Alaa Moussawi — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Chief Data Scientist for the New York City Council, leading AI systems development and data science for legislative strategy and modern governance.
Designs production-grade AI infrastructure, including statistical modeling, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and NLP architectures.
Holds a PhD in Physics focused on spreading processes in complex networks.
Previously served as Chief Scientist at Gsc Assets and Researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Biography

Alaa Moussawi serves as the Chief Data Scientist for the New York City Council, where he is an AI executive overseeing data science, software engineering, and AI systems development. His work is dedicated to powering efficient internal processes for modern democratic institutions by designing production-grade AI infrastructure. This infrastructure supports legislative strategy and modern governance within one of the world's largest municipal governments.