Fares Slimane
Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Airudi
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolFares Slimane is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer based in Montreal with 9 years of experience building and deploying production-grade AI across speech recognition, computer vision, and embedded platforms. He has driven measurable impact—designing a wakeword architecture that cut model size by 55% and reduced flops while maintaining strong robustness across accents and noisy conditions. His background spans research and product: from sign-language recognition research at UQAM to real-world biometric and object-tracking systems with low-latency anti-spoofing protections. Comfortable taking models from novel academic algorithms to optimized embedded deployments (HIFI, Syntiant), he combines deep research instincts with pragmatic engineering for constrained hardware. He also brings early-stage startup experience as Founder in Residence and a track record of turning applied ML prototypes into reliable, market-ready solutions.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at UQAM | Université du Québec à MontréalLicence, Computer Science, Licence, Computer Science at Institut Supérieur des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication
Arabic, English, French, Italian, sign languages (asl)
Github Skills (53)
calculator10
pytorch9
python9
machine-learning9
audio-processing9
video-processing9
computer-vision9
stream-processing8
neumorphism8
streaming8
deep-learning8
pitch8
perception8
android8
tensorflow8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
faresbs/Machine-learning-Applications
Apr 2017 - Jul 2024
Contributions:26 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 4 months
faresbs/san
Jun 2020 - Oct 2021
Contributions:46 commits, 37 pushes, 3 comments in 1 year 4 months
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