Hire the Best Feedforward Neural Network Specialists

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Fahad A.

Lahore, Pakistan

$25/hr
5.0
2 jobs

About 7 years of architecting data-driven enterprise-grade solutions for top-tier corporations, I've now strategically transitioned to freelancing and contract-based roles. My mission? To bring that production-level expertise, spanning classical ML, deep learning, NLP, MLOps, and the cutting edge of LLMs directly to forward-thinking businesses ready to redefine their capabilities. Hereโ€™s a snapshot of the technologies I bring to the table: - Classical Machine Learning: Proficient in a wide array of traditional ML algorithms, including K-means, Random Forest, Logistic Regression, Support Vector Machines (SVMs), Gradient Boosting (XGBoost, LightGBM), and more, ensuring robust predictive modeling and insightful data analysis. - Deep Learning & Neural Networks: My expertise extends to advanced deep learning architectures, encompassing Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for computer vision, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), and Transformers. I leverage frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow to build and deploy sophisticated deep learning models. - Natural Language Processing (NLP): From fundamental text processing to cutting-edge language understanding, I specialize in NLP techniques, including Named Entity Recognition (NER), sentiment analysis, text summarization, topic modeling, and advanced language generation. I'm particularly adept at working with Hugging Face transformers and various NLP libraries. - Large Language Models (LLMs) & Generative AI: I have hands-on experience in implementing and fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs), including working with OpenAI API for custom solutions. My capabilities include developing and deploying Generative AI pipelines for tasks like RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation), Stable Diffusion, Text-to-Speech, Image Segmentation, and advanced content creation. - MLOps: Beyond model development, I understand the critical importance of operationalizing AI. I have experience with MLOps practices for seamless deployment, monitoring, and management of machine learning models in production environments, ensuring scalability and reliability. I'm highly skilled in essential programming languages like Python (Pandas, Scikit-learn, NumPy) and R, alongside SQL and SAS, to build, analyze, and optimize these systems. I've optimized ML/AI systems right down to the GPU programming level, ensuring maximum performance and efficiency for compute-intensive workloads.

  • Web Development
  • Machine Learning
  • Generative AI
  • Deep Learning
  • Computer Vision
Muhammad H.

Gojra, Pakistan

$20/hr
5.0
1 jobs

With 5+ years across Computer Vision, NLP, and full-stack AI development, I've delivered: ๐ŸŽฏ Computer Vision & Object Detection โ€” Real-time YOLOv8/v9 pipelines with 96.8% accuracy (passenger detection system) โ€” Parking occupancy detection, multi-camera feed processing, ROI-based classification โ€” Medical image AI: 96% pneumonia detection, 94% brain tumor classification โ€” OpenCV, image segmentation, hyperspectral imaging (from MSCS research) ๐Ÿค– NLP, LLMs & RAG Systems โ€” RAG-based chatbots with real-time database integration โ€” Healthcare NLP: 95% F1-score for medical entity extraction โ€” AI Purchase Agent with reorder forecasting & supplier comparison (5โ˜… client review) โ€” GPT, BERT, LangChain, vector databases, semantic search ๐Ÿ“Š Data Science & Fraud Detection โ€” Real-time fraud detection: 99.2% accuracy at 10,000+ transactions/minute โ€” ML pipelines on Azure, MLflow experiment tracking โ€” XGBoost, ResNet, CNN, TensorFlow, PyTorch โš™๏ธ Backend & Deployment โ€” FastAPI, Flask, Docker, Apache Kafka โ€” Azure cloud deployment, SQL Server โ€” Clean, documented, production-grade Python code I hold an MSCS in Deep Learning from GIK Institute and a BSc in AI/ML from Bahria University, and I'm currently Senior Data Scientist at SeethruTech. โ†’ Available 30+ hrs/week | 0โ€“4 hr response | 100% delivery rate โ†’ Let's discuss your project โ€” I respond within 2 hours.

  • Generative AI
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning Model
  • Data Science
  • Deep Learning
  • Deep Learning Modeling
  • Deep Neural Network
  • Machine Learning Framework
  • Data Annotation
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Cleaning
  • Feature Extraction
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Collection
  • Computer Vision
  • YOLO
  • Semantic Segmentation
Usama S.

