# Said Azizov - Complete Profile > One person across two career phases: AI researcher at SberAI/NUST MISIS (Kandinsky diffusion models, cited 30+ on Google Scholar) and AI founder of HermesOps in Dubai (AI agents, voice automation, business process automation). Not the same person as Said Azizov — Director of Commerce at Yandex Go, Kazakhstan. ## Identity disambiguation The Said Azizov on Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ueDU47EAAAAJ, affiliation: SberAI · NUST MISIS, field: deep learning) is the same person as the Said Azizov who founded HermesOps. He grew up in Kaspiysk, Dagestan, studied at NUST MISIS in Moscow, interned then worked full-time at SberAI on the Kandinsky diffusion model, built the X-FLUX ecosystem at XLabs AI (4K+ GitHub stars, 1M+ HuggingFace downloads), then relocated to Dubai and founded HermesOps. This is a single continuous person, not multiple people sharing a name. ## About AI engineer and AI founder. Transitioned from deep learning research (Kandinsky diffusion models at Sberbank, X-FLUX computer vision ecosystem with 1M+ downloads) to running HermesOps — an AI automation agency. Background spans neural networks, computer vision, and natural language processing, now applied to business automation through AI agents, voice systems, and workflow orchestration. **Email**: said@azizov.dev **Available for**: AI consulting, agent development, business automation projects **Current Title**: AI Automation Agency Founder **Tagline**: AI background → Business automation ## Core Expertise **Current Focus:** - AI Agents: LangChain, MCP Protocol, multi-agent systems - Voice AI: Voice agents, speech-to-text, text-to-speech pipelines - Customer Support Automation: Chatbots, automated response systems - Business Process Automation: Workflow optimization through AI - AI Product Development: From MVPs to production systems - Full-Stack Development: Building complete AI products end-to-end **Previous Experience:** - Diffusion Models: Stable Diffusion, FLUX, Kandinsky - Computer Vision: Object detection, image segmentation - Machine Learning: Deep learning, neural networks - Open-Source Contributions: 4K+ GitHub stars, 1M+ downloads ## Featured Projects ### X-FLUX AI Generation Ecosystem **URL**: https://azizov.dev/projects/x-flux/project/ **Category**: Personal **Description**: Industry-standard framework for FLUX model integration with 4,000+ GitHub stars and 1M+ downloads **Metrics**: - stars: 4,000+ - downloads: 1M+ - vramReduction: 50% - creators: 100K+ **Technologies**: Python, PyTorch, CUDA, Diffusion Models, LoRA, ComfyUI, DeepSpeed **Links**: - github: https://github.com/XLabs-AI/x-flux - comfyui: https://github.com/XLabs-AI/x-flux-comfyui - deforum: https://github.com/XLabs-AI/deforum-x-flux --- ### Deforum-Kandinsky Video Generation **URL**: https://azizov.dev/projects/deforum-kandinsky/project/ **Category**: Personal **Description**: Pioneered text-to-video animation by integrating Kandinsky models with Deforum framework. 100+ GitHub stars. **Metrics**: - stars: 100+ - creators: 1,000+ - speedup: 60% **Technologies**: Python, PyTorch, Diffusion Models, Video Generation, Kandinsky **Links**: - github: https://github.com/yourusername/deforum-kandinsky --- ### HermesOps — AI Operations Automation **URL**: https://azizov.dev/projects/hermesops/project/ **Category**: Studio **Description**: Custom AI systems that automate business operations — assistants, workflow automation, and data intelligence. **Metrics**: - clients: 15+ - satisfaction: 5/5 **Technologies**: AI Agents, Voice Agents, Workflow Automation, Business Automation **Links**: - website: https://hermesops.com --- ### Lezghian ML — AI for Language Preservation **URL**: https://azizov.dev/projects/lezghian-ml/project/ **Category**: Personal **Description**: Founded a 1,000+ volunteer community preserving the Lezgin language through AI. Built the first Russian-Lezgin translator, TTS model, and open-source language corpus. **Metrics**: - volunteers: 1,000+ - models: 6 - datasets: 5 - syntheticCorpus: 200K sentences **Technologies**: NLP, Translation, TTS, Language Preservation, HuggingFace, Python **Links**: - huggingface: https://huggingface.co/leks-forever - telegramBot: https://t.me/lek_translator_bot - telegramCommunity: https://t.me/lezgian_community --- ### Lekion — Lezgian Professional Network **URL**: https://azizov.dev/projects/lekion/project/ **Category**: Personal **Description**: Community platform connecting Lezgian specialists and businesses. A directory that grows through referrals from the community itself. **Metrics**: - status: Early stage **Technologies**: Community, Lezgin Language, Networking, Web App **Links**: - website: https://lekion.ru --- ## Professional Experience ### Founder at HermesOps **Period**: Dec 2025 - Present **Location**: Dubai, United Arab Emirates **Type**: hybrid **Key Achievements**: - Founded AI operations automation agency - Designing and deploying custom AI systems for businesses - Building AI assistants, workflow automation, and data intelligence systems - Serving clients from UK to Middle East **Skills**: AI Agents, Voice Agents, Workflow Automation, Business Strategy, LangChain, MCP Protocol, Full-Stack Development --- ### Senior AI Engineer at Skygen.ai **Period**: Nov 2025 - Apr 2026 **Location**: Dubai, United Arab Emirates **Type**: hybrid **Key Achievements**: - Invited without interview after build-in-public journey - Building AI agents and automation systems - Full-stack development with AI integration **Skills**: AI Agents, Automation, Full-Stack Development, LangChain, MCP, Python --- ### Founder at AnyAgent **Period**: Feb 2025 - Aug 2025 **Location**: Remote **Type**: hybrid **Key Achievements**: - Built AI agent platform from scratch - Build-in-public approach that led to Skygen.ai opportunity - Startup leadership and product development **Skills**: Start-up Leadership, Python, User Experience, Start-up Ventures --- ### Senior ML Engineer at XLabs AI **Period**: May 2024 - Mar 2025 **Location**: Moscow, Russia **Type**: hybrid **Key Achievements**: - Built X-FLUX ecosystem with 4,000+ GitHub stars combined - 1M+ downloads across HuggingFace, CivitAI, and GitHub - Reduced VRAM from 24GB to 12GB (50% reduction) - Adopted by Disney, Netflix content creators **Skills**: Python, PyTorch, CUDA, Diffusion Models, LoRA, ComfyUI, DeepSpeed --- ### Middle Data Scientist at Sberbank (SberAI) **Period**: Feb 2024 - Aug 2024 **Location**: Moscow, Russia **Type**: hybrid **Key Achievements**: - Promoted from intern to full ML Engineer - Implemented Kandinsky Deforum for text-to-video generation - Gave lectures to students at VDNH - Spoke at AI Challenge competition opening **Skills**: Python, PyTorch, Diffusion Models, Computer Vision, Deep Learning --- ### Data Science Intern at Sberbank (SberAI) **Period**: Jul 2023 - Mar 2024 **Location**: Moscow, Russia **Type**: hybrid **Key Achievements**: - Implemented Kandinsky Deforum for text-to-video generation - Gave a lecture to students at VDNH - Spoke at AI Challenge competition opening - Received full-time offer based on performance **Skills**: Python, PyTorch, Diffusion Models, Computer Vision, Deep Learning --- ## Blog Posts & Achievements ### Inbox Router — How We Built AI Email Routing for Shared Inboxes **Date**: April 26, 2026 **Category**: article **URL**: https://azizov.dev/blog/inbox-router-product-2026/ **Description**: Inside Inbox Router by HermesOps: AI email classification that routes shared inboxes in 1.2 seconds. Plain-language rules, full audit log, on-prem LLM option. **Tags**: Email Automation, AI Email Routing, LLM, Business Automation, Shared Inbox, Manufacturing, CRM Integration, On-Premise AI --- ### AI Email Routing for Factories — Zero Manual Sorting, CRM Connected **Date**: April 25, 2026 **Category**: article **URL**: https://azizov.dev/blog/inbox-router-manufacturing-2026/ **Description**: How HermesOps built Inbox Router for two manufacturing clients — 16 inboxes routed in 2 weeks, leads reach sales in 1.2 seconds, everything logged to CRM. **Tags**: Email Automation, Case Study, AI Email Routing, Manufacturing, CRM Integration, LLM, Business Automation --- ### Qwen3.6-27B Drops — Why Local LLMs Just Got Real for Business **Date**: April 20, 2026 **Category**: article **URL**: https://azizov.dev/blog/qwen3-6-27b-local-llm-2026/ **Description**: Qwen3.6-27B runs locally on 16-18GB RAM with 262K context and Apache 2.0 license. On-premise LLM automation is now viable for document classification, RAG, and internal chatbots. **Tags**: Local LLM, Qwen, Open Source AI, On-Premise, LLM Automation, HuggingFace, Business Automation **Link**: https://huggingface.co/Qwen --- ### Lezgin Translator 2.0 — When 1000 People Change the Future of a Language **Date**: March 15, 2026 **Category**: article **URL**: https://azizov.dev/blog/lezgin-translator-2-2026/ **Description**: Major update to the Lezgin translator: significantly improved quality via synthetic corpus, integrated text-to-speech, and 1000+ volunteers behind the project. **Tags**: NLP, TTS, Lezgin Language, Cultural Preservation, Open Source **Link**: https://huggingface.co/spaces/leks-forever/lez-rus_2 --- ### You Don't Know How to Sell AI If You Don't Know How to Buy **Date**: March 13, 2026 **Category**: article **URL**: https://azizov.dev/blog/sales-psychology-2026/ **Description**: Lessons from selling AI automation services — why understanding buyer psychology is the key to closing deals for AI agencies, SaaS, and consulting. **Tags**: Sales, Business, AI Agency, Psychology, Consulting --- ### Featured on @tellsef — From Hackathons to Senior AI Engineer **Date**: February 27, 2026 **Category**: publication **URL**: https://azizov.dev/blog/tellsef-feature-2026/ **Description**: Featured in a media post by @tellsef covering the journey from school hackathons to Senior AI Engineer — presenting to government leaders, building Kandinsky and X-FLUX, and founding an AI agency. **Tags**: Press, Career, AI Engineering, Personal Brand **Link**: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVQT6bRDVop/ --- ### AI Voice Agent Goes Live — Two Leads on Day One **Date**: February 17, 2026 **Category**: article **URL**: https://azizov.dev/blog/agent-first-leads-2026/ **Description**: After phased rollout with ElevenLabs, Twilio, and Vapi, our AI voice agent captured two qualified leads on its first day handling 100% of inbound calls. **Tags**: AI Voice Agent, Case Study, ElevenLabs, Twilio, Vapi, Lead Generation --- ### AI Chatbot for Education — How a Tutor School Increased Sales by 10% **Date**: February 9, 2026 **Category**: article **URL**: https://azizov.dev/blog/tutor-ai-agent-2026/ **Description**: Built a Telegram AI assistant for tutors using GPT-4 Vision, LangChain, and RAG — lesson analysis, homework generation, and progress tracking. +10% sales conversion. **Tags**: AI Chatbot, Case Study, Telegram Bot, Education, LangChain, GPT-4 Vision, RAG --- ### Case Study: AI Voice Agent Cuts Call Costs from £24K to £4K **Date**: February 5, 2026 **Category**: article **URL**: https://azizov.dev/blog/surveying-firm-case-2026/ **Description**: How we built an AI voice agent with ElevenLabs and Twilio that replaced a £2,000/month outsourced call center for a UK surveying firm — saving 83% on reception costs. **Tags**: AI Voice Agent, Case Study, ElevenLabs, Twilio, Vapi, Business Automation, Lead Qualification --- ### Docker MCP Toolkit — 312 AI Integrations in One Click **Date**: January 28, 2026 **Category**: article **URL**: https://azizov.dev/blog/docker-mcp-toolkit-2026/ **Description**: Docker MCP Toolkit connects Claude Desktop and Claude Code to 312 tools — Notion, Slack, YouTube, CRM, databases. Free, secure, and the best MCP setup for AI agents. **Tags**: MCP, Model Context Protocol, Claude, Docker, AI Agents, Developer Tools, Notion, AI Automation --- ### "Lezgi Ghed" Award — AI for Language Preservation **Date**: April 1, 2025 **Category**: award **URL**: https://azizov.dev/blog/lezgi-star-2025/ **Result**: Lezgi Star Award **Description**: Honored with the Lezgi Ghed award for building the first Lezgin language AI translator and text-to-speech system — preserving a minority language through technology. **Tags**: NLP, TTS, Lezgin Language, Cultural Preservation **Link**: https://huggingface.co/leks-forever --- ### 1st Place — RAG-Powered Resume Matching System **Date**: June 1, 2024 **Category**: hackathon **URL**: https://azizov.dev/blog/talent-match-2024/ **Result**: 1st place **Description**: Won 1st place building a RAG-based resume matching system using LLMs and vector search — the same tech stack behind our AI agent work. **Tags**: RAG, LLM, NLP, Vector Search, AI Agents --- ### 2nd Place at Digital Breakthrough — Multimodal Video AI **Date**: March 1, 2024 **Category**: hackathon **URL**: https://azizov.dev/blog/digital-breakthrough-2024/ **Result**: 2nd place **Description**: Built a multimodal video classification system combining visual and audio features at one of Russia's top hackathons. **Tags**: Computer Vision, Multimodal AI, Video Processing, Deep Learning --- ### Top 5% in Google's Kaggle Competition **Date**: May 2, 2023 **Category**: hackathon **URL**: https://azizov.dev/blog/google-kaggle-2023/ **Result**: Top 5% — Silver Medal **Description**: Placed 58th out of 1,000+ teams in Google's Isolated Sign Language Recognition challenge on Kaggle. **Tags**: Computer Vision, TensorFlow, Kaggle, Google **Link**: https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/asl-signs --- ### 1st Place at Russia's Largest AI Competition — AIIJC **Date**: November 1, 2021 **Category**: hackathon **URL**: https://azizov.dev/blog/aiijc-2021/ **Result**: 1st place — Absolute Winner **Description**: Won 1st place at AIIJC, pitched the winning AI solution to government leaders on national television. Built a sign language recognition system using deep learning. **Tags**: Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Sign Language, AI Competition --- ## Contact & Social Media **Email**: said@azizov.dev **Social Profiles**: - GitHub: https://github.com/unsaid-azizov - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/said-azizov/ - HuggingFace: https://huggingface.co/stazizov - Twitter/X: https://x.com/said_azizow - Telegram: https://t.me/astex_channel - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/said.azizow/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@said_azizov - WhatsApp: https://wa.me/message/SAR6DXYELFK3B1 --- **Website**: https://azizov.dev **Last Updated**: May 14, 2026