About Me
🏡 From Hazaribagh, India - “the land of a thousand gardens”
🧠 Senior Data Scientist specializing in AI and ML systems
🎓 MSc in Computational Neuroscience, Cognition, and AI (Distinction)
🔢 Integrated MSc in Mathematics and Computing
📍 Currently based in London, UK
What I Do
- 🤖 Develop production-grade ML models and NLP techniques
- 🎯 Build personalization and recommendation engines
- 🚀 Design and deploy RAG systems and LLM workflows
- 📊 Drive business impact through data-driven solutions
- 🧬 Apply ML across insurance, transportation, and healthcare domains
- 🧬 Model neural dynamics and neurodegenerative diseases
- 🌙 Analyze brain networks during NREM sleep
- 🚀 Explore multi-agent systems and LLM applications
Inspiration
Driven by the work of Geoffrey Hinton, Demis Hassabis, Yoshua Bengio, and Terrence Sejnowski. I believe understanding biological intelligence is key to building next-generation AI.
Beyond Work
📚 Reading about India’s startup culture
🎵 Exploring diverse music
⚽ Playing football
Contact
📧 shafquat [dot] shayan [at] gmail [dot] com
📍 London, United Kingdom
🔗 LinkedIn | GitHub
Recent Highlights
- 💼 Jan 2025 - Present: Senior Data Scientist at Allstate, London - Leading ML initiatives with $1.35M+ business impact
- 🎓 Nov 2024: Completed MSc in Computational Neuroscience with Distinction
- 🛡️ Sep 2023: Developed LLM security solutions at Enkrypt AI
- 🐭 Aug 2022: Neuromatch Academy project on reward/punishment in mice behavior
- 🚗 Sep 2020 - Jan 2022: Data Scientist at OLA - Improved pricing algorithms and traffic optimization
- 🧠 Jun 2022: GSoC 2022 work on Bahl cell model and macaque A1 cortical model
- 🎓 Jun 2020: Graduated from IIT Kharagpur with B.Sc and MSc in Mathematics and Computing
Let’s connect and explore the fascinating world where neuroscience meets AI!