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Syed Ashar Javed

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Associate Director - Machine Learning at PathAI
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Syed Ashar Javed is the Associate Director of Machine Learning at PathAI, where he leads the ML-Core team. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, his expertise lies in designing and scaling foundation models for computational pathology to advance cancer drug development and diagnostics. He is passionate about moving research into scalable production for real-world impact.

He is driven by a desire to solve ambitious problems and build technology that positively changes how society operates. On his personal blog, "Learning to learn, " he explores the social implications of machine learning, research, and career development topics, showing a deep interest in the intersection of technology and humanity.

He led the team that launched PLUTO-4, a pathology foundation model that is already powering PathAIs product ecosystem.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Associate Director - Machine Learning
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Foundation Models
He leads the ML-Core team at PathAI, which designs, scales, and researches foundation models like the recently launched PLUTO-4 for use in pathology.
AI for Healthcare
His work at PathAI is centered on applying machine learning to pathology for cancer drug development and diagnostics, aiming for tangible clinical outcomes.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Associate Director - Machine Learning
PathAI
2-2024 - 5-2025
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
PathAI
1-2023 - 5-2025
ML Manager / Tech Lead
PathAI
1-2019 - 12-2019
Student Researcher
Amazon Lab126
5-2019 - 8-2019
Machine Learning Intern
PathAI
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Education
2018 - 2019
Masters of Science
Carnegie Mellon University
2012 - 2016
Bachelor of Technology (B-Tech)
Jamia Millia Islamia
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