Mustafa Kafyyah

Data science graduate building real products with machine learning: peer‑reviewed research, finance ML experience, and hands‑on work in Python, SQL, and Power BI.

Saudi Arabia · B.Sc. Data Science, GPA 4.70 / 5.00 · English, Arabic: fluent | French: intermediate

Experience

Feb 2026 – May 2026

Data Science Intern

Abdul Latif Jameel United Finance, Jeddah

  • Built the company's first ML-based forecasting system for monthly financing volumes, delivering full-year 2026 projections.
  • Designed safety guardrails for an internal AI chatbot now running in production.
  • Built interactive Power BI dashboards to present forecasts and analyze historical trends.
  • Presented model outputs and key drivers to non-technical management to support planning.

Dec 2025

Bupa Arabia Datathon

Bupa Arabia Headquarters, Jeddah

  • Selected as a university representative for a competitive healthcare analytics datathon on claims prediction.
  • Delivered an end-to-end workflow: data cleaning, exploratory analysis, and ML model development.
  • Visualized insights for non-technical audiences to communicate business impacts.

Nov 2024

Forecasting Hackathon

University of Jeddah

  • Applied SAS Viya for time-series forecasting and data analysis in a competitive team setting.
  • Collaborated within a team to develop forecasting solutions and present insights effectively.

Dec 2023

KAUST Academy AI Specialization

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

  • Selected to participate in a five-day intensive AI and machine learning course.
  • Gained hands-on experience in linear regression, logistic regression and neural networks.
  • Worked on applied exercises and projects, developing a deeper understanding of machine learning concepts.

Education

B.Sc. Data Science

University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · Graduated: 2026

GPA 4.70 / 5.00

Relevant coursework: Applied Machine Learning, Applied Deep Learning, Data Visualization, Database Management, Database Administration, Business Intelligence

High School Diploma

Ridgemont High School, Ottawa, Canada

Projects

Deep Learning Detection of Eye Conditions

EfficientNetB0 CNN that classifies eye conditions from external eye photos. Trained on roughly 4,600 images aggregated from IEEE, Mendeley, and Kaggle, with non-eye images added for robustness. Includes a web prototype for real-time predictions on uploaded images.

0.975macro F1
0.979balanced accuracy
4models compared
Python TensorFlow EfficientNetB0 CNN
Published in Advances in Knowledge-Based Systems, Data Science, and Cybersecurity → Download PDF →

Cryptocurrency Price Forecasting

Time-series forecasting of weekly Litecoin (LTC) prices. Compared Linear Regression, LSTM, and ARIMA models on the same data to identify the strongest approach.

0.963best R²
3models compared
Python LSTM ARIMA Scikit-learn
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Diabetes Predictive Analysis

Applied Machine Learning coursework project predicting diabetes risk from patient health indicators. End-to-end workflow covering data cleaning, EDA, feature engineering, and comparison of multiple classifiers to identify the strongest model.

0.962accuracy
4models compared
Python Scikit-learn Pandas Jupyter
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Food Safety Detector – Nut Image Classification

Deep learning image classifier for identifying nuts, aimed at food safety and allergen detection. Trained end-to-end on a labeled nut image dataset with augmentation for robustness.

0.930f1-score
11classes
Python TensorFlow CNN
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Skills

Domains

Machine Learning Deep Learning Data Analysis Data Visualization Time-Series Forecasting Database Management

Languages

Python SQL MySQL

Tools & Libraries

TensorFlow Scikit-learn Pandas Matplotlib Power BI Excel

Certifications

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300)
Microsoft
In Progress
Standardized Test of English Proficiency (STEP)
Qiyas
92 / 100 · Feb 2026
Python 3 Programming Specialization
University of Michigan, Coursera · 5 courses
Sep 2024
Prepare Data for Exploration
Google, Coursera
Mar 2024
Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions
Google, Coursera
Feb 2024
Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere
Google, Coursera
Jan 2024
TOEFL iBT
ETS
99 / 120 · Jun 2020

Contact

Open to data science roles and collaborations. The fastest way to reach me is email.