Ali Alvi

15+ years experienced Product Manager and Software Engineer with expertise in designing and developing widely used services and applications. Expert in gathering and analyzing business and functional requirements; architecting software designs and delivering quality implementations; leading technical and process initiatives; and designing, engineering and re-engineering software solutions. Proven ability to deliver on personal commitments as well as lead and collaborate across feature teams and product divisions to achieve team results and enhance workplace productivity.

In my current role, I’m tackling the challenge of Artificial General Intelligence by making machines be better at Reading and Comprehension through Deep Learning as part of the Search AI leadership team at Microsoft. Previously, I was a leader on the team that introduced Microsoft’s first ever wearable – Microsoft Band, leading the application and developer platform and experiences for Microsoft Band and Health. I have also architected and delivered product-wide features in various different versions of Internet Explorer/Edge.

Specialties: Technical Program Management, Product Management, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Application Development, Programming Languages, Object Oriented Design and Implementation, Software Security, Software Performance, HTTP Stack, COM, Software Design, Talent Acquisition, Technical Leadership, Technical Communication.