Nazanin Makkinejad

Nazanin Makkinejad, PhD has a diverse work experience in the field of machine learning and healthcare applications. Nazanin is currently serving as a Machine Learning Engineer at Snorkel AI, where they work closely with cross-functional teams to develop and deploy AI solutions in healthcare and life-sciences. Prior to this role, they worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at both Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, gaining valuable research experience in healthcare.

Before their postdoctoral positions, Nazanin worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where they developed an end-to-end workflow for processing brain MRI and implemented a machine learning model for brain disease classification. Nazanin also worked as a Machine Learning Summer Associate at JPMorgan Chase & Co., where they developed deep learning models for time series forecasting of stock market prices.

In addition to their research and industry experience, Nazanin has also worked as an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Illinois at Chicago and as an R&D intern at CCC Information Services. Nazanin also has experience as a Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant during their time at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Overall, Nazanin Makkinejad, PhD has a strong background in machine learning, research, and teaching, with a focus on healthcare applications, and their expertise in bridging the gap between data science and product development makes their a valuable asset in the field.

Nazanin Makkinejad, PhD, pursued their education in a sequential manner, culminating in a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Biomedical/Medical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Nazanin pursued their doctoral studies from 2015 to 2021. Prior to this, they completed a Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago from 2012 to 2015. Beginning their educational journey, Nazanin obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Computer Engineering from the Sharif University of Technology, where they studied from 2008 to 2012.