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Machine Learning Engineer
I build software and study machine learning.
I’m Idara, a software engineer interested in how computation can help us understand the world. I work with machine learning and computer vision, and I’m building towards a career in computational science and engineering.
Machine LearningComputer Vision · Deep Learning
ResearchComputational science
Coursework completedAwaiting graduation
Open to opportunitiesFull-time · Research · Graduate study
Featured Work
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Some of the projects and questions I’ve been working on.
Cross-Modal Attention for Dust and Sandstorm Forecasting in the Sahel using Surface and Atmospheric Features
My research on combining surface and atmospheric data to forecast dust and sandstorms in the Sahel. SahelWatch is the app for this work.
Reinforcement Learning for Antimicrobial Resistance Microscopy Analysis
Using reinforcement learning to decide when to analyse bacterial cultures more closely for signs of antibiotic resistance.
Clinical Text De-identification and Information Preservation
Removing identifying information from clinical records while keeping the medical information useful.
Contact
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If you’d like to talk about my work, a research question or an opportunity, you can send me a message here.
idaraessien67@gmail.com