Youssef Mellah, Ph.D.

Senior Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, John Snow Labs

Youssef Mellah, Ph.D., is a Senior Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer at John Snow Labs, specialist with more than 8 years of experience in artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and deep learning. He specializes in building, training, and deploying regulatory-grade ML/DL models and large language models (LLMs) for healthcare and life sciences, including the de-identification and tokenization of multimodal medical data. Youssef has a strong track record designing scalable, privacy-preserving AI solutions that enable compliant research and analytics across structured and unstructured data. He is passionate about advancing NLP technology, leading multidisciplinary teams, and transforming cutting-edge research into practical, real-world applications.