Junaid Afzal

Junaid Afzal Machine Learning Engineer Passionate ML Engineer dedicated to crafting impactful solutions that enrich lives. Deeply committed to open source, actively contributing to the community to foster collaborative innovation. Enthusiastically building AI-driven tools that bridge technology with a human touch for a brighter future.-- github.com/ImJunaidAfzal hackerrank.com/ImJunaidAfzal linkedin.com/in/ImJunaidAfzal/ huggingface.co/imjunaidafzal docs.microsoft.com/users/imJunaidAfzal/ stackoverflow.com/users/- SKILLS LANGUAGES • • English Urdu INTERESTS • • • • • AI Gamming Crypto NFTs Virus • • • • Open Source Chess Research Coding • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Python Generative AI Machine Learning Deep Learning Prompt Engineering GPT-4 / ChatGPT Stable Diffusion ControlNet LoRa / Dreambooth Dall-e AI Art / AI Avatars AI Agents LLMs AI Agents Langchain Fine-tunning LLMs Serverless Deployments Chatbots Github OpenAPI GCP Huggingface Object Detection OpenCV Gradio • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • AWS Lambda AWS EC2 AWS ECR S3 Bucket Signal Processing Linear Algebra Pyspark Apache Spark Data Engineering ETL Speech recognition Text To Speech Speech to Text Transformers Diffusers Image Processing TensorFlow Pytorch Computer Vision NLP Web scrapping Problem Solving Linux Docker CUDA FAST APIs / Flask Postgres MongoDB WORK EXPERIENCE ❖ Machine Learning Engineer (07/2022 – Present) Ekkel AI Lahore Build AI models from scratch and help the different components of the organization (such as product managers and stakeholders) understand the results. Build data ingestion and data transformation infrastructure. Build APIs and handled deployment of AI infrastructure. _____________________________________________________________________________ ❖ Machine Learning Engineer Kodezi (08/2022 – 12/2023) Remote Created POCs which helped raise $40,000 in Angel Investment and $800,000 in Pre-Seed Round. Serverlessly deployed sophisticated pipelines with Finetuned OpenSource and Closed Source LLMs. Managed and worked with a distributed team over 4 countries. ___________________________________________________________________________ ❖ Python Developer Arhamsoft (10/2021 – 06/2022) Lahore Establish machine learning workflows for training, testing, and deploying object detection models to production. Develop APIs for model serving. Effectively manage the codebase and ensure ongoing quality maintenance. _____________________________________________________________________________ ❖ Python Developer LinkedMatrix (06/2021 – 10/2021) Lahore Developed data solutions with Python, Flask, FastAPI, and SQL, specializing in ETL processes. Proficient in beginner-friendly tools like Microsoft Power BI for data extraction, transformation, and loading. Designed and implemented pipelines for streamlined data retrieval, cleaning, and storage. Committed to simplifying processes, ensuring data integrity, and optimizing workflow efficiency. __________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION BS Computer Science Government College University (Lahore) Studied core CS concepts, including linear algebra, calculus, databases, machine learning, and deep learning. Executed a notable Final Year Project, "Fictor: Face Predictor" employing generative AI to create youthful images of children based on their parents' facial features. -) CGPA: 3.27 CERTIFICATIONS Advanced Machine Learning and Signal Processing Issued By: IBM (December 2023) URL: https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/A4BX35Y27DXZ Deploying Machine Learning Models in Production Issued By: DeepLearning.AI (November 2023) URL: https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/GPSK7X3WWHBW IBM Machine Learning Specialist – Associate Issued By: IBM (March 2022) URL: www.credly.com/badges/b96ad0ce-bc76-45c6-9bda-ad Python (Intermediate) Certificate Issued By: HackerRank (September 2020) URL: www.hackerrank.com/certificates/a3ce71ad141f Scientific Computing and Python for Data Science Issued By: WorldQuant University (Decembr 2019) URL: wqu.thedataincubator.com/certificate/- PROJECTS Profile Photos AI Revolutionizing AI Avatar Generation: Leveraging User Image Fine-Tuning and Advanced Prompt Engineering. Achieved remarkable results in crafting personalized avatars, lifelike portraits, and even celebrity selfies. This groundbreaking approach redefines digital identity creation, showcasing exceptional expertise in AI-driven visual synthesis. WordRocket Engineered a versatile AI platform capable of generating blogs in various styles, crafting professional essays, and leveraging real-time streaming to eliminate user wait times. Integrated tools encompass YouTube-to-essay conversion, seamless Amazon Affiliate blog generation through product URLs, and an extensive range of features. This all-inclusive solution showcases an adept fusion of AI capabilities to streamline content creation and enhance user experience. LunchBreak Created a pipeline which used LLMs to generate long form content. Developed a data ingestion system which fed verified resources to the AI to reduce hallucinations. Built a system which utilizes the properties of perplexity and burstiness in text which incorporates humanizing elements in text making it less prone to being flagged as AI generated. AI Financial Advisor Crafted an AI-powered chatbot tailored for investment