Yashar Kor

Yashar Kor, PhD, is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer II at AltaML, where contributions have advanced enterprise systems through over 10 diverse use cases, utilizing Large Language Models for improved search functionalities and predictive features. Previously, as a Machine Learning Developer at AltaML, Yashar played a key role in developing complex machine learning models, enhancing purchase item classification accuracy, and creating a modularized NLP framework on Azure. Yashar's academic background includes a PhD in Data Science from the University of Alberta, where research focused on AI applications in power distribution systems, culminating in a Knowledge Graph-based framework and ensemble learning for weather-related outage forecasting. Yashar also served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Alberta, demonstrating effective communication and instructional skills across various engineering and mathematics courses. Prior educational credentials include a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tehran and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology.