Metti Paak
Verified Expert in Engineering
Machine Learning Developer
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toptal member since June 23, 2020
Mehdi is a data scientist and machine learning/deep learning expert who has extensive experience in software development and mathematical/statistical modeling. He has worked in the aerospace, manufacturing, and healthcare industries developing custom, data-driven predictive software tools. He is proficient in translating business goals into data products and architecting the entire pipeline to the point of delivery. His work has led to multiple patents, publications, and successful fundraising.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
TFS, Git, PyCharm, Jupyter, Visual Studio, Windows, Linux
The most amazing...
...product I've developed is a deep learning based app that predicts cardiac diseases from non-invasively acquired data, leading to two US patents.
Work Experience
Machine Learning Engineer
HV Vision
- Developed a ML pipeline for prediction using hyperspectral imaging data.
- Developed a model to handle small data with a large number of features. Performed feature engineering and model selection that also reflect the physics of the problem.
- Communicated with diverse stakeholders: farmers, agronomists, hardware specialists, and executive team.
Machine Learning and AI Expert
Celegence LLC
- Working with the client to identify the problem and proposed solutions. Implemented the MVP—demonstrating the proposed AI solution—and designed and architected an AI-based solution from the point of data acquisition to prediction.
- Helped the client's infra team to set up the pipeline backing MLOps requirements. Developed question-answering systems for the systematic review of documents.
- Developed an automatic pipeline for including or excluding a document for the systematic review.
- Led the team through agile weakly meetings. Helping Executives better position the new AI-based product for a life science industry-related company.
AI Research
Citiustech
- Performed AI research on the complex and most recent publications and methods in 3D image segmentation from OCT images for eye disease prediction and triage.
- Performed AI research on chronic kidney disease trajectory prediction using multi-trajectory mixture models.
- Presented the results in the form of a live seminar and recorded offline video. Provided critical feedback about where this research provides business opportunities and where there's room for more improvements.
CTO, Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur First
- Worked on an idea and developed a business model, performed product-market fit analysis, customer development, user interviews. Worked on market sizing and partnership development.
- Developed cloud-based works-like MVP that uses deep learning to perform risk stratification for eye disease using retina images.
- Led team building and development, and managed outsourcing.
- Presented and pitched the idea to VCs and government grants.
Machine Learning and Data Science
Orlando Health
- Developed a data and machine learning pipeline for ingesting massive healthcare data involving financial and discharge records.
- Developed predictive models for insurance, readmission, and models for clustering and segmentation.
- Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team; prepared reports and presentations.
- Used GCP compute engine to handle big data and model development. Used PySpark for statistical analysis.
Senior AI Scientist
Analytics 4 Life
- Developed an ML app that predicts cardiac diseases using non-invasively acquired data leading to pending US/international patents.
- Led a project to develop a protocol for patient data collection and automated quality assessment, reduced retrial efforts, and cost.
- Developed an ML-based anomaly detection algorithm for ECG and PPG signals: design of experiment, statistical analysis, ML model training and deployment, and automated reports.
- Improved inference performance of production ML model deployed on AWS by 60%: parallelization and algorithmic improvements.
- Led projects on feature engineering, model selection, and robustness analysis: data collection, quality assessment, feature engineering, model selection, deployment, and performance monitoring.
- Developed a deep learning-based app to predict the respiration information and waveform form the cardiac and blood volume data (ECG and PPG): providing a valuable health marker for disease prediction.
- Established effective communication with other teams (systems, QA, hardware, clinical), development in close liaison with cardiologists, clinical staff, and end-users.
- Prepared detailed technical reports for FDA submission; prepared marketing presentations; presented results to executives, investors, and partners; and authored the scientific manuscript.
- Conducted code reviews, involved in the hiring process, and trained junior data scientists and interns.
Senior Research Scientist, HPC Software Developer
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
- Developed ML models to replace heavy simulations for the design and optimization of auto parts, a fast tool for the initial design and prototyping phase.
- Developed a high performance parallel linear system solver leading to 1,000 times speed-up: sparse direct solvers and iterative solvers (PCG, Algebraic multigrid).
- Developed a sparse/dense linear algebra library in C++, scientific code design, and optimization.
- Developed a tool for the probabilistic analysis of uncertainty propagation from input materials to the final product.
