Kossi Ayikouma-Agbeve

About Kossi Ayikouma-Agbeve

A physicist with a strong quantitative background and 2+ years of experience in applied analytics using SAS, R, and Python to implement predictive models and machine learning techniques, data processing, and data mining algorithms to solve challenging business problems.I hold Base SAS certification, several micro-degrees such as data science with R and Python.I have a little experience in Big data analytics.

Experience

1. Data Scientist Research Scientist

   North Carolina Central University

   Aug 2017 — Present · Durham, NC, US

   Developed Python modules, machine learning & predictive analytics for day-to-day business activities Analyzed large data sets applied machine learning techniques and developed predictive models, statistical models, and developing and enhanced statistical models by leveraging best-in-class modeling techniques Conducting studies, rapid plots, and using advanced data mining and statistical modeling techniques to build a solution that optimizes the quality and performance of data Worked with parameter tuning and model evaluation techniques Confusion Matrix, Cross-validation, AUC-ROC Implemented dimensionality reduction using Principal Component Analysis and k-fold cross-validation as part of Model Improvement Implemented Pearson\'s Correlation and Maximum Variance techniques to find the key predictors for the Regression models Perform Exploratory analysis, hypothesis testing, cluster analysis, correlation, ANOVA, ROC Curve and build models in Supervised and Unsupervised Machine Learning algorithms, Text Analytics & Time Series Forecasting Build the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using SQL and AWS big data technologies Designed and developed NLP models for sentiment analysis. Generated dashboards using Tableau/Power BI to visualize the data and provide solutions to the existing problems as well as insights to improve customer experience and organizational performance Worked with numerous data visualization tools in python like matplotlib, seaborn, ggplot.

Education

• North Carolina Central University

  Master's degree, Physics/Nuclear Physics

  2009 — 2012

• North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

  Bachelor's degree, Physics/Geophysics

  2006 — 2009

Skills

• Matlab
• Numerical Analysis
• Mathematica
• Mathematical Modeling
• Simulations
• Laboratory
• C
• Microsoft Office
• Latex
• Data Analysis
• Sds-Page
• Laboratory Skills
• Science
• Public Speaking
• Physics
• Html5
• Linux
• Scientific Computing
• Statistics
• Algorithms
• C++
• Research
• Teaching