Ashkan Aghdai

Ashkan Aghdai is a highly skilled engineer with extensive experience in software engineering and big data analytics. Currently serving as a Staff Engineer at Amplitude since July 2019, Ashkan has progressed through roles including Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer II, focusing on analytics backend development. Prior experience includes serving as a Research Assistant at NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering from September 2012 to May 2019, contributing to advancements in cloud computing and data center technologies. Ashkan's internships at Palo Alto Networks involved exploring stream processing platforms and developing applications for threat research, alongside an internship as a Software Engineer at Bloomberg LP. Ashkan holds a Ph.D. in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from New York University and a BSc in the same field from Sharif University of Technology.