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Hi, I'm Iñaki Blasco, a passionate Machine Learning Engineer and AI specialist with a strong background in natural language processing, speech synthesis, and multimodal AI systems. I've worked extensively with cutting-edge large language models and speech technologies, fine-tuning advanced models to create real-time, expressive, and interactive AI applications. I thrive on solving complex problems and collaborating across multicultural and multidisciplinary teams. I bring hands-on experience from innovative tech companies in Japan, Canada, and the US, coupled with solid academic foundations in computer science and Japan studies. I'm also passionate about exploring how AI impacts education and human interaction, as reflected in my research and side projects. Let's connect and explore AI’s next frontiers together!…Hi, I'm Iñaki Blasco, a passionate Machine Learning Engineer and AI specialist with a strong background in natural language processing, speech synthesis, and multimodal AI systems. I've worked extensively with cutting-edge large language models and speech technologies, fine-tuning advanced models to create real-time, expressive, and interactive AI applications. I thrive on solving complex problems and collaborating across multicultural and multidisciplinary teams. I bring hands-on experience from innovative tech companies in Japan, Canada, and the US, coupled with solid academic foundations in computer science and Japan studies. I'm also passionate about exploring how AI impacts education and human interaction, as reflected in my research and side projects. Let's connect and explore AI’s next frontiers together!

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Hi, I'm Iñaki Blasco, a passionate Machine Learning Engineer and AI specialist with a strong background in natural language processing, speech synthesis, and multimodal AI systems. I've worked extensively with cutting-edge large language models and speech technologies, fine-tuning advanced models to create real-time, expressive, and interactive AI applications. I thrive on solving complex problems and collaborating across multicultural and multidisciplinary teams. I bring hands-on experience from innovative tech companies in Japan, Canada, and the US, coupled with solid academic foundations in computer science and Japan studies. I'm also passionate about exploring how AI impacts education and human interaction, as reflected in my research and side projects. Let's connect and explore AI’s next frontiers together!…Hi, I'm Iñaki Blasco, a passionate Machine Learning Engineer and AI specialist with a strong background in natural language processing, speech synthesis, and multimodal AI systems. I've worked extensively with cutting-edge large language models and speech technologies, fine-tuning advanced models to create real-time, expressive, and interactive AI applications. I thrive on solving complex problems and collaborating across multicultural and multidisciplinary teams. I bring hands-on experience from innovative tech companies in Japan, Canada, and the US, coupled with solid academic foundations in computer science and Japan studies. I'm also passionate about exploring how AI impacts education and human interaction, as reflected in my research and side projects. Let's connect and explore AI’s next frontiers together!

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Hi, I’m Iñaki Blasco, a passionate Machine Learning Engineer and AI specialist with a strong background in natural language processing, speech synthesis, and multimodal AI systems. I’ve worked extensively with cutting-edge large language models and speech technologies, fine-tuning advanced models to create real-time, expressive, and interactive AI applications. I thrive on solving complex problems and collaborating across multicultural and multidisciplinary teams.

I bring hands-on experience from innovative tech companies in Japan, Canada, and the US, coupled with solid academic foundations in computer science and Japan studies. I’m also passionate about exploring how AI impacts education and human interaction, as reflected in my research and side projects. Let’s connect and explore AI’s next frontiers together!

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

German

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Fluent

Japanese

Advanced

Work Experience

Machine Learning Engineer Intern at Starley

March 31, 2025 - July 10, 2025

Fine-tuned the Kokoro-82M Japanese speech synthesis model, implemented data preprocessing pipelines, and conducted model benchmarking for expressive TTS. Developed a forced alignment service for Japanese text and audio synchronization using PyTorch Audio and deployed it via FastAPI. Led LoRA-based fine-tuning of multimodal LLMs improving dialogue fluency in English and Japanese. Built a real-time HTTP inference server for multimodal interactions, resolving latency issues. Designed a framework for multi-character AI companion interactions integrating various APIs. Conducted comparative research on infinite memory architectures, and contributed technical documentation and presentations within a Japanese-speaking team.

Prompt Engineer – AI Data, Computer Vision & Computational Linguistics (contract) at META

March 31, 2025 - July 10, 2025

Contributed to the lifecycle of multimodal ML systems by developing, annotating, and validating large datasets supporting vision-language alignment and contextual reasoning. Built QA frameworks for annotation consistency and performance benchmarking, saving review time by 40%. Developed and optimized prompts for zero-shot and few-shot LLM and CV model evaluation across multilingual and multimodal contexts. Collaborated cross-functionally to integrate outputs into ML pipelines and improved internal annotation platforms. Conducted error analysis to mitigate hallucinations, bias, and ambiguities.

Software R&D Engineer Intern, ML & AI Focus at TUPL.ai

August 31, 2024 - July 10, 2025

Developed and optimized large language models using OpenAI ChatGPT, LlamaIndex, and LangChain improving system accuracy and user interactions. Implemented CI/CD pipelines reducing deployment time by 40%. Built custom data pipelines enhancing training efficiency. Collaborated across teams to streamline workflows resulting in early software update deployments. Contributed to AI-driven telecom product features and integrated fine-tuned models with internal knowledge bases for improved accuracy and interactive querying.

Software and Computer Engineering Intern at Qualcomm

June 30, 2016 - July 10, 2025

Focused on software engineering for terminal testing and certification within a six-month internship. Developed test automation with Selenium and Python, reducing manual testing by 50%. Improved software reliability by documenting test plans/reports and collaborated on bug resolution, decreasing turnaround time by 35%. Managed code using Git within an Agile environment.