Fuad is available for hire

Fuad Issa

Verified Expert in Engineering

Machine Learning Developer

Location

London, United Kingdom

Toptal Member Since

July 22, 2022

Fuad excels in building machine learning services from prototype to production, 利用他丰富的机器学习经验来制作快速原型，并发现模型在许多领域的创造性用途. With a solid foundation in maths and programming, he stays at the forefront of the latest research, continually enhancing the solutions he provides to clients. Fuad对开发尖端技术解决方案的热情使他成为任何寻求利用机器学习力量的团队的宝贵财富.

Portfolio

Safesign Technologies

Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Large Language Models (LLMs), OpenAI

U15 - GROUP OF CANADIAN RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES

Data Science, Classification, Python, Text Classification, Data Pipelines...

Idesigns

Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Amazon Web Services (AWS), OpenAI GPT-4 API, Text to Image...

Experience

Machine Learning - 7 years TensorFlow - 7 years Computational Linguistics - 6 years Python 3 - 6 years Natural Language Understanding (NLU) - 6 years PyTorch - 4 years Recommendation Systems - 1 year Social Network Analysis - 1 year

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

PyCharm, Python 3, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Jupyter Notebook, Git, GitLab, GitLab CI/CD

The most amazing...

...我开发的东西是一个信息提取管道，处理数百万篇文章来填充知识图谱.

Work Experience

Principal Research Engineer

2023 - PRESENT

Safesign Technologies

作为首席研究工程师，领导法律基础模型的开发.
应用最新的尖端研究，创建了一个基于开源模型的系统，击败了GPT-3.5 on the LegalBench benchmark.
Oversaw the growth of the team and selected top ML talent.

技术:机器学习、深度学习、大型语言模型(llm)、OpenAI

Data Science Consultant

2023 - PRESENT

U15 - GROUP OF CANADIAN RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES

使用RAG检索和法学硕士创建了一个前沿的实体链接系统，将大学研究的多个数据源整合为一个.
向客户咨询各种最适合改进产品的人工智能技术.
原型化了一个高效的文档主题标记系统，可以标记数百万个文档.

Technologies: Data Science, Classification, Python, Text Classification, Data Pipelines, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Fargate, Graphs, ETL, Machine Learning, Language Models, GPT, Technical Leadership, Mentorship & Coaching, OpenAI

Founder

2023 - PRESENT

Idesigns

创建了一个平台，让人们可以根据自己感兴趣的主题进行设计, print it on product and get it delivered to their doorstep.
从构思开始到构建后端，并监督自由职业者构建前端.
Integrated the app with various services such as Open AI API, text-to-image models on Stable Diffusion, Printify, and Shopify.

Technologies: Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Amazon Web Services (AWS), OpenAI GPT-4 API, Text to Image, Stable Diffusion, AWS Fargate, Hugging Face, Frameworks, LangChain, Pinecone, AI Design, AI Art Visualization, Technical Leadership, Leadership, Mentorship & Coaching, OpenAI

Chatbot Consultant

2023 - 2023

California State University , Long Beach

Designed and implemented an educational chatbot system.
优化了聊天机器人流，以响应问题、运行SQL查询并提出改进建议.
与客户一起改进聊天机器人的设计，使其最适合教育系统的需求.

Technologies: Python, AWS Lambda, Python 3, Amazon Lex, Amazon Web Services (AWS), OpenAI GPT-3 API, Chatbots, Technical Leadership, OpenAI

Machine Learning Consultant

2023 - 2023

Piggyback Inc

为Chatbot LLM模型和检索系统创建自定义流，以获得更精确和准确的响应.
Consulted on the long-term AI strategy of the company.
通过各种标准和定制方法减少LLM模型的幻觉.

技术:人工智能(AI)， OpenAI GPT-4 API，机器学习，OpenAI

Lead Data Scientist

2022 - 2023

Koble

Created a model to guide VC startup investment decisions. 该模型是一个定制的变压器网络，它采用文本和表格特征来预测给定市场上创业公司的成功概率, team, and funding features.
创建了一个NLP服务，根据行业分类对公司进行分类.
开发了一个NLP服务，描述任何公司的活动和产品给他们的原始网站.
Introduced good data science practices and processes to the team.

