Dr. Walaa Nasr Elghitany
Data Scientist & Healthcare AI Specialist
Data scientist with 3+ years of experience implementing machine learning solutions and conducting advanced analytics. Her background uniquely combines medical expertise (PhD) with data science specialization — from ML models for financial forecasting to AI-powered healthcare applications built with generative AI. She serves as lead business mentor and head judge at lablab.ai hackathons.
Professional Experience
Founder & AI Engineer
Discover20 · Jul 2024 — Present
Architected an AI-powered healthcare application using OpenAI GPT-3.5 and LangChain
Data Scientist & AI Engineer
Ofintech · Aug 2024 — Mar 2025
Built ML models for financial forecasting with 92% accuracy and automated data pipelines reducing processing time by 60%
Lead Business Mentor & Head Judge
lablab.ai & lablab.me · Mar 2023 — Jan 2026
Evaluated generative AI projects and mentored participants across global hackathons
Data Scientist
Epsilon AI · Jan 2022 — Jan 2023
Led development of 5 ML models improving business metrics by 15–20% and a recommendation system increasing engagement by 25%
Education & Credentials
- PhD in Medicine (Pediatrics) — Ain Shams University
- Masters in Pediatrics — Ain Shams University
- MBBS BSc in Medicine — Ain Shams University
- Data Science Diploma — Epsilon AI, 2022
- PMP — Project Management Professional, 2023
- Applied Data Science Lab — Worldquant University, 2023






