Timur Turatali

Machine Learning Engineer and Data Scientist with over 9 years of experience, having significantly contributed to startup environments and established companies like EY and Citibank. Beyond his corporate career, Timur co-founded the AI community of Kyrgyzstan, which now boasts over 1,800 members, including Machine Learning engineers, AI specialists, and Data Scientists. He is also an active contributor to open-source Natural Language Processing (NLP) projects for the Kyrgyz language, working on initiatives like Named Entity Recognition (NER), spell checking, and large language models (LLMs). He co-founded an open-source initiative called AkylAI and The Cramer Project to support AI development for the Kyrgyz language. AkylAI is the first AI chatbot and smart speaker in Kyrgyz. Timur has played a key role in fostering the tech ecosystem by organizing over 10 hackathons/datathons, over 20 meetups, and a major networking event focused on IT, AI, and Machine Learning. His research interests include Natural Language Processing for less-resourced languages, as well as deep learning and machine learning applications for mental health.