• Education

    University of Birmingham Dubai, UAE - MSc in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science

    Sep 2023 - Nov 2023

    • Key Modules: AI programming; Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning; Computer Systems; Current Topics in AI and ML; Data Structures, Algorithms and Databases; Software Workshop.

    • Alibaba Cloud X RTA AI Hackathon, DubAI Student Challenge, UI/UX Design Hackathon.

    • Member of the UoBD Computing Club; Postgraduate Representative of the UoBD ACM Chapter; Student Representative of the UoB School of Computer Science; Volunteer of the UoBD CS Alumni Homecoming.

    University of Nottingham, UK - BA (Hons) in International Media and Communications Studies

    Sep 2012 - Jul 2016

    • Head of the Organisation Department at the Chinese Students and Scholars Association; Boxer of the UoN Boxing Team; President of the UNNC Boxing Club.

    • Represented the university as an amateur boxer and fought in British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS).

  • Work Experience

    Masary Capital - Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Full-time, Dubai, UAE

    Feb 2024 - Present

    • AI-driven investment strategies: Developed advanced machine learning models for real-time cryptocurrency trend analysis (Bitcoin, Ethereum), enabling data-backed trading decisions and seamless Web3 integration.

    • Led AI consultancy efforts: Provided expert advice on implementing AI technologies, including predictive analytics and decision support systems, to optimise business operations.

    • Project Management: Defined project scopes, timelines, and deliverables, ensuring seamless execution and timely delivery of cutting-edge tech solutions across multiple initiatives.

    RelphaCare Technologies - Machine Learning Engineer, Intern, Dubai, UAE

    Jan 2024 - April 2024

    • Developed a real-world NLP application in Python: utilized Whisper by OpenAI for live speech-to-text and Pyannote for speaker diarization.

    • AWS Deployment Expertise: deployed the application using AWS SageMaker and S3.

    Zhejiang University - Software Developer, Intern, Hangzhou, China

    Dec 2022 - Aug 2023

    • Developed a data visualization board focusing on Common Criteria certifications. This entailed developing, operating, and testing applications with Python in VS Code.

    • Applied Beautiful Soup, Pandas, and Requests to scrape data from websites of 4 countries gathering 4000+ rows of data, administered MySQL, and improved visual design with JavaScript.

    • Automated the regular execution of web scraping to update data dynamically using Crontab.

  • Extra-curricular

    Student Recruitment Ambassador - University of Birmingham Dubai

    Jul 2024 - Sep 2024

    • Outreach and Admissions: Proactively engaged with prospective students, providing information and managing admissions paperwork.

    • Campus Representation: Led campus tours and represented the university with a positive figure.

    Consultant, Masters Consultancy Challenge - Turner & Townsend, UK & Dubai

    Jun 2024 - Jun 2024

    • Sustainability Consulting: Led a team to develop energy-efficient building designs, creating a comprehensive business case and compelling presentation.

    • Professionally crafted executive summaries, pitch scripts, and videos to engage stakeholders and meet sustainability regulations.

    OpenVINO Open-Source Contributor - Intel Corporation, Dubai

    Jun 2024 - Jun 2024

    • Enhanced OpenVINO TensorFlow Frontend with support for the "MatrixInverse" operation in C++ & Python.

    • Implemented the functionality collaboratively and submitted a pull request (PR #23881) reviewed and merged by an AI Frameworks Engineer & Technical Lead, Roman Kazantsev, at Intel Corporation.

  • Skills

    Languages

    • Chinese (Native), English (Fluent), Russian (Elementary), Spanish (Elementary).

    Programming Languages

    • C/C++, Python

    • Django, REST API, Matplotlib, Numpy, OpenCV, Pandas, Pytorch, TensorFlow

    • HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, React Native

    • SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite).

    Tools and Platform

    • AWS, Azure, Docker, Git.

    • Flowchart, Git, Prompt Engineering, Pseudocode, Unified Modeling Language (UML).

    CV - Resume

    Hongbo Wei's Curriculum vitae (CV) - Resume