Bank Note OCR — Nepali Currency Detection
Real-time Nepali banknote denomination classifier using computer vision and vector similarity techniques, robust under varied lighting and image quality.
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Available for hire · Kathmandu, Nepal
NISHAN KHAREL.
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Data Scientist and AI Engineer with 1+ year of hands-on experience building machine learning, NLP, and computer vision systems. I turn complex data problems into measurable business outcomes.
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01 — Selected Work
RECENT
RECENT
PROJECTS.
Production-grade AI systems I've built — from computer vision pipelines to RAG chatbots and end-to-end ATS platforms.
Recruit Nepal — AI-Powered ATS
End-to-end ATS pipeline with Tesseract OCR, spaCy NER, and Sentence Transformer embeddings. LLM-based contextual scoring for automated candidate ranking.
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Shishu Care — Infant Cry Classifier
CNN-BiLSTM with attention to classify infant cries (hunger, pain, burping, sleep) from mel spectrograms with near real-time inference.
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RAG Chatbot with pgvector + Gemini
Production-ready RAG chatbot using FastAPI + PostgreSQL (pgvector) + Gemini LLM API with Sentence Transformer embeddings for cosine-similarity retrieval. Containerised with Docker-Compose; Streamlit frontend.
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PopUp — Vendor Conversational Chatbot
Multi-document chatbot with LangChain + OpenAI API, dynamic conversational forms, and session state management for accurate multi-turn vendor workflows.
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Protein Function Prediction (CAFA-6)
Predicted Gene Ontology labels from amino acid sequences using deep learning, with bioinformatics preprocessing, custom encoding, and class-weighted training.
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2nd Place
Code for Change Hackathon
02 — About Me
BUILDING
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BUILDING
INTELLIGENT
SYSTEMS.
I'm a results-driven AI Engineer and Data Scientist with over a year of hands-on experience deploying intelligent solutions and managing end-to-end AI pipelines.
My expertise spans Large Language Models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, and data engineering with Docker and modern deep learning frameworks. I build chatbots, implement efficient ETL processes, and deliver data-driven insights that enhance business performance.
Education
BSc CSIT · Tribhuvan University
Location
Kathmandu, Nepal
Focus Areas
LLM · RAG · Computer Vision
Email
nkharel57@gmail.com
03 — Professional Journey
EXPERIENCE.
A track record of shipping AI systems across recruitment, document intelligence, and education.
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Oct 2025 — Feb 2026
AI Engineer Part Time
Mantra Ideas Tech · Kathmandu, Nepal- Engineered an AI-based Bank Note OCR System using computer vision and deep learning to detect and classify currency denominations.
- Fine-tuned Text-to-Speech models for Nepali voice synthesis with VibeVoice and Voice Cloning for real-time speech generation.
- Built NLP automation tools including intelligent document parsing and information extraction pipelines.
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Mar 2025 — Aug 2025
Data Scientist
Mind Risers Technology · Kathmandu, Nepal- Developed an AI-powered ATS system for Recruit Nepal using Tesseract OCR, spaCy NER, and semantic search to match candidate profiles with job descriptions.
- Built a Nepali fake news classifier for the Pop-Up app using BERT-based Transformer models, enabling real-time content verification.
- Created an automated Job Description Generator with secure API integration for dynamic job-posting creation.
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Feb 2025 — Feb 2026
Data Science Consultant Part-Time
Namaste Network · Chabahil, Kathmandu- Designed and deployed end-to-end data science solutions covering predictive modelling, NLP pipelines, and automated analytics.
- Delivered training on Neural Networks and Transformer architectures, covering backpropagation and attention mechanisms.
- Designed data science bootcamp curriculum and materials, improving student satisfaction by 25%.
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2024
Machine Learning Tutor
Texas International College · Kathmandu, Nepal- Conducted 20+ lectures and mentoring sessions on AI and Machine Learning for undergraduate students.
- Facilitated hands-on ML workshops, achieving a 90% student pass rate.
04 — Technical Stack
SKILLS &
SKILLS &
TOOLSET.
Languages
ML & AI
LLM / RAG / Vector
Backend
Database
DevOps & Tools
Certifications
- Python Programming — Programiz Pro, 2024
- NumPy for Data Science — Programiz Pro, 2024
- Structured Query Language (SQL) — Programiz Pro, 2023
05 — What I Offer
SERVICES.
AI / ML Engineering
End-to-end machine learning pipelines — data ingestion, model training, fine-tuning, evaluation, and deployment to production APIs.
LLM & RAG Applications
Production RAG systems with pgvector, Sentence Transformers, and modern LLM APIs. Chatbots, semantic search, and document intelligence.
Data Science & Analytics
Predictive modelling, NLP pipelines, and automated analytics using Python and SQL. Turning raw data into actionable business insights.
Backend API Development
Secure, scalable APIs with FastAPI, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, and Docker. Production-grade with proper validation and rate limiting.
06 — Let's Connect
GET IN
GET IN
TOUCH.
Have a project in mind or want to collaborate? Drop a message — I read every one.
Email
nkharel57@gmail.com
Phone
+977 986 299 3796
Location
Kathmandu, Nepal