Usman G.
Ph.D. in Computer Science | Computer Vision | AI & ML Expert | Gen AI
Freelancer - Verified Skills from Upwork Test System I am Muhammad Usman Ghani Khan, a seasoned Data Scientist and AI expert with over 20 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 experience in machine learning, deep learning, image processing, computer vision, natural language processing, bioinformatics, medical imaging and computational linguistics. 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲: • 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: I earned my PhD in Computer Science (Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence) from The University of Sheffield, UK. With over 20 years of experience in AI, ML, and data science, I have published more than 200 impact factor publications across various AI domains, including natural language processing, computer vision, and medical applications. • 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: I am an expert in modern computer vision techniques. I have led numerous R&D projects in image processing, computer vision, and video analysis. My work includes developing machine learning models for object detection, segmentation, and image classification using 2D and 3D images. • Generative AI: I am a well versed trainer and developer working in the new paradigm of GenAI. Following are some of my expertise in the area of GenAi. Natural Language Processing including (i) text processing (ii) feature extraction (iii) word embedding and (iv) RNNs/LSTMs/GRUs Running LLM'S off the Shelf: LLM APIs, Open-source LLMs, Prompt engineering, Structuring outputs Working with vector databases like Chroma, Pinecone, Milvus etc Retrieval Augmented Generation using LangChain and LlamaIndex Prompt Engineering: Few Shot Prompting, Chain-of-thoughts Prompting Supervised finetuning via LoRA and QLoRA Quantization and Model Distillation Agentic Development: LangGraph and Crew AI etc. Deployment of LLMs: LM Studio, LangServe, AWS EC2 Instance etc. Monitoring of LLMs: LangSmith • 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗡𝗟𝗣): I have a deep understanding of NLP techniques and large language models like ChatGPT. My experience includes developing custom NLP solutions for text generation, classification, and information extraction. I have successfully applied NLP to various domains, including biomedical text processing and computational linguistics. • 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: With extensive experience in bioinformatics and medical imaging, I develop AI solutions for healthcare, including the analysis of medical images (X-ray, CT, MRI) and biomedical data. My work spans from data preprocessing and feature engineering to model development and deployment. • 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀: Proficient in TensorFlow and PyTorch, I have hands-on experience in building and training custom neural networks for various applications. My expertise includes using these frameworks for computer vision, NLP, and other machine learning tasks. • 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: As the Director of National Centre of Artificial Intelligence and founder of multiple research labs, including the Computer Vision & Machine Learning Lab, Bioinformatics Lab, Virtual Reality & Gaming Lab, Data Science Lab, and Software Systems Research Lab, I lead cutting-edge research and innovative projects. • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: Experienced in Python, Java, JSON, Django, Asp.Net, R, MATLAB, and Ubuntu. Skilled in using GitHub for version control and LaTeX for documentation. 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: I have created and published freely available video lectures on YouTube for courses in Bioinformatics, Image Processing, Data Mining & Data Science, and Computer Programming. • 𝗠𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Together we grow! • 𝗠𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: To be the best for your business or product!
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