- Created mathematical, statistical, and numerical models for the simulation of sheet metal processes: differential equations, finite element method, and visualization.
- Authored, published, and presented a paper on probabilistic analysis of spring back phenomenon in the Institute of Physics (IOP) conference series.
- Utilized supervised and clustering ML techniques, design of experiments, Monte-Carlo simulation, and HPC.
Research Scientist
Alstom Power
- Developed a semi-analytical software tool and pipeline for improving the performance of old hydraulic turbines, thereby avoiding significant replacement cost.
- Developed a tool for predicting what parameters and loads (fluid dynamic forces and conditions) lead to a dangerous structural response (e.h. catastrophe vibrations).
- Designed and implemented an experimental setup for validating the results of the simulation tool.
- Prepared documentation and design guidelines, presented results, and published internal white paper.
Research Scientist
Bombardier Aerospace
- Developed a fast predictive software tool for designing fuselage components with lower weights and yet stable under the loads, reducing the initial design and prototyping cost.
- Developed design guidelines and design charts for various loads and geometries, resulting in a 10% weight reduction in the initial phase of the design.
- Developed mathematical and numerical models for the post-instability behavior of the fuselage component.
- Supervised and trained applications engineer on how to utilize the developed tool and guideline.
PhD Researcher
McGill University
- Studied and developed mathematical models for predicting the behavior of complex nonlinear systems: fluid-structure interaction, cardiovascular fibrillation, weather forecast, etc.
- Developed a high-performance numerical software tool for solving the nonlinear differential equations of the complex systems (airplane wing).
- Developed a pipeline to compile and deploy the program on a super-computing cluster (Mammoth), request shared (OpenMP) and distributed memory (MPI) resources, and collecting and analyzing Terabyte results.
- Designed and performed experiments on the nonlinear and chaotic response of elastic shell conveying fluid (artery conveying blood), and validated the results of the software tool.
- Developed machine learning meta models for forecasting the behavior of the complex systems without running heavy simulations.
- Taught courses on numerical methods, computer programming, mathematical modeling. Published and presented results in various journals and conferences.
- Utilized C++, Fortran, Python, distributed computing, OpenMP, MPI, statistical data analysis, stochastic signal processing, and experimental design.
Experience
Predicting Respiration Information and Waveform From ECG and PPG Data
In this two-phase project, I developed an object-oriented program to predict RR from ECG and PPG (single or multi-channel). The program ingests data from various sources and in different formats after data preprocessing (anomaly detection, outlier removal, imputation, and quality assessment).
MVP For Eye Disease (glaucoma) Prediction Using Retina Images
Use case: a retina image is uploaded, image segmentation identifies retina blood vessels, optic cup, and disk (UNet based). This is a multimodal system that also takes into account the eye inter-ocular pressure IOP. The model outputs are (i) a risk stratification score, (ii) patient monitoring longitudinal analysis, and (iii) eye-level information to ophthalmologists as a decision support tool.
Healthcare Startup AI Product Development
Education
PhD in Computational Mechanics and Complex Systems
McGill University - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Certifications
Natural Language Processing
Deeplearning.ai
Professional Engineer (PEng)
Professional Engineers of Ontario
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Pandas, Scikit-learn, PySpark, TensorFlow Deep Learning Library (TFLearn), REST API, TensorFlow, Keras, OpenMP, MPI, PyTorch
Tools
MATLAB, Mathematica, Hadoop, Visual Studio Development, Jupyter, PyCharm, Git, TFS, SOLIDWORKS
Languages
Python, C++, Fortran, SQL, UML, Bash, JavaScript, Python
Frameworks
Spark, Flask
Paradigms
Parallel Programming, Agile Development, RESTful Development, GPGPU
Platforms
CUDA, Linux, Docker, AWS, Cloud Engineering
Industry Expertise
Healthcare App Design
Storage
Hadoop
Other
Machine Learning, Data Science, Deep Learning, Data Science, Software Development, Time Series Analysis, NLP, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Statistics, Signal Processing, Stochastic Modeling, Forecasting, ANSYS, MSC Nastran, Finite Element Method (FEM), Models, Data Science, Computer Vision, Cloud Engineering, Big Data Architecture, Statistical Modeling, Business Planning, Google Cloud ML, Visualization, Image Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Medical Imaging, Startup Development, Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI), Language Models, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), Medicine
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