Nurgissa Zhakanov

@Nurgissa

ML/CV/Embedded Systems Engineer

Software engineer with a BSc and MSc (Information Systems, Nazarbayev University, CGPA 3.70, Top-1 by GPA in the MSc cohort) and a strong algorithmic foundation.

About

Core stack: Python (ML, backend) and C/C++. Experienced in taking a project from prototype to a working service: model training, REST APIs with FastAPI, Docker containerization, CI/CD. Comfortable in Linux and with Git. First author of a peer-reviewed journal article, math olympiad medalist. English C1.

Career

Experience: 2 years

Experience

Research Assistant

Nazarbayev University

Sep 2023 — Dec 2025

Computer Vision-aided Wireless Communication

Education

Beng in Electrical and Computer Engineering

2021 — 2025

MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering

2025 — 2027