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Ali Reza Pedram

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Assistant Professor at University of Oklahoma
📍 Norman, Oklahoma, United States

Ali Reza Pedram is an Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahomas School of Computer Science, specializing in robotics, AI, and generative models. His research integrates deep reinforcement learning and motion planning, building on his Ph. D. from The University of Texas at Austin and a postdoctoral fellowship at Georgia Tech.

His recent work has been recognized as a Spotlight presentation at the prestigious NeurIPS 2025 conference.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Assistant Professor
Job Level
Junior
Location
Norman, Oklahoma, United States
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AI in Robotics
His core research focuses on the intersection of robotics with deep learning, reinforcement learning, generative AI, and Large Language Models (LLMs).
Reinforcement Learning
He has developed novel deep reinforcement learning methods based on Bellman's optimality equation and applied them to complex systems.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Assistant Professor
University of Oklahoma
9-2023 - 8-2025
Postdoctoral Fellow
Georgia Institute of Technology
6-2018 - 8-2023
Graduate Research Assistant
The University of Texas at Austin
9-2017 - 5-2018
Graduate Teaching Assistant
The University of Texas at Austin
9-2016 - 8-2017
Guest Researcher
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
The University of Texas at Austin
Master's degree
Sharif University of Technology
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