Aoun Lutfi is a Senior Data Scientist and AI Solutions Engineer with experience in identifying, designing, and developing AI Solutions and undertaking Data science projects in various industries. He has experience helping startups leverage AI and has worked with clients from various industries to qualify, design, and develop AI and Data Science solutions. He is also involved in the community and has given various training and talks.
Senior Data Scientist
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
March 1, 2022 - Present
Run project assessment and scoping activities
Evaluate project business value to the organization and strategic alignment
Run data analysis and exploration and engineering activities
Develop various AI and Data Science models to deliver additional business value and cost savings worth millions of dollars
Supervise and review contributions of other team members
Lead design and development direction of complex projects
Handle data science platform tasks, including management, support, and MLOps
Senior Data Scientist
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
June 6, 2021 - February 28, 2022
Lead development and optimization of vehicle price prediction and forecast algorithms and models.
Take ownership of AI model design direction and engineering.
Lead data science and AI projects that translate to direct business outcomes for the company and its clients.
Lead the development of damage detection, classification, and estimate systems.
Drive additional insights and understandings from core algorithms and models.
Adapt existing models to scale across new markets.
Set up best practices and processes for fast and efficient delivery.
AI Solutions Engineer/ Data Scientist
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
23 April, 2018 - May 31, 2021
Work directly with stakeholders to qualify and prioritize data-driven use cases that add value.
Collect and validate data requirements from client stakeholders.
Advise clients on the most suitable approaches to solving business problems using data.
Design and develop Data Science and AI use cases, proof of concepts, and projects for various clients.
Provide documentation and reports to facilitate the handover of projects to clients and delivery teams.
Lead and supervise various Data Science and AI projects.
Develop reusable assets and intellectual property relating to Data Science and AI
Provide Data Science and AI seminars, training, and workshops for various clients, internal employees, and the community.
Cloud Developer Advocate
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18 June, 2017 - 17 March, 2018
Engage with developers and startups.
Organize IBM Cloud events, workshops, and demos.
Help develop Proof of Concepts for IBM clients.
Develop POCs for Smart Dubai Government.
Emerging Products and Innovation Intern
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
5 June, 2016 - 25 August, 2016
Technical and project management support for existing Visa Checkout clients.
Prepare market acquisition plan.
Support various daily activities.
UI/UX Design Consultant and Project (Part Time)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
September 2016 - April 2017
Support website front end and backend redesign and upgrade.
Manage ongoing projects.
Support everyday operations.
Research Assistant at S3 Research center
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
June 2015 - October 2017
Healthbuddy: indoor smart assistive drone for healthcare patients.
Smart School System: Android application with various internet of things connected sensors.
Peer Tutor
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
September 2015 - December 2016
Tutor other students in Programming.
Tutor other students in Physics.
| Aviation | Experience in working across different domains including cargo, finance, risk, commercial, and operations to deliver high value use cases. |
| Government | Experience in working with various government departments to identify use cases where AI can help improve the business, operations, and citizen experience. |
| Healthcare | Experience in developing AI systems to improve various operations in healthcare. |
| Automotive | Experience in developing AI systems related to pricing, inspection, valuation, and damage detection. |
| Startup Ecosystem | Experience in working with various startups to integrate AI technology into their ideas and operations. |
Feature Engineering
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ML Ops
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯Deep Learning
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯Machine Learning
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯Data Science
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯Data Engineering
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯ ◯Scikit Learn
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯CatBoost
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯Tensorflow
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯XGBoost
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯Pytorch
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯ ◯Python
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯Cloud Development
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯Flask/ Bootstrap Applications
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯Containers/ Kubernetes
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯Full Stack
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯ ◯SQL
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯ ◯Javascript/ NodeJs
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯DevOps
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯Internet of Things
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯ ◯Arduino
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯ ◯FPGA
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯Assembly
