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Ali Kahirdeh, Ph.D.

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Machine Learning Technical Lead at Pacific Gas and Electric Company
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Ali Kahirdeh is a Machine Learning Technical Lead at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, specializing in predictive algorithms and data-driven modeling. He earned his Ph. D. from Louisiana State University and is the Founder of The-Precursor Diagnostics. Colleagues describe him as a bright, motivated expert and a great team player.

Outside of his primary role, Ali is an entrepreneur dedicated to a philosophy of continuous building, evolution, and adaptation. He has a keen interest in ensuring safety within the energy storage industry and celebrates his cultural heritage, such as observing Nowruz, the Persian New Year.

Unique fact: Ali is a reviewer for several prestigious international machine learning conferences, including NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Machine Learning Technical Lead
Job Level
Junior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Battery Data Science
His experience at Rivian focused on battery data science. He also actively posts about the critical need for predictive intelligence in energy storage systems to prevent incidents like battery fires.
Predictive ML
A core theme in his career, he designs predictive machine learning algorithms and diagnostics systems at both PG&E and his own company, The-Precursor Diagnostics.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Machine Learning Technical Lead
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
7-2024
Founder and Chief Scientist
The-Precursor Diagnostics
7-2023 - 7-2024
Principal Data Scientist
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
1-2022 - 4-2023
Staff Data Scientist
Rivian
1-2021 - 1-2022
Data Scientist
PARC, a Xerox Company
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Education
2015 - 2017
Postdoctoral
University of Maryland
2008 - 2014
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Louisiana State University
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