Hi I'm Asfa Jamil

I’m a full-stack AI engineer focused on agentic systems and production LLM/NLP. I’ve built an LLM-powered NLU platform to replace Amazon Lex, delivering high-accuracy extraction and measurable cost reduction. I enjoy building end-to-end: orchestration and evaluation, cloud infrastructure (CDK, Lambda, ECS, Cognito), and clean product integrations via React — with reliability, observability, and security as first-class concerns.

Agentic AI (tools, workflows, guardrails)

I build tool-using AI agents that plan, call APIs, retrieve knowledge, and produce structured outputs. I focus on guardrails (validation, hallucination checks), deterministic formatting, and workflow design that keeps agents reliable under real user traffic

LLM/NLP Engineering (NLU, extraction, evaluation)

I deliver NLU capabilities like intent classification, slot extraction, synonym normalization, fuzzy matching, and multi-turn dialogue — plus evaluation to protect quality over time (accuracy, regressions, and cost/latency metrics)

Cloud & MLOps (AWS-first delivery)

I deploy LLM/ML services using AWS (Bedrock, Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, Cognito) and CDK. I build observability around token usage, latency, errors, and model performance so AI systems behave like dependable software.

EXPERIENCE

Where I’ve delivered impact

A timeline of impact across LLM platforms, fintech systems, and geo-analytics, what I owned and what it improved.

AI Engineer

Cyara Ireland Limited

LLM NLU Platform AWS Bedrock Prompt + Eval

• Built a production LLM/NLU platform replacing Amazon Lex using Python, FastAPI, AWS Bedrock, Lambda, Cognito, ECS for scalable conversational automation.
• Implemented NLP for intent/slots, multi-turn flows, fuzzy matching, and synonym normalization; reached > 95% extraction accuracy on telecom reporting queries.
• Shipped a config-driven NLU system to add intents/filters/reporting logic without code changes; improved maintainability and delivery speed.
• Optimized prompts + outputs (structured validation + hallucination checks), cutting token usage 60–70% and improving reliability.

Dec 2024 - Present

AI Engineer

Cyara Ireland Limited

LLM NLU Platform AWS Bedrock Prompt + Eval

• Built a production LLM/NLU platform replacing Amazon Lex using Python, FastAPI, AWS Bedrock, Lambda, Cognito, ECS for scalable conversational automation.
• Implemented NLP for intent/slots, multi-turn flows, fuzzy matching, and synonym normalization; reached > 95% extraction accuracy on telecom reporting queries.
• Shipped a config-driven NLU system to add intents/filters/reporting logic without code changes; improved maintainability and delivery speed.
• Optimized prompts + outputs (structured validation + hallucination checks), cutting token usage 60–70% and improving reliability.

Dec 2022 - Nov 2026

Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead

PBT Payment Solutions Ltd

Nicosia, Cyprus (Remote)

Fintech Microservices Compliance/PCI CI/CD + K8s

• Built high-integrity data pipelines for financial/compliance data powering ML/NLP workflows and structured analytics at scale.
• Developed regulated backend microservices (Java/Spring Boot) with auditability, traceability, and compliance-aligned decision logic.
• Delivered risk/anomaly detection models + rule-based classifiers (Python/Java) for fraud prevention, compliance checks, and reporting automation.
• Owned CI/CD, deployment, monitoring using Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, ensuring reliable production delivery.

Dec 2022 - Nov 2026

Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead

PBT Payment Solutions Ltd

Nicosia, Cyprus (Remote)

Fintech Microservices Compliance/PCI CI/CD + K8s

• Built high-integrity data pipelines for financial/compliance data powering ML/NLP workflows and structured analytics at scale.
• Developed regulated backend microservices (Java/Spring Boot) with auditability, traceability, and compliance-aligned decision logic.
• Delivered risk/anomaly detection models + rule-based classifiers (Python/Java) for fraud prevention, compliance checks, and reporting automation.
• Owned CI/CD, deployment, monitoring using Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, ensuring reliable production delivery.

