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Bereket A.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

$20/hr
5.0
5 jobs

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต 5+ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜, ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป-๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€. ๐—œโ€™๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—œ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ถ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜, ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ-๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜. ๐—œ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐— ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น-๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐— ๐—Ÿ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜. ๐Ÿง  ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ โœ… ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—”๐—œ & ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป: Designing intelligent, autonomous AI agents and building RAG pipelines โœ… ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด (NLP) & ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—š: LLM integration, semantic search, knowledge retrieval systems โœ… ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Image classification, object detection, and advanced CV pipelines โœ… ๐—™๐˜‚๐—น๐—น-๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Django, Flask, React.js โ€“ integrating AI/ML into web and mobile applications โœ… ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ & ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐˜€: AWS, Azure, Huawei Cloud โ€“ scalable deployment, CI/CD, and infrastructure optimization ๐ŸŒ Worked With ๐Ÿ“SingularityNet โ€“ AI, AGI Research & Transformers, GPT ๐Ÿ“iCogLabs โ€“ ML Research, LLM, Transformers ๐Ÿ“Huawei โ€“ Cloud Engineering & Infrastructure Optimization ๐Ÿ“Dan Energy โ€“ ML for Agriculture Forecasting ๐Ÿ’ก Why Choose Me? โœ… Proven results: 28%+ accuracy improvement in ML pipelines โœ…Strong communication & agile mindset โœ…Production experience with CI/CD, Docker, Git โœ…Passionate about building AI that solves real problems Let's connect and bring you idea to life. #MachineLearning #DeepLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #ML #LLM #LargeLanguageModels #GPT #AgenticAI #LangChain #RAG #NLP #NaturalLanguageProcessing #TextMining #SemanticSearch #Chatbots #QuestionAnswering #ComputerVision #ImageProcessing #ObjectDetection #ImageClassification #CV #OpenCV #FullStackDevelopment #WebDevelopment #Django #Flask #ReactJS #Frontend #Backend #APIDevelopment #CloudComputing #AWS #Azure #GCP #HuaweiCloud #DevOps #Docker #CI/CD #Infrastructure

  • Machine Learning
  • LangChain
  • Retrieval Augmented Generation
  • AI Agent Development
  • FastAPI
  • Python
  • PyTorch
  • NLP Tokenization
  • Prompt Engineering
  • LLM Prompt
  • Transformer Model
  • OpenAI API
  • JavaScript
  • n8n
Markos M.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

$40/hr
5.0
60 jobs

I am a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with 7+ years of experience in research, model development, and cloud deployment. My work includes academic research and real-world AI systems, from designing deep learning models to deploying scalable ML pipelines on GCP, AWS, and Azure. Expertise โ€ข Research: Deep learning, computer vision, NLP, and generative AI โ€ข Development: Training and fine-tuning ML models using TensorFlow and PyTorch โ€ข Deployment: Building and scaling ML systems on GCP, AWS, and Azure with Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform Certifications Google Cloud (2024) โ€ข Professional Machine Learning Engineer โ€ข Professional Data Engineer โ€ข Professional Cloud Architect Microsoft Azure (2021) โ€ข Azure Data Scientist Associate โ€ข Azure Fundamentals HashiCorp (2025) โ€ข Terraform Associate (003) Selected Projects โ€ข AI-Driven Document Extraction: Designed and deployed OCR pipelines using Gemini, Google Document AI, and DeepSeek (Vertex AI) to extract structured data from real estate conveyancing documents. โ€ข Reputation System API for Mindplex: Developed and deployed a reputation scoring API based on research in reputation systems, powering user trust and ranking on magazine.mindplex.ai. โ€ข Big Data Health Pipeline (GCP): Architected and orchestrated data ingestion and transformation pipelines using Dataflow, BigQuery, Cloud Run, and DBT. Integrated data from Microsoft SQL Server, CSV, Excel, and Azure Blob Storage into BigQuery. โ€ข Deep Learning Research and Deployment: Implemented and productionized deep learning models from research papers for diagnostic imaging and AI-assisted medical interpretation. Publications and Patents โ€ข Detection of Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation from B-mode DICOMs Using Artificial Intelligence (2024) โ€ข Reproduction of Full Echocardiographic Report Using Machine Learning from Large-scale Echocardiogram Database (2023) โ€ข Methods, Systems, Apparatuses, and Devices for Facilitating a Diagnosis of Pathologies Using a Machine Learning Model (2024), Patent โ€ข AI-Based Diagnosis of Aortic Stenosis in B-Mode Imagery: P3-16 (2024) I specialize in designing, building, and deploying production-grade AI systems with a strong foundation in both research and engineering. If you are looking for someone who can take an AI project from concept to deployment, I would be glad to collaborate.