Technologies: Amazon S3 (AWS S3), APIs, REST, Kubernetes, AWS Lambda, Amazon SageMaker, Elasticsearch, BERT, Large Language Models (LLMs), Sentiment Analysis, Text Classification, Data Analysis, Language Learning, Language Models, Software as a Service (SaaS), OpenAI GPT-3 API, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Databases, Finance, Analytics, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), OpenAI GPT-4 API, MySQL, Statistical Data Analysis, Mathematical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Predictive Modeling, Data Scientist, Decision Trees, Regression, Consulting, Algorithms, ChatGPT, OpenAI Gym, Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), PDF Scraping, Scraping, Stable Diffusion, Text to Video, Text to Image, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Graphs, Data Pipelines, Classification, Hugging Face, Technical Leadership, Leadership, Mentorship & Coaching, OpenAI

Machine Learning Consultant

2022 - 2022

Telescope

开发基于历史邮件和生成式人工智能的自动邮件撰写服务.
创建了一个推荐系统，根据以前搜索过的人推荐联系人, keywords, and company description.
构建了一个电子邮件分类系统，该系统根据电子邮件的类型进行分类.g., sales, inquiry, follow-up, and more.

Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon S3 (AWS S3), AWS Lambda, Elasticsearch, Recommendation Systems, BERT, Sentiment Analysis, Computational Linguistics, Large Language Models (LLMs), Text Classification, Data Analysis, Language Learning, Language Models, Software as a Service (SaaS), OpenAI GPT-3 API, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Databases, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), OpenAI GPT-4 API, MySQL, Mathematical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Predictive Modeling, Data Scientist, Decision Trees, Regression, Consulting, Algorithms, Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Scraping, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Classification, Hugging Face

Machine Learning Consultant

2020 - 2022

Springbok

开发了一个使用GPT-3从文档中自动生成问题和答案的系统, feeding them to a chatbot system answering customers' queries.
为语言感知自然语言理解(NLU)模型创建了一个微服务，为技术需求推荐文本样式校正.
为多个自然语言处理(NLP)任务提供机器学习(ML)服务, including text classification and recommendation.

Technologies: Python 3, Rasa NLU, Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 (GPT-3), PyTorch, TensorFlow, APIs, Microservices, Recommendation Systems, Natural Language Understanding (NLU), NLU, PostgreSQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Docker, Kubernetes, Machine Learning, Data Science, Jupyter, REST APIs, Annotations, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Flask, Chatbots, Linux, MacOS, PyCharm, Mathematics, Statistics, Programming, Computational Linguistics, GPT, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Integration (CI), Software Engineering, NumPy, Data Reporting, SciPy, Jupyter Notebook, Matplotlib, Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK), Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Long Short-term Memory (LSTM), Applied Research, Supervised Machine Learning, Git, Topic Modeling, Python, SQL, NoSQL, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Code Review, Task Analysis, Large Language Models (LLMs), Sentiment Analysis, Text Classification, Data Analysis, Language Learning, Language Models, Software as a Service (SaaS), OpenAI GPT-3 API, Databases, Analytics, OpenAI GPT-4 API, MySQL, Predictive Modeling, Data Scientist, Decision Trees, Regression, Consulting, Algorithms, Conversational Interfaces, Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Scraping, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Classification, Hugging Face

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

2016 - 2020

ComplyAdvantage

Built the ML pipeline models to read articles, 一个信息提取系统，输入犯罪和不良媒体实体的知识图谱.
Improved the company's entity extraction and classification system eight times, 通过实施最新的NLU研究，增加知识图谱中的独特实体.
通过将单片ML管道重新设计为基于微服务的可扩展管道，增强了ML模型部署和开发的便利性.
通过帮助研究和开发项目指导团队的成长，并管理一名初级机器学习工程师.
Drove the inclusion of the latest NLP research in the company's solutions.
通过MLOps实践构建ML管道并领导数据收集自动化.
通过开发使用远程监督方法的关系提取器，为公司的提取系统引入了额外的实体元数据.
领导了一个重要的重构项目，采用微服务方法将公司主要的文章阅读ML管道拆分为多个项目, using Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, and CI/CD.

