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About

I'm based in San Francisco / Los Angeles and a son of Iranian immigrants. I study Econ and CS at USC.

In the past, I've had the chance to work with amazing teams at Epsilon Health and Perplexity, conduct academic research in math evals, and compete in competitive Taekwondo.

If you'd like to reach out, feel free to message me: email, LinkedIn, X.

Archive

Being Token Efficient Why continual learning is the next moat for applied labs. August 18, 2026
22 A short note on turning 22. August 4, 2026
Tavakoli Family Tree A private archive of my family, traced back 11 generations. August 2, 2026
The Highest Standard An essay on service. June 1, 2026
How To Buy Clarity While It's Cheap An essay about finding direction before moving fast. January 24, 2026
Academic Research Benchmarks on AI grading of mathematical proofs (paper under publication review). December 1, 2025
Conversation with actor Brian Takahashi LA-based actor who played Mr. Miyagi in Cobra Kai. February 12, 2025
Conversation with sport karate competitor Dawson Holt Sport karate competitor specializing in traditional forms and sword-based martial arts. December 30, 2024
Conversation with martial artist Esteban Tremblay Montreal-based martial artist known for tricking and creative weapons. October 6, 2024
Conversation with martial artist Reid Presley Nashville-based martial artist known for double bo staff. September 21, 2024
Conversation with martial artist Andrew Trento New Jersey-based martial artist with 20+ years of experience. July 31, 2024
Conversation with martial artist Dave Kovar Sacramento-based martial artist with 40+ years of experience. July 7, 2024
Conversation with sport karate legend Jackson Rudolph Sport karate legend known for bo staff and impact in martial arts. June 19, 2024
Conversation with Taekwondo instructor Jimmy Kline Maryland-based TKD instructor at one of the area's top martial arts schools. March 13, 2024
Backpacking in Europe Travel log from my backpacking trip through Europe. December 17, 2023
ML project for grappling positions ML project classifying positions across Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Judo, and wrestling. December 3, 2023

Projects

A few trails I’ve followed outside the main road, from coding projects to interviews to travel stories.

Conversation with actor Brian Takahashi on acting in Cobra Kai (February 2025)
Conversation with sport karate competitor Dawson Holt on forms and weapons (December 2024)
Conversation with martial artist Esteban Tremblay on tricking (October 2024)
Conversation with martial artist Reid Presley on the bo staff (September 2024)
Conversation with martial artist Andrew Trento on twenty years in the sport (July 2024)
Conversation with martial artist Dave Kovar on forty years of teaching (July 2024)
Conversation with sport karate legend Jackson Rudolph on the bo staff (June 2024)
Conversation with Taekwondo instructor Jimmy Kline on teaching (March 2024)
Travel log from backpacking Europe (December 2023)
ML project for grappling positions (December 2023)

Essays

Pieces I've written.

Short note on turning 22 (August 2026)
Essay on service (June 2026)
Essay on finding direction first (January 2026)