Timothy Lim
Senior Data Scientist
Singapore
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Top SchoolTimothy Lim is a Senior Data Scientist based in Singapore with 12 years of experience building production AI systems across search, recommendation, generative models, and autonomous systems. He currently shapes relevance and ranking at GoTo Group and previously led custom fine-tuning of in-house LLMs and an LLM RAG pipeline at ST Engineering, delivering a SaaS and on-prem knowledge management product. His background spans end-to-end ML lifecycle work—from data collection and annotation for real-time deep learning models on autonomous buses to research-driven optimization of microcantilevers during his academic tenure. Comfortable bridging research and production, he combines hands-on model deployment with research into Active Learning, LLM evaluation, and Agentic AI. Colleagues describe him as driven to elevate the technology ecosystem, translating experimental ideas into robust, real-world systems.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Mechatronics (Honours) Robotics, Bachelors of Mechatronics (Honours) Robotics at University of Newcastle
Chinese, Malay, Chinese, EnglishGithub contributions (3)
timothylim/timothylim.github.io
Mar 2014 - Feb 2015
Contributions:185 commits, 3 pushes in 11 months
timothylim/flaskblogback
Feb 2025 - Feb 2025
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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