Kerelous Waghen

Principal Data Scientist at Premera

Kerelous Waghen, PhD has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Kerelous is currently working as a Principal Data Scientist at Premera Blue Cross, a role they have held since August 2023. Prior to this, they served as a Principal Data Scientist at Out Of The BlueTM from September 2022 to July 2023.

In 2021, Kerelous worked as an Applied ML Researcher at Stradigi AI from November 2021 to September 2022. Before that, they were a Data Scientist at BOMBARDIER from October 2020 to November 2021.

In 2020, Kerelous worked at Technologies rob0 Inc. as a Senior Artificial Intelligence Engineer from July 2020 to September 2020. During this time, they contributed to the development of innovative AI technology to improve video games through explainable AI and text/scene detection and recognition.

Kerelous's earlier experiences include working as an Artificial Intelligence Research Scientist Intern at CanmetENERGY-Varennes from May 2018 to April 2019, a Field Service Engineer at NMC Healthcare from January 2014 to November 2015, and as a Co-Founder at Orion medical systems from August 2011 to December 2013. Additionally, they worked as a Field Service Engineer at Egyptian Biomedical Engineering (EBE) from August 2010 to September 2011, where they focused on maintenance of medical equipment.

Throughout their career, Kerelous has showcased their expertise in data science, artificial intelligence, research, and engineering.

Kerelous Waghen, PhD has a strong educational background in the field of engineering. Kerelous completed their Bachelor's degree in Biomedical/Medical Engineering from El Shorouk Academy in the years 2005 to 2010. Following this, they pursued a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering from Polytechnique Montréal, where they studied from 2015 to 2017. Kerelous then furthered their education by pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Industrial Engineering from Polytechnique Montréal between 2017 and 2020.

In addition to their academic qualifications, Kerelous Waghen has obtained several significant certifications. Kerelous completed the Big Data Foundations - Level 2 and Spark - Level 1 certifications from IBM in July 2019. Furthermore, in June 2019, they obtained certifications in Big Data Foundations - Level 1, Hadoop Foundations - Level 1, and IBM Cloud Essentials, all from IBM.

Overall, with their extensive educational background and certifications, Kerelous Waghen demonstrates a strong foundation in engineering and a specialization in industrial engineering.

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  • Principal Data Scientist

    August, 2023 - present

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