Asjad K. (PhD)

I am Asjad Khan, a data scientist and researcher interested in the intersection of artificial intelligence, data engineering, and software engineering. I work on practical systems that turn data and intelligent algorithms into better decisions.

This site collects my research, projects, essays, tutorials, and notes. The archive includes work on process mining, machine learning, reinforcement learning, healthcare decision support, data products, and the broader implications of AI.

For a current overview of my work and experience, see the CV, research, and projects pages.

Clients / Employment

I've had the pleasure of working with amazing companies and institutions across various industries.

UNSW

Data Scientist, Education Innovation

Designed and delivered the Academic Success Monitor, an award-winning AI/ML platform for identifying academically at-risk students and supporting timely interventions.

InvertiGro

Lead Data Scientist

Developed AI strategy and predictive crop monitoring systems using IoT data, machine learning, Databricks, and MLOps practices.

Foretheta

Data Scientist, Semantic Search

Built a scalable patent retrieval system using semantic search, Apache Spark, LSI, LDA, Gensim, and distributed text processing.

Patari

Data Scientist, Recommender Systems

Developed an LSTM-based multilingual music recommendation system with session-based modeling, embeddings, and production experimentation.

Redbrick Systems

Software Engineer

Worked on blockchain identity systems, decentralized domain registration, profile search, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, and e-commerce web crawling.

Catalysr

Technical Consultant

Mentored startup founders and helped formulate product strategies and technical solutions for early-stage companies.

Elixir Technologies

Software Engineer

Worked on a customized web application solution for Bradford, a US-based insurance firm. Elixir Technologies is headquartered in Ojai, California.

Sydney Code Camp

Lead Instructor

Delivered inclusive, project-based programming education to primary and secondary school students.