Mehrnaz Najafi

Mehrnaz Najafi is a highly skilled professional in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence, currently serving as a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Machine Learning at LinkedIn. With a solid academic background, Mehrnaz Najafi completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Chicago, where contributions as a PhD Candidate included significant research from 2016 to 2021. Prior experience includes roles such as a Machine Learning and Relevance Engineer at LinkedIn, a Deep Learning Engineer Intern at Illumina, and a Machine Learning Research Intern at Walmart Labs. Additionally, leadership capabilities were demonstrated as a Business Case Challenge Team Lead at Walmart Labs. Previous academic pursuits included studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2015.