AI Engineer · Educator · NVIDIA Ambassador
Building AI that ships— and teaching what comes next.
I'm Majid — an NVIDIA Ambassador, Assistant Professor at Utah Valley University, and Principal AI Architect at the Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy. I lead real-world AI work in EdTech, simulation training, drone imaging, and public-sector data, and mentor students end-to-end on the same projects.
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About
Dr. Majid Memari
Nearly 20 years in academia — engineering through CS Ph.D., postdoc, and faculty — still focused on students and community.
I lead real-world AI work — government systems, EdTech, drone imaging, synthetic data — and mentor students at no cost. I served as technical lead on a $1M USHE drone-imaging initiative for wind-turbine maintenance and collaborate with Utah agencies, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, and UPenn.
I give back through NVIDIA DLI workshops, One-U Responsible AI, and public-sector architecture — connecting students to Silicon Slopes and Utah's tech ecosystem.
~20 yrs
In academia since 2006
Ph.D.
Computer Science, SIU
NVIDIA
Ambassador & DLI Instructor
$1M
USHE drone AI — technical lead
NVIDIA
Ambassador & DLI Instructor
Nov 2025 — Present
Utah Valley University
Assistant Professor
Jul 2024 — Present
University of Utah — One-U RAI
AI Consultant, AI Policy SIG
Jan 2025 — Present
Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy
Principal AI Architect
Nov 2024 — Present
Portfolio
Selected work
Representative builds across EdTech, simulation, agents, drones, public-sector data, and custom AI.
AI-Powered EdTech
Smarter learning at scale
Intelligent tutoring patterns, LLM-assisted grading workflows, adaptive learning paths, and analytics for institutions and training programs.
AI-Simulated Training
Practice when the real thing is costly
Immersive scenarios for firefighters, nursing, and high-stakes fields — dynamic AI-driven patients, incidents, and debriefs. Safe, repeatable, and scalable.
Psychological AI Companion
Voice-first mental wellness support
A voice-mode AI companion grounded in psychological science. Builds a private profile of each client over time, delivers personalized check-ins, and supports mental wellness through evidence-based conversational techniques.
Agentic Workflow Automation
End-to-end intelligent ops
Multi-agent systems that coordinate specialist models and tools to automate complex business processes with human oversight.
Drone AI & 3D Imaging
$1M USHE-funded research
Technical lead on a USHE-funded drone imaging initiative for wind-turbine maintenance — RGB/thermal capture, 3D reconstruction, and path planning. Postdoctoral research with industry-relevant published results.
Personal AI Money Companion
Habits, privacy, and support
A personalized AI that builds a private knowledge base from spending and check-ins — a copilot for people strengthening money habits, including compulsive spending and related behavioral challenges.
Automation
Agentic workflows
Intelligent pipelines with n8n — tools, APIs, and models orchestrated to run around the clock.
Visual workflow design
Drag-and-drop with n8n — branching, loops, error handling, and approvals.
AI-native nodes
LLM calls, RAG, sentiment, and classification in the pipeline.
Always-on orchestration
Webhooks, schedules, monitoring, retries, and audit trails.
Interactive
Try my AI
Products I ship — an AI financial assistant and a course-grounded teaching assistant.
Finance & bookkeeping
AI Financial Assistant
Conversational assistant for bookkeeping, organized records, and finance workflows — full product experience with companies, ledger, and documents. Not a replacement for licensed professionals where required.
CS 4720R course
AI Teaching Assistant
Course-grounded Q&A for AI Business and Tech Solutions — Canvas-aligned context and a dedicated assistant, not a generic chat window.
Collaboration
Where I make an impact
Collaboration with professionals across business, software engineering, and the Silicon Slopes technology community.
Industry & community
Live pulse
Promising AI companies
Liquid, AI-focused public equities—infrastructure, platforms, and security. Not a recommendation; many AI leaders are still private. Refreshed about every minute. Not investment advice.
Tools I work with
NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute
Workshops & teaching
I'm an NVIDIA DLI Certified Instructor and Ambassador. I deliver hands-on workshops aligned with NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute training — free for students at participating universities, with GPU-accelerated labs and certificates of completion where available.
Fundamentals of Deep Learning
~8 hours (typical DLI workshop)
Train neural networks for classification and detection with hands-on PyTorch labs on GPU-accelerated cloud instances.
