Hi, I’m Reza Sayar. I’m a data-driven AI researcher and engineer with broad experience in multimodal dataset curation, open-source AI, and collaborative work across technical and support teams. I enjoy turning complex challenges into practical data pipelines and tooling that accelerate model development and deployment. I’m passionate about applying AI to healthcare and education, and I love contributing to open-source communities to democratize access to AI technology. With strong Python, data processing, and model optimization skills, I bridge technical work and real-world impact. I thrive in cross-functional environments, emphasize reproducibility via versioned datasets and SOPs, and constantly seek efficient ways to unblock training and improve model performance.…

Reza Sayar

Hi, I’m Reza Sayar. I’m a data-driven AI researcher and engineer with broad experience in multimodal dataset curation, open-source AI, and collaborative work across technical and support teams. I enjoy turning complex challenges into practical data pipelines and tooling that accelerate model development and deployment. I’m passionate about applying AI to healthcare and education, and I love contributing to open-source communities to democratize access to AI technology. With strong Python, data processing, and model optimization skills, I bridge technical work and real-world impact. I thrive in cross-functional environments, emphasize reproducibility via versioned datasets and SOPs, and constantly seek efficient ways to unblock training and improve model performance.…

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Spanish; Castilian
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English
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Work Experience

Data Engineer at Reducto
January 1, 2025 - Present
Lead the end-to-end human-in-the-loop data pipeline: recruit/hire/train/evaluate annotators; set guidelines and QA metrics; review output quality; manage a distributed team to meet accuracy and throughput SLAs. Close the loop with the ML team by surfacing edge cases and failure modes, scoping targeted annotation sprints, refining taxonomies, and preparing/cleaning/versioning datasets to unblock training and improve model performance.
Anatomist and Radiology Ground Truth Annotator (unofficial in-house research enthusiast) at Prenuvo
January 1, 2024 - Present
Collaborated on ground truth segmentation datasets for training advanced medical imaging AI models; facilitated communication between radiologists and AI researchers to ensure alignment on project objectives; initiated discussions on innovative AI applications in medical imaging, contributing to potential model enhancements.
Research Assistant at Canadian Longitudinal Study on Ageing, University of Victoria
January 1, 2023 - October 25, 2025
Contributed to large-scale, multi-modal dataset creation for 50,000+ participants in Canada’s premier aging study; optimized medical imaging data collection protocols and implemented robust version control systems; enhanced data quality through rigorous adherence to SOPs and innovative management strategies.
Research Assistant at BMED Lab, University of Victoria
January 1, 2022 - October 25, 2025
Spearheaded ethics-compliant research initiatives, integrating AI-based analysis into study designs; streamlined participant recruitment and data collection using innovative methodologies; authored manuscripts on AI applications in healthcare, showcasing a blend of technical and academic insights.
Image Description Specialist at University of Victoria
January 1, 2021 - October 25, 2025
Created accessible, plain-text descriptions for course content images, for use with a screen reader device for students with vision challenges; Enhanced accessibility of course materials through Knowledge Translation, ensuring equal learning opportunities for all students.
Research Assistant at Shiraz University
January 1, 2019 - October 25, 2025
Provided guidance for MSc and PhD students with their research projects; developed research questions and taught research methods; assisted in understanding and writing scientific papers.

Education

MA at University of Victoria
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2022
MSc at Shiraz University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2019
BA at Shiraz Payame Noor University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016

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Healthcare, Software & Internet, Education, Life Sciences, Professional Services

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