AI Engineer Geospatial Data Analyst

CYENS Centre of Excellence

GeoAI / Remote Sensing Risk ML + XAI AWS Pipelines

• Built GAEA (AWS-based GeoAI platform) for scalable ML pipelines and automated property/environment risk scoring from remote sensing + geospatial data.
• Developed Web APIs returning geo outputs (e.g., slope, aspect, burnt areas, hazard risk scores) and integrated geo services using Python tooling (GDAL/Rasterio/R-Tree).
• Trained and evaluated risk models (XGBoost, SVM, Random Forest) with XAI, generating auditable outputs for 19,000+ properties (EYCyprus / Alpha Bank).
• Created valuation/recommendation models combining geospatial features + statistical methods + explainability for compliance-driven decisions.

Aug 2021 - Jun 2024

AI Engineer Geospatial Data Analyst

CYENS Centre of Excellence

GeoAI / Remote Sensing Risk ML + XAI AWS Pipelines

• Built GAEA (AWS-based GeoAI platform) for scalable ML pipelines and automated property/environment risk scoring from remote sensing + geospatial data.
• Developed Web APIs returning geo outputs (e.g., slope, aspect, burnt areas, hazard risk scores) and integrated geo services using Python tooling (GDAL/Rasterio/R-Tree).
• Trained and evaluated risk models (XGBoost, SVM, Random Forest) with XAI, generating auditable outputs for 19,000+ properties (EYCyprus / Alpha Bank).
• Created valuation/recommendation models combining geospatial features + statistical methods + explainability for compliance-driven decisions.

Jan 2022 - Apr 2024

Geospatial Analyst and Data Engineer Geospatial ETL ArcGIS Optimization Flask API

• Delivered geospatial analysis across Cyprus using remote sensing + GIS tooling (ArcGIS/QGIS) and supported front/back-end development.
• Built an end-to-end ETL pipeline from Google Earth images (50cm) into optimized grid-based search (UTM scale) for geospatial queries (e.g., dumping areas).
• Improved global incident-point search using indexing + bounds-based methods, cutting processing time to ~25% using Python + ArcGIS.
• Built a Flask API supporting a dumping-detection dashboard with integrated processing workflows.

Jan 2022 - Apr 2024

Geospatial Analyst and Data Engineer Geospatial ETL ArcGIS Optimization Flask API

• Delivered geospatial analysis across Cyprus using remote sensing + GIS tooling (ArcGIS/QGIS) and supported front/back-end development.
• Built an end-to-end ETL pipeline from Google Earth images (50cm) into optimized grid-based search (UTM scale) for geospatial queries (e.g., dumping areas).
• Improved global incident-point search using indexing + bounds-based methods, cutting processing time to ~25% using Python + ArcGIS.
• Built a Flask API supporting a dumping-detection dashboard with integrated processing workflows.

Data Engineer and Machine Learning Expert

Techlogix Pvt Limited

ADF ETL Databricks/Power BI Data Pipelines

• Built KPI-focused ETL pipelines for enterprise clients (e.g., Unilever, Pepsi) using Azure Data Factory (ADF).
• Improved reporting/visualization through ADF + Databricks + Power BI, optimizing big-data transformations and flow performance.
• Implemented data movement/transactions across databases using ADF (SSIS/SSMS/Oracle referenced) and optimized end-to-end pipelines.

Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

Data Engineer and Machine Learning Expert

Techlogix Pvt Limited

ADF ETL Databricks/Power BI Data Pipelines

• Built KPI-focused ETL pipelines for enterprise clients (e.g., Unilever, Pepsi) using Azure Data Factory (ADF).
• Improved reporting/visualization through ADF + Databricks + Power BI, optimizing big-data transformations and flow performance.
• Implemented data movement/transactions across databases using ADF (SSIS/SSMS/Oracle referenced) and optimized end-to-end pipelines.

