Chief AI Scientist | Full-Stack AI/Software Engineer | AI Researcher | AI Consultant
Hello! π I'm Mehdi, an AI researcher and full-stack software engineer with over 15 years of experience in machine learning and natural language processing. I help companies and startups operationalize AI/LLM applications, from prototyping to production deployment.
- AI researcher and full-stack engineer specializing in end-to-end AI/ML systems
- Focused on operationalizing LLMs, RAG systems, and AI agents in production
- Currently working on:
- Tech Lead / Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (July 2025 - Present)
- Co-founder / CTO, OncillaAI (Sep 2025 - Present)
- Co-founder / CTO, OscrAI (Oct 2023 β Sep 2025)
- Co-founder / CTO, TransformAI Studio (Oct 2023 β Sep 2025)
- Staff Machine Learning Engineer / AI Researcher, Underdog Fantasy (Mar 2023 β Oct 2023)
- Research Scientist / Tech Lead, Workhuman (Mar 2022 β Mar 2023)
- Lead Data Scientist, Wells Fargo (Jun 2020 β Mar 2022)
- Assistant Professor (Tenure-track), Georgia Southern University (Aug 2017 β May 2020)
- Languages: Python, JavaScript, SQL, Java, SPARQL
- NLP & AI: Large Language Models, RAG, PyTorch, TensorFlow, HuggingFace, SpaCy, scikit-learn, NLTK
- Frameworks & Tooling: Google ADK, PydanticAI, OpenAI agent SDK, LlamaIndex, LangGraph, Haystack, Qdrant, Vector databases, Data-centric NLP frameworks (Argilla, Cleanlab)
- Web & Semantic Web: React, D3.js, Redux, Git, RDF/S, Knowledge Graphs, Virtuoso
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, BigQuery, Snowflake, DataBricks, MongoDB
- PhD in Computer Science, University of Georgia (Aug 2010 β Jun 2016)
- Overline - Real-time AI captions and live translation directly on top of any browser video β no subtitles needed, no tab switching
- FrontaHealth β AI-powered platform that automates insurance verification, patient support, and appointment scheduling - so your small practice can operate like a world-class clinic, without the overhead
- BrandPulse β AI-powered brand intelligence and market analysis platform
- FlashVU β AI Data Analyst for marketting agencies
- Oncilla AI β Advanced AI solutions for local businesses
- A Practical Approach to Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) Systems β Comprehensive guide to RAG implementation and best practices
- Newsletter: MLnotes β Bite-sized content on ML/AI careers, GenAI, agents, RAG, and industry use cases
- Visualization Blog (old): Visdecode β Data visualization, ML concepts, and applied AI
- YouTube: AI / ML / LLM Content β Tutorials and insights on Generative AI, LLMs, and RAG systems