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David Polycarp

@davidpolycarp

Machine learning engineer building real-time AI tutoring at University of Eldoret, including synchronized visual explanations.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I’m drawn to environments that reward fast iteration, empirical honesty, and depth over breadth.

At University of Eldoret, I maintain a Python-based ETL and web portal used by 500+ people, including computer-vision features that extract figures from research publications and cut manual processing time by roughly 30%. I also write technical documentation on MLOps, model deployment, and CI/CD for non-specialist readers.

For my final-year project, Agora AI Professor, I built a real-time tutoring platform that combines DeepSeek V3, voice, and synchronized on-screen animations. I diagnosed a concurrency deadlock under real-time load and designed named screen regions and parametric curve rendering for deterministic visual explanations.

As a Machine Learning Intern at Elevvo, I trained a traffic-sign CNN to 99.85% validation accuracy and worked on forest-cover classification, loan approval prediction, and movie recommendations. I’m drawn to environments that reward fast iteration, empirical honesty, and depth over breadth.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Data Science Intern

Current

Africa Center for Data Science and Analytics

Aug 2026 - Present (2 months)

Built customer management automation workflows in n8n and analyzed company datasets to surface patterns with revenue implications. Gained hands-on exposure to production data science workflows.

N8n Data Analysis Automation Data Science

Current

Technical Writer & Web Developer

Current

University of Eldoret

Aug 2021 - Present (5 years 2 months)

Maintain a Python-based ETL and web portal serving 500+ users, including computer-vision features that extract figures from research publications. Author technical documentation on MLOps workflows and model deployment.

Python ETL Web Development Computer Vision MLOps CI CD Documentation

Machine Learning Intern

Elevvo

Oct 2025 - Mar 2026 (5 months)

Trained a traffic sign recognition CNN to 99.85% validation accuracy, built a forest cover type classifier with XGBoost, and developed loan approval and movie recommendation models.

PyTorch XGBoost CNN Feature Engineering Recommendation Systems Machine Learning

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Eldoret

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Activities and societies: Coursework includes Artificial Intelligence, Data Structures & Algorithms, Linear Algebra, Calculus, Statistics, and Cryptography.

Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a specialization in AI/ML Engineering, expected to graduate in 2026.