Xhoni Shollaj
Research engineer with expertise in cloud architecture, machine learning, and data science, leading R&D projects at the National University of Singapore. Interests involve Autonomous Agents, Language Models, Machine Unlearning, Smart Contract Development.
Work Experience
National University of Singapore (Dec 2021 - Present):
- Leading research in Natural Language Processing and General Machine Learning.
- Teaching master’s level Business Analytics courses to over 140 students.
- Issued patents for Large Language Models in marketing content automation.
- Assisted in deploying Multi-Armed Bandit Optimization algorithms for marketing ads.
Ernst & Young (EY) (Nov 2020 - July 2021):
- Business Analyst role focused on automating payroll systems with WTS KNIME and Java, enhancing team efficiency by 60%.
- Developed, deployed, and maintained NLP and ML web applications on Azure Cloud, leveraging PyTorch for text extraction and automation.
PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) (Dec 2019 - Nov 2020):
- Data Scientist/Tax Technology expert developing ML applications for summarizing and redacting named entity recognition data.
- Automated payrolls and balance sheets using dataframes in Jupyter.
- Developed macros and DAX scripts for ETL integration in tax reporting.
- Orchestrated deployment of scalable Python web applications.
NUTREND BG (Nov 2016 - Dec 2019):
- Managed analytical requests and database performance, tuning by 13%.
- Developed impactful BI reports and visualizations with Power BI and Python, contributing to a 35% increase in new revenue.
- Utilized Alteryx and Google Analytics for marketing campaigns.
Certifications
NVIDIA Accelerating End-to-End Data Science Workflows - Comprehensive data science techniques using NVIDIA tools.
NVIDIA Accelerated Computing with CUDA Python - Focused on CUDA optimizations for Python applications.
AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty - Deep expertise in ML/AI on AWS.
Databricks Unified Data Analytics Essentials - Essentials of using Databricks for data analytics.
MCSA: BI Reporting - Proficiency in BI reporting and data analysis with Microsoft technologies.
Practical Data Science on the AWS Cloud - Hands-on AWS tools for practical data science tasks.
Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT - Techniques for effective interaction with ChatGPT models.
Generative AI with Large Language Models - In-depth understanding of generative AI models and applications.
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Infrastructure - Fundamental concepts and infrastructure of DeFi.
Large Language Models: Application through Production - Applying large language models from concept to production.
Publications
Data Science and Machine Learning Video Series - Educational series covering a wide range of data science and machine learning topics.
Gradient News - AI Newsletter - Regular updates and insights on the latest developments in artificial intelligence.
2023 Kaggle AI Report - Comprehensive analysis and trends in AI as reflected in Kaggle competitions and datasets.
Bridging Machine Learning and Blockchain: Unveiling the Most Promising Projects - Exploration of innovative projects at the intersection of machine learning and blockchain technology.
Blockchain Data Sources: A Comprehensive List - A detailed list and review of various blockchain data sources for researchers and developers.
How to Measure Vote Decentralization in DeFi Projects - An analytical approach to evaluating governance and decentralization in DeFi ecosystems.
Useful Resources to Prepare for Data Scientist Interviews - A curated list of resources and tips to help aspirants excel in data scientist interviews.
Other Achievements
Kaggle Expert Recognition - Acknowledged as an expert in data science and machine learning on Kaggle.
AWS Community Builder - Recognized as an AWS Community Builder, contributing to the field of cloud computing & machine learning.
SingularityNET's Supervisory Council - Elected to the supervisory council of SingularityNET, a leader in AI technology.
QuantumBlack AIxImpact Competition - Winners of a prestigious AI competition for innovative solutions in finance.
Finastra's Global Fintech Hackathon - Winner in a global fintech innovation and development challenge.
SGTech and NUS School of Computing Innovation Prize - Awarded for outstanding innovation and impact in computing technologies.
Huawei Developer Competition - Second place in a competitive software development challenge by Huawei.
Relevant Projects
AWS Machine Learning - A comprehensive guide and implementation for machine learning on AWS.
NVIDIATranscribedChatbot - Chatbot using NVIDIA's Large Language Models for video content.
Multi Armed Bandits - Implementation and analysis of multi-armed bandit algorithms.
Econometrics with Python - Python-based projects focusing on econometric analysis and models.
Structural OLS and Instrumental Variables - Projects on Ordinary Least Squares and instrumental variable techniques in econometrics.
Financial Optimization of Mixed Portfolio - Techniques for optimizing a mixed portfolio of stocks and cryptocurrencies.
TP Data Finder - Python project aimed at improving internal data retrieval processes.
Redactor - Tool for text redaction in documents, focusing on privacy and information security.
Summarizer - A comprehensive text summarization tool.
Luxchain Main - A blockchain-based platform for e-commerce and digital transactions.
Generalized Contextual Linear Models - Advanced statistical modeling techniques using R.
Diabetes Predictive Modeling - Models for predicting diabetes using various machine learning techniques.
Cryptocurrency Time-Series Analysis - Time-series analysis and insights into cryptocurrency market trends.
UCB Multiarmed Bandits Framework - Exploration of the Upper Confidence Bound (UCB) framework in multiarmed bandits.
Database Design Checklist - A high-level checklist for efficient and robust database design.