As a data scientist based in Yerevan, Armenia, my focus is on projects related to Digital Signal Processing, Natural Language Processing, and Computer Vision. I have extensive experience in AI/ML research and data science, having worked as a Lead AI/ML Research Scientist at Podcastle AI and a Data Scientist at Teamable, where I led and contributed to complex projects involving Text-to-Speech, Speech Enhancement, Voice Cloning, job-candidate matching, and Computer Vision. Additionally, I have experience teaching Deep Learning and Neural Networks as a part-time Lecturer at Russian-Armenian University.
Lead AI/ML Research Scientist at Podcastle AI, Jun 2020 - Mar 2023
- Led the decision-making process for a complex project involving Text-to-Speech, Speech Enhancement, and Voice Cloning, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Successfully built, trained, and improved high-quality Text-to-Speech models for production environments.
- Developed custom Speech Enhancement models using state-of-the-art techniques that surpass the performance of existing open-source models.
- Implemented efficient audio data pipelines for data processing and augmentation utilizing advanced Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms.
Data Scientist at Teamable, Jan 2018 - Jul 2020
- Developed innovative ideas for creating a job-candidate matching system by training customized Natural Language Processing (NLP) models. Significantly enhanced the matching accuracy of the top 10 results, achieving a score of 41%, which represents a substantial improvement from the previous 4%.
- Developed and trained Computer Vision models for recognizing human diversity attributes such as age, gender, and ethnicity.
Lecturer at Russian-Armenian University, Sep 2020 - Jan 2023
- Designed course plans for Deep Learning and Neural Networks.
- Delivered lectures on Deep Learning and Neural Networks to Master's students in Computer Science.
Software Developer, VR at Rodin 2016 - 2018
- Created a JavaScript-based VR library using WebGL as a Virtual Reality Developer at Rodin Inc.
Master of Computer Science at Yerevan State University, Spring 2018 Thesis: Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for Armenian Language using Computer Vision and Deep Learning. Bachelor of Informatics and Applied Mathematics at Yerevan State University, Spring 2016
Professional Skills: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Computer Vision (CV) Programming Languages: Python (PyTorch, Tensorflow, NumPy, Pandas), JavaScript, C++, SQL (Postgres, MySQL, NoSQL)
Mathematical Knowledge: Strong understanding of Statistics and Probability, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Graph Theory, Computational Game Theory, and Optimization Theory, with the ability to apply them to solve complex problems in AI/ML and data science.
Languages: English (business advanced), Armenian (native), Russian (business advanced)