Vasif Asadov

Data Scientist | Control & Automation Engineer

I am Vasif Asadov, a Data Scientist and Master's student in Control and Automation Engineering at Yildiz Technical University. My analytical foundation was established early — a perfect score of 700/700 on the Azerbaijan National Entrance Exam earned me a Presidential Scholarship, and that same precision carries into everything I build today.

My path into data science is rooted in real engineering experience. At SOCAR, one of the region's largest energy companies, I worked hands-on with SQL Server for data management and plant automation systems. That foundation led me to a 6-month Full Stack Data Science internship, where I took ownership of the entire ML pipeline — from raw data cleaning to model deployment using Python, SQL, R, and Tableau.

Currently, my Master's thesis sits at the intersection of deep learning and control theory: AI-based Model Predictive Control of Nonlinear Systems. I am drawn to problems where rigorous engineering meets modern machine learning — building systems that are not just accurate, but production-ready, automated, and built to last.

Vasif Asadov - Data Scientist

Experience

Jul 2025 - Jan 2026

Data Scientist Intern

Data Science Academy Remote

  • Conducted exploratory data analysis and advanced preprocessing for end-to-end ML workflows.
  • Built and optimized models using Python and Scikit-Learn (cross-validation, hyperparameter tuning).
  • Developed interactive Power BI and Tableau dashboards to present model outputs and business KPIs.
Mar 2023 - May 2023

Data Management Intern

R&D Institute of Oil and Gas (SOCAR) Baku

  • Managed, validated, and optimized plant sensor data in Microsoft SQL Server.
  • Developed automated SQL triggers for threshold-based alerts, improving monitoring efficiency.

Education

Current

Master's in Control & Automation Eng.

Yildiz Technical University Istanbul, TR

  • Fully Funded Türkiye Scholarship.
  • Thesis: Deep Learning Based Model Predictive Control of Nonlinear Systems.
Sep 2018 - Jun 2023

Bachelor's in Process Automation Eng.

Baku Higher Oil School Baku, AZ

  • Azerbaijan Presidency Scholarship.
  • Graduated with High Honors (GPA: 3.5/4.0).

Technical Arsenal

Programming

Python R Bash & Fish Shell LaTeX

Data Wrangling

Pandas & Polars Advanced SQL Feature Engineering ETL / ELT Pipelines

Database Architecture

T-SQL & PL/SQL PostgreSQL & MySQL DuckDB (OLAP) MS SQL Server

ML & Deep Learning Architectures

PyTorch & TensorFlow Predictive Modeling Unsupervised Learning Dimensionality Reduction (PCA, t-SNE) CNN Architectures Ensemble Methods

Statistical Fundamentals

Inferential Statistics Probability Distributions A/B Testing & Experimentation Hypothesis Testing

BI & Interactive Analytics

Power BI & Tableau Apache Superset Plotly Dash

Cloud Computing & MLOps

AWS Core (S3, EC2, IAM) Snowflake & Databricks Docker Containerization CI/CD Pipelines Git Version Control

Web & Technical Docs

Astro Framework Tailwind CSS Markdown & MDX GitHub Pages

Certifications

Explore The Knowledge Base

This platform serves as my official digital garden. A structured environment where rigorous research meets production-ready code.

Data Analysis

Comprehensive projects covering complex queries across multiple engines (T-SQL, PL/SQL, DuckDB) and interactive BI dashboards.

Data Science

Advanced implementation of Regression, Classification, and Clustering models, focusing heavily on building robust end-to-end ML pipelines.

Data Articles

A curated collection of my research regarding AI and Machine Learning, concentrating on essential "must-know" topics for Data Science interviews.

Linux World & Thesis

Technical guides on high-performance Linux architectures, alongside a dedicated log of my academic research in Deep Learning & Control Theory.