Ariel N. Lee currently serves as a Founding Research Scientist at Raive, focusing on generative media and multimodal models since September 2023. Previously, Ariel was a Graduate Researcher at Boston University from July 2022 to May 2023 and also worked as a Deep Learning Course Grader. Earlier experience includes a role as an AI Research Intern and Program Coordinator at AI4ALL during the summer of 2022, and various legal positions at eMinutes and The Law Offices of Sanford Jossen from 2015 to 2021. Academic foundations were built at UCLA, where Ariel earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, followed by a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Boston University College of Engineering. Research contributions at UCLA involved investigating metabolic challenges associated with stress and characterizing novel bacteriophages.