Davood Wadi

Davood Wadi

AI Researcher, Educator, Enthusiast

Projects

  1. LLM-Exceptions for IPython Jupyter

    In addition to the error and stack trace, get explanations and actionable steps to solve your errors directly in Jupyter Notebook/Google Colab. This python package gives the input and the error stack to an LLM to give you detailed explanations for debugging, right inside the output of the cell.

    Install
  2. Spreed.chat spreed.chat was conceptualized

    Alternate reality chatbot, where you can ask multiple questions to the same LLM response. Each question branches out into its own conversation history. You end up with a mind-map of the entire topic you wish to explore.

    Frameworks used:

    • Node.js Node.js Logo
      Used as the runtime environment for the server-side application and building the RESTful API and handling backend operations.
    • React
      Used to develop the frontend of the application and branching logic.
    • MongoDB
      For storing user conversations and managing user data.
    • Redis
      For storing user sessions.
    Check out the beta version Description of SVG
  3. Towards End-to-end Generation with Multi-agent Adversarial LLMs

    Created the idea of having multiple LLMs going back and forth on a topic to improve each other.

    Check it out!
  4. Gradient Descent Visual Demo

    Visual gradient descent algorithm for \((x-5)^2\), \(sin(x) \times 10 + (x-5)^2\), and a Saddle function \(cos(x) \times 10 + (x-5)^2\).

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Education

Ph.D. in Marketing

Specialization in Artificial Intelligence

HEC Montréal - 2023

  • Best 2023 Ph.D. Thesis Award Finalist
  • IVADO PhD Excellence Scholarship
  • IVADO Scientist in Residence Scholarship
  • 2019 Saskatchewan Innovation & Opportunity Scholarship

Research

Exploring consumer behavior through artificial intelligence.

Research Topics

  • Behavioral Analysis of Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Non-convex Optimization
  • Altruism, Prosocial Behavior, and Financial Incentives

Research in Marketing

  • The Interplay of Altruism and Financial Incentives: Maximizing Online Reviews through Effective Messaging (Journal of Interactive Marketing — 3rd Review Round)

  • Be careful what you pay for: The effect of performance contingent incentives on online product reviews (Journal of Retailing — 2nd Review Round)

Research in Consumer Behavior

  • Prosocial LLM Chatbots: How Pure Altruism Reinforcement Enhances Chatbot Trust (2024)

    HuggingFace Space

Research in AI/ML

  • Read the signs: Towards Invariance to Gradient Descent's Hyperparameter Values

    ICML 2022 - Phase I Accept (2022)

    arxiv
  • LabSynth: Label Synthesis Algorithm for AI Domains with Limited Labelled Data

    Text Block Segmentation Competition ICPR2020 (2nd place overall; 2022)

    Competition Ranking Code
  • I2D: Alternative Representation of Eye-Tracking Stream Data as 2D Images

  • AOIgen: Automatic Website Area of Interest Detection

  • Cognition-Based Auto-Adaptive Website User Interface in Real Time Winner of 2020 IVADO PhD Excellence Scholarship

Research Projects

  • Developing a predictive model for customer retention.
  • Examining AI-driven marketing strategies in e-commerce.
  • Collaborating on sustainability marketing initiatives.

Service

  1. Reviewer

    28th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS 2025)

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  2. Reviewer

    NeurIPS 2024 (Gradient Descent Optimization, LLM, Vector Symbolic Architecture)

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  3. Reviewer

    NeurIPS 2022 (Gradient Descent Optimization)

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