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University of Missouri-Columbia

Biomedical Informatics, PhD Candidate

Computer Sciences, MS

University of Wisconsin-Madison

safipourafsh [at] wisc.edu

as9bn [at] missouri.edu


About Me:

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★ Creative clinical data engineer with 5+ years of experience applying data wrangling and the ETL process on large-scale biomedical data sets, including preparing, processing, cleaning, and quality controlling to support data science and machine learning projects.

★ Collaborative researcher with strong knowledge of machine learning, statistical programming, data mining, data visualization, relational databases, cloud environment, and high-performance computing; leading to 10+ data science projects.

★ As a Ph.D. student in Biomedical Informatics at the Institute for Data Science and Informatics, I'm researching the development and application of machine learning algorithms for biomedical data to improve ALS patients' care.

★ I received my master's in Computer Sciences from the University of Wisconsin Madison. where I have done projects in bioinformatics, machine learning, database management systems, and data analysis.

Interests:


  • Machine Learning & Statistical Methods
  • Data Wrangling & ETL Process
  • Interpretability & Robustness
  • Data Mining
  • Electronic Health Records
  • Multi-omics Data Analysis
  • High Performance Computing

Experience:


  • Data Engineer, ICU Data Science Lab, School of Medicine, UW-Madison (2022-present).
  • Research Assistant, NextGen-Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, Mizzou (2021-2022).
  • Data Scientist, Bond Life Sciences Center, Mizzou (July-Nov 2022).
  • Web App Developer, Biomedical Computing Group, UW-Madison (2019-2021).
  • Data Science Research Assistant, Computer, Data, and Information Sciences, UW-Madison (2016-2021).
  • Instructor, Medical Information Science Department, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences (2011-2016).

What I do for fun...

  • I play chess, table tennis, and pool.
  • I go running, swimming, cycling, and hiking.
  • I also enjoy doing photography, I've taken a Digital Photography course (ART 176) at UW-Madison.

Please feel free to reach out if you'd like to talk about any shared interests.