About Ali

Ali Kesserwani is an anthropologist, software engineer, entrepreneur, and graduate student currently pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in 2024, where he earned a double major in Computer Science and Anthropology with a minor in Ancient and Medieval Studies. During his time at UAB, Ali focused on integrating computational methods and software development with archaeology and linguistics. Recently, he has been contributing to the Wisconsin Palmyrene Aramaic Project (WPAIP) at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. In addition to this academic work, he has developed software for language learning - linguaberry.com - and databases designed to discover lost and potential archaeological sites via satellite imagery.