Patrick Attankurugu

Patrick Attankurugu

AI Engineer

About

Senior AI/ML Engineer building production AI systems — deep learning, computer vision, LLMs, RAG pipelines, and identity verification at scale. Currently at Agregar Technologies, where I build and ship AI-powered KYC, AML, and document verification systems serving enterprise financial institutions across Africa. I work primarily with Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, YOLO, FastAPI, and AWS. BSc Computer Science from the University of Ghana. Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellow at Queen's University, Canada.

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Experience

Agregar Technologies

Aug 2024 – Present
Senior AI/ML & Backend Engineer → Chief AI & Engineering Officer

Built core AI/ML systems powering identity verification and financial compliance for enterprise clients across Africa. Developed ScoreX (AI credit scoring), fine-tuned ResNet and YOLO models for document verification and smart ID capture, built AML transaction monitoring engines, and shipped a deepfake detection system for biometric fraud prevention.

Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, ResNet, YOLO, OpenCV, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, AWS, LangChain, Hugging Face

SEMA Technologies

Nov 2022 – Jul 2024
AI Engineer

Built a real-time predictive surveillance system that interfaces with IP cameras to detect and predict suspicious activity using computer vision and ML models. Led a team of 5 engineers.

Python, PyTorch, OpenCV, TensorFlow

SuperFluid Labs

2020
AI Engineer · Team Lead

Led a team of 4 in an AI hackathon organized by SuperFluid Labs in collaboration with AI Commons. Placed 4th out of 12 competing teams.

Python, LLMs, Prompt Engineering

Kosmos Innovation Center

2023
Technical Lead · AgriTech Challenge

Led technical development for an agriculture technology project integrating data-driven approaches to cassava processing and export optimization.

Python, Data Analysis, ML Modeling

DEXT Solutions Consult

Jun – Aug 2019
Web Developer

Built websites and web applications for clients. Streamlined codebases and improved user experience across multiple projects.

JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Projects

Agentic RAG with LlamaIndex

Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipeline using LlamaIndex for advanced document Q&A with agentic reasoning.

Python, LlamaIndex, Vector DB

LexAura

AI-powered legal assistant that helps users navigate legal documents, get instant answers, and understand complex legal language.

Python, LLMs, RAG, Next.js

Predictive Surveillance System

Real-time computer vision system interfacing with IP cameras to detect and predict suspicious criminal activities before they occur.

Python, PyTorch, OpenCV, YOLO

Real-Time Object Tracking

Software that interfaces with IP cameras to detect, classify, and track various objects in real time using deep learning models.

Python, OpenCV, Deep Learning

Deepfake Detection System

Production biometric fraud prevention — detects AI-generated faces, video replays, and printed photo spoofing in live deployment.

Python, PyTorch, Deep Learning, OpenCV

ScoreX — AI Credit Scoring

ML-powered credit scoring system that assesses creditworthiness from behavioral and transactional data for faster lending decisions.

Python, Scikit-learn, FastAPI, PostgreSQL

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