Abdurahim Shtanchaev
Computer Vision Engineer at OpenCV
Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
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Top SchoolAbdurahim Shtanchaev is a Computer Vision Engineer and PhD candidate at MBZUAI with seven years of experience building resource-efficient vision systems and probabilistic ML solutions. He has driven core enhancements to OpenCV’s DNN module—enabling dynamic graph support for LLMs and diffusion models—and contributed ONNX model tooling and tests to the widely used opencv/opencv and opencv_extra repositories. At OVISION he delivered noise-robust, quantized face-detection and IQA pipelines for edge deployment, and earlier work at Neurodata Lab produced published multimodal models for ad recall prediction. His skill set spans C++ systems work, neural network optimization (parallelization, quantization, TensorRT), and Bayesian generative modeling, bridging research and production. Based in Abu Dhabi, he combines academic rigor from Skoltech and MBZUAI with hands-on engineering that targets highly constrained hardware—evident in a 1.5MB, 30+ FPS detection pipeline. An underappreciated strength is his focus on validation protocols and uncertainty-aware rejection strategies that improve real-world reliability beyond raw accuracy metrics.
7 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Mechatronics, 3.5, Bachelor of Science, Mechatronics, 3.5 at Türk Hava Kurumu ÜniversitesiMaster of Science - MS, Information Systems and Technology, 3.95, Master of Science - MS, Information Systems and Technology, 3.95 at Skolkovo Institute of Science and TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Probabilistic Generative AI, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Probabilistic Generative AI at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
English, Turkish, Russian
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Github Skills (15)
pytorch10
computer-vision10
deeplearning-ai10
lstm10
c-language10
deep-learning10
onnx10
cprogramming-language10
python10
test-automation10
machine-learning9
halide6
jekyll6
jekyll-theme6
rubygems6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
opencv/opencv_extra
Apr 2023 - Nov 2024
OpenCV extra data
Role in this project:
ML Engineer
ML EngineerContributions:8 reviews, 22 PRs, 5 branches in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Abdurahim primarily contributes to the development of ONNX models for the OpenCV extra data repository. Their work includes adding and modifying test data and models related to LSTM networks, specifically focusing on bidirectional LSTM and the initialization of hidden states. The contributions encompass generating ONNX models with various LSTM configurations and layouts, and updating the model download scripts. The user's actions directly influence the availability and testing of models within the OpenCV ecosystem.
opencv/opencv
Mar 2023 - May 2025
Open Source Computer Vision Library
Role in this project:QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:149 reviews, 88 PRs, 4 branches in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Abdurahim's contributions primarily focus on adding and modifying tests within the OpenCV library. This includes writing new tests for LSTM and YOLO models, specifically targeting the DNN module. Their work involves adapting existing tests, changing model weights, and implementing post-processing logic, which validates the functionality of different ONNX models within the library. The changes demonstrate an understanding of model inference and computer vision concepts.
computer-visionc-plus-plusdeep-learningimage-processing
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