AI on Jetson / Edge
Hands-on lab
Build and deploy edge AI prototypes — ideal for robotics and IoT-focused programs.
RAG & LLM Agents
Applied GenAI
Retrieval-augmented generation, prompt patterns, and safe deployment of LLM-powered assistants.
Generative AI
Foundations
Diffusion and generative fundamentals with practical exercises — aligned with industry demand.
Available for universities worldwide. Student workshops are offered at no charge to students; logistics vary by institution.
Bridging academia & industry
EdTech innovation & entrepreneurship course
I design new AI courses to close the gap between what universities teach and what industry needs. One example: an innovation and entrepreneurship course focused on Education Technology. Students discover real problems in K-12 and higher education, propose AI-powered solutions, build working prototypes using no-code tools (cloud-hosted n8n), and pitch their EdTech startup to mentors and judges. No programming experience required — co-taught by a computer scientist and an education expert, with mentoring and guest lectures from UVU's Baugh Entrepreneurship Institute.
Public sector
Government & public policy
As Principal AI Architect at the Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy (Nov 2024 — Present), I lead state-level collaborations with Utah agencies. Students work alongside me on these initiatives — gaining hands-on public-sector AI experience.
Utah Office of Data Privacy
AI applied to data governance and privacy management — improving compliance efficiency and strengthening transparency and public trust.
Utah Department of Health & Human Services
AI-driven solutions that reduce manual review time and expand secure access to data for research and policy innovation.
Privacy-preserving infrastructure
Helping Utah build a modern, responsible data foundation that supports research while safeguarding citizens.
Expanding across departments
Building additional AI solutions for more Utah departments — intelligent automation and data-driven decision-making at scale.
Responsible, privacy-preserving AI partnerships with state and local agencies.
Mentorship
Student interns & research
I recruit student interns and lead them on real-world AI projects — from architecture to deployment — at no cost to them. Multiple projects in flight at any given time.
AI Engineer Intern
Fully online · rolling intake
If you want real-world AI engineering experience — not only coursework — reach out. You'll work alongside me and the team on production-minded tasks: LLMs and RAG, agentic workflows, cloud integrations, and domain projects that ship.
What you might do
- Contribute to LLM-powered apps, evaluation, and tooling
- Help build agentic systems and integrations with cloud data services
- Support EdTech, simulation, and public-sector initiatives with mentorship
What I look for
- Curiosity and follow-through; Python and interest in LLMs/APIs are a plus
- Willingness to learn — I pair you with concrete tasks and feedback
Not sure if you're a fit? I still want to hear from you — get in touch.
AI Utah, Silicon Slopes & Utah tech
I contribute to AI Utah — Utah's AI user group and community hub for practitioners, events, and collaboration (including programs like AI Utah 100). I show up, bring students, and help them plug into that network.
I'm also active in Silicon Slopes, the nonprofit helping Utah founders grow — connecting learners with founders, hiring managers, and collaborators across the broader tech ecosystem.
Contact
Let's work together
Consulting, workshops, mentorship, or a research collaboration — send a message and I'll respond promptly.
Frequently asked questions
Production AI work — LLM-powered apps, agentic workflows, EdTech, simulation training, drone & 3D imaging, and public-sector data systems. I bring student teams into many engagements as part of the mentorship program.
I deliver hands-on workshops aligned with NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute standards — GPU-accelerated cloud labs, real-world exercises, and DLI-style certificates of completion. On-campus sessions are free for students at participating universities.
Email me with a short note about your background and what you'd like to learn — Python and curiosity are a plus, formal experience is not required. Internships are fully online, on a rolling intake, and there's no cost to students.
Yes. I integrate with AWS, Azure, GCP, on-prem, and hybrid setups. My work spans Python, PyTorch, LangChain, Next.js, n8n, and modern cloud-native architectures.
We start with a discovery conversation to understand your goals and constraints. From there I propose a phased plan — usually a focused proof-of-concept first, then iteration toward production deployment with ongoing support.
Security and privacy are core to every engagement. I build with encryption at rest and in transit, role-based access, audit logging, and alignment with frameworks like HIPAA, FERPA, and state data-privacy regulations — especially relevant in my Utah public-sector work.