management, offering real-time financial market insights, live updates, currency conversion, and comprehensive data on forex and cryptocurrency markets. This dynamic solution empowers users with accurate and up-to-the-minute information, showcasing proficiency in AI-driven financial assistance and market analysis. Pro Prompter Optimizing Diffusion Simulations: Developed a highly efficient prompt for stable diffusion simulations, enabling precise modeling of particle dispersion. Additionally, formulated a comprehensive set of negative prompts to enhance model robustness. This innovative approach facilitates accurate and stable diffusion predictions, underscoring a profound understanding of complex physical processes and advanced prompt engineering. Careerli Empowering Career Advancement through Expert Resume Generation: Created a sophisticated platform that crafts highquality, professional resumes adhering to industry standards and tailored to individual user data. Integrated advanced tools, including real-time auto-completion and intelligent suggestions, to streamline the resume-building process. This innovation showcases a deep understanding of user-centric career development and cutting-edge AI-driven assistance. Yohvi Elevating Instagram Engagement with a Strategic Automated Bot: Strategically harnessed automation for diverse actions, including posting media, engaging with stories, liking posts, and leaving comments. Overcoming intricate challenges such as account blocks and bot detection, this achievement underscores profound expertise in social media optimization and AIdriven user interactions. Jobify Engineered a comprehensive job scraping solution involving multiple website sources. Designed to autonomously extract job listings, the system seamlessly integrates with a bespoke MongoDB server for data storage. Automated scraping processes ensure consistent updates, demonstrating adeptness in web data aggregation, database management, and hands-free operation. WriteNGo Developed and deployed an extensive suite of AI tools encompassing SEO optimization, automated blog creation, Google Ads management, Amazon product description generation, LinkedIn Ads assistance, email content generation, and an array of over 60 diverse functionalities. These tools streamline and enhance various digital marketing and content creation processes, showcasing a deep understanding of AI integration for multifaceted business needs. Sweply Elevating Online Presence in Arabic: Designed specialized Google Ads and SEO tools for the Arabic language, facilitating enhanced visibility. Engineered an SEO meta generator and product description tool meticulously optimized for superior SEO ranking. Overcoming the challenge of character constraints in advertising platforms, the project showcases prowess in linguistics, SEO, and efficient content management. Video Object Detection Build Object Detection model to detect and classify 600+ classes. Also detect if any celebrity is present in image. Cooperate with team to build APIs of model using Django and deploy on Amazon EC2. Resume Parser Cooperate with teammates to prepare and maintain multiple datasets. Build and optimize different model for analyzing resume. Cooperate with Web-team to fix and update response and queries formats. NFT-Marketplace Cooperate with teammates to build APIs for NFT-Marketplace. Build user registration and login system using JWT. Build APIs for users personal and public activities. Optimize code format according to PEP8 and flake8. Write test cases for User APIs. PERSONAL PROJECTS Video To Video Transformation Video Style Transformation Wizardry: Unleashing the power of Stable Diffusion and ControlNet, this cutting-edge system seamlessly transforms videos into diverse styles such as anime, cyberpunk, and GTA-5, offering an unparalleled experience in visual creativity. Chatbot Agent Smart Chatbot: Seamlessly answers queries and performs real-time actions using diverse APIs as data sources, ensuring dynamic user assistance and up-to-the-minute information delivery. T2 (Transcriber & Translator) Multi-Modal Speech Processing Tool: Effortlessly transcribes speech from audio/video files, YouTube links, or live microphone input. Features include translation into other languages and direct speech-to-speech functionality, offering a versatile solution for seamless communication. Visual chatbot Visual Chatbot Innovation: Revolutionizing interactions by enabling image-based queries. This advanced chatbot can analyze images and provide answers to questions like 'How many cats are in the image?' and more, enhancing user engagement with dynamic visual interactions. Speech to Text for English and Arabic languages Build a speech to text system for English and Arabic languages. Extract texts from bulk speeches and save in specific document. Build a dataset to filter out abusive words from both languages. Make a copy of all documents and remove abusive words from them. Covid-19 effect on Stock Market Analyze the effects of covid-19 on stock market. Prepare the data for both stock market and covid and analyzing the relation between them by using different analysis techniques and graphs. FICTOR (Face Predictor) Main goal of this project is to generate the younghood image of child with the help of his/her childhood and parents’ images. I prepare the dataset as of our requirements and train different models on the data.