Where does Alaa Khaddaj work?

Alaa Khaddaj is PhD Candidate, MIT EECS at The E14 Fund.

Where did Alaa Khaddaj go to school?

Alaa Khaddaj studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); American University of Beirut (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical and Computer Engineering).

Alaa Khaddaj

Investor

PhD Candidate, MIT EECS at The E14 Fund

San Francisco, California, United States

About

PhD candidate at MIT EECS.

Experience

OpenAIResearch Scientistcurrent2025 — present
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGraduate Research Assistant2020 — 2025
E14 FundVC Fellow2023 — 2024
American University of BeirutUndergraduate Research Assistant2017 — 2020Bliss Street, Beirut, Lebanon
MIT Media LabVisiting Student2019Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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Languages Arabic · English · French

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Colleagues at The E14 Fund

Alexander Gu

Investor at E14 Fund

Andrea Porras

Head of Community at The E14 Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alaa Khaddaj?: PhD candidate at MIT EECS.
Where does Alaa Khaddaj work?: Alaa Khaddaj is PhD Candidate, MIT EECS at The E14 Fund.
Where did Alaa Khaddaj go to school?: Alaa Khaddaj studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); American University of Beirut (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical and Computer Engineering).

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