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Hello! I’m

Ali Nafisi

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I’m a Master’s student in Artificial Intelligence at Bu-Ali Sina University and a graduate researcher at the Robot Intelligence & Vision Lab, under the supervision of Prof. Hassan Khotanlou. I earned my BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Kurdistan in 2023.

I have broad interests in Deep Learning, with a particular focus on its applications in Trustworthy AI and Multimodal Generative Models. I am also passionate about Deep Learning-Guided Program Synthesis, aiming to develop intelligent systems capable of true invention, adaptation, and innovation. Additionally, I have a strong interest in Deep Reinforcement Learning, which I believe holds great potential for pushing the boundaries of AI beyond human-level performance across various domains.

Currently, my research is focused on Debiasing Image Datasets using Generative Models, addressing critical issues of fairness and reliability in AI systems.

I’m actively seeking a PhD position where I can continue to grow as a researcher and contribute to impactful, cutting-edge projects.

News

March 2025

I joined Robot Intelligence & Vision Lab as a Graduate Student Researcher @ Bu-Ali Sina University.

March 2024

Ranked 2nd in the final contest of the Quera Large Language Model Hackathon! 🏆

September 2023

Our Paper on Text Embedding Clustering is Accepted to Expert Systems with Applications Journal! 🥂

July 2023

Graduated from University of Kurdistan with a Bachelor's in Computer Engineering! 🎓

Publications

For a complete list of my research works, please look up my Google Scholar.

Experience

Graduate Student Researcher

Robot Intelligence & Vision Lab

Work Study

March 2025 - Present

Under the supervision of Prof. Hassan Khotanlou.

Working on Debiasing Image Datasets using Generative Models.

AI Engineer

Matina AI

Part-time

April 2024 - January 2025

Investigating LLM post-training approaches.

Creating LLM post-training datasets.

Course Instructor

Quera

Part-time

March 2021 - February 2022

Create and optimize programming courses tutorials.

Design programming problems and develop unit tests for them to judge the submitted answers.

Honors & Awards

April 2025

5th place in the first stage of the UT AI Hackathon

March 2024

2nd Place in the final contest of the Quera Large Language Model Hackathon

August 2023

1st Place in the first stage of the Irancell Labs Artificial Intelligence Hackathon

June 2023

3rd Place in the 28th Computer Engineering regional Olympiad (Region 5)