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Top 1% Expert-Vetted Freelancer. I have a PhD in Computer Science (AI & Machine Learning) and I am a physician. Prior to becoming a consultant I spent 7 years as the Founder and CEO of an AI startup. Today, I build custom AI systems with proprietary and public data, including creation of novel datasets and state-of-the-art models. * After a 30-minute to 1-hour initial meeting, I'll craft a clearly written report outlining a unique AI strategy for your project. * For long-term engagements, I implement AI solutions end-to-end, including data collection, data cleaning, novel model design, model implementation and training in Python, and iteration on the modeling and data strategy to achieve excellent performance. * One of my specialties is creating custom models for proprietary datasets, including images, videos, audio recordings, and domain-specific data. Book a 30-minute consultation with me to get immediate answers about your AI project: - How can you leverage AI in your organization? - What kind of AI do you need to solve a particular problem? - Should you use a model like ChatGPT/Claude or do you need a custom model? - What modeling strategy should you use? - How should you collect and annotate data? - How much data will you need? - How should you measure performance? After a consultation I’ll craft a clearly-written report outlining an AI strategy for your project. Specialties: Healthcare AI: I am an expert in healthcare AI, with a unique background that blends clinical understanding from my MD, deep technical expertise from my AI PhD, and business experience. I have completed AI engagements across radiology, dermatology, cardiology, mental health, family medicine, surgery, dentistry, physical therapy, women’s health, pediatrics, nutrition, neurology, and more. I have created datasets and custom models for diverse forms of biomedical data including x-rays, CTs, MRIs, clinical photographs, patient videos, medical audio, medical notes, EHR data, insurance claims, and omics data. I understand clinical workflows and the unique stakeholder landscape of healthcare, which informs my technical work and business advising in this space. Computer Vision: I create custom AI models for 2D images, 3D images, and videos on proprietary datasets, when you need to exceed the performance of off-the-shelf AI. I am excited about projects from multiple industries including healthcare, manufacturing, automotive, and agriculture. I have extensive experience with classification, object detection, segmentation, and keypoint detection, to identify and localize abnormalities or features of interest. Artificial Intelligence R&D: I have led multiple AI research projects across industry and academia. I have developed novel AI methods, including HiResCAM, a convolutional neural network explanation method with mathematical guarantees. I have published original research across multiple areas of AI, including computer vision, natural language processing, explainable AI, expert systems, and applied AI. My research papers have been cited over 1,000 times. My healthcare AI blog Glass Box has over 700,000 readers from 185 countries. Natural Language Processing (NLP): I have a deep understanding of large language models (LLMs) and have completed AI projects leveraging Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and Llama. I’ve built customized chatbots, medical note generation, and structured information extraction. I can customize LLMs to your company’s needs through prompt engineering, RAG, or fine-tuning. Advising Entrepreneurs: Before focusing on AI consulting, I spent seven years as the founder of a health AI startup. I led my previous company from concept to deployed B2B SaaS product serving medical practices. Our AI history-taking assistant and AI scribe saved clinicians 2+ hours daily. I managed engineering teams of 5-10 (60+ contributors), secured two U.S. patents, and raised competitive grant funding. I enjoy working with entrepreneurs and discussing pitch decks, fundraising, customer discovery, designing an MVP, and evaluating the ROI of an AI product. If you’d like to talk with me about your AI project, please feel free to send me a message or book a consultation using the link on my profile.

