AI Engineer | Applied ML | Cloud Systems

Mehrbod Nowrouz

Based in Turin, Italy

Hello! I am a passionate data scientist focused on extracting meaningful insights from complex data to drive informed decisions. I build practical ML systems with a strong focus on Large Language Model deployment and optimization.

I enjoy turning complex problems into simple, intuitive experiences, and I care about taking ideas all the way to production-ready products.

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Experience

2025 - Present

Researcher

Politecnico di Torino

Currently performing research on Anomaly Detection of CAN bus signals using combination of statistical and deep learning approaches with a focus on Visual Language Models performance on such tasks. The repository is currently private as we expect publications.

2023 - 2024

Teacher Assistant

Machine Learning and Deep Learning

I was responsible for assisting in the instruction of machine learning and deep learning courses, helping students understand complex concepts, and providing support during lab sessions. I was also in charge of debugging the course materials and code examples to ensure a smooth hands-on-experience learning for the students.

2018 - 2019

English Teacher

GoSafir Language Institute

I taught English to students of various ages and proficiency levels, focusing on improving their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. This experience taught me the fundamentals of Languages and their structure. It also helped me develop strong public speaking, communication and interpersonal skills, which have been valuable in my subsequent roles.

Projects

Dec 2025 - Jan 2026
Multilingual Subtitler (AWS)

Multilingual Subtitler

Built an AI-powered desktop video translation application that automates speech-to-text, subtitle generation, subtitle editing, and final video export with hardcoded subtitles. The project combined Electron for the user interface, Python for the processing pipeline, AWS Transcribe for transcription, AWS Translate for multilingual subtitle translation, and FFmpeg for audio extraction and video rendering. I also developed a timeline-based subtitle editor, custom font support, and a smoother workflow for preparing translated video content.

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Dec 2025 - Jan 2026
Finance Tracker

Finance Tracker

This is a full-stack personal finance tracker built with Django, Ionic React, TypeScript, and Capacitor. The app allows users to securely log in, track income and expenses, view transaction history, edit or delete entries, and monitor financial summaries such as totals, averages, and counts. I worked on both the backend API and the mobile-friendly frontend, connecting authentication, CRUD workflows, and data handling into a clean cross-platform experience.

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Nov 2025 - Nov 2025
Metalpp

Metalpp

Built an AI-powered mental health triage and booking system using Django and a 3-agent workflow: adaptive intake, specialist matching, and automated scheduling. The platform analyzes symptoms with safety guardrails, matches patients to the best specialist based on expertise and location, then books the most suitable time slot based on urgency and preference. It includes dynamic form behavior, session-based flow orchestration, JSON/data pipeline handling, and confirmation email integration through AWS Lambda. (Reply Agentic Challenge)

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Sep 2023 - Jan 2024
Designer AI

Designer AI

We tested multiple models, including both proprietary (GPT, Claude, Gemini) and open-source (Code Llama, SynthiaIA, Toppy) LLMs. Our pipeline took a novel two-stage approach: instead of asking the model to generate both logic and syntax, we separated concerns. The LLM would first generate the logical structure of the ER model, and then a separate syntax module would convert that into a Designer.io-compatible JSON format.

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Mar 2023 - Sep 2023
Waste Sorting through semantic segmentation

Waste Sorting Through Semantic Segmentation

Designed a computer vision system that could identify different types of waste in images and run efficiently on devices with limited computational power. To solve this, we focused on semantic segmentation, assigning a class label to every pixel in an image for smart waste sorting in real-time and edge-device deployment. We evaluated three resource-efficient models tailored for speed and deployment feasibility.

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Dec 2022 - Jan 2023
Intent Recognition Pipeline (Speech)

Intent Recognition Pipeline (Speech)

Converted audio signals into Mel spectrograms, then split them into blocks to extract summary statistics. After filtering inaudible samples and trimming silent sections, we transformed spectrograms to a logarithmic scale aligned with human sound perception. We used a classical machine learning pipeline with hand-engineered features and models such as Random Forest and SVM, where Random Forest performed best after grid-search tuning.

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Skills

AI/ML & Cloud

  • PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, scikit-learn
  • LangChain, LangGraph, RAG Systems, Pinecone
  • LoRA/QLoRA Fine-Tuning, Prompt Engineering
  • Computer Vision, NLP, Diffusion Models, CLIP
  • WhisperX, FasterWhisper
  • AWS

Software Engineering

  • Python, Java, JavaScript, SQL
  • FastAPI, WebSockets, REST APIs
  • React, Electron, MCP Servers

Tools & Data Stack

  • Docker, Git
  • pandas, NumPy, Power BI

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