Ali Karimi

Research Associate

Start date: August 2026

Research focus
I apply large AI foundation models, autonomous agentic workflows, and quantum machine learning to solve complex forecasting and management challenges in power systems. My work bridges advanced theoretical research with robust software development to build practical applications for modern grid infrastructure.

Publications
Karimi, A., Zadeh-Haghighi, H., Kora, Y., & Simon, C. (2026). Role of entanglement in Quantum Reservoir Computing with coupled Kerr Nonlinear oscillators. Physical Review A, 114(1). https://doi.org/10.1103/vwn7-y9vj

Refer to my Google Scholar profile

Technical Events and Conferences
Presented in SPIE Photonics for Quantum 2025, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Jun 2025)
Attended Quantum Days 2024, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Feb 2024)

Previous studies
– Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Physics (2023 – 2025), University of Calgary, Canada
– Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Physics with a Minor in Mathematics (2018 – 2023), University of Tehran, Iran

Awards and recognitions
– Winner (1st Place): GenQ Global Hackathon Series Calgary Edition (2025)
– NMS CERN Summer Studentship (top 2% worldwide 2022)

Industry experience
– Researcher Associate — University of Calgary
– Software Intern / Summer Student — CERN

Other
I am a full-Stack AI Engineer, software developer and Quantum AI Researcher building intelligent systems at the intersection of physics and AI. Expert in architecting autonomous multi-agent workflows, Quantum and classical machine learning pipelines, and scalable MLOps infrastructure across distributed HPC and GPU clusters. For more about me, please visit my personal website.