DEMBA SOW

Machine Learning Engineer | Software Engineering Experience

Proficient in Python, C++ and robust in Next.js with over 2 years of experience in AI, and machine learning, good in software engineering.
Enthusiast about LLM, Generative AI, Deep Learning, NLP and Skilled in designing and implementing AI models, including data preparation,
labelling, model training, and testing. Experienced in image processing, computer vision, and clean code principles using OOP design
patterns. Culturally diverse with a background as President of the Mauritanian Student Federation, an Erasmus exchange student and now
Türkiye Maarif Foundation Student Graduate Leader. seeking opportunities to leverage my expertise in developing scalable machine learning
solutions to solve complex problems in industry. Currently Enrolled in Data Science Masters & Teacher Assistant at Özyeğin University.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WORK3 TEKNOLOJİ A. Ş Sakarya, Türkiye
Software Engineer – AI & Machine Learning October 2023–Present
 Established processes for incident, problem, and change management, enhancing system reliability and operational efficiency.
 Developed full-stack applications with a focus on reliability and stability, ensuring robust performance.
 Worked closely with cross-functional teams to design and implement key features for internal applications.
 Developed and deployed multi-dimensional models and edge AI algorithms to enhance predictive accuracy, improving patient outcomes by 20%.
 Enhanced AI model accuracy by 15% through hyperparameter tuning and rigorous cross-validation using TensorFlow and Keras.
 Utilized cloud services such as AWS for deployment and data management.
 Managed CI/CD pipelines, streamlining deployment processes and reducing release times.
CARCHECKUP, MILENA SOFTWARE England, UK
Junior Software Engineer – Cloud & DevOps July 2023–September
2023
 Developed and launched a machine learning-powered car history report web application, increasing daily visitor engagement by 300%.
 Integrated UK and Experian Data APIs to enhance data accuracy and reliability.
 Optimized application performance, leading to a fourfold increase in daily visitors through effective content writing and code enhancements.
 Implemented CI/CD pipelines, streamlining the deployment process and reducing release times.
 Deployed and optimized machine learning APIs on AWS, reducing inference latency by 40%.
 Conducted peer code reviews and quality assurance activities, ensuring high-quality code and robust application performance.
 Contributed to the development, test and deployment of the android application for the product using Google Cloud Console.
PROJECTS
Image & Video Object Detection:
 Implemented YOLOv5 for object detection in images and videos using C++ and OpenCV.
 Developed an OOP structure to improve code maintainability and scalability.
Ohara Bookshelf - Book Recommendation System:
 Developed a recommendation system using content-based, collaborative filtering, and hybrid approaches using natural language processing tools (NLT)
 Scraped data from Goodreads, handling 20,000 books and users, and integrated emotion recognition-based Recommendation System using CNN.
Llama 2 Chat Application:
Implemented a well-documented Chat Assistance using Llama2, streamlit and replicate
RAG - Retrivial Augmented Generation Systems:
Implemented a well-documented Generative AI & LLMs with RAG system, using OpenAI’s GPT-3 tools with cohere, weights & biases and waive
Networks Comparison - CNN vs. MLP:
 Conducted a comparative analysis of CNN and MLP architectures on CIFAR-10 dataset using TensorFlow and Keras.
 Implemented various experiments to improve and evaluate model performance.
Multithreaded Image Convolution:
 Implemented a multithreaded convolution algorithm using C++ and OpenCV, optimizing image processing tasks.
 Used OpenMP for parallel threading and security features.
EDUCATION
 Sakarya University, Sakarya, Türkiye B.S. Computer Engineering - September 2019 – July 2023
 Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal Erasmus+ Study Grant - October 2021 – October 2022
 Özyeğin University, Istanbul, Türkiye Masters in AI & Data Science – September 2024 – Present

ADDITIONAL SKILLS
 Programming Languages: Python | C++ | JavaScript
 Artificial Intelligence: OpenCV | Numpy | Pandas | Keras | Tensorflow | Scikit-Learn | PyTorch | LLMs | Generative AI | NLP | Neural Network | Deep Learning
 Web Development: HTML | CSS | Django | Node.js | Express.js | FastAPI | Next.js | Tailwindcss
 Software Engineering: OOP Design Patterns | Clean Code Principles | DevOps
 Database: MongoDB | PostgreSQL | MySQL | Firebase
 Tools: Git | GitHub | Docker | AWS | Azure | Google Cloud | GNU/Linux
LANGUAGES
Fulani (Mother Tongue) | English(C2) |French(C1) | Arabic(B2) | Turkish(C2) | Portuguese(B1) | Spanish(A2) | Italian(A2)