Hi, I’m Kai Lo, a data scientist and AI specialist with extensive experience building and deploying machine learning and AI models. I thrive on turning complex data into actionable insights and robust systems, from NLP to predictive analytics and recommender systems. I enjoy collaborating across disciplines, deploying end-to-end ML workflows on AWS and Git, and mentoring others to grow their skills. In my spare time I explore new AI techniques, contribute to open source, and keep a curious eye on how data can transform products and sports analytics.

Kai Lo

Hi, I’m Kai Lo, a data scientist and AI specialist with extensive experience building and deploying machine learning and AI models. I thrive on turning complex data into actionable insights and robust systems, from NLP to predictive analytics and recommender systems. I enjoy collaborating across disciplines, deploying end-to-end ML workflows on AWS and Git, and mentoring others to grow their skills. In my spare time I explore new AI techniques, contribute to open source, and keep a curious eye on how data can transform products and sports analytics.

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Hi, I’m Kai Lo, a data scientist and AI specialist with extensive experience building and deploying machine learning and AI models. I thrive on turning complex data into actionable insights and robust systems, from NLP to predictive analytics and recommender systems.

I enjoy collaborating across disciplines, deploying end-to-end ML workflows on AWS and Git, and mentoring others to grow their skills. In my spare time I explore new AI techniques, contribute to open source, and keep a curious eye on how data can transform products and sports analytics.

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Experience Level

Expert
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Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

LLM Prompt Engineer at Freelance
September 1, 2025 - Present
Trained and evaluated LLM outputs by crafting high-performance prompts and criteria. Designed and improved AI/ML projects and solved complex mathematical problems to train LLMs.
Data Scientist at Prospect Sport AI
July 1, 2023 - April 30, 2025
Co-developed a proprietary index to gauge interest in 1500+ sports-related entities across 10+ markets, involving large-scale web scraping, API integration, and optimization of a custom search algorithm. Built and trained stacked regression models (linear, logistic, XGBoost) achieving 90%+ accuracy to forecast subscriber counts, viewership, and event attendance for major clients including Entain and Formula 1. Developed a motorsport racing simulator and race predictive models, and advised on an NBA Elo rating system. Collaborated with Data Engineers to deploy ML workflows on AWS and Git; maintained a CI/CD pipeline for model deployment. Conducted daily data processing and feature engineering using AWS, SQL, Databricks, and PySpark; experience with Kedro, Scikit-learn, Statsmodels, and LLMs. Created scalable web scrapers using Selenium, Requests, and automation tools; deployed on AWS EC2 and Lambda.
Tutor at Independent Tutor / Remote
November 1, 2019 - Present
Taught college-level English, Mathematics, Calculus, Statistics, and Computer Science to students; provided subject-specific coaching and problem-solving strategies.
Data Analyst at Advanced Research Centre, Anaheim
March 1, 2019 - September 1, 2019
Managed a QuickBase database of 2,000+ products; built a Python web scraper for 22 brands; developed a user-friendly interface; led a team on developing a product recommendation app based on 250 ingredients.

Education

Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence at University of Edinburgh
September 1, 2021 - September 1, 2022
Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science at University of California, Santa Barbara
September 1, 2016 - March 1, 2018

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services