  • Machine Learning
  • Convolutional Neural Network
  • Deep Neural Network
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • BigQuery
  • Data Engineering
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Computer Vision
  • PyTorch
  • Vector Database
  • Terraform
  • OpenCV
  • YOLO
  • TensorFlow
Eyasu S.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

$20/hr
5.0
35 jobs

I design and build production-grade AI systems that help startups and businesses automate workflows, deploy intelligent applications, and scale with confidence. From LLMs and AI agents to RAG, computer vision, and edge AI, I transform AI concepts into reliable, production-ready solutions. As a PhD Candidate in Artificial Intelligence and hands-on AI Engineer, I combine advanced AI research with practical engineering to deliver systems that perform beyond the prototype stage. โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ” ๐Ÿค– WHAT I BUILD โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ” โ–ธ AI Agents & Agentic Workflows โ–ธ Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Systems โ–ธ AI Assistants & Intelligent Chatbots โ–ธ LLM Fine-Tuning & Custom AI Models โ–ธ Multimodal AI Applications โ–ธ Computer Vision Systems โ–ธ OCR & Document Intelligence Solutions โ–ธ Edge AI & Embedded Intelligence โ–ธ Custom Machine Learning Solutions โ–ธ AI-Powered Automation Workflows โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ” โš™๏ธ WHAT I SPECIALIZE IN โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ” โ†’ End-to-End AI Development Research, experimentation, prototyping, deployment, and continuous improvement. โ†’ Production AI & MLOps Model deployment, API development, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and scalable infrastructure. โ†’ AI Optimization & Efficiency Model compression, quantization, pruning, latency reduction, and efficient inference for resource-constrained environments. โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ” ๐Ÿš€ FEATURED PROJECT โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ” NemaNet โ€” Embedded AI for Plant-Parasitic Nematode Detection Founder and lead AI engineer behind an AI-powered agricultural computer vision system optimized for embedded devices. Designed, trained, optimized, and deployed deep learning models for accurate, real-time detection on resource-constrained hardware, transforming research into a practical field-ready solution. โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ” ๐Ÿ›  TECHNOLOGIES โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ” Programming: Python โ€ข SQL AI & Deep Learning: PyTorch โ€ข TensorFlow โ€ข Hugging Face โ€ข Transformers โ€ข OpenCV โ€ข Scikit-learn LLMs & Agentic AI: LangChain โ€ข LangGraph โ€ข LlamaIndex โ€ข OpenAI โ€ข Ollama โ€ข vLLM Backend & Deployment: FastAPI โ€ข Docker โ€ข Kubernetes โ€ข REST APIs โ€ข Git โ€ข CI/CD Vector Databases: FAISS โ€ข Pinecone โ€ข Qdrant โ€ข ChromaDB Cloud Platforms: AWS โ€ข Azure โ€ข GCP โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ” ๐ŸŽฏ WHY CLIENTS WORK WITH ME โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ” โœ“ Research-backed AI expertise combined with production engineering experience. โœ“ Ability to take projects from initial idea and experimentation to deployment. โœ“ Experience building LLM, RAG, Agentic AI, Computer Vision, and MLOps solutions. โœ“ Focus on reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient AI systems. โœ“ Clear communication and engineering practices designed for long-term success. โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ” If you need an AI engineer who can bridge advanced AI research with production-ready engineering, I would be happy to discuss your project and help turn your ideas into scalable AI solutions.

  • Machine Learning
  • Python
  • AI Agent Development
  • AI Chatbot
  • Generative AI
  • LangChain
  • Hugging Face
  • AI Trading
  • Data Science
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Multimodal Large Language Model
  • Image Segmentation
  • Computer Vision
  • AI Image Generation
  • Image Classification
  • OCR Algorithm
  • Object Detection
  • FastAPI
  • Object Detection & Tracking
Kidist E.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

$19/hr
5.0
5 jobs

AI and machine learning for hydroclimatology and financial data, turning complex datasets into accurate forecasts and actionable insights. Work spans evaporation modeling, disease prediction, and AI for local language applications, focused on real-world impact.