Jun 2019 - Dec 2020

Assistant Manager - Software Engineer

Government of Pakistan

Embedded Testing Simulation Tools Report Automation

• Developed and tested static/dynamic simulation software for embedded systems and embedded software validation.
• Built report generation tools using data science + ML algorithms with strong data structures/OOP foundations.
• Ran SDLC methodology awareness sessions and supported team process improvement.

Jun 2019 - Dec 2020

Assistant Manager - Software Engineer

Government of Pakistan

Embedded Testing Simulation Tools Report Automation

• Developed and tested static/dynamic simulation software for embedded systems and embedded software validation.
• Built report generation tools using data science + ML algorithms with strong data structures/OOP foundations.
• Ran SDLC methodology awareness sessions and supported team process improvement.

Internee Engineer Web Development Python/R Viz Unity/WebGL

• Built web applications and data visualization in Python/R.
• Worked on game/dev prototypes using Unity and WebGL frameworks.
• Applied algorithms/data structures for data manipulation tasks.

Oct 2018 - May 2019

Internee Engineer Web Development Python/R Viz Unity/WebGL

• Built web applications and data visualization in Python/R.
• Worked on game/dev prototypes using Unity and WebGL frameworks.
• Applied algorithms/data structures for data manipulation tasks.

Nov 2016 - Apr 2018

Web and Mobile Application Developer Web + Mobile UX Builds Laravel/WordPress

• Built the Cykiq website based on UX requirements and user specs.
• Co-designed a secure automated bicycle hiring system as a joint architect.
• Supported Android/iOS development training and optimized routing/ short-distance travel solutions.

Nov 2016 - Apr 2018

Web and Mobile Application Developer Web + Mobile UX Builds Laravel/WordPress

• Built the Cykiq website based on UX requirements and user specs.
• Co-designed a secure automated bicycle hiring system as a joint architect.
• Supported Android/iOS development training and optimized routing/ short-distance travel solutions.

Academic Background

Degrees, research focus, and ongoing learning that support my work in ML, data, and systems.

Sept 2022 - Jan 2024

MS in Artificial Intelligence

University of Cyprus, Pakistan

Sept 2015 - June 2019

BS in Software Engineering

Selected Work

A curated set of projects with the problem, approach, tech stack, and measurable results.

Environmental Informatics (EnviroInfo) 2023 GAEA: A Country-Scale Geospatial Environmental Modelling Tool: Towards a Digital Twin for Real Estate

GAEA is an AI geospatial platform for country-scale environmental monitoring and analytics, demonstrated in Cyprus to support climate, biodiversity, and real-estate decisions.

Years Active Partnership AI Geospatial Risk Modelling Environmental Data Educational Technologies 2023 NLP-Based Real Estate Price Prediction (2023)

Revolutionizing payment systems with blockchain technology to ensure faster transactions and greater security.

Years Active Partnership NLP Transformers Price Prediction Real Estate AI View Project Sustainable Practices 2021 Geohazard Risk Estimation Models (2021 – 2024)

Eco Partners × GreenTech Ltd.

Innovative solutions for reducing environmental impact through sustainable technology and resource management.

Years Active Partnership Machine Learning GIS Risk Analytics Urban Planning View Project Healthcare Innovations 2020 AIStay – Real Estate Recommendation Engine (2022 – 2023)

A cutting-edge telemedicine platform designed to enhance patient engagement and streamline healthcare delivery.

Years Active Partnership AI Recommendations Real Estate Data Driven User Personalization View Project FINTECH PLATFORM 2021 - 2024 PBT PAY – Payment Gateway Management

Dell Technologies × MTU

Multi-country payment gateway delivering secure, scalable, real-time transaction processing across regulated markets.

Years Active Partnership Payments Fintech Microservices Cloud Native View Project Financial Technology 2022 Computationally Efficient Deep Learning-Based Super-Resolution (2021 – 2024)

FinTech Innovations × PaySecure

Revolutionizing payment systems with blockchain technology to ensure faster transactions and greater security.

