Ayesha Shafique — AI Researcher

𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 (𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗜 & 𝗠𝗟) | 𝗡𝗟𝗣 & 𝗟𝗟𝗠 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 (𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵, 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵, 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵, 𝗘𝗱𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵) Ayesha Shafique is a Senior Data Scientist and AI Leader with 7+ years of experience, driving and leading end-to-end AI initiatives across multiple industries. Her expertise spans 𝗟𝗟𝗠𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜, 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻-𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗥𝗔𝗚-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗡𝗟𝗣, 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵/𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, with a strong record of transforming complex data challenges into scalable, production-grade intelligence. As a 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿, she has led cross-functional teams, defined ML roadmaps, and aligned AI strategy with business outcomes—bridging technical innovation with organizational growth. 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 • Delivered 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺, uncovering large-scale travel behavior and seasonality patterns. • Built an 𝗟𝗟𝗠-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺, analyzing multilingual traveler feedback and satisfaction trends in real time. • Designed an 𝗔𝗜-𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 (85% accuracy). • Built 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 with advanced NLP-based extraction (88% accuracy). 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀: Dataiku • MLflow • Vertex AI • Azure ML Studio • AWS SageMaker 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜 & 𝗟𝗟𝗠 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺: OpenAI GPTs • Llama 3.x • LangChain • LlamaIndex • RAG • AI Agents • CrewAI • LangGraph 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗡𝗟𝗣): HuggingFace Transformers • spaCy • NLTK • BERTopic • gensim • TextBlob • Flair 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗟 & 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀: XGBoost • LightGBM • PyTorch • TensorFlow • Time Series (ARIMA, LSTM) • Explainability (SHAP, LIME) 🤝 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 📧 aieeshashafique@gmail.com 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Scientist specializing in AI and NLP solutions across various industries.

Location: Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Experience: 8 yrs

Skills

Natural Language Processing (nlp)
Machine Learning

Career Highlights

Led AI initiatives across multiple industries.
Expert in NLP and LLM integration.
Proven track record in transforming data challenges.

Work Experience

Confidential Government

Senior Data Scientist (11 mos)

DRC | دي آر سي

Senior Data Scientist (1 yr 2 mos)

Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia

Senior Data Scientist (1 yr 2 mos)

Upwork

Senior Data Scientist (1 yr 1 mo)

CancerClarity

Senior Data Scientist (1 yr)

10Pearls

Senior Data Scientist (2 yrs 1 mo)

Ephlux

Data Scientist (1 yr 3 mos)

Junior Data Scientist (6 mos)

Education

Computer Science at University of Karachi

Ayesha Shafique

AI Researcher

Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia8 yrs experience

AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Led AI initiatives across multiple industries.
Expert in NLP and LLM integration.
Proven track record in transforming data challenges.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Scientist specializing in AI and NLP solutions across various industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Natural Language Processing (nlp)Machine Learning

Other Skills

Agentic AILarge Language Models (LLM)Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)AI AgentsData ScienceRecommendation SystemGenerative AIPython (Programming Language)Prompt EngineeringProject ManagementCluster AnalysisRAGDataiku DSSSentiment Analysis

About

Experience

8 yrs

Total Experience

1 yr 4 mos

Average Tenure

11 mos

Current Experience

Confidential government

Senior Data Scientist

May 2025 – Present · 11 mos · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Hybrid

Drc | دي آر سي

Senior Data Scientist

Feb 2024 – Apr 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · On-site

Agentic AILarge Language Models (LLM)Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Natural Language Processing (NLP)Machine LearningAI Agents+7

Ministry of tourism of saudi arabia

Senior Data Scientist

Feb 2024 – Apr 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · On-site

Large Language Models (LLM)RAGData ScienceNatural Language Processing (NLP)Machine LearningCluster Analysis+2

Upwork

Senior Data Scientist

Jan 2023 – Feb 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

Cancerclarity

Senior Data Scientist

Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr · New York State, USA

Led the development and deployment of a cutting-edge LLM solution to automate participant screening, ensuring adherence to strict eligibility criteria.
Leveraged advanced natural language processing techniques to extract key information from diverse sources, including [data sources, e.g., customer surveys, financial reports, online platforms]. This facilitated precise identification of eligible participants, accelerating project timelines and maximizing resource utilization.
Boosted efficiency and accuracy, significantly reducing recruitment timelines and operational costs.

10pearls

Senior Data Scientist

Nov 2019 – Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Ephlux

2 roles

Data Scientist

Jul 2018 – Oct 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

● Responsible for scalable, efficient, automated processes for large scale data analyses, model development, model validation, and model implementation of applied analytics, predictive analytics, and prescriptive analytics
● Work in productizing deep learning and computer vision algorithms
● Involved in the execution of multiple business plans and projects Ensures business needs are being met Interpret data to identify trends to go across future data sets.

Junior Data Scientist

Dec 2017 – Jun 2018 · 6 mos

● Gathered and analyzed information, design, and code data process and build predictive analytical models, formulate and test hypotheses, contribute to the development and communication of recommendations
● Performed Data profiling, preliminary data analysis and handle anomalies such as missing, duplicates, outliers, and imputed irrelevant data.