Baglan Zhubatkanov

Research Assistant

Nazarbayev University

Research university in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Led environmental sensor data acquisition and processing, co-authored a journal submission, and helped maintain 80%+ sensor uptime.

• Co-authored a research paper submitted to Atmospheric Environment; served as technical lead for data acquisition, processing, and visualization. • Developed an end-to-end data pipeline for retrieval, preprocessing, and validation of high-frequency (1–15 minute intervals) environmental sensor data, ensuring dataset integrity for a span of about 2 years. • Designed plots and infographics for the paper, including custom spatio-temporal plots and statistical graphs for exploratory analysis and publication.

Computer Vision Specialist

SmartTek at Teknolab

Built a live-video license plate detection and OCR workflow, integrating model outputs with transactional systems.

• Developed an RTSP pipeline integrating object detection and OCR outputs with transactional data systems using FastAPI. • Trained and fine-tuned YOLOv8 models for license plate detection in retail environments, improving robustness under varying illumination and camera perspectives. • Designed and optimized OCR models for license plate text recognition from live video streams. • Containerized the computer vision workflow using Docker to support reproducible training and deployment.

President (formerly Avionics lead)

Nazarbayev University Aeromodelling Club

Led a university UAV team and implemented an AI-assisted targeting module; the competition technical report scored 88/100.

• Co-authored the technical report for the Teknofest UAV competition, which received a technical evaluation score of 88/100. • Developed and implemented an AI-assisted targeting module into ArduPilot control systems for UAV payload applications. • Configured and tuned ArduPilot-based autopilot and mission control systems. • Led a multidisciplinary technical team in UAV development and testing. • Coordinated club technical activities and organizational planning, including project scheduling and external and internal events.

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Nazarbayev University