Thariq Khalid — CTO
Thariq is at the forefront of developing Large Vision Foundation models and Vision Language Models, addressing diverse applications such as Earth observation, and 3D neural rendering. With over a decade of expertise in AI, Deep Learning for Computer Vision and NLP for the past, Thariq has a rich background in AI Research and development. His career in AI began at Samsung R&D Institute, where he developed Language Models for Arabic and vision recognition systems. Previously, he developed AI models for Indian languages, significantly advancing the digitization of Indian texts. Following that, he developed a Seq2Seq HR chatbot and a Computer Vision system for detecting theft in self-checkout systems at Target Corp’s U.S. stores.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in AI and Computer Vision, specializing in innovative solutions for diverse applications.
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Experience: 18 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- Ai Solutions
- Computer Vision
- Deep Learning
- Chatbot Development
- Image Processing
- Language Modeling
- Natural Language Processing
Career Highlights
- Over a decade of expertise in AI and Deep Learning.
- Pioneered AI models for Indian languages.
- Led development of Vision Language Models.
Work Experience
Elm Company
Senior Manager, Computer Vision and Digital Twin (1 yr 2 mos)
Senior Manager, Computer Vision (1 yr 10 mos)
Principal Research Scientist (1 yr 5 mos)
Data Scientist (3 yrs 3 mos)
Target
Lead Engineer in Machine learning (1 yr 1 mo)
Versé Innovation Pvt Ltd
Principal Research Engineer (11 mos)
Senior Research Engineer (7 mos)
Blueocean Market Intelligence
Senior Data Scientist (11 mos)
Samsung Electronics
Lead Engineer (7 yrs 5 mos)
Education
Master of Science - MS Data Science and AI at University of Arizona
Engineer's Degree at National Institute of Technology Calicut
Management Essentials at Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA at Augment.org