Ismail Mebsout, Developer in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Ismail Mebsout

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Bio

Ismail is a senior data science consultant and machine learning (ML) and deep learning practitioner with a strong appetite for DevOps and machine learning operations (MLOps) subjects. He strives to identify and solve complicated business cases by building artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that bring real value to clients.

Portfolio

Emirates Group
Python, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Data Science...
OpenClassrooms
Python, Data Analysis, Data Science
Ecole Polytechnique
Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Experience

  • Python - 8 years
  • Deep Learning - 5 years
  • Data Science - 5 years
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP) - 5 years
  • Computer Vision - 5 years
  • Machine Learning - 5 years
  • Large Language Models (LLMs) - 2 years
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) - 2 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Slack, MacOS, Python, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

The most amazing...

...part of being a senior data science consultant is the ability to develop end-to-end ML products, from business framing to UAT and PRD deployments.

Work Experience

Senior Data Scientist

2023 - 2024
Emirates Group
  • Handled the assessment and framing of data science use cases across multiple departments of the Emirates Group.
  • Developed and deployed data science and Generative AI solutions.
  • Managed and mentored different junior roles within the team.
Technologies: Python, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Data Science, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), OpenAI

Lecturer

2022 - 2023
OpenClassrooms
  • Conducted mentoring sessions for the data analyst and data scientist tracks of OpenClassrooms.
  • Taught data analysis and data science concepts and assisted with multiple projects on both tracks.
  • Managed the students' assignments and progress on both tracks.
Technologies: Python, Data Analysis, Data Science

Lecturer

2020 - 2022
Ecole Polytechnique
  • Worked as the organizer and lecturer of the NLP module within the MSc Data Science for Business.
  • Managed a team of five data scientists and five consultants, delivering the module on a 2-month period every year.
  • Collaborated with the school to ensure the module's success while adhering to their teaching and evaluation policies.
Technologies: Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Senior Data Scientist | Consultant

2019 - 2022
Capgemini
  • Developed and deployed a Decision Support Tool concerning investment applications based on textual and numerical comparisons with historical data.
  • Created and industrialized an AI pipeline capable of parsing financial reports and matching the extracted elements with the in‐house lexicon.
  • Extracted patient perception of breast cancer treatments through scrapped tweets by analyzing the used molecules and their side effects.
  • Established an intelligent incident reporting dashboard on national railways routes using tabular and graphical visualizations.
  • Deployed an algorithm as a decision support tool in the industrial chain, facilitating multi‐constraint optimization of an ore refining process.
  • Built of two stacked layers of computer vision capable of detecting and tracking objects inside the terminal and outside on the tarmac with the ability to alert on abandoned objects.
  • Monitored internal transformation through a multi-axial approach based on business KPIs illustrated within an internal dashboard.
  • Taught as an organizer and data science lead of the natural language processing (NLP) course within the X-HEC for Business Master of Science and Technology.
  • Provided a deep learning crash course for the individualized program plans (IPP) students as part of Hi! Paris.
Technologies: Data Visualization, Data Science, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Computer Vision, DevOps, APIs, Git, Docker, Microsoft Power BI, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Elastic, Dash, Plotly, Regression, Databricks, Microsoft Azure, Data Cleaning, Data Engineering, Siamese Neural Networks, Dashboards, Reporting, Sentiment Analysis, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning Operations (MLOps)

Data Scientist

2018 - 2018
Arval - BNP Paribas Group
  • Clustered of the use of vehicles equipped with telematic boxes, using unsupervised machine learning algorithms.
  • Crossed the clusters with insurance and gas data.
  • Applied the approach to other countries—France and Italy.
Technologies: Python, Machine Learning, Data Visualization, Clustering

Data Scientist

2017 - 2017
Bosch
  • Contributed to the driving of an automatic car fully equipped with sensors.
  • Analyzed sensors' data installed in different parts of the car and compared it with theoretical models in various driving scenarios.
  • Conducted detection and analysis of outliers and anomalies coming from the sensors.
Technologies: Python, Data Visualization, Data Analysis

Experience

Enhanced Camelot-py

https://github.com/ismail-mebsout/Parsing-PDFs-using-YOLOV3
Enhanced the python library, Camelot, by adding a computer vision brick capable of detecting tables’ bounding boxes on the PDF image and transforming them into PDF coordinates to be fed to Camelot for more accurate table extraction.

ML Engineering and MLOps Blog

https://twodeltatech.ai/
Contributed to and created a collection of articles discussing theoretical and technical topics related to ML engineering and MLOps, such as deep learning, computer vision, recurrent neural networks, dashboarding, APIs, Docker, and data science tools.

Education

2018 - 2019

Master's Degree in Big Data and Data Science

University of Lorraine - Nancy, France

2015 - 2019

Master of Science Degree in Engineering - Informatics and Applied Mathematics

Ecole des Mines de Nancy - Nancy, France

Certifications

OCTOBER 2021 - PRESENT

Natural Language Processing Specialization

DeepLearning.AI

OCTOBER 2021 - PRESENT

Bayesian Methods for Machine Learning

HSE University

MARCH 2018 - PRESENT

Deep Learning Specialization

DeepLearning.AI

FEBRUARY 2018 - PRESENT

Machine Learning

Stanford University I Online

SEPTEMBER 2017 - PRESENT

Data Scientist with Python

DataCamp

Skills

Tools

Git, ChatGPT, Slack, Microsoft Power BI, Elastic, Plotly

Languages

Python

Platforms

Visual Studio Code (VS Code), MacOS, Docker, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Databricks

Paradigms

DevOps, Siamese Neural Networks

Other

Statistics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Mining, Data Science, Data Visualization, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Computer Vision, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-augmented Generation (RAG), Prompt Engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Forecasting, Probability Theory, Optimization, Knowledge Transfer, Distributed Architecture, APIs, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Data Analysis, Engineering, Bayesian Inference & Modeling, Clustering, Classification, Dash, Regression, Microsoft Azure, Data Cleaning, Data Engineering, Dashboards, Reporting, Sentiment Analysis, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), OpenAI

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