Shalon Walter

Shalon Walter

AI Engineer · Full-Stack Developer · Published Researcher

I'm an AI Engineer and Data Scientist passionate about turning complex data into impactful solutions. I specialize in machine learning, interactive AI, and predictive modeling, transforming raw data into actionable insights. With a focus on innovative, cross-functional projects from healthcare diagnostics to immersive AI avatars, I'm dedicated to using data to make a difference.

Education

 

UofA
The University of Arizona
Master of Science in Data Science (GPA: 3.9) | Tucson, AZ
Dec 2024
Rajagiri
Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science Engineering | Cochin, Kerala, India
Jul 2021

Experience

 

AIMMS Physical Examination
R&D AI EngineerAug 2024 – Present
ASTEC, Health Sciences Innovation | University of Arizona

Building the AI Medical Mentoring System (AIMMS), a full-stack medical education platform deployed at aidset.ai. The system enables medical students to practice clinical reasoning through AI-powered virtual patient simulations. Architected using React 18, TypeScript, FastAPI, and PostgreSQL. Built multimodal RAG data pipelines integrating OpenAI, ElevenLabs, Picovoice for intelligent patient interactions. Optimized pipeline performance by 40% through Redis caching and batch embedding generation.

React 18TypeScriptFastAPIGPTDockerGCPRedis
AI EngineerMay 2024 – Aug 2024
AI Core, Dept. of Artificial Intelligence, ICDI | Tucson, AZ

Managed an AI summer internship program with 60 students across 12 projects, providing training in LLMs, prompt engineering, web APIs, and GenAI. Deployed multiple AI applications for academic and industry partners. Organized a final showcase with 200+ attendees attracting university and local media coverage.

AI Core Team
Biosphere 2
Data EngineerDec 2023 – May 2024
Biosphere 2, Landscape Evolution Observatory | Tucson, AZ

Built a scalable ETL pipeline in Python with Oracle DB and Airflow integration to process 6 years of per-minute sensor data from 5,000+ environmental sensors (millions of records). Automated quality control and anomaly detection, reducing processing time by 80%. Built Tableau dashboards for real-time data quality monitoring.

PythonOracle DBAirflowApache SparkTableau
Data ScientistMay 2023 – Nov 2023
College of Nursing – University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ

Deployed an end-to-end PyTorch ML model on AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, SageMaker) for time-series prediction using large-scale biometric data, achieving <4-day prediction accuracy in the final week before labor. Developed automated ML pipeline tools with PostgreSQL and Apache Spark.

PyTorchAWSSageMakerPostgreSQL
Predictive Model
Research Poster
Data Scientist (Research)Feb 2023 – Aug 2023
College of Medicine – University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ

Led research developing a U-Net deep learning model for carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosis through ultrasound image segmentation, achieving a 0.89 Dice Score. Published findings in the Medical Engineering and Physics Journal. Presented at the Orthopedic Research Society Conference.

TensorFlowComputer VisionLabVIEW
Software EngineerJul 2021 – Jan 2023
Tata Consultancy Services | Bangalore, India

Built enterprise integration solutions using Oracle Integration Cloud for a Fortune 500 client, connecting ERP, CRM, and data systems with custom PL/SQL logic. Designed REST/SOAP APIs and automated ETL pipelines. Improved operational efficiency by 30% through automated workflows with error handling and data validation.

Oracle OICPL/SQLRESTSOAP
TCS

Projects

 

Interactive World Happiness Report Visualization

University of Arizona · Deployed

Built and deployed a Shiny web application for exploring World Happiness Report data (2015–2023) with interactive heatmaps, comparative plots, and customizable analyses.

RShiny
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Sentiment Analysis — Ensemble Model

University of Arizona · Completed

Ensemble model combining LSTM and BERT using TensorFlow for multi-label sentiment classification across seven categories. Achieved 6th place out of 60 participants with a Micro F1 score of 84%.

TensorFlowLSTMBERTNLP
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VoiceBrain — AI Voice Notes

Personal Project · Deployed

An iOS voice recording app that transcribes speech and automatically extracts tasks and insights using AI. Transitioned from localhost development to production-ready infrastructure.

iOS/SwiftRailwayCloudflare R2OpenAI

Financial News Aggregation System

Freelance · Built

Automated pipeline for investment banking newsletters that collects financial news, processes through AI for summarization and categorization, and outputs structured content for distribution.

n8nAirtableOpenAI

Pact — Intent-Based Specification Language

Personal Project · Active Development

A specification language for the AI-collaborative era. Humans define WHAT they want (intent, constraints, guarantees) and AI determines HOW to implement it. Built a working compiler/CLI in Python.

PythonClaude APIAST ParsingCLI
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Horticultural Price Forecasting

RSET, Kerala · Published

ML models predicting horticultural product prices, assisting farmers in reducing risks from price volatility. LSTM model achieved 93% accuracy. Published in KSII Transactions.

LSTMMLTime-Series

Jobpilot — Automated Job Applications

Personal Project · Prototype

Exploring automated job application workflows to streamline the job search process.

AutomationPython

Business Scraper / Lead Generation

Personal Project · Built

Automated business data collection and lead generation system for streamlining prospecting workflows.

PythonScraping

Publications

 

01
Medical Image Segmentation for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Diagnosis
Medical Engineering and Physics Journal
U-Net deep learning model · 0.89 Dice Score
02
Horticultural Price Forecasting Using Machine Learning
KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems
LSTM model · 93% accuracy
03
Orthopedic Research Society Conference
Conference Presentation
Ultrasound image analysis research findings

Tech Stack

 

AI / ML
LLM EngineeringLLMOpsPrompt EngineeringRAG ArchitectureLangChainLlamaIndexOpenAI / GPTVector DBsEmbeddingsNLPHuggingFacePyTorchTensorFlowKerasscikit-learnComputer VisionRoboflow
Languages
PythonSQLJavaScriptTypeScriptNode.jsReactRC++JavaPL/SQLBashMATLAB
Data & Cloud
DatabricksGCPAWSApache SparkPySparkAirflowPostgreSQLOracle DBMongoDBRedisETL Pipelines
DevOps & Frameworks
DockerKubernetesCI/CDGitHub ActionsTraefikFastAPIFlaskReact 18Three.jsShinyn8nTableau

Let's Connect!

waltershalon24@gmail.com

Phoenix, AZ

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