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Takudzwa Katuruza

@takudzwakaturuza

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Final-year AI & ML student and junior AI engineer skilled in full-stack development and applied research.

Zimbabwe

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What I'm looking for

I seek junior AI/ML or data science roles where I can apply research experience and full-stack skills to build production ML systems, learn from senior engineers, and impact real-world products.

I am a final-year B.S. Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning student combining academic rigor with practical software engineering and research experience. I have co-authored two research manuscripts at a Dublin-based AI lab and build production web platforms using React and Django.

Currently I am developing a multilingual AI Fake-News Guardian using XLM-R and NLP models, integrating SQLite and Twilio for WhatsApp deployment. I aim to leverage my research background and full-stack capabilities in junior data science or AI development roles that value applied ML, secure AI practices, and user-centered web services.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Web Developer & IT Associate

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Access Office Solutions

Dec 2024 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Led design and development of the company corporate website and responsive client sites, managed digital marketing assets, and delivered technical sales presentations to translate IT solutions into business value.

Django Python HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript SQLite UI UX

AI Research Intern

Dublin AI Research Lab

Dec 2024 - Jun 2025 (6 months)

Co-authored two technical survey manuscripts on Generative AI, analyzing security implications and limitations in logical inference; conducted literature reviews on LLMs and documented defensive and offensive cybersecurity impacts.

Research PyTorch XLM R NLP literature review Pandas Git Technical Writing

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Zimbabwe

Bachelor of Science (Honors), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Grade: 4.2 (current GPA/score)

Activities and societies: Capstone: developing a multilingual AI Fake-News Guardian using XLM-R, Django and SQLite; AI research internship (remote) with a Dublin AI lab contributing to two manuscripts.

Final-year Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with coursework in Machine Learning, Data Structures & Algorithms, AI & Expert Systems, and Big Data Analytics; expected graduation August 21, 2026.