Summary
Julia Zini is an AI Lead with a decade of experience building production-grade machine learning and computer vision systems and currently heads AI at aems.ai, where she founded the AI team and develops semi-autonomous project planning software. She transitioned from academic research—completing a PhD in AI in 2023—to industry leadership, blending deep technical know-how with product-driven thinking to create profitable, user-centered solutions. Julia has taught graduate AI courses and designed curricula, reflecting a belief that teaching deepens mastery and a talent for communicating complex ideas. Her background spans rapid prototyping, data pipeline design, and stakeholder-facing technical consulting, and she has a track record of improving model performance through data quality and adaptability. Based in the UK, she shares practical learnings publicly and focuses on translating novel AI research into deployable systems that solve real business problems.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence at American University of Beirut
English, French, Arabic