Years Active Partnership Deep Learning Computer Vision Image Processing AI Research View Project

Applied Research Work

Applied research in ML/NLP/GeoAI methods, experiments, and learnings turned into usable

Springer Nature Switzerland 2023 GAEA: A Country-Scale Geospatial Environmental Modelling Tool: Towards a Digital Twin for Real Estate

Environmental Informatics (EnviroInfo) • 2023

Monitoring the physical and artificial environment at large-scale is crucial for approaching significant problems such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and sustainable urban growth

Climate Change Biodiversity Loss Sustainable Urban Growth Digital Twin Geospatial Analytics Real-time Processing of Image, Depth and Video Information 2023 Computational efficient deep learning-based super resolution approach

Deep learning-based Single Image Super-Resolution (SISR) has recently provided great performance however at the cost of high computational complexity and memory management…

Super-Resolution Efficient Deep Learning Real-time Inference Memory Optimization Image Reconstruction

Environmental Digital Twins 2025 GAEA: Experiences and Lessons Learned from a Country-Scale Environmental Digital Twin

Three-year deployment of a country-scale environmental digital twin (27 geospatial services), sharing wins, challenges (scale/usability/adoption), and how AI/LLMs improve discovery and use.

Environmental Digital Twin Geospatial Services US Patent App. 18/172,640 2024 Systems and methods of optimized deep learning for image reconstruction

Patent-focused R&D optimizing deep-learning image reconstruction for faster, more efficient pipelines, formalizing algorithmic improvements for real-world deployment.

Under Review Image Reconstruction Deep Learning Optimization Applied Research Efficient Inference IP / Patents Ablation Study to Derive a Computationally Efficient Deep Learning-Based Super- Resolution Approach

APSIPA ASC • 2024

GAEA is an AI-powered geospatial platform for country-scale environmental monitoring and analytics, demonstrated in Cyprus to support climate, sustainability, and real-estate decisions.

Ablation Study Efficient Architecture Super-Resolution Model Compression Inference Optimization Groundbreaking Work

Key Wins

Innovations and contributions that have made a significant impact on the industry and research community

Trainings 2022 Winners — Huawei Seeds for the Future (Cyprus)

Winners of the Huawei Seeds for the Future Program in all of Cyprus. Issued by Huawei (Jul 2022).

National-level recognition as top participants in a flagship Huawei program.

Hackathons 2023 Runner Up — Student Innovators Competition

Runner-up in the Student Innovators Competition organized by the Centre for Entrepreneurship (C4E), University of Cyprus.

Recognized as a top student innovation team at University of Cyprus.

Educational Achievements 2014 3rd Position (District) in KIMC

Achieved 3rd position in district in Kangaroo International Mathematics Competition.

District-level recognition for mathematics performance.

Educational Achievements 2013 Quaid-e-Azam Scholarship

Scholarship issued by Government of Province Punjab, Pakistan. Issued Jan 2013.

Awarded government scholarship support for education.

Technical Expertise

Core Competencies

A comprehensive view of my technical skills and proficiency levels across different domains

Cloud (AWS): Lambda · S3 · Cognito · CloudWatch · ECS · Bedrock 90 % NLP: intent · slots · entities 90 % Cloud (Azure): ADF · Azure SQL 90 % ML/DL: XGBoost · TF · PyTorch 90 % Backend: Python (FastAPI) · Java (Spring) · REST 88 % Eval/XAI: precision/recall · hallucinations · explainability 80 % LLMs: orchestration · prompts · structured outputs 90 % Data/ETL: ADF · Databricks · PySpark · ingestion 85 % ML Workflows: batch · real-time · distributed 90 % DevOps: Docker · Kubernetes · Jenkins · Git 80 % Databases: Postgres · MSSQL · Mongo 80 % Performance: schema · indexing · optimization 90 %

Let's Collaborate

Interested in collaborating on cutting-edge research? I'm open to joint research projects, research consultancy, and academic partnerships.

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