Alborz Rezazadeh is a distinguished
leader in the fields of AI, machine
learning (ML), and computer vision
(CV). In his current role as the
Director of Applied CV at Recursion, a
biotechnology company dedicated to
revolutionizing drug discovery through
AI, he has developed the applied CV/ML
department, overseeing a team of over
10 ML scientists and engineers. Under
his visionary leadership, the team has
achieved remarkable success in
foundational CV models, video
analysis, multimodal learning, and the
integration of large language models
to expedite drug discovery processes.
Alborz's leadership has fostered
innovation and cost savings in the
biotechnology sector. Before joining
Recursion, Alborz spent two years as
the Team Lead and Staff AI Scientist
at LG AI Research Lab, where he led a
team of eight ML scientists and
engineers, successfully delivering
projects in object detection, image
classification, real-time pose
estimation, and few-shot learning for
various applications and LG products.
Prior to his time at LG, Alborz
contributed to pioneering
deep-learning research for smartphones
and appliances during his two-year
tenure at Samsung AI Research Center.
He also published multiple papers in
prestigious AI conferences. Before
entering the world of AI and ML, from
2012 to 2014, Alborz served as an
Electrical Engineer at North Inc,
where he was one of the initial two
employees and played a pivotal role in
the company's transformation into a
unicorn startup. Alborz holds a PhD in
Biomedical Eng. from the University of
Toronto (2014-2018), where he
developed groundbreaking
brain-computer interfaces. His
research earned him the "Best PhD
Thesis" award from the University. He
obtained his master's degree in
Electrical Eng. (EE) from the
University of Waterloo (2010-2012) and
his B.Sc. degree in EE from Sharif
University. Throughout his career,
Alborz has demonstrated a passion for
technology, visionary leadership, and
a commitment to pushing the boundaries
of AI.