About
He previously co-led the Discovery team as an AI scientist at Anthropic and worked on Gemini at Google DeepMind, where he was a senior staff research scientist and co-led the Blueshift team. He earned his PhD at the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, followed by a research scholar position at the Institute for Advanced Study and a postdoc at New York University.
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Experience
- MirendilCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AnthropicMember of Technical Staff2024 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- Google DeepMindSenior Staff Research Scientist & Team Lead2019 — 2024Mountain View
- New York UniversityPostdoctoral Associate2018 — 2019New York, New York, United States
- Institute for Advanced StudyResearch Scholar2017 — 2018Princeton, New Jersey, United States
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago (TTIC)PhD Student2011 — 2017Greater Chicago Area
- MicrosoftResearch Intern2016New York, New York, United States
- MicrosoftResearch Intern2013Mountain View, California, United States
Education
- Toyota Technological Institute at ChicagoDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science2011 — 2017
- Sharif University of TechnologyMaster's degree, Computer Engineering2009 — 2011
- Sharif University of TechnologyBachelor's degree, Computer Engineering2005 — 2009
Skills & more
Machine Learning71Artificial Intelligence38Algorithms81
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