Dr. Suat ATAN
| **Data Scientist | Generative AI & NLP Expert** |
Profile
Data Scientist with over 10 years of experience specializing in AI-driven solutions for agriculture and food security. Expertise in Generative AI (GPT, LLaMA), LLMs, NLP, and advanced data analytics. Proven ability to lead impactful AI projects for international organizations like IOFS, VectorSolv, and TKDK, delivering data-driven insights and decision-support tools on on-prem and cloud (specially Azure).
Experience
| VectorSolv – Data Scientist | Quebec, Canada | Aug 2022 – Present |
- Developed and fine-tuned LLMs (GPT, LLaMA) using RAG and NLP for insurance analytics.
- Built AI models leveraging PostgreSQL, MySQL, scikit-learn, and deep learning techniques.
- Website: vectorsolv.com
| Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) – Data Scientist | Kazakhstan | Nov 2022 – Feb 2024 |
- Led AI projects for food security risk prediction using big data analytics and economic indicators.
- Website: iofs.org.kz
- Data application: https://iofsdb.streamlit.app/
| TED University – Part-time Lecturer | Turkey | Feb 2021 – Mar 2022 |
- Taught Network Analysis with Python.
| ARDSI – Agricultural and Rural Development Institution – Database Administrator/Software Engineer | Turkey | Aug 2009 – Aug 2022 |
- Managed Microsoft SQL databases and developed Python applications for data analysis.
- Built C# full-stack web applications focused on machine learning and recommendation systems.
- Website: tkdk.gov.tr
Education
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Postdoctoral Research – Natural Language Processing University of Turin Nov 2021 – Aug 2022 - Developed an insight extraction tool for economics literature.
- Website: unito.it
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Ph.D. – Text Mining Ankara University 2016 – 2020 - Thesis: “Text mining on stock exchange market news” with a sentiment analysis tool evaluating market news and stock performance.
- Website: ankara.edu.tr
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MBA – Business Administration Mersin University 2011 – 2022 -
B.Sc. – Civil Engineering Firat University 2000 – 2005
Technical Skills
- Languages & Libraries: Python, R, SQL, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face
- LLMs & NLP: GPT, BERT, LLaMA, LangChain, LlamaIndex, RAG, Prompt Engineering
- Data Tools: Power BI, Looker, Matplotlib, Seaborn, ObservableHQ, Plotly
- Cloud & Distributed Systems: Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Docker, Azure Data Factory
- Databases: MySQL, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, ElasticSearch
- Web Frameworks: Django, Flask, Streamlit, FastAPI, Vue.js, Typescript
Key Projects
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SentiSolv (VectorSolv) – Developed a customer review analytics tool for sentiment analysis and competitor comparison using RAG and NLP.
- Website: sentisolv.netlify.app
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InspectSolv (VectorSolv) – LLM-based tool for analyzing home inspection reports, used for insurance risk assessment.
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IOFS Dashboard (IOFS) – Built a cloud application for food security analytics using data from FAO and advanced visualization tools.
- Website: iofsdb.streamlit.app
Publications & Certifications
Books:
Certifications:
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LLM Apps Amazon Bedrock! – DeepLearning AI (2024) Certificate -
LangChain & Vector Databases – Activeloop & Intel (2023) Certificate -
Introduction to Generative AI – Google (2023) Certificate
Languages
- English (Fluent), Turkish (Native), Persian (Fluent), Italian (Beginner), Kurdish (Native)
Blog & Writing
I have been maintaining this blog for over 15 years, writing more than 700 original articles. This blog represents an open memory that I share with everyone. Through this memory, knowledge gained through countless efforts becomes a permanent memory for both myself and everyone who reads the blog, rather than being forgotten instantly.
The famous writer Borges’ definition of paradise applies to me as well: “I imagine paradise as a very large library.”
Contact
For communication: suatatan@gmail.com