Tabassum Unnisa

About Me

My journey to becoming a Data Scientist wasn’t linear — it looked more like a beautifully complex neural network that finally converged.

With a B.Tech in Electronics & Communication and a Master’s in Digital Communication, I had the technical foundation. But instead of diving straight into code, I began by analyzing a far more unpredictable dataset: people.

As a lecturer, I ran daily exploratory data analysis on student performance, engineered behavioral features, and identified hidden variables affecting outcomes — long before I knew those terms formally.

In project coordination and HR, I optimized workflows, debugged communication gaps, and performed root-cause analysis on team dynamics — essentially running real-time process mining without Power BI.

Then came motherhood — my most demanding longitudinal research project. Two children, infinite variables, continuous A/B testing on routines, and advanced resilience modeling under extreme sleep deprivation conditions. That “career break” wasn’t a gap. It was model refinement — strengthening emotional intelligence, long-term forecasting, and decision-making under uncertainty.

And then the insight emerged — clean and unmistakable: I wasn’t changing careers. I was formalizing what I had always been doing. So I built the technical stack intentionally. I completed the IBM Data Science Professional Certificate, earned an offline Diploma in Data Science, and strengthened my statistical foundation through the Introduction to R Programming course.

I expanded into AI through Generative AI for Data Science, Google Prompt Essentials, and Prompt Engineering certifications from Google and Microsoft via Coursera — integrating machine learning, deep learning, Python, SQL, and applied AI into real-world projects.

Today, I translate complex datasets into actionable intelligence using Power BI and advanced analytics — turning numbers into narratives that drive decisions. Because whether it’s classrooms, boardrooms, households, or high-dimensional datasets, my mission remains constant:

“Transforming thoughts, experiences, and data into knowledge, solutions, and inspiration for the world.”

Professional Highlights

  • Academic Foundation: B.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering and M.Tech in Digital Communication Engineering.
  • Teaching Experience: Over 3 years of engineering teaching experience.
  • Project & HR Experience: Professional experience in Project Coordination and HR operations.
  • Data Science Training: 6-Month Offline Diploma in Data Science with ML, DL & Python exposure.
  • International Internship: 1-Month International Internship in Power BI.
  • Certifications: IBM Data Science Professional Certificate, Generative AI & Google Prompt Engineering.

Achievement Highlights

Research Publications

An Applied Statistical Study of Commercial Aircraft Safety

An exposure-adjusted statistical comparison of Boeing and Airbus using normalization techniques, chi-square testing, and Poisson modeling.

Preprint

A Comparative Survey of Python and R for Data Science

A detailed comparison of Python and R focusing on libraries, execution performance, and statistical capabilities for data science.

Under Review

Kaggle Achievements

Titanic — Machine Learning from Disaster

Built a machine learning classification model on the Titanic dataset using feature engineering and hyperparameter tuning. Optimized a Random Forest model with 100 iterations to improve survival prediction accuracy through ensemble learning.

Participated

Diabetic Risk Prediction

Developed a machine learning classification model to predict diabetes risk using advanced data preprocessing, feature engineering, and imbalance handling techniques. Implemented Logistic Regression, Random Forest, and XGBoost, achieving a ROC-AUC score of 0.89 with optimized hyperparameters and cross-validation.

Participated

Digit Recognizer — Computer Vision Challenge

Implemented a CNN model using TensorFlow to classify handwritten digits from the MNIST dataset, achieving high validation accuracy.

Participated

Courses & Certifications

Diploma in Data Science

Completed a Diploma in Data Science with strong foundations in statistics, data analysis, and machine learning. Applied Python and Scikit-learn to build and evaluate predictive models using cross-validation and ROC-AUC.

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IBM Data Science Professional Certificate

Comprehensive program with 12 modules covering Python, SQL, Data Analysis, Visualization, and Machine Learning.

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Generative AI for Data Science

Certification by Microsoft. Explore diverse applications of GenAI, including data augmentation, feature engineering, anomaly detection, and generative modeling.

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