I am a seasoned Data Scientist with over 9 years of experience in designing, developing, and implementing advanced AI and data analytics solutions across diverse sectors. I specialize in overseeing technical development, ensuring ethical AI practices, and driving strategic initiatives to enhance predictive analytics and operational efficiency. Currently, I lead teams and projects focusing on agentic AI applications and custom AI solutions to help organizations leverage the latest technologies effectively. Throughout my career, I founded Quantum Informatics, a consultancy dedicated to AI strategy and implementation, and have held senior roles in prestigious institutions including the International Finance Corporation and Roivant Sciences. I am passionate about advancing AI ethics, mentoring professionals, and contributing to health and drug discovery domains through innovative AI research and applications.

Mert Yiğit Şengül

I am a seasoned Data Scientist with over 9 years of experience in designing, developing, and implementing advanced AI and data analytics solutions across diverse sectors. I specialize in overseeing technical development, ensuring ethical AI practices, and driving strategic initiatives to enhance predictive analytics and operational efficiency. Currently, I lead teams and projects focusing on agentic AI applications and custom AI solutions to help organizations leverage the latest technologies effectively. Throughout my career, I founded Quantum Informatics, a consultancy dedicated to AI strategy and implementation, and have held senior roles in prestigious institutions including the International Finance Corporation and Roivant Sciences. I am passionate about advancing AI ethics, mentoring professionals, and contributing to health and drug discovery domains through innovative AI research and applications.

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I am a seasoned Data Scientist with over 9 years of experience in designing, developing, and implementing advanced AI and data analytics solutions across diverse sectors. I specialize in overseeing technical development, ensuring ethical AI practices, and driving strategic initiatives to enhance predictive analytics and operational efficiency. Currently, I lead teams and projects focusing on agentic AI applications and custom AI solutions to help organizations leverage the latest technologies effectively.

Throughout my career, I founded Quantum Informatics, a consultancy dedicated to AI strategy and implementation, and have held senior roles in prestigious institutions including the International Finance Corporation and Roivant Sciences. I am passionate about advancing AI ethics, mentoring professionals, and contributing to health and drug discovery domains through innovative AI research and applications.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Data Scientist (ETC) – Technical Lead at International Finance Corporation
June 1, 2024 - Present
Leading the design, planning, execution, and integration of conversational intelligence Agentic AI applications compatible with Google's A2A collaboration protocols. Developed an in-house taxonomy management service replacing a licensed tool, saving $80,000 annually. Facilitated daily team meetings, mentored data scientists, and translated complex AI strategies for stakeholders. Conducted exploratory data analysis for sustainability and compliance metrics and established governance frameworks for Responsible AI principles ensuring ethical AI deployment.
Founder & Principal Consultant at Quantum Informatics
February 1, 2023 - Present
Founded consultancy specializing in custom AI and data analytics solutions. Managed client relationships, developed AI strategies, led projects with GenAI POCs, and designed scalable data architectures. Delivered flagship projects including GenAI for healthcare accelerating drug discovery, visual GenAI models for 3D design generation reducing prototyping time, and industrialized ML pipelines for drug efficacy prediction integrating high-performance computing workflows.
Senior Investigator at Roivant Sciences, Inc.
December 31, 2022 - August 8, 2025
Designed and deployed statistical machine learning models on healthcare data to predict patient outcomes and treatment effectiveness. Conducted comprehensive data workflows from acquisition to evaluation and supervised Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers in generative AI research.
Researcher at University of Maryland
January 31, 2022 - August 8, 2025
Developed generative AI methods and custom algorithms for health data, including VAEs and transformer models for drug efficacy. Supervised Ph.D. students in generative AI research and delivered graduate-level lectures on machine learning, deep generative models, and ethical AI.
Researcher at The Pennsylvania State University
May 31, 2020 - August 8, 2025
Led NSF EAGER-funded project on machine learning-driven multi-objective optimization using space-filling experimental designs. Designed scalable parallelizable algorithms combining active learning and surrogate modeling, resulting in top-tier publications in computational science and engineering.

Education

Ph.D. at Penn State University
May 1, 2020 - May 1, 2020
Ph.D. on Applied Machine Learning and Computational Sciences
Graduate Certification Program – Natural Language Processing with Deep Learning at Stanford University
January 11, 2030 - August 8, 2025
Graduate Certification Program – Machine Learning with Graphs at Stanford University
January 11, 2030 - August 8, 2025
Associate Degree Program – Securities and Capital Markets at Anadolu University
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025
Ph.D. minor Computational Science at The Pennsylvania State University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2020
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2020
Bachelor of Science Engineering Physics at Hacettepe University
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011

Qualifications

Graduate Certification Program – Natural Language Processing with Deep Learning
January 11, 2030 - August 8, 2025
Graduate Certification Program – Machine Learning with Graphs
January 11, 2030 - August 8, 2025
Associate Degree Program – Securities and Capital Markets
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025

Industry Experience

Life Sciences, Other, Financial Services, Healthcare, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Manufacturing, Education, Government