Ali Adabi Head of Generative AI Delivery

Empowering enterprises with cutting-edge AI at Turing AI. PhD in Electrical Engineering from UC Santa Cruz.

Ali Adabi

About Me

Passion for AI innovation and leadership

I hold a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with a focus on AI and Machine Learning from UC Santa Cruz and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley.

Turing- Head of Generative AI Delivery

Leading the delivery of generative AI solutions for enterprise clients

AI2X - CAIO

Leading AI integration into business operations of financial and healthcare verticals

Accenture - Senior Manager

Delivered high-impact projects including healthcare robotics and IoT systems, earning the Global Innovation Award.

UC Santa Cruz - Faculty-Researcher

Founded SEADS, mentored 200+ students, and secured NSF funding for AI energy monitoring systems.

Intel Corporation - Design Automation Engineer

AI & Machine Learning

  • Deep Learning
  • Neural Networks
  • Computer Vision
  • NLP

Cloud & DevOps

  • AWS/Azure/GCP
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • CI/CD

Leadership

  • Team Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Agile/Scrum
  • Innovation

IoT & Systems

  • IoT Architecture
  • Edge Computing
  • Signal Processing
  • System Design

Professional Experience

Leadership roles and key achievements

Jan 2025 - Present

Head of Generative AI Delivery

Turing AI (Menlo Park, CA)

Nov 2022 - Jan 2025

Co-Founder & Chief AI Officer

AI2X

Aug 2018 - Nov 2022

Senior Manager

Accenture (San Francisco, CA)

Jun 2010 - Aug 2018

Faculty-Researcher

UC Santa Cruz

Directed graduate research in ML, sensors, and deep learning Taught 300+ students, 90% received tech job offers Secured NSF funding for AI energy monitoring systems
Jun 2014 - Aug 2018

Founder

SEADS AI (Santa Cruz, CA)

Developed AI energy monitoring systems Managed community of 100+ developers Awarded NSF funding for innovation
Earlier

Design Automation Engineer & Data Scientist

Intel Corporation & PlayStation

Built analytics tools saving 1000+ hours for designers Developed automated advertising & recommender systems Boosted platform engagement through data science

Featured Projects

Innovative solutions and research

Healthcare Robotics Platform

Robotics

An autonomous healthcare robotic platform that achieved 25% cost reduction and earned the Accenture Global Innovation Award.

Autonomous Navigation AI Decision Making Cost Optimization

Cloud-based IoT Tracking

Cloud/IoT

Scalable cloud-based IoT asset tracking system with real-time analytics and predictive maintenance capabilities.

Real-time Tracking Predictive Analytics Scalable Architecture

Selected Publications

Research contributions and findings

PhD Dissertation

Economic Real-Time Energy Management For Microgrids Via NILM And With User Decision Support

A. Adabi

Comprehensive research on non-intrusive load monitoring and energy management systems for smart grids.

Journal Article

Status and challenges of residential and industrial non-intrusive load monitoring

A. Adabi, P. Mantey, E. Holmegaard, MB. Kjaergaard

Comprehensive review of NILM techniques and their applications in residential and industrial settings.

Conference Paper

SEADS: A modifiable platform for real-time monitoring of residential appliance energy consumption

A. Adabi, P. Manovi, P. Mantey

Presentation of the SEADS platform architecture and its applications in real-time energy monitoring.

Master's Thesis

Toward a Social Graph Recommendation Algorithm: Do We Trust Our Friends in Movie Recommendations?

A. Adabi, L. de Alfaro

Research on social graph algorithms and trust networks in recommendation systems.

Speaking Engagements

Sharing knowledge and insights

Winter 2018

Deep Learning AI applications in IoT and Grid

Optimization Course, UC Santa Cruz

Explored cutting-edge applications of deep learning in IoT systems and smart grid optimization.

Spring 2018

IoT Case Studies in Power Systems

Advanced Topics in Controls, UC Santa Cruz

Presented real-world IoT implementations in power system monitoring and control.

Fall 2017

SEADS Platform Overview

Cross Symposium, UC Santa Cruz

Demonstrated the SEADS platform capabilities and its impact on energy monitoring research.

Fall 2014

Grid Operating System

California Public Utility Commission

Presented innovative approaches to grid operating systems and utility management.

Honors & Awards

Recognition and achievements

Accenture Global Innovation Award

Accenture Global Innovation Award

Autonomous Trace Platform

TechCrunch Disrupt Award

TechCrunch Disrupt Award

Ranked 1st out of 1000 hackers

NSF iCorps Award

NSF iCorps Award

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

UCSC Competition Award

UCSC Competition Award

Excellence in Research

Let's Connect

Ready to explore AI innovation opportunities? Let's discuss how we can transform your business together.

Head of Generative AI Delivery at Turing AI
PhD, UC Santa Cruz