Machine Learning at Autotrader and MLOps Practices in Production
This is a hybrid event. Please find the Teams link in the abstract.
In this talk, we will be showcasing some of the machine learning applications and products in the automotive marketplace. As well as the systems and tools used to take a machine learning product from idea to a fully operational system serving millions of users. This talk would be helpful for anyone interested in learning about how organisations are able to utilise the vast amounts of data into seamless valuable services and the continuous iterative engineering process to improve these services.

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Abstract:
Ahmed is a Senior Software Developer at Autotrader UK, which is the biggest automotive marketplace in the UK. He is part of the retailer intelligence team responsible for many ML and AI products that serve Autotrader’s customers. Having a wide range of experience working in the data domain and software engineering, he specialises in building applications and systems on top of ML models and taking models from prototypes to fully fledged products.
Date: 19 June 2025, 18:00
Venue: Wolfson College, Linton Road OX2 6UD
Venue Details: Levette room
Speaker: Ahmed Osman (Autotrader UK)
Organising department: Wolfson College
Organiser: Dr. Yi Yin (Wolfson College, University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: yi.yin@wrh.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Oxford Cross-Disciplinary Machine Learning (OxfordXML) Research Cluster Seminar Series
Booking required?: Not required
Cost: Free (Coffee, tea and cake will be provided)
Audience: Public
Editor: Yi Yin