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯Training
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯Word, PowerPoint, Excel
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯Presentation
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯Team Leadership
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯Design Thinking
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯Client Advisory
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯ ◯UI/ UX Design
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯ ◯Project Management (Agile)
◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯Masters of Engineering Management with Distinction
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
June 2017 - May 2019
WAM: 83
Bachelor's of Engineering (Electrical) Honors with Highest Distinction
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
June 2013 - May 2017
WAM: 85
UOWD UAE Software TradeShow 2016 1st Place: FingerTips, Internet Connected Glove
UOWD UAE Software TradeShow 2015 3rd Place: Home and Light Management System
Dean’s Merit List 2014
Dean’s Merit List 2013
UOWD 3rd Programing competition 2014 1st Place: Problem Solving
Heriot-Watt Men's Volleyball Tournament 1st Place 2014
Heriot-Watt Men's Volleyball Tournament 2nd Place 2015
American Highscool
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
January 2003 - May 2013
Average: 96.7
SAT: 1990/2400
SAT Physics: 800/800
SAT Math: 740/800
SAT Math 2: 720/800
SAT Biology: 720/800
Leadership Award
President's shield
Volleyball team
Student council
| Arabic | Native speaker |
| English | Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking |
| French | Conversational |
Azure AI Fundamentals
Microsoft, April 2021
Certified Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)
Master Certified Data Scientist
IBM/ OpenGroup, July 2020
OpenGroup certified L2 Master Data Scientist
Certified Data Scientist
IBM/ OpenGroup, May 2019
OpenGroup certified L1 Experienced Data Scientist
IBM Professional Data Science Specialization
IBM/ Coursera, March 2019
Certification number 24S3T2PP5KFY
Deep Learning Specialization
deeplearning.ai/ Coursera, April 2018
Certification number F4KG2LLR6JBE
Certified Application Developer - Watson
IBM, December 2017
Certified Application Developer - Cloud Platform
IBM, August 2017
International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL)
ICDL Arabia, April 2013
Arabia License GCC 110 360318
IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software
Cisco, May 2013
Diplome D'Etude En Langue Franciase (DELF B2)
Centre international d'études pédagogiques (CIEP), September 2011
License 971012-201105S-1327183
SRTIP AI and Industry 4.0
Sharjah, UAE, February 12, 2020
Delivered a talk on the impact of AI on various industries in the region.
Arab AI Summit 2019
Dead Sea, Jordan, October 29-30, 2019
Delivered a talk on how to derive value from data using AI and a hands-on workshop on AutoAI, a tool which allows developing, deploying, and managing machine learning models without code.
Xpand Conference
Amman, Jordan, April 12-13, 2019
Delivered a talk on AI and machine learning methodology and platform for middle to senior level technical leaders.
Jordan Digital Transformation Forum 2018
Amman, Jordan, April 5, 2019
Contributed to a panel discussion on the importance of data strategy, governance, and quality in machine learning.
Dubai Data Science Meetup
Dubai, UAE, December 1, 2018
Delivered a technical session to data science professionals and enthusiasts on model explainability.
AI Summer Camp
Dubai, Jordan, June 27, 2018 and July 16, 2018
Delivered two sessions on data science and deep learning to high school and university students.
Patents and IP
Website user interface and user experience optimization using deep learning and click maps
October 13, 2020 IP.com
A system and method for securing deep learning model deployments
October 5, 2020 IP.com
CONSTRUCTION OF A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL
October 8, 2020 US 20200320404
Conferences
Lutfi, A., Fasciani, S. (2017, August) Towards Automated Optimization of Web Interfaces and Application in E-commerce, 2017 International Conference on Computer Application (pp. 79-84), IEEE
Lutfi, A., Saidi, F., & Watfa, M. (2016, August). A ubiquitous smart educational system: Paving the way for big educational data. In Innovative Computing Technology (INTECH), 2016 Sixth International Conference on (pp. 233-238). IEEE.
Todd, C., Watfa, M., El Mouden, Y., Sahir, S., Ali, A., Niavarani, A., Lutfi, A., Copiaco, A., Agarwal, V., Afsari, K., Johnathon, C., Okafor, O. and Ayad, M. (2015) A Proposed UAV for Indoor Patient Care, International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technology Innovation, IMETI2015, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Oct 30-Nov 3 2015.
Journals
Todd, C., A., Watfa, M., Lutfi, A., Copiaco, A., Agarwal, V., Afsari, K., Johnathon, C., Okafor, O. and Ayad, M. (2015) Towards an Autonomous, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Indoor Flight in Healthcare; a Review of Research Challenges and Approaches, International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, vol 5(8), pp. 21-28.
Todd, C., Watfa, M., Stephens, M., Lutfi, A., Copiaco, A., Agarwal, V., Afsari, K., Johnathon, C., Okafor, O. and Ayad, M. (2015) Towards a UAV that Provides Triage Assessment for Chronic Illness in a GPS-Denied Environment, International Journal of Robotics and Automation Technology, vol 2(2), pp.73-86.
Chapters
Lutfi, A., Fasciani, S. (2018) Automating the Optimization of Web Interfaces for E-Commerce, in Recent Trends in Computer Applications. Springer, pp221-235.
IBM Academy of Technology (2020) Data Storage and Placement in Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Field Guide, IBM, pp22-27.
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