Orhan Yazar is an AI Lead Researcher with a PhD in Machine Learning and nine years of experience applying advanced statistical and ML techniques in industry. Based in L'Arbresle, France, he progressed at Konecranes from Data Scientist to Senior Data Scientist and now leads AI research, translating academic methods into production-ready solutions for industrial applications. He also mentors data science students at OpenClassrooms and has a strong foundation in applied mathematics, teaching M1 Applied Math & Statistics and M2 Data Science courses. His background combines rigorous doctoral research with hands-on consulting and competitive Kaggle practice, giving him both theoretical depth and pragmatic modeling skills. Colleagues value his ability to bridge mathematical rigor and deployment constraints, often turning complex models into interpretable, business-driving tools.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Centrale Méditerranée
Doctorat Machine learning, Doctorat Machine learning at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
CPGE(PTSI-PT*), CPGE(PTSI-PT*) at La Martinière Monplaisir
Contributions:14 commits, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 6 months
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Orhan Yazar - AI Lead Researcher at OpenClassrooms