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Ritesh Kafle
Machine Learning Research Engineer (Project Lead), Howard University
Location: Washington , DC United States
Joined: Feb 11th, 2024

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Howard University class of 2026

Undergrad Major: Computer and Information Science

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I currently work with Howard University as Machine Learning Research Engineer (Project Lead)
I have 1 years of experience working in the Computers, Software industry.

Machine Learning Research Engineer (Project Lead) | AICMSH LAB, Howard University
From October 2025 to Current • 1 year(s)
Led development of regression models for hemoglobin prediction achieving ~0.6 g/dL MAE and designed experimental ML pipeline with feature engineering and cross-validated hyperparameter tuning.

Data Engineer, Analytics Intern | Meta
From May 2025 to August 2025 • 0 year(s)
Designed scalable ETL pipelines using Python, Spark, and SQL for high-volume data processing and built centralized analytics dashboard with real-time refresh.

Data Engineer Intern | Amazon
From May 2024 to August 2024 • 0 year(s)
Re-architected legacy AWS DataNet ETL pipelines to Amazon Redshift and optimized cluster configuration achieving 5Ã faster performance and 50% cost reduction.

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