Ali Ahmad
@aliahmad7
Machine Learning Engineer and Data Scientist specializing in NLP, LLMs, and competitive modeling.
What I'm looking for
I am a Machine Learning Engineer and Data Scientist with deep expertise in structured data, NLP, and large language models. I build end-to-end ML systems using Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow and HuggingFace, and I reverse-engineer transformer internals to design robust solutions from first principles.
As a Kaggle Competitions Expert and team leader, I have top finishes and collaborative experience with world-class competitors, delivering production-grade NLP, CV, and ML projects, mentoring learners, and contributing educational content and open-source implementations.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Video Localization Specialist
Dr. Letitia Parcalabescu
Jan 2024 - Present (1 year 9 months)
Translated and localized NLP video content and research summaries into Arabic to increase accessibility of cutting-edge NLP research for Arabic-speaking audiences.
Competitive Data Scientist
Kaggle
Jan 2024 - Present (1 year 9 months)
Compete in data science challenges as a Kaggle Competitions Expert, achieving multiple top-5% and top-1% finishes and leading team solutions for research-style problems.
Coach (AI & Programming)
Hsoub
Jan 2021 - Jan 2024 (3 years)
Coached and mentored learners in AI and programming, guided problem-solving for AI challenges, and supported student progress across coursework and projects.
Content Writer
Hsoub
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 11 months)
Authored bilingual tutorials and 80+ technical articles on Python, Go, Git, Django, and AI to educate learners and expand platform resources.
Freelance ML Engineer
Mostaql
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 11 months)
Delivered 21+ freelance projects in NLP, ML, and computer vision, producing production-grade solutions with strong client feedback and timely delivery.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Tishreen University
Bachelor of Science, IT & Artificial Intelligence
2017 - 2023
Grade: 85.14%
Activities and societies: Graduation project: Aspect Extraction via Stacked Embeddings & Ensembles (2nd-best on benchmark); authored technical articles and tutorials during studies.
Completed a Bachelor of Science in IT & Artificial Intelligence with a final grade of 85.14%; graduation project on aspect extraction scored 98/100.
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