About

Ashfaq H is a highly skilled Data Scientist with over 6 years of relevant experience in the field of data science, machine learning, and cloud computing. He is currently working as a Data Science Consultant at Allstate, where he is responsible for developing advanced data analytics solutions that encompass Deep learning, Neural network, and Computer Vision. Ashfaq is a firm believer in the power of data and its potential to transform businesses. He is passionate about staying up-to-date with the latest technologies and is always learning. He has a strong foundation in data science and machine learning and is proficient in NLP, Neural Networks, and Deep Learning. Before joining Allstate, Ashfaq worked as a Machine Learning Engineer at Accenture, where he gained extensive experience in Natural Language Processing (NLP) use cases such as Text Similarity and Sentiment Detection. He has exposure to implementing use cases using pretrained models such as GPT-2, Flair, and Pegasus. During his time at Accenture, Ashfaq also worked on an AutoML application that enables users to create and deploy AI models by automating features like data curation, transformation, training, and deployment of ML models. He was responsible for implementing classification algorithms such as Logistic Regression, Random Forest Classifier, XG Boost Classifier, Support Vector Classifier, Regression algorithms such as Ridge regressor, SVM regressor, Gradient Boost regressor, Lasso regressor, Generalized linear Model (GLM), and Timeseries models such as ARIMA and SARIMA. Ashfaq also validated unsupervised learning algorithms such as Clustering (K-Means and DBSCAN) and conducted hyperparameter validations and hypertuning of the models. Ashfaq holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore Institute of Technology and a Pre-University degree in Biology/Biological Sciences from M.E.S College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Malleshwaram, Bangalore-3. He is proficient in various tech stacks, including Data Scientist, Deep Learning, NLP, Neural Networks, Research Scientist, ML, Computer Vision, GPT, SVM, Random Forest, AI, Hyperparameter, test, and Software Engineer. Overall, Ashfaq is an accomplished Data Scientist with a passion for learning and staying ahead of the curve in the field of data science and machine learning.