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DAMIR
SHEMAIEV-LAHODA
JUNIOR ML DEVELOPER
SUMMARY
First-year Computer Science student (AI/ML specialization) at Kharkiv
National University of Radio Electronics, ranked among top students in
the faculty. Competitive programmer with multiple ICPC awards.
Proficient in Python and ML fundamentals; passionate about building
practical ML-powered tools.

EDUCATION
Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) B.Sc. in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) Year 1 (ongoing; among the top students in the faculty)
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) "Q-BIT" Youth Scientific Society, Kharkiv
4-year specialized program in algorithmic programming
Kharkiv Lyceum №167, Kharkiv
LANGUAGES High School Diploma with Honors
English - intermediate
German - intermediate SKILLS
Russian - native
Ukrainian - native Languages: Python (main), C++, SQL
ML / Data: scikit-learn, pandas, NumPy, matplotlib, joblib,
PROGRAMMING Jupyter
LANGUAGES Tools: Git, Linux (basic), MySQL
Other: Algorithms & Data Structures, A/B testing (theory)
Python - main
C++
SQL PROJECTS
LINKS Property Price Predictor | Python, scikit-learn, Tkinter, pandas
Desktop app that predicts real estate prices using a trained
Github
CatBoostRegressor.
LinkedIn
Implemented full ML pipeline: data loading, feature engineering,
Diploms and certificates
model training (scikit-learn), serialization with joblib. Achieved
Stepik profile
R2=0.91 and MAPE=12% on a dataset with 20000+ of listings.
Built interactive GUI with Tkinter; user enters property parameters
and receives an instant price estimate.
Telegram Spam Detection Bot | Python, Telebot, scikit-learn, pandas
Telegram bot that classifies incoming text messages as spam or not
spam.
Trained a Logistic Regression model with GridSearchCV-tuned
hyperparameters on a labeled dataset of 10,000+ samples;
achieved F1=0.98 integrated with Telegram Bot API via Telebot.
Python Tkinter Password Manager | Python, Tkinter, cryptography
Secure desktop password manager with full CRUD functionality and
master-password protection.
AWARDS
ICPC Ukrainian Eastern Region Programming Contest,
2025, Honorable mention
ICPC Kharkiv Region Programming Contest, 2025, 2nd
place
ICPC Ukrainian Eastern Region Programming Contest
(school division), 2024, Honorable mention
ICPC Kharkiv Region Programming Contest (school
division), 2024, 3rd place
2nd All-Ukrainian Multidisciplinary IT Cup “Kharkiv
Triathlon”, 2024, 2nd place
Kharkiv IT Cup Grand Prix “Kharkiv Triathlon”, 2024, 1st
place
District Stage, National Research Competition (Junior
Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), Applied Mathematics,
2024, 2nd place
1st All-Ukrainian Multidisciplinary IT Cup “Kharkiv
Triathlon”, 2023, 2nd place

TECHNICAL TRAINING
Currently studying Machine Learning
Completed Python Generation (4 courses) on Stepik
Completed 2 courses in SQL
Solved 100+ problems on LeetCode

INTERESTS
Cybersecurity: Exploring and studying tools such as
Metasploit, Nmap, and various GitHub projects in free time
Gym: Training 3 times a week for the last 3 years
Breakdancing: 3 years of practice
Karate: 7 years; regular prize winner in district and regional
competitions
Sports involvement since 1st grade — consider it important
for personal development