I'm based in San Francisco / Los Angeles and a son of Iranian immigrants.

I currently work at SpaceXAI. Previously, I worked with amazing teams at Epsilon Health and Perplexity.

Find me on x, linkedin, github, or reach me through email.

Agents existed long before AI What the word “agent” leaves unspecified September 15, 2026
Being Token Efficient Why continual learning is the next moat for applied labs August 18, 2026
22 Turning 22 August 4, 2026
Tavakoli Family Tree Private archive of my family, traced back 11 generations August 2, 2026
The Highest Standard Committing to service June 1, 2026
How To Buy Clarity While It's Cheap Finding direction before moving fast January 24, 2026
Math Evaluation 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 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
Backpacking in Europe Travel log from my backpacking trip through Europe December 17, 2023
Grappling Position Classification 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)
Travel log from backpacking Europe (December 2023)
Grappling Position Classification (December 2023)

Essays

Pieces I've written.

Essay on the word “agent” (September 2026)
Short note on turning 22 (August 2026)
Essay on service (June 2026)
Essay on finding direction first (January 2026)