Abhishek Shah

AIE - Artificial Intelligence Engineer & AI Team Lead (Jun 2024 - Now)

Inflancer Technology, Gwarko, Kathmandu, Nepal

• Recommender Systems: Developed and deployed advanced Recommender Systems (RS) to boost user engagement through personalized content.
• Intelligent Search: Implemented intelligent search features using NLP to enhance content discovery.
• End-to-End AI Solutions: Led the development and deployment of scalable AI solutions on cloud platforms using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Integrated AI features with business objectives, working closely with diverse teams.
• Technical Expertise: Skilled in Python, Apache Kafka, MongoDB, LLMs, and Neural Networks for real-time systems.

ML Researcher/Research Writer (Jan 2019 - 2024)

Freelance, Dharan, Nepal

• Researched and worked on the "Nepali Music Genre Classification" paper to assist my mentor in studying M.Sc abroad.
• Researched and worked on the "Multi-modal Hate Speech Detection using Deep Learning" paper to assist my mentor studying M.Sc. abroad.

ML Engineer (Jan 2019 - 2024)

Freelance, Kathmandu, Nepal

• Independently worked on several ML and LLMs Projects.
• Created a Python code generator by Fine-tuning a Llama-2 Model on the custom collected code/description dataset.
• Working on a hand gesture recognition project using OpenCV and deploying it using Vercel.

ML Intern (Oct 2023 - Nov 2023)

Codsoft, Bangalore, India

• Developed a machine learning model to identify fraudulent credit card transactions using Logistic Regression and Random Forest, addressing imbalanced data with SMOTE.
• Predicted customer churn with Random Forest achieving 86.55 percent accuracy, employing data cleaning, normalization, feature engineering, and hyperparameter tuning.
• Implemented NLP techniques for movie genre prediction, optimizing Logistic Regression to achieve 57.87 percent accuracy, and created an interactive interface for practical application.
• Created an SVM model for SMS spam detection, achieving 98 percent accuracy, with extensive preprocessing and conversion of sparse to dense matrix formats.

ML Sub-Mentor (Oct 2023)

ACES, Dharan, Nepal

• Worked as a sub-mentor in the one-week-long ML training camp conducted by ACES during my engineering study days. Helped the main mentor and the attendees to understand ML concepts, errors and possible improvements.

Python Developer (2019 - 2024)

Freelance, Nepal

• Developed and contributed to several group and solo projects, demonstrating strong Python proficiency.
• Created a range of applications including a Library Manager, Password Strength Checker, Pong Game, Blackjack, Tkinter-based Hangman, Tkinter-based Text Editor, Password Generator, Shop Calculator, Speed Typing, and Sudoku solver.
• Built a Ticket Generator using PyQt, Pillow, and Sqlite3 libraries, showcasing skills in database handling, image generation, and modern GUI development.
• Developed PySnake, a snake game with multiple modes using the PyGame library.
• Implemented an image editor with OpenCV and Pillow for image modification and editing.
• Created an analog clock using the ttkbootstrap library.
• Developed a SQLite-based student record management system.