - August 1, 2020

Qualifications

Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) Specialization
January 11, 2030 - January 5, 2026
Machine Learning with Python
January 11, 2030 - January 5, 2026
Deep Learning with TensorFlow
January 11, 2030 - January 5, 2026
TensorFlow Specialization
January 11, 2030 - January 5, 2026
AI Specialization in Data Science
January 11, 2030 - January 5, 2026
IBM Cognitive Class: Machine Learning with Python
January 11, 2030 - January 5, 2026
Deep Learning Specialization
January 11, 2030 - January 5, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Education, Telecommunications, Professional Services