Saeed Fathollahzadeh
Researcher at Concordia University
Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolSaeed Fathollahzadeh is a researcher and PhD candidate with eight years of experience building and advancing data management and distributed systems across academia and industry. He has held research roles at Concordia University, TU Graz and the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, and earlier produced tools and architecture as a senior software architect and developer. His work bridges systems research and practical ML tooling—he contributed a Naive Bayes predict implementation to the high-profile Apache SystemDS project, extending its end-to-end data science capabilities. Trained in distributed systems and software architecture, Saeed combines rigorous academic research with hands-on engineering to turn prototypes into integrable code. Based in Canada, he thrives at the intersection of databases, distributed systems and machine learning pipelines. An understated strength is his track record of moving between research labs and production-focused teams, making him adept at both experimentation and delivery.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Software Architecture, 17.66, Bachelor's degree, Software Architecture, 17.66 at University College of Daneshvaran at TabrizMaster's degree, Distributed Syetems, 16.50, Master's degree, Distributed Syetems, 16.50 at Iran University of Science and TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Technische Universität GrazAssociate's degree, Software Architecture, 18.95, Associate's degree, Software Architecture, 18.95 at Islamic Azad University
Turkish, Persian, English
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Github Skills (10)
javas10
machine-learning10
naive-bayes10
dml10
java10
testing9
python9
centos6
mysql6
mariadb6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
apache/systemds
May 2021 - Dec 2021
An open source ML system for the end-to-end data science lifecycle
Role in this project:
ML Engineer
ML EngineerContributions:18 reviews, 6 commits, 18 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Saeed implemented a predict function for Naive Bayes in the Apache SystemDS project, indicating a focus on machine learning functionality. This involved creating and testing a new predict function and integrating it with existing codebase. The user's work included modifying existing test files to incorporate the new Naive Bayes predict functionality, which aligned with the project's focus on data science lifecycle. The contribution directly expands the ML capabilities of the system.
pythonend-to-enddmllifecycledata-science
fathollahzadeh/fathollahzadeh.github.io
Nov 2017 - Mar 2025
Contributions:39 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 5 months
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