About
I am currently working as a Senior Data Scientist for ExxonMobil Information Technology (EMIT) at ExxonMobil Corporation, Houston, TX. Additionally, I am an Affiliated Courtesy Faculty in the Department of Scientific Computing at Florida State University starting October 2018. I am leading Dr. Anke Meyer-Baese Research Group. I am also the Founder and Co-Author of SlickML. SlickML is an Open-Source Machine Learning Library written in Python.

Senior Data Scientist
Innovative and deadline-driven Data Scientist with 10+ years of extensive hands-on and research experiences in the field of Data Science, Machine Learning, Scientific Computing, Data Mining, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis and Data Visualization.
- Website: www.amirhessam.com
- Phone: +1 (330) 606-7855
- City: Houston, TX, USA
- Degree: PhD
- Email: atahmassebi@fsu.edu
- Freelance: Available
Solid Mathematics and Statistics education background due to the 10+ years studying in the field of Physics and Scientic Computing with superior professionalism, strong attention to details, and exceptional abilities of managing time, tackling challenges and delivering beyond expectations. Self-motivated, creative and collaborative with excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
Facts
Book Chapters
Research Papers
Citations
H-Index
Skills
Proficient with Python, PySpark, SQL, Keras/TensorFlow, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning Algorithms.
Familiar with R, C/C++, Fortran, SAS, NLP, and Parallel Programming (OpenMP, MPI, CUDA, OpenACC).
Resume
To download the PDF versions, please check out my One-Page Résumé , and Full CV.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Computational Science
August 2015 - August 2018
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
GPA: 3.969/4.0; Advisor: Prof. Anke Meyer-Baese
Dissertation: Pattern Recognition in Medical Imaging: Supervised Learning of MRI and fMRI Data
Master of Science, Computational Science
August 2015 - December 2017
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
GPA: 3.969/4.0; Advisor: Prof. Anke Meyer-Baese
Master of Science, Physics
August 2013 - August 2015
University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, USA
GPA: 3.982/4.0; Advisor: Prof. Alper Buldum
Dissertation: Fluid Flow Through Carbon Nanotubes And Graphene Based Nanostructures
Bachelor of Science, Physics
September 2006 - July 2010
University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
GPA: 3.1/4.0; Advisor: Prof. Hamidreza Moshfegh
Professional Experience
Senior Data Scientist
January 2020 - Present
ExxonMobil Corporation, Houston, Texas, USA
- Lead in the design, development, and implementation of the solution for Dynamic Revenue Managemnet (DRM) project for ExxonMobil Chemical Company (EMCC).
Data Scientist
October 2018 - December 2019
Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Developed 90-day pediatric asthma re-admission model for Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC).
- Developed 30-day pediatric all cause re-admission model for 17 hospitals around the US.
- Developed multiple predictive models for bundled payments care improvement advanced (BPCI-A) for 37 defined CMS episodes for Navi-Health.
Data Scientist
June 2017 - August 2018
Mynomx Inc., Palo Alto, California, USA
- Developed Machine Learning algorithms for population health management on Stanford and UK Bio-Bank databases.
- Took statistical models and transformed them into robust and scalable codes using Spark and ML library.
Python Libraries
Amir is a very talented Data Scientist with a strong technical background in deep learning and relentless work ethic and ability to solve complex Data Science problems. Amir is also an excellent teammate whom is always open to collaborating on different techniques for solving problems and also excels in providing mentorship to his peers. Overall, very strong Data Scientist with in-depth experience in machine learning and software development.

Trace Smith
Senior Data Scientist
From advanced medical imaging, to the newest machine learning framework, Amir was always learning new things and experimenting. His strong math and physics background proved to be very useful for tackling complex computational problems. Over the years we worked together at FSU, we also became close friends.

Eitan Lees, PhD
Co-Author of Altair & Vega-Lite Libraries
I have known Amir since Fall 2015 as my PhD student and research assistant at the Department of Scientific Computing at Florida State University. Amir demonstrated the ability to work independently with great creativity and enthusiasm. His creativity allows him to always seek and develop new solutions to the problems. He was the best PhD student I ever had!

Anke Meyer-Baese, PhD
Professor
Amirhessam is a talented data scientist. I had the pleasure of working with him at Precision Wellness. He has a high caliber of data science literacy, making it easy to technically communicate on new ideas, code modifications, and in exploring theoretical basis of the work. His ability to tackle the diverse problems assigned to him and to quickly get up to speed to produce effective solutions was impressive.

Arsia Takeh, PhD
Lead Data Scientist
Amir was really great to work with at Cerner. He is very knowledgeable of the data science life cycle. He taught me a lot about feature selection and mathematical modeling. Also, he was a great resource for Python and Pandas questions. Overall, he is dedicated to doing great work, and helping to create a great collaborative culture.

Will Zimmerman
Data Analyst
Amir came to the Department of Scientific Computing with a strong physics background, where he had already discovered a strong interest and ability in computing. However, his particular interest in data science has led him to take a substantial set of courses in data mining, data management, and machine learning, to be exposed to realistic problems in medical data and medical imaging.

John Burkardt, PhD
Computational Scientist
Amir and I were classmates in a Computational Science PhD program. Amir's talent and helpfulness were impressive. He demonstrated the ability and will to help others in arenas ranging from physics to applied machine learning. His time management skills must be superlative because he was able to exceed the requirements of our program in a relatively short time, despite frequently assisting others.

Brian Bartoldson, PhD
Machine Learning Scientist
I have known Amir since I have served as a University Representative in his doctoral committee. He is extremely smart, quick to learn new concepts and is bold to try new ideas. He is a good role model for any PhD student. I am confident he will be successful in all his endeavors. He is highly recommended on my list.

Simon Foo, PhD
Professor
Contact
Location:
22777 Springwoods Village Pkwy, Spring, TX 77389
Email:
admin@amirhessam.com
Call:
+1 (330) 606-7855