Need cutting-edge AI solutions or expert machine learning guidance? You're in the right place. With a track record of innovation used by tech giants and featured in major media outlets, I'm here to elevate your data science and machine learning projects. BACKGROUND -PhD in Computer Science from the University of Maryland -Bachelors in Physics/Pre-med with domain knowledge in finance -QinetiQ Fundamental Machine Learning Fellowship and Angelo Bardasis Fellowship recipient -15+ publications at major ML venues -2 patents -Maintainer of major open-source ML libraries with 100M+ installations (used by AWS, Google, Meta, Microsoft) -Open source libraries include taking over maintaining the Arcade Learning Environment (a benchmark that led to Google's acquisition of DeepMind) and OpenAI Gym (OpenAI's first widely publicized project many years ago) -Led ML teams in intelligence and semiconductor sectors -Contributor to almost all major open-source ML libraries -Expertise in integrating ML tools with domain-specific requirements and real-world data -Particular specialty in reinforcement learning (I've maintained many of the most widely used open source libraries in the space, and it was the focus of my PhD and 2 of my past firms) EXPERTISE -I offer end-to-end solutions, high-level planning advice, and targeted problem-solving for uniquely difficult challenges in: Machine Learning & AI -Deep Learning -Natural Language Processing (NLP) -Computer Vision (CNNs, YOLO) -Reinforcement Learning -Generative AI (GANs, Stable Diffusion) -Large Language Models (GPT, BERT) -Time Series Analysis Data Science & Analytics -Statistical Analysis -Time Series Forecasting -Predictive Modeling -Recommendation Systems Big Data & Databases -Distributed Computing -NoSQL Databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, MySQL) -Graph Databases (Neo4j) Software Engineering -Microservices Architecture -RESTful API Design -Version Control (Git) -CI/CD Pipelines Cloud & DevOps -Containerization (Docker) -Cloud Platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) TECHNICAL STACK Programming: Python, C/C++, Java, R, MATLAB ML Frameworks: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Hugging Face Transformers Data Processing: Scipy, Pandas Visualization: Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly, ggplot Documentation: LaTeX, Markdown Databases: MongoDB, Cassandra, MySQL, Neo4j Given my unique blend of academic research, industry experience, and open-source contributions, I bring a high level of expertise to your data science and machine learning projects. Whether you need cutting-edge AI solutions, data-driven insights, or expert guidance on complex ML challenges, I'm equipped to deliver results that drive your business forward.

I am an artificial intelligence expert, Upwork EXPERT-VETTED (top 1%), full-time freelancer with $2M+ earnings on Upwork. I regularly create — and immensely enjoy creating — AI solutions for my client's specialized problem domains! I have built solutions with all frontier class LLM models (Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT) and open source models as well. I create custom neural networks or fine-tune existing AI models for specialized use cases. —————————— Client Base —————————— In the past decade, my client base has been evenly split between startups and businesses, but the common thread in all of my work is artificial intelligence. In the business world, I tend to work with medium size businesses that are bogged down by manual processes. I evaluate current business processes with all stakeholders, then implement business automation and AI solutions to drastically reduce manual effort and dramatically improve efficiency. For one of my recent clients I built a business automation platform that was so powerful, their entire business revenue doubled just one year after go-live. They kept the exact same staff, but were so much more efficient that revenue doubled! In the startup world, I tend to solve new and unique problems with artificial intelligence. A couple of examples are developing an AI system for architectural blueprints, or an AI system for biometric detection using only keyboard typing patterns. While there are many more examples, I cannot elaborate since many of these projects are covered under NDA. But in short, if you are in a highly specialized field where no AI solution currently exists, I can’t wait to help you! ——————————— About Richard ——————————— I love solving problems using artificial intelligence! I spent many years in the field of scientific research, so I have decades of experience in the creative process of taking an idea from conception to production. I help my clients to: - Automate manual business processes - Develop new AI systems - Create specialized AI models - Research cutting edge developments in the latest AI literature and open source projects - Choose the best AI framework and model architecture - Curate custom datasets - Augment existing datasets - Create data processing pipelines - Tune model performance - Build production quality neural networks I create value for my clients by being a one-stop-shop for coding and technical knowledge. For many of my clients I have been their first technical hire. This means I architect and implement the initial technical infrastructure to set my clients up for future success. ————————— More about Richard: ————————— My specific AI expertise is in the fields of Deep Neural Networks, Computer Vision, and Large Language Models. I have obtained Upwork's Certification for Python Development (nearly all AI is done in Python) and obtained a Deep Learning Nanodegree from Udacity in 2017. I use frontier LLM models daily (e.g. Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, OpenAI ChatGPT). Prior to my 10+ years in the field of Deep Learning AI, I have over 20 years of experience in coding and web development. I helped put myself through college with freelance web dev work, and gained more coding experience during my masters in quantum computing. In my professional career, I have 3 years of experience at Cerner, who leads the field in providing enterprise software solutions to hospitals, as well as 13 years of experience at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, a world-class medical and cancer research facility. (***Cerner was recently bought by Oracle) I very much enjoy collaborating with people from different business, scientific, artistic, civic, and cultural backgrounds. My fastest-paced coding projects have been working with multiple startup companies to get an MVP to market. My largest scale coding projects have been with hospitals of various sizes all over the country. My most complex coding projects have been in the scientific field, working with 20 independent research labs, and collaborating with other labs all over the world. I am accustomed to creating concrete development plans for technical projects within highly specialized fields. I use Pytorch or Tensorflow to train my Deep Neural Networks, and analyze the data using Python, Numpy, Pandas, Scikit Learn, Matplotlib, etc… I am well versed in Python, Vue.js, Django, HTML, CSS, SQL, and Database design. I have experience in Windows and Linux system administration, have built my own Ubuntu based web server from the ground up, and host and manage several websites. For more information on my latest projects, please see my PORTFOLIO section below. Thanks for taking the time to consider me for your project!