Bahawalpur, Pakistan

$10/hr
5.0
4 jobs

๐ŸŸข Available Now Ready to collaborate 24/7 โ€” Iโ€™m a full-time freelancer on Upwork. Letโ€™s Take Your Business to the Next Level Building AI solutions should feel innovative, not overwhelming. For the past 3+ years, Iโ€™ve worked on solving real-world problems through Artificial Intelligence, transforming raw data into intelligent systems that create meaningful impact. I specialize in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, NLP, LLM applications, and Predictive Analyticsโ€”building solutions that move beyond experimentation and focus on real-world implementation. ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—œ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜: ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: Developed Stress Detection, Anxiety Detection, and Depression Detection systems using facial analysis, Action Units, video processing, and deep learning techniques. ๐—ก๐—Ÿ๐—ฃ & ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—  ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: Exploring chatbot development, AI automation, text processing, and LLM-powered applications. ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฑ-๐˜๐—ผ-๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—œ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: From data preprocessing and feature engineering to model training, optimization, deployment, and scalable AI workflows. ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ: Python โ€ข Machine Learning โ€ข Deep Learning โ€ข PyTorch โ€ข TensorFlow โ€ข OpenCV โ€ข YOLO โ€ข NLP โ€ข LLM Applications โ€ข Data Analysis โ€ข Predictive Analytics I enjoy building AI systems that solve complex challenges in healthcare, finance, automation, and intelligent applications. Always open to discussing AI projects, collaborations, and innovative ideas.

  • Artificial Neural Network
  • Machine Learning
  • Deep Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Computer Vision
  • Data Science
  • Predictive Modeling
  • PyTorch
  • TensorFlow
  • Keras
  • OpenCV
  • Python Scikit-Learn
  • Feature Engineering
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Cleaning
  • AI Model Training
  • Chatbot
  • Image Processing
  • YOLO
Soyabul Islam L.

Narayanganj, Bangladesh

$11/hr
5.0
10 jobs

I am a Machine Learning Engineer with four years of experience working across deep learning research, large scale AI systems, and production model deployment. Over the years, I have worked extensively in medical imaging, computer vision, NLP, signal processing, and large language models, building systems that range from experimental research pipelines to deployed real world AI applications. My day to day work primarily involves Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, HuggingFace Transformers, sentence transformers, scikit learn, OpenCV, Pandas, and NumPy. I enjoy working deeply on both the research and engineering sides of machine learning, especially problems that require understanding model behavior rather than simply applying existing architectures blindly. A large part of my background is research driven. I have authored multiple peer reviewed publications in indexed journals and IEEE conferences, including publications in Neurocomputing, Healthcare Analytics, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Telematics and Informatics Reports, and other Elsevier and IEEE venues. My research has focused heavily on explainable AI, healthcare AI, and advanced deep learning systems. Some of my published work includes CARDxnosis, an explainable knowledge driven framework for ECG diagnosis and clinical report generation, an explainable AI system for trustworthy arrhythmia detection, a CNN RNN Attention hybrid architecture for automatic modulation classification, ensemble deep learning approaches for lung cancer detection from CT scans, and SRGAN based white blood cell image generation and classification pipelines. Alongside published work, I am currently involved in research on brain tumor segmentation, ADHD and ASD classification from brain connectome graphs, epileptic seizure prediction from EEG signals, and interpretable tabular learning using graph neural networks combined with Kolmogorov Arnold Networks. Beyond research, I have substantial hands on experience building and deploying production grade AI systems. One of my major recent projects was LaborBERT v4, a domain adaptive transformer fine tuning system processing hundreds of thousands of records through a large scale training pipeline. The project involved multiple experimental setups including contrastive learning, masked language model pretraining, temporal contrastive learning, cross attention based fusion, multi task training, and Matryoshka Representation Learning. I have also built hybrid embeddings plus LLM systems for taxonomy mapping using OpenAI embeddings alongside locally hosted LLaMA and Mistral models through Ollama. In addition, I have worked on deployed clinical AI systems and a portable on device diagnostic AI solution with embedded deep learning models for point of care inference, which gave me valuable experience in optimization, deployment constraints, inference design, and production reliability. My broader project portfolio includes vehicle detection using Mask R CNN, human activity recognition on the Kinetics 700 dataset, facial keypoint detection with MultiRes UNet, semantic segmentation pipeline redesign, Stable Diffusion based image editing workflows, toxic comment classification, RASA based conversational AI systems, and large scale scraping and automation pipelines using Playwright and Selenium. I have also worked with Flask and Django based deployment pipelines and cloud hosted ML systems. From an engineering perspective, I care strongly about clean and maintainable systems. I follow disciplined workflows involving modular code design, Git based version control, reproducible experimentation, structured evaluation, bootstrap validated metrics, and detailed documentation. I am also comfortable preparing scientific reports, research papers, and journal submissions using both LaTeX and Word. What ties all of this together is that I genuinely enjoy solving difficult technical problems, especially the kind that require balancing research depth with practical engineering constraints. I am most motivated by projects where thoughtful experimentation, careful system design, and real world usability matter equally.

