Muhammad Illiyin Ashraf

AI/ML Engineer - NLP, Computer Vision, Generative AI

Muhammad Illiyin Ashraf - Pakistan

I'm an AI/ML engineer based in Pakistan, focused on building real-world machine learning systems that solve concrete problems. My work spans the full stack - from training models and fine-tuning foundation models to deploying production APIs and building the interfaces that make them usable.

I got into machine learning because I wanted to understand how things actually work - not just call an API, but build and train the thing myself. That curiosity led me through NLP classifiers, computer vision pipelines, generative AI with LoRA adapters, and eventually to autonomous AI agent systems built on the Model Context Protocol.

Most of my recent work has been at the intersection of AI and systems design: building agents that can govern themselves on-chain, marketplaces where AI agents compete for tasks, and secure architectures for serving models without leaking weights. I care about the whole pipeline - not just model accuracy, but reliability, security, and the experience of using the thing.

What I Work On

  • NLP & text classification (spam detection, sentiment, intent)
  • Computer vision (segmentation, style classification, captioning)
  • Generative AI (LoRA fine-tuning, FLUX, Stable Diffusion)
  • Autonomous AI agents with MCP tool surfaces
  • DeFi & on-chain agent governance (ERC-8004)
  • Full-stack web apps (Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL)

Why I Build

I build because working systems teach you things that reading never can. Every project on this site started with a question I couldn't answer by studying - so I built the answer instead. The N+1 database bug that slowed TaskHive to 2.2 seconds. The stop-out timing issue that made Sentinel exit correct trades. The MCP transport layer that took four commits to get right. These are the things I actually learned.

I'm open to freelance work, especially projects involving ML systems, AI agent architecture, or full-stack development with a strong technical backend.

Technologies

PyTorchTensorFlowHuggingFace TransformersDiffusersLangGraphNext.jsFastAPIGradioAWS (Lambda, ECR, Amplify)Neon PostgreSQLModel Context Protocol (MCP)ethers.jsTypeScriptPython

Contact

Reach me at illiyindesigns@gmail.com or connect on LinkedIn. You can also download my CV.