Systems thinking. Applied AI.
Ahmad
Hassan.
Senior Software Engineer at TikTok ↗
Previously: Samsung · HPE · USC · UMN · LUMS

At TikTok, I'm on the AI Governance team. We build algorithms and infrastructure for offline evaluation and online alignment of fairness-related behavior in large vision, language, and multimodal models. I work on both the ML/algo side and the systems/backend side.
I earned my Ph.D. at USC, advised by Prof. Feng Qian. My graduate research combined systems, networking, and machine learning. I designed and evaluated cross-layer systems that trade off user experience, network performance, and device energy. Most of that work was anchored in large-scale measurements, with an emphasis on systems that would survive real deployment.
News
Milestones & updates- Joined TikTok as a Senior Software Engineer on the AI Governance team.
- Successfully defended my Ph.D. thesis at USC. My research won two awards: 🎓 Viterbi Best Dissertation Award Finalist! ⭐ ECE Best Research Assistant Award!
- OPCM has been accepted to CoNEXT'25. 🏆 Best Community Award!
- Wrapped up my internship at Samsung Research America. 🏆 Best Intern Poster Runner-Up!
- Wixor has been accepted to CoNEXT'24. 🏆 Best Paper Runner-Up!
- Our OASIS work led by Shuowei was accepted to MMSys'24. 🏆 Best Paper Award!
Writing
All posts ↗Learning to find value in my work
Reflections on finding fulfillment in my first six months after a PhD.
Potpourri
Helpful resources for PhD students from every corner of life
Selected publications
Google Scholar ↗- CoNEXT 2025
OPCM: Opportunistic Performance-driven Connectivity Management for 5G/xG Networks 🏆
- CoNEXT 2024
Wixor: Dynamic TDD Policy Adaptation for 5G/xG Networks 🏆
- SIGCOMM 2022
Vivisecting Mobility Management in 5G Cellular Networks