AI Engineer experienced in taking ideas from experiment to deployment.
I build end-to-end AI and data products, combining applied research, model evaluation, backend integration, and production-minded engineering.
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I'm Muhammad Karov Ardava Barus, an AI Engineer and Software Developer based in Bandung, Indonesia.
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I build end-to-end AI and data products, combining applied research, model evaluation, backend integration, and production-minded engineering.
Get in touchMultimodal AI, computer vision, retrieval, embeddings, NLP, and rigorous model evaluation.
Modern, responsive web applications and dependable APIs that turn AI capabilities into usable products.








I’m an AI Engineer and Software Developer who turns ideas into intelligent, reliable products. My work bridges applied research, machine learning, backend systems, and thoughtful user experiences.
Alongside building AI products, I lead technology communities, contribute to research, and pursue opportunities where technology can create practical impact. I’m open to collaborating on ambitious AI, software, and data-driven projects.
AI products where I worked across research, model development, backend integration, and deployment.
An AI-native research workspace that coordinates planner, search, reading, and embedding agents for evidence-based academic discovery.
Agentic research · Semantic retrieval
A multimodal interview assessment pipeline that evaluates content, delivery, voice, and facial expression through a production-ready API workflow.
1st Place · Best Capstone Project 2026
An accessible communication application with AI response suggestions, speech services, and gaze-and-blink interaction for hands-free control.
Accessibility · Assistive AI
A financial risk-scoring prototype combining debt-to-income, cash runway, and loan-stacking signals with a guardrailed AI financial coach.
BNI Ventures Spark Arc 2026 finalist
Developed and evaluated AI models for applied research, covering data preparation, experimentation, performance analysis, and documentation.
Collaborated with researchers and developers to translate project requirements into working AI prototypes.
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