CV

A short CV and downloadable pdf

General Information

Full Name Baraa Rayed
Languages English, Turkish, Arabic

Education

  • 2023 - present
    M.Sc. Computational Neuroscience and Biomedical
    Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Türkiye
    • Research on developing large language models within an interactive environment for brain analysis.
    • Research on multi-output models for predicting bone age, essential for skeletal maturation in orthopedics, pediatrics, and orthodontics .
    • Master Thesis at the Computational Neuroscience and Biomedical departement of The Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa.
  • 2019-2023
    B.Sc. Computer & Biomedical Engineering
    Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Türkiye
    • Built and deployed a U-Net-based model for hippocampus segmentation, optimizing model training and inference workflows.
    • Bachelor Thesis at the Computer & Biomedical Engineering department of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University.

Experience

  • 2023 - present
    DevOps Engineer
    MedexSepeti Inc, Istanbul, Türkiye
    • Managed and organized databases while ensuring server stability and reliability.
    • Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, automating build, test, and deployment processes, reducing deployment time by 85% and ensuring zero-downtime deployments.
    • Cloud administration and network maintenance, ensuring optimal performance and seamless operations.
    • Deployed and managed full-stack applications, including Next.js and React.js for frontend and PHP Laravel for backend, ensuring seamless integration and high performance in production environments.
    • Managed and scaled AWS infrastructure across 5 accounts, hosting 17+ EC2 instances with Auto Scaling Groups (ASG) to ensure high availability and fault tolerance.
  • 2023 - 2024
    Deep Learning Researcher
    Desk Inc, Karlsruhe, Germany (Remote)
    • Containerized ML models using Docker, ensuring seamless scaling and management of AI workloads.
    • Deployed machine learning models on Jupyter servers and physical GPU-based servers, optimizing inference speed and scalability for real-time applications.
    • Data analysis using OpenCV and Kalman filter to enhance model outcomes.
    • Optimized sort algorithm for tracking pepole on infrared (IR) frames.
    • Co-developer of the Indoor pepole detection and tracing model.
    • Implemented a real-time indoor person tracking framework using DeepSORT, integrating thermal and RGB data for enhanced performance in production environments.

Open Source Projects

Honors and Awards

  • 2023
    • I was awarded The Türkiye Scholarships
    • I graduated from the Biomedical Engineering department and was awarded first place for outstanding academic performance.
  • 2022
    • I attended the Teknofest AI in Medicine Competition.