Ghita Houir Alami is an AI Engineer at Clear Ventures, where she works on integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI capabilities into ClearConnect; Clear’s proprietary AI-powered venture capital operating system. Ghita is also responsible for helping drive increased access to customers, talent, and access to follow-on financing for Clear portfolio companies.
She developed her deep learning skillset from professional experiences and research projects where she was responsible for building, training, and evaluating vision and language models. Her computer vision knowledge was refined during stints as a researcher at a French startup Milvue, and the University of San Francisco, California (UCSF) Neurology Lab. Ghita’s NLP skills were honed while working on Alter, an LLM-based productivity application company she co-founded.
Her academic journey started with two years in a renowned scientific program in France, after which she was accepted to Ecole Polytechnique, France’s premier university in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering. At Ecole, Ghita led several strategic initiatives and teams, managing an annual budget of ~one million euros.
Ghita holds a BS and an MS from Ecole Polytechnique in applied mathematics and data science, and an MEng from UC Berkeley, with a specialization in applied mathematics and machine learning.
Ghita has lived in 4 different countries across 3 continents and speaks 5 different languages. When she is not working she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, and listening to jazz music.