  • Machine Learning Model
  • Climate Science
  • Data Analytics
  • Dashboard
  • PostgreSQL
  • Streamlit
  • Sentiment Analysis
Clinton B.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

$10/hr
5.0
3 jobs

Hi there! If you're looking for a results-driven Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, or Data Analyst to help your business growth, you've come to the right place. My mission is simple: turn your data into actionable insights and innovative solutions that drive growth and optimize outcomes. I specialize in helping businesses like yours achieve their goals by: โœ… Building predictive models that anticipate customer needs and optimize resources. โœ… Designing interactive dashboards in Power BI and Tableau for real-time decision-making. โœ… Developing scalable ETL pipelines for seamless data processing and cloud integration. ๐Ÿ” What Can I Do for You? Whether you're a startup, an established business, or anything in between, I provide end-to-end data solutions tailored to your needs: 1๏ธโƒฃ Advanced Analytics & Predictive Modeling Forecast sales trends and improve resource planning. Analyze customer behavior to enhance retention and acquisition strategies. Build powerful machine learning models using XGBoost, Random Forest, LSTM, and more. 2๏ธโƒฃ Business Intelligence & Visualization Transform your raw data into stunning, insightful dashboards. Track KPIs, sales performance, and customer insights at a glance. Uncover opportunities for growth with visually engaging reports. 3๏ธโƒฃ Data Engineering & Cloud Solutions Create robust data pipelines using Python, SQL, and cloud platforms like AWS and GCP. Process and analyze large datasets with speed and efficiency. Deploy machine learning models for real-time business intelligence. ๐ŸŽฏ Why Clients Love Working with Me ๐Ÿ’ก Client Success Focused: I prioritize understanding your unique challenges and goals to deliver results that exceed expectations. ๐Ÿ† Proven Expertise: My academic distinctions and certifications in Power BI, Data Science and Data Analysis demonstrate my commitment to excellence. ๐ŸŒ Collaborative & Flexible: I adapt to your preferred communication style and workflow, ensuring seamless collaboration throughout the project. ๐Ÿ“Œ Who Do I Work With? I specialize in assisting: - E-commerce businesses looking to boost sales and understand customer behavior. - Manufacturers aiming to optimize operations through predictive maintenance. - Hospitality brands needing accurate demand forecasting and reservation insights. Whether you need help with a one-time project or long-term support, I'm here to be your trusted partner in navigating the world of data science. ๐Ÿš€ Letโ€™s Bring Your Data to Life! Ready to unlock the full potential of your data? Contact me today, and letโ€™s start building solutions that empower your business.

  • Machine Learning
  • Data Preprocessing
  • Deep Learning
  • Computer Vision
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Python
  • Data Science
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Visualization
  • SQL
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • AWS Development
  • Data Entry
  • Data Labeling
Lemi D.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

$15/hr
5.0
16 jobs

Machine Learning Engineer with 3+ years of experience in developing, deploying, and monitoring scalable machine learning models. Proficient in various domains including Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer Vision, and Natural Language Processing. Skilled in MLOps with a strong track record of building end-to-end ML lifecycles, orchestrating ML pipelines, and implementing CI/CD. Proven ability to solve real-world problems through successful deployment of machine learning pipelines and models. Here are my specific fields of expertise with Machine Learning and Deep Learning technologies: โœ… Computer Vision: โ€ข Image Classification โ€ข Object Detection โ€ข Object Segmentation โ€ข Object Tracking โ€ข Pose Estimation โ€ข Face Recognition โ€ข Visual Question Answering โ€ข Optical Character Recognition (OCR) โœ… Natural Language Processing: โ€ข Chatbots โ€ข Text Classification โ€ข Text Summarization โ€ข Question Answering โœ… Main Tools: โ€ข ML Framework & Libraries: Pytorch, TensorFlow, Keras, Scikit-Learn. โ€ข Programming: Python, Golang, C++, Haskell, Matlab. โ€ข Back-End: Django, FastAPI, Flask, Gin, RESTful APIs, GORM, GraphQL โ€ข Database: Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, SQLite, Redis, BigQuery. โ€ข Data Engineering & MLOps: DBT, MLFlow, PySpark, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Grafana โ€ข Orchestration & Workflow Managment: Apache Airflow, Kubeflow, Argo, Prefect โ€ข Containerization & Cloud Services: Docker, Docker-Compose, Kubernate, Terraform, Azure ML. I believe that I can provide the best services to fulfill your task. Looking forward to here from your side and long-term project relationship. Thank you for visiting my profile!

  • Machine Learning
  • Deep Learning
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Computer Vision
  • TensorFlow
  • Data Science
  • Django
  • PostgreSQL
  • Docker
  • Data Visualization
  • MLOps
  • LLM Prompt
  • ETL Pipeline
  • Automated Deployment Pipeline
  • Chatbot

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