Shirin Shahabi
I am a machine learning researcher at Inference Labs, focused on distributed verified inference, reinforcement learning, and post-training systems.
- Verifiable Inference and Privacy Preserving ML
- Compression, Optimization and a -bit- Inference Quantization
- Reinforcement learning and Finetuning
- Distributed inference
- LLM and Agent Evaluation
I am always looking to connect with people and discuss ideas, collaboration, and how knowledge is built and transferred.
Skills
~/interests
├── 2027?/ Local Inference, RL simulators, edge & on-device verification ├── 2026/ inference serving, agent security protocols, scalable reliable agentic system, diffusion ├── 2025/ verification, RL, Posttraining, World models
▸ earlier branches (2007–2024)
├── 2024/ Blockchain, Gen AI and Agentic risk assessment ├── 2023/ cryptography, autonomous driving, Hierarchical RL simulation ├── 2022/ Data Pipeline and Blockchain Eng, crypto services(L2) ├── 2021/ reinforcement learning, Network and Graphs ├── 2020/ first real job in data science, Indoor location, Platform Data science ├── 2019/ networks, supply chain, drone transport ├── 2018/ business & system design, platforms ├── 2017/ auto trading, crypto ├── 2016/ robotics ├── 2015/ math olympiad ├── 2011/ sci-fi novels, books, literature ├── 2010/ aerospace & expeditions ├── 2009/ playing chess ├── 2008/ computers └── 2007/ dinosaurs :)
news
| Feb 02, 2026 | Developed ZKProxy — a universal verification protocol that wraps any guardrail engine. |
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| Jan 20, 2026 | Published our SOTA LLM agentic evaluation framework — TruthTensor is live! |
| Dec 12, 2025 | DSperse is now patented — distributed verifiable inference! |
| Nov 02, 2025 | Reached real-time video detection — YOLO-based sports detection verification and edge-device Tesla detection verification. |
| Oct 28, 2025 | JSTprove Paper is Live! |
| Oct 01, 2025 | Accepted to RL Residency at Prime Intellect. |
| Aug 09, 2025 | First DSperse Paper and framwork is out! |
| May 01, 2025 | Promoted to AI Researcher at Inference Labs! Starting May 2025, I will be leading research initiatives in distributed verifiable inference and zero-knowledge machine learning. |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Our paper titled “Enhanced Pareto Optimality with Reinforcement Learning Approach” has been accepted for presentation at the CORS 2025 Conference. |
| Dec 20, 2024 | I successfully defended my Master’s thesis at McMaster University, focusing on “Multi-Objective Bi-Level Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning.” This work enhances traditional stochastic optimization and multi-armed bandit approaches to offer interpretable decision-making frameworks. |
| Jul 01, 2024 | I participated in the Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning (DLRL) 2024 summer school at Vector Institute. |
| Apr 01, 2024 | I have started my Full-time position at Inference Labs to work on Verifiable Inference. |
| Sep 01, 2022 | I was accepted to McMaster University under the supervision of Prof. Manish Verma with an Excellence Scholarship. |
latest posts
| Oct 28, 2025 | GKR for LLM Inference Proving — A New Era for Verifiable AI |
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| Jul 10, 2024 | Can We Verify Every Action of an AI Agent? |