  • Machine Learning Model
  • Machine Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Extraction
  • Deep Learning
  • Deep Learning Modeling
  • Deep Neural Network
  • Generative AI
  • Data Segmentation
  • Image Processing
  • Image Segmentation
  • Digital Signal Processing
Shahzeb A.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

$30/hr
5.0
44 jobs

Do you have an AI vision that needs to become a real, working product? I don't just build models; I engineer complete, scalable solutions that turn data into actionable insights and automation. For over five years, I've specialized in bridging the gap between cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) research and robust software that delivers real-world value. My core expertise lies in computer vision and machine learning, but my skill set is full-stack. This means I can own your project from the initial data pipeline, through model training and optimization, all the way to deploying a polished desktop application or a secure enterprise API. I thrive on building tools that work seamlessly for end-users, whether it's a retail manager, a traffic controller, or a sports coach. My strongest suit is developing intelligent systems that "see" and understand the world. I've built a retail analytics platform (CrowdIQ) that transforms standard CCTV into a source of business intelligence, tracking customer demographics and behavior. In the sports domain, I created PadelIQ, an analytics engine that uses computer vision to track player movement, posture, and court coverage from match footage, providing real-time coaching feedback. For public safety, I developed a traffic management system (OmniRoad AI) using advanced object detection for real-time accident and congestion monitoring. Beyond computer vision, I architect full-scale data science pipelines. A prime example is my telecom churn prediction project, where I built a machine learning model to identify at-risk customers and paired it with an interactive Power BI dashboard. This end-to-end approachโ€”from data analysis to a clear visualization of insightsโ€”ensures the model's findings directly inform business strategy and retention actions. I also develop the tools and infrastructure that power AI applications. I've built secure, enterprise-grade systems like DevelmoGPT, a RAG-based LLM that allows for secure, semantic search over private company documents. From creating simple utilities like PDF-to-audio converters to designing complex role-based access systems, I ensure the foundation of any AI solution is reliable, secure, and maintainable. My process is collaborative and results-driven. I start by deeply understanding your business problem, not just the technical requirement. We'll then iterate through prototyping, development, and testing to ensure the final product not only meets specs but also delivers tangible ROI. I communicate clearly at every stage, providing demos and documentation so you're never in the dark. Let's connect. Share your project idea or challenge, and I'll provide a clear outline of how we can leverage AI, machine learning, or computer vision to build your intelligent solution. Click the invite button to start the conversation. /// The following is just for SEO. You can ignore it /// #computer vision #computer vision engineer #computer vision OpenCV #machine learning computer vision #deep learning computer vision #computer vision machine learning #machine learning python #nlp machine learning

  • Neural Network
  • Computer Vision
  • Machine Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Object Detection & Tracking
  • Data Analysis
  • TensorFlow
  • PyTorch
  • AI Development
  • Deep Learning
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Python
  • Data Science
  • Data Analytics
  • Retrieval Augmented Generation
Dymitr N.

Bydgoszcz, Poland

$50/hr
4.8
21 jobs

Research, development and consulting in projects involving Artificial Intelligence, Neural networks, Statistics, Computer vision, Signal and Image processing, Operation research, and Algorithm design. Ph.D. in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics

  • Artificial Neural Network
  • Deep Learning
  • C++
  • R
  • TensorFlow
  • Python
  • Machine Learning
  • Data Science
  • Statistics
  • Analytics

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What does a Feedforward Neural network specialist do?

A feedforward neural network specialist builds and trains multilayer perceptron models that process data in one direction from input to output. This role focuses on defining the architecture of artificial neural networks where information moves strictly forward without cycles or loops. The specialist writes code to establish layer stacks, configures training parameters, and generates predictions based on learned patterns. Clients hire this expert to create reliable machine learning models for classification or regression tasks using standard deep learning frameworks.

