2+ years of hands-on ML research experience in industry, academia, or research labs Demonstrable track record of designing and conducting ML experiments from hypothesis to validation Proficiency in Python for ML research and experimentation Deep expertise with PyTorch or TensorFlow for model development Experience training and evaluating ML models on real datasets Understanding of model evaluation metrics, experimental design, and statistical validation Familiarity with data preprocessing, augmentation, and management for ML workflows Experience presenting research findings to technical audiences