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Ali Ahmad

@aliahmad7

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Machine Learning Engineer and Data Scientist specializing in NLP, LLMs, and competitive modeling.

Germany

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles focused on NLP/LLMs and end-to-end ML systems where I can solve hard problems, lead projects, mentor teams, and deliver production-grade models.

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

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Video Localization Specialist

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Dr. Letitia Parcalabescu

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 5 months)

Translated and localized NLP video content and research summaries into Arabic to increase accessibility of cutting-edge NLP research for Arabic-speaking audiences.

Localization Technical Writing NLP Arabic Communication Content Adaptation

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Competitive Data Scientist

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Kaggle

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 5 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.

Kaggle Model Ensembling NLP LLMs PyTorch TensorFlow Python LLM

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.

Mentoring Python Machine Learning Problem Solving Communication

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.

Technical Writing Python Go Django Translation Documentation

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.

NLP Computer Vision Python TensorFlow PyTorch Client Communication Project 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.