Hamed Alikhani

About Hamed Alikhani

I am a PhD-level technologist operating at the intersection of Production AI Engineering and Statistical Data Science. I specialize in solving high-stakes business problems—whether that requires building autonomous multi-agent systems or designing complex optimization algorithms for supply chain efficiency.My dual focus- As an AI Engineer: I architect scalable, production-grade GenAI systems. I focus on LLM Safety, Agentic Workflows, and Latency Optimization. At McGraw Hill, I deployed safety pipelines reducing unsafe content by 85% and optimized inference costs by 27% using hybrid concurrency and semantic routing- As a Data Scientist: I apply rigorous math to business strategy. At Kraft Heinz, I developed proprietary Genetic Algorithms and Forecasting Engines that contributed to a $100M profit uplift, proving that advanced math drives revenue.Core Competencies:Engineering: Agentic AI (LangChain/CrewAI), FastAPI, Docker, Azure/AWS, RAG.Data Science: Time-Series Forecasting, Causal Inference, A/B Testing, Optimization.Leadership: Founder of Austin AI Hub (200+ members), leading AI literacy and workshops.I thrive in environments where \"getting it to work\"(Engineering) and \"proving it adds value\"(Data Science) are equally important.

Experience

1. Senior Ai Engineer & Data Scientist

   Progressive Insurance

   Jan 2026 — Present

   Supporting enterprise IT initiatives by developing data-driven models for IT project time estimation using historical delivery data- Focused on improving planning accuracy, forecasting timelines, and enabling better decision-making through applied machine learning and analytics.

Education

• University of Tehran

  Bachelor’s Degree, Engineering

  2007 — 2012

• Sharif University of Technology

  Master’s Degree, Project Management

  2012 — 2014

• Texas A&M University

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence