Luel Hagos Beyene background

Luel Hagos Beyene

I'm Data Scientist

About

I have over two years of experience as a data scientist and hold a Master's degree in Mathematical Science with a focus on Data Science, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering. I'm passionate about deep learning, data science, and natural language processing. Driven by relentless curiosity, I strive to tackle new challenges and continuously evolve in this dynamic field.

Resume

ESMT Berlin

Business Management (Certificate)
RemoteJul. 2022 – Aug. 2022
  • Business management course offered by ESMT Berlin in collaboration with AIMS, Harvard Business Publishing, and the University of Victoria.
  • Relevant courses: Leadership, Teamwork, Entrepreneurship, Data Analytics, and Design Thinking.

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

MSc in Mathematical Science
Kigali, RwandaAug. 2021 – Jun. 2022
  • Major: Data Science
  • Grade: Distinction
  • Relevant courses: Data-driven Optimization with ML Applications, High Performance Computing, Statistical Regression, Big Data Analytics with Python, Database and Data Management, Principles of Statistical Learning, Operations Research.

Mekelle Institute of Technology

BSc in Computer Science and Engineering
Mekelle, EthiopiaSep. 2015 – Dec. 2020
  • Grade: Honors (3.77/4.0)
  • Relevant courses: Data Structures, Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Operating Systems, Microcontrollers, Compiler Design, Microprocessors, Cryptography and Network Security, Digital Signal Processing.

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

Teaching Assistant
Kigali, RwandaAug. 2022 – Oct. 2022
  • Assisted in teaching Introduction to Algorithms, LaTeX, and Python programming.

Iga Coding

Teaching Assistant
Kigali, RwandaApr. 30 – May 2, 2022
  • Taught Python programming during a 3-day Python camp.

Evidence-Based Climate Reporting Initiative (ECRI)

Teaching Assistant
Kigali, RwandaFeb. 2023 – Apr. 2023
  • Taught Advanced Excel for Data Analysis.

TigraiCodes

Co-Founder & Teaching Assistant
Mekelle, EthiopiaSep. 2019 – Present
  • Co-founded an initiative to teach programming and computer science concepts to high school students.

AddisCoder

Teaching Assistant
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaJul. 2019 – Aug. 2019
  • Taught Python programming and algorithms.

Data Scientist
Jul. 2023 – Apr. 2025
  • Developed LLM-powered assistants to process and understand business documents.
  • Built a data pipeline for historical media scraping and bias analysis for the Cost of Media Stereotypes in Africa report.
  • Extracted stakeholder information from authoritative sources and designed knowledge graphs in Neo4j.

iCog Labs Software Consultancy

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ML Intern
Sep. 2019 – Jan. 2020
  • Developed a rule-based algorithm to extract word stems for the Tigrinya language, aimed at enhancing natural language processing tasks.

1st Place Dec. 2023 Kigali, Rwanda
  • Built a Python-powered interactive dashboard to explore and visualize NISR statistical datasets, advancing data-driven decision-making and public statistical literacy.
  • Simplified complex indicators (e.g., GDP and CPI) into intuitive visual narratives for wider audience accessibility.

Microsoft Africa Development Centre – University Mentorship Program

Third Place Feb. 2022 Remote
  • Developed a virtual healthcare app to improve access to healthcare in Africa.

mSTEB: Massively Multilingual Evaluation of LLMs on Speech and Text Tasks

  • Benchmark for evaluating large language models across speech and text tasks.

My Work

Projects and technical posts.

Tigrinya GPT-2 Model

51M-parameter GPT-2 model trained on 21M Tigrinya tokens.

Gemma-3-4B-Tigrinya

4B-parameter Gemma model fine-tuned for Tigrinya text generation.

Gemma-3-4B-Tigrinya QA

4B-parameter Gemma model instruction-tuned for Tigrinya question answering.

Technical Articles

Publications

GitHub Activity

My open source contributions and code repositories

GitHub Statistics

GitHub contribution statistics Top programming languages by repo

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Contact

Feel free to reach out. I'm always open to engaging discussions and new opportunities.

Address

KN 3 Rd, Kigali, Rwanda

Email

luelbhagos@gmail.com

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