# Ghita Houir Alami

> Ghita Houir Alami is a Moroccan engineer and ZeroEntropy cofounder who leads Model Research at Notion following its July 2026 acquisition of the startup. Educated at École Polytechnique and UC Berkeley, she works on information retrieval and specialized AI models and coauthored LegalBench-RAG with Nicholas Pipitone.

- **Role:** Model Research Lead at Notion
- **Organizations:** Notion, ZeroEntropy, Y Combinator, Entrepreneurs First
- **Nationality:** Moroccan
- **Education:** Master’s-level applied mathematics education, as described in her YC biography, École Polytechnique, Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Management Science & Engineering concentration, University of California, Berkeley, Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Coauthored LegalBench-RAG, a retrieval benchmark with 6,858 query-answer pairs., Cofounded YC Winter 2025 company ZeroEntropy., Led ZeroEntropy through a $4.2 million seed round led by Initialized Capital.

## Career timeline

- **2022** — Announced entry to UC Berkeley’s Master of Engineering program for fall 2022.
- **2024** — Coauthored LegalBench-RAG with Nicholas Pipitone; submitted August 19.
- **2024** — Cofounded ZeroEntropy with Nicholas Pipitone.
- **2025** — ZeroEntropy participated in YC Winter 2025 and announced a $4.2 million seed round on July 9.
- **2026** — Notion acquired ZeroEntropy on July 24 and named her to lead Model Research.

## Achievements

- Coauthored LegalBench-RAG, a retrieval benchmark with 6,858 query-answer pairs.
- Cofounded YC Winter 2025 company ZeroEntropy.
- Led ZeroEntropy through a $4.2 million seed round led by Initialized Capital.
- Named leader of Notion’s new Model Research team.
- Notion reported 85% lower reranking latency and up to 30% faster unified search using ZeroEntropy’s reranker.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Notion acquired ZeroEntropy; Houir Alami was named Model Research lead. All ZeroEntropy models received Apache 2.0 licensing, with the hosted products scheduled to sunset September 4, 2026.
- **2026-09** — Appeared in Next Wave episode 82 discussing AI retrieval and the Notion acquisition.

## Links

- Website: https://slash-sled-06c.notion.site/Ghita-s-FAQ-1e38e2df86db801e9d85ef645b944d89
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ghita-houir-alami/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ghita__ha

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