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Alireza Dirafzoon

Agentic AI | ex-Meta (Multimodal-AI) | ex-Samsung (AI, AR/VR) | Founder @Sol8 | ML interviews | featured in WSJ

United States
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10+

Years Experience

6

Roles

39

Skills

2

Education

About

Polished LinkedIn Summary - Version 4 (Bullet Format) ▶ Multimodal AI Engineer | Agentic AI Systems | Human-Centered Technologist • Innovative AI/ML Tech Lead with 8+ years building multimodal AI and Voice Assistant systems that seamlessly integrate language, speech, vision, and motion across AR/VR interfaces and robotic platforms • Proven track record at Meta and Samsung delivering scalable, real-time, on-device AI that transforms advanced research into production systems used by millions • Currently pioneering agentic AI system design, LLM orchestration, and the next generation of autonomous, reasoning-capable AI agents ▶ Experience Highlights • Tech Lead | Meta Reality Labs – Led development of the Multimodal Context Engine and Auto-Capture System powering Ray-Ban and Orion smart glasses, bringing contextual AI to everyday wearables • ML Engineer | Samsung – Architected and deployed enterprise-scale NLP, ASR, and AR/VR systems for Bixby and Gear VR, reaching millions of users globally • Founder | Sol8 – Creative AI collective exploring the intersection of music, generative visuals, and immersive storytelling, demonstrating AI's potential to amplify human creativity ▶ Open Source & Impact • Creator of Agentic-AI-Systems – Open-source framework enabling developers to build sophisticated LLM-powered workflows with LangGraph, CrewAI, and OpenAI SDK, democratizing access to advanced AI agent architectures • Ph.D. in Machine Learning for Robotics – Featured in Wall Street Journal and NBC • 10K+ GitHub stars across ML repositories • 30+ publications in top-tier venues • 7 patents in AI/ML systems • Stanford GSB Ignite program graduate ▶ What Sets Me Apart • Rare combination of deep technical expertise, entrepreneurial vision, and passion for human-centered design • Don't just build AI systems—craft intelligent experiences that feel intuitive, creative, and genuinely useful • Mission-driven approach: building AI that amplifies human potential rather than replacing it Ready to tackle the next frontier of intelligent systems ▶ Let’s connect! Always open to collaborations in LLM agents, orchestration frameworks, or any system at the intersection of intelligence and experience.

Experience (6 roles)

Amazon · Full-time

Sr. Applied Scientist | Gen-AI Innovation Center

Current

Amazon · Full-time

Sep 2025 - Present · 2 mos
Sol8

Founder | AI Engineer (Independent)

Current

Sol8

Aug 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos·San Francisco Bay Area

▶ Founded Sol8, a creative collective producing immersive events that blend music, visual storytelling, and generative tools. ▶ Produced 5+ large-scale events for a 300+ person community; led full production, curation, and creative direction. ▶ Created Agentic-AI-Systems — an open-source framework f...

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Technical Interview Mentor

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Aug 2020 - Jan 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

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Education (2)

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

• Exposed to core business skills such as: marketing, operations, strategy, accounting, finance, and economics, and applied skills such as design thinking, negotiation, teamwork, public speaking, leadership, and pitching. Worked in a team to develop a plan for commercializing a new product or service for an existing organization or a new venture.

North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University

Grade: 4.00/4.00 Activities and societies: President of ECE Graduate Student Association, Phi Kappa Phi Pattern Recognition / Robotics / Computer Vision / Signal Processing

Skills (39)

AI Engineering

LlamaIndex

AWS

S3

Backend

PythonFlask

DevOps

AWS

ML Engineering

TransformersTensorFlowspaCyscikit-learn

Other

Data AnalysisProgrammingSimulationsInterviewingMusic ProductionAgentic AI SystemsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Computer VisionMachine LearningCoachingRoboticsNatural Language Processing (NLP)Statistical Data AnalysisMathematical ModelingLive Event ProductionSignal ProcessingEvent ManagementEntrepreneurshipAndroid DevelopmentAlgorithmsAWSLlamaIndexTransformersPythonTensorFlowFlaskspaCyscikit-learnLinkedInGitHub
Certifications (2)

ChatBots: DialogFlow and nodejs

Udemy

Design Thinking

ExperiencePoint (simulated by IDEO)

Publications (2)

Action Classification from Motion Capture Data using Topological Data Analysis

2016 IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing (GlobalSIP 2016), pp 1260– 1264

A framework for mapping with biobotic insect networks: From local to global maps

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Languages (2)
EnglishKorean(Elementary proficiency)
Volunteer Experience (1)

President

Current

NCSU ECE Graduate Student Association (GSA)

Sep 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 2 mos

Honors & Awards (2)

Exceptional Talent Award

Issued by Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran

Associated with Amirkabir University of Technology - Tehran Polytechnic

NSF Best Poster Winner and Travel Award

Issued by NSF Early Career Professionals Workshop on Exploring New Frontiers in Cyber-Physical Systems, Washington, DC. · Jan 2014

Associated with North Carolina State University

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Alireza Dirafzoon's current role?
Alireza Dirafzoon is currently working as Sr. Applied Scientist | Gen-AI Innovation Center at Amazon · Full-time.
Where did Alireza Dirafzoon study?
Alireza Dirafzoon studied Stanford Ignite, Certificate Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Business Administration, Management and Operations at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. They have 2 education entries on their profile.
What skills does Alireza Dirafzoon have?
Alireza Dirafzoon's top skills include Data Analysis, Programming, Simulations, Interviewing, Music Production. They have 39 skills listed on their profile.
Where is Alireza Dirafzoon based?
Alireza Dirafzoon is based in United States.

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