Mobility & cities
From Building Software Systems to Asking What They Should Optimize
Building a ride-hailing platform in Madagascar changed how I think about the objectives behind the systems we design.
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Notes from an engineer in transition
Designing AI for more sustainable societies.
I'm Asmar Ali: a software engineer exploring responsible AI, public-interest technology, and sustainable mobility. This is a record of the questions, systems, and ideas guiding my work on AI for sustainable societies.
Responsible AISustainable mobilityParticipatory design
Featured essay
On moving from technical delivery to public-interest technology.
Project reflection
A ride-hailing platform, viewed through the city around it.
I helped engineer a distributed mobility platform built for scale. Now I am examining what platforms like this should optimise for beyond speed: access, accountability, data dignity, and lower-impact urban movement.
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In progress
Building a practice for AI that is useful, equitable, and grounded.
I'm continuing to learn from the people, cities, and systems that make these questions real.
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