---
title: "Marah Abdin"
category: "people"
role: "Team Lead - Synthetic Data"
company: "poolside"
linkedin: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/marah-abdin"
twitter: "https://x.com/marah_i_abdin"
website: "https://marahabdin.com"
sourceLabels: ["Official speaker roster", "Official conference schedule"]
---
# Marah Abdin

## Profile
Team Lead - Synthetic Data at [[poolside|poolside]].

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marah-abdin)
- [X / Twitter](https://x.com/marah_i_abdin)
- [Website](https://marahabdin.com)

## Biography
Synthetic data Lead at Poolside, building the *Laguna* models (pre-training/post-training). Previously at Microsoft AI/Research, building the *Phi* models.

## Conference Sessions
- [[2026-06-29-robert-mchardy-the-messy-reality-of-scale-synthetic-data-and-pre-training-at-poolside]] — The Messy Reality of Scale: Synthetic Data and Pre-Training at Poolside (2026-06-29, 11:10am-11:30am)

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### Linked Sessions
- [[2026-06-29-robert-mchardy-the-messy-reality-of-scale-synthetic-data-and-pre-training-at-poolside|The Messy Reality of Scale: Synthetic Data and Pre-Training at Poolside]]

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