Senior AI/ML Expert | Computer Vision | Generative AI | LLMs | 10+ Years Deep Learning Experience I'm a seasoned Applied Scientist with a PhD from University of Maryland and over a decade of hands-on experience building production-scale AI systems at tech giants like Amazon and innovative startups. What I Bring to Your Project: 1) Deep Learning & Computer Vision Expertise: Led development of Amazon One's palm recognition system and Prime Video's multi-modal content understanding models. Proven track record transforming complex research into deployed products serving millions. 2) Generative AI & LLM Applications: Recent expertise in Vision-Language models, multi-modal embeddings, and practical LLM implementations. Just completed 5 months developing Agentic AI solutions for supply chain optimization at Auger. 3) Research-to-Production Pipeline: Published researcher (5000+ citations, 23 h-index) with 10 granted patents. I bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and real-world applications. Specialized Skills: Computer Vision: Face/biometric recognition, object detection, video understanding Generative AI: Multi-modal models, LLMs, Vision-Language systems Deep Learning Frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, custom architectures Production ML: End-to-end system design, model optimization, scalable deployment Agentic AI: Autonomous systems, supply chain optimization Why Work With Me: 1) Proven ability to deliver enterprise-grade solutions (Amazon, Apple, NVIDIA experience) 2) Award-winning innovations (Outstanding Invention Awards, Best Paper Awards) 3) Clear communication of complex technical concepts 4) Reliable delivery with attention to production requirements Whether you need custom AI models, computer vision systems, LLM integration, or consultation on AI strategy, I deliver solutions that work in the real world, not just in research papers. Let's discuss how I can help transform your AI vision into reality.

Top 1% Expert Vetted. Ten years of professional experience in Machine Learning and Data Science. Degrees in Physics and Math with honors. Lead Scientist for a profitable startup. I've built numerous Machine Learning systems with both Keras and Pytorch. I've trained hundreds of models in both NLP and Image recognition tasks in python. I can help make your Machine Learning project a success. I've created Deep Convolutional Neural Networks to identify objects in images and LSTMs to process text in legal documents. I've helped profitable businesses cut costs by up to 80% and helped new ones create the products they dream about. Let's make something great together!

I'm a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with over 5 years of experience building and deploying AI systems that solve real business problems. Whether you need a custom LLM chatbot, a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system, a fine-tuned model, or an AI agent that automates your workflows, I can help you go from idea to a working, production-ready solution. I specialize in the modern AI stack that businesses actually need today: LLM & Generative AI solutions: custom chatbots, RAG pipelines, and AI agents built on OpenAI, Anthropic, and open-source models Fine-tuning & prompt engineering: adapting models to your specific data, tone, and use case Machine learning & computer vision: end-to-end model development, from data to deployment Technical writing: clear, engaging content and documentation on AI, ML, and data science I hold a Master's in Data Science from Duke University, have two patents in machine learning, and my technical articles have been read over 100,000 times. I've shipped production ML systems in healthcare, autonomous driving, and energy, so I know how to build things that are reliable, scalable, and genuinely useful, not just proof-of-concept demos. I care about clear communication and doing work I'm proud of. I'll take the time to understand what you actually need, keep you updated throughout, and deliver something that works. Let's talk about your project! I have a strong foundation in software engineering, complemented by my academic achievement of a Master's degree from a top university. My unique blend of technical skills allows me to tackle complex problems and produce actionable insights.Every business is moving toward AI, and I'd love to help you get there. From intelligent chatbots and AI agents to custom LLM solutions built around your needs, let's discuss your project and explore how I can help bring your vision to life.