Technologies: Python 3, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, CI/CD Pipelines, Natural Language Understanding (NLU), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), GPT, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), ETL, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, Pandas, NLU, Amazon SageMaker, MTurk API, Annotations, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Integration (CI), Big Data, Software Engineering, Flask, APIs, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, NumPy, Data Reporting, Scikit-learn, SciPy, Jupyter Notebook, Matplotlib, Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK), Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Long Short-term Memory (LSTM), Applied Research, Supervised Machine Learning, Git, SQL, Topic Modeling, Linux, MacOS, PyCharm, Mathematics, Statistics, Programming, Social Network Analysis, Computational Linguistics, Rasa NLU, Microservices, PostgreSQL, Jupyter, REST APIs, Python, NoSQL, Deep Learning, Data Analytics, Neural Networks, Technical Hiring, Source Code Review, Code Review, Task Analysis, Interviewing, Team Management, Sentiment Analysis, Text Classification, Data Analysis, Know Your Customer (KYC), Risk Analysis, Software as a Service (SaaS), Databases, Finance, Analytics, Statistical Data Analysis, Mathematical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Predictive Modeling, Data Scientist, Decision Trees, Regression, Algorithms, Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Scraping, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Graphs, Data Pipelines, Classification, Hugging Face, Technical Leadership, Leadership, Mentorship & Coaching

Experience

Creative Design Work for a Platform

http://www.idesigns.shop

Built a platform that helps a user to create creative, funny designs with the help of generative text and image AI. 然后，用户可以选择一种产品来打印设计，并将其送到家门口.

Startup Success Predictor

Built a pipeline for a startup success classification model. The model takes in various data types, like tabular data and textual descriptions of the founders and the company. I built the data processing pipeline to handle serving and training time. Also, 使用Ray进行并行训练，并建立了多个较小的模型，如公司描述生成器. The model performs three times better than the average human random choice.

Article Reading System

This project was about an ML pipeline extracting names of people, companies, 从数以百万计的文章文本中提取句子关系，根据自定义分类法对它们进行分类.

The tasks involved building the models, dataset creation and collection, and data engineering to create the pipeline.

Abstract Meaning Representation for Paraphrase Detection

http://aclanthology.org/N18-1041/

Master's thesis results published in NAACL 2018. 本文证明了用抽象意义表示(AMR)解析器得到的句子图表示对于检测释义是有用的. 取得了最先进的结果，在当时使用新的PageRank增强重称重方法.

Skills

Languages

Python 3, Python, SQL

Frameworks

Flask

Libraries/APIs

PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, Pandas, NetworkX, Scikit-learn, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK), REST APIs, Rasa NLU, MTurk API

Tools

Amazon SageMaker, Git, Jupyter, ChatGPT, PyCharm, AWS Fargate, Helm, GitLab, GitLab CI/CD, OpenAI Gym, Amazon Lex

Paradigms

持续交付(CD)、持续集成(CI)、数据科学、ETL、微服务、REST

Platforms

Jupyter Notebook, Linux, MacOS, Amazon Web Services (AWS)， Docker, Kubernetes, AWS Lambda

Storage

数据库，Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3)， NoSQL, MySQL，数据管道

Other

Research, Programming, Natural Language Understanding (NLU), Machine Learning, Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 (GPT-3), Recommendation Systems, NLU, Annotations, AMR, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Reporting, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Long Short-term Memory (LSTM), Applied Research, Supervised Machine Learning, Topic Modeling, Chatbots, Deep Learning, Data Analytics, Neural Networks, Technical Hiring, Source Code Review, Code Review, Task Analysis, BERT, Sentiment Analysis, Large Language Models (LLMs), Text Classification, Google Colaboratory (Colab), Data Analysis, GPT, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Language Models, Know Your Customer (KYC), Software as a Service (SaaS), OpenAI GPT-3 API, Analytics, OpenAI GPT-4 API, Mathematical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Predictive Modeling, Data Scientist, Decision Trees, Regression, Consulting, Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Classification, Hugging Face, Technical Leadership, Leadership, Mentorship & Coaching, OpenAI, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Machine Vision, Social Network Analysis, Bayesian Inference & Modeling, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), APIs, Big Data, Interviewing, Team Management, Language Learning, Risk Analysis, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Finance, Statistical Data Analysis, Algorithms, Conversational Interfaces, PDF Scraping, Scraping, Stable Diffusion, Text to Image, Graphs, Frameworks, LangChain, Pinecone, Computational Physics, Reinforcement Learning, Graph Theory, CI/CD Pipelines, Deep Neural Networks, Text to Video, AI Design, AI Art Visualization

Education

2015 - 2016

Master's Degree in Artificial Intelligence

The University of Edinburgh - Edinburgh, UK

2014 - 2015

Master's Degree in Physics and Nanotechnology

The University of Cambridge - Cambridge, UK

2009 - 2012

Bachelor's Degree in Physics and Nanotechnology

The University of Leeds - Leeds, UK

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