I'm an applied researcher 🎓 and AI engineer with hands-on expertise in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Data Science. I hold a PhD in Information Science from the ULB in Brussels, along with master's degrees in Germanic languages and Information Science.

My experience spans the full lifecycle of data-driven projects — from problem formulation and research to model development, experimentation, and deployment, in both academic and industry settings. I also maintain an active research profile and lecture on NLP at the University of Geneva at the master's level.

After my PhD, I did postdocs in Finland and Sweden, and had the chance to collaborate with various institutions and companies along the way.

I'm now back home in Brussels, applying NLP and Data Science to real-world problems. I'm happy to help you start a new ML project, support your team, or explore new research directions.

Simon Hengchen

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