Ali Shahrokhi

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ABOUT ALI SHAHROKHI

My interests lie in gathering, managing, sorting through, and discerning usable inferences from large data networks. I see enormous potential in creating novel algorithms that provide insights into social-psychology, decision-theory, and individual preferences to maximize the profit-making potential of web and mobile-based technological products. I am comfortable performing both quantitative and qualitative analyses of large data sets using industry-wide big data tools and statistical techniques. Simplicity and elegance are strong features of nearly every project I have done and features that I try to secure in every new task I encounter. I have come to understand that being a good engineer requires one to go beyond simply solving technical problems. That is, there is often an equally important social side that others sometimes lose sight of but that I make a conscious decision to maintain in my considerations. Looking at my previous projects and research interests, they will notice that I have spent a substantial part of my time coming up with innovative ways to better our individual and collective experiences. For example, I developed a Facebook application that helped users find romantic relationships online but without a significant risk of meeting creepy or dangerous individuals. I wrote a web-based script that allowed people without cars to find rides for the kinds of day-to-day unplanned trips that seem to come up more than we expect. I even developed educational software that allowed high school students in Iran to improve their science and math skills in order to compete in national and international academic competitions. I think my ability to tune into both the social and technical aspect of things makes me an exceptionally good problem solver. I set the bar pretty high for myself and I am confident that I can meet or exceed wherever you happen to set it for me as well.