Sheikh Abdur Raheem Ali

I am an independent alignment researcher based in Toronto.

• Previously, I was a mid-level software engineer at Microsoft Security, working on the anti-spam team. I was the youngest person ever hired to my level in Canada.
• I have collaborated with MATS scholars and mentors since the Summer 2023 program.
• I was a research mentee for Berkeley AI Safety's Supervised Program in Alignment Research in Fall 2023 and returned as a project mentor for the Spring 2024 cohort.
• I was a visiting member of the London Initiative for Safe AI during Summer 2024, and am currently a member of Trajectory Labs.
• I use Apple's Vision Pro with enterprise APIs for visionOS to improve my productivity.
• I was in Abu Dhabi during President Trump's visit to the Middle East.
• I train kickboxing at a gym run by former GLORY welterweight world champion Joseph Valtellini.
• Please click here for my resume.

I was born in the United Arab Emirates; My father is a founder and businessman from India.

Most of my work is closed to the public. However, if you're interested in reaching out, please feel free to use my booking link.