Davar Ardalan

Davar Ardalan is co-founder of bAI Labs, a U.S.-based applied AI initiative powered by BAI Group. Her work focuses on Civil AI: the responsible application of artificial intelligence in civil, environmental, and construction engineering practice. At bAI Labs, Ardalan guides early-stage research and concept development exploring how emerging AI tools may support landfill operations, methane monitoring analysis, wastewater digital twin concepts, operational sensor data, and knowledge-management resources for field engineers. She is also part of a working group with a leading AI institute focused on geospatial AI and analytical modeling of planetary Earth systems for infrastructure planning and environmental risk evaluation. Ardalan previously served as Deputy Director of the White House Presidential Innovation Fellowship Program, where she helped advance cross-sector technology initiatives, including an AI-focused health sprint recognized in the U.S. AI R&D Strategic Plan. A former m