Kobby Panford-Quainoo

Research Engineer, ML at InstaDeep

Kobby Panford-Quainoo has a strong background in machine learning and research. Kobby is currently working as a Research Engineer in ML at InstaDeep Ltd, starting in January 2023. Prior to this, they held the position of ML Engineer, starting in October 2021 and ending in January 2023, at an unknown company. Kobby also worked as a Tutor in Machine Learning at the African Masters of Machine Intelligence from February 2020 to January 2023. In addition, Kobby has experience as a Research Intern at the Vector Institute from September 2019 to January 2020. Kobby began their career as a Teaching and Research Assistant at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, starting in September 2017 and ending in August 2018.

Kobby Panford-Quainoo's education history is as follows:

In 2013-2017, Kobby attended Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, where they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Physics with a specialization in Electronics.

In 2017, Kobby completed an online course in Programming with Python for Data Science offered by edX.

From 2018-2019, Kobby pursued a Master's degree in Machine Intelligence at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences.

Additionally, Kobby has obtained various certifications, including "Git Workflows," "Git from Scratch," "Agile Development Practices," "Python Parallel and Concurrent Programming Part 1," "The Procrastination Cure," "Advanced Design Patterns: Design Principles," "Agile Software Development: Extreme Programming," "Hiring an Employee for Managers," "Introduction to Test Driven Development (TDD)," "Learning SOLID Programming Principles," "Programming Foundations: Conducting Code Reviews," "Software Design: Code and Design Smells," "Test-Driven Development Specialization," "Unit Testing and Test Driven Development in Python," "Python: Design Patterns," "How to Organize Your Time and Your Life," "Natural Language Processing Specialization," "Learning Python Generators," "Programming Foundations: Object-Oriented Design," and "Python Object-Oriented Programming." These certifications were obtained from various institutions such as LinkedIn and Coursera, with completion dates ranging from 2020 to 2023.

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Timeline

  • Research Engineer, ML

    January, 2023 - present