  • Defines the neural network architecture by specifying the number of layers, neurons per layer, and activation functions. The specialist implements the forward computation graph using tools like PyTorch or the Keras Sequential API to ensure data flows correctly through the model. This step establishes the structural foundation that determines how the network processes input features into meaningful outputs.
  • Configures and executes the training process by selecting appropriate loss functions, optimizers, and evaluation metrics. The specialist uses framework routines such as Model.fit in TensorFlow or fit in scikit-learn to adjust weights across multiple epochs. This action minimizes prediction errors and allows the model to learn complex relationships within the provided dataset.
  • Evaluates model performance and generates inference outputs by running validation tests on unseen data. The specialist calls prediction APIs like Model.predict to produce classifications or numerical values for new inputs. This step verifies that the trained network generalizes well beyond its training set and meets accuracy requirements.
  • Exports and serializes trained model artifacts into reusable formats such as SavedModel or H5 files. The specialist ensures the final model package includes all necessary weights and architecture definitions for deployment. This deliverable allows other systems to load the network and run predictions without retraining from scratch.

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  • Specify the framework preference, such as PyTorch or TensorFlow, and detail the expected layer stack for the forward computation graph.
  • List required deliverables, including serialized model files in SavedModel or H5 formats and reproducible training pipelines.
  • Clarify if the project involves simple MLPClassifier tasks in scikit-learn or complex custom architectures using the Keras Functional API.

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Look for portfolios that demonstrate end-to-end model development from definition to inference. Uma can run instant video interviews and build shortlists with side-by-side comparisons to help you assess technical depth quickly.

  • Verify experience with defining neural network forward functions in PyTorch or configuring compile and fit parameters in tf.keras.
  • Check for examples of saved and exported models that show proper serialization practices for later deployment or reuse.
  • Assess their ability to evaluate model performance using standard metrics and generate accurate predictions on test datasets.

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Discuss specific implementation strategies and validation methods during your conversations. Interviews can be scheduled and conducted within Upwork Messages with an immediate transcript and summary after each one.

  • Ask how they choose loss functions and optimizers when configuring training loops for specific data distributions.
  • Request examples of how they handle overfitting or underfitting during the training phase with fixed epochs.
  • Discuss their approach to implementing arbitrary graphs versus sequential stacks based on project complexity.

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  • Define the exact architecture code deliverable and agree on the format for the trained model artifacts.
  • Establish criteria for acceptable inference outputs and prediction accuracy before starting the training process.
  • Confirm the method for exporting the final model, ensuring it matches your deployment environment requirements.

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How much does hiring a Feedforward Neural network specialist cost?

Hiring a Feedforward Neural network specialist typically costs $500-$1,500 per project, depending on scope and experience. Final pricing depends on model complexity, data preparation needs, framework selection, and the freelancer's experience level.

Model architecture design

$500-$1,200/project

Entry-level to mid-level
  • Defined layer stack and forward computation graph
  • Initial model definition in PyTorch or Keras
  • Documented input/output shapes and activation choices

Model training and tuning

$1,200-$2,500/project

Mid-level
  • Configured loss, optimizer, and metrics via compile
  • Optimized parameters from fit routine execution
  • Evaluation metrics and validation curves

Inference pipeline setup

$2,500-$4,500/project

Mid-level to senior-level
  • Script for running predict calls on new data
  • Logic to check data shapes before inference
  • Structured results from evaluate or predict methods

Model serialization and export

$4,500-$7,000/project

Senior-level
  • Exported artifacts in SavedModel or H5 format
  • Code to restore model state for reuse
  • Verification of loaded model predictions

End-to-end MLP implementation

$7,000-$12,000/project

Expert-level
  • Integrated build, train, and predict workflow
  • Step-by-step execution guide with comments
  • Containerized model ready for production use

Frequently asked questions

Is hiring a Feedforward Neural network specialist worth it?

For most businesses, yes: hiring a Feedforward Neural network specialist is worthwhile. These experts build custom models for structured data tasks where complex deep learning architectures are unnecessary. They implement efficient training pipelines that generate accurate predictions without the computational overhead of recurrent or convolutional networks.

How do I evaluate Feedforward Neural network specialist candidates?

Review their code samples to verify they define clear forward computation graphs using frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow. Look for evidence that they configure specific loss functions and optimizers during model compilation rather than relying on default settings. A strong candidate exports serialized model artifacts in standard formats such as SavedModel or H5 for easy deployment.

What tools does a Feedforward Neural network specialist use?

Specialists primarily use Python-based libraries such as TensorFlow, Keras, and PyTorch to construct and train multilayer perceptrons. They may also employ scikit-learn for simpler classification tasks using the MLPClassifier interface.

What deliverables should I expect from a Feedforward Neural network specialist?

You should receive the source code defining the neural network architecture and the trained model files ready for inference. The specialist also submits evaluation metrics that demonstrate model performance on validation datasets.