About

Balaji PitchaiKannu, PhD is an accomplished Lead Machine Learning Engineer with a profound interest in coding and experience in Statistical analysis, NLP, Machine learning, and Deep learning. With over 5 years of relevant experience, Balaji has successfully built many ML-based scalable products from scratch for leading multinational organizations ranging from the service sector to the banking sector. Balaji has also led a stand-alone ambitious team that provided consultation to various start-ups. Balaji has conducted comprehensive research in areas that include Machine learning, Reinforcement learning, Design of Experimentation, and Optimization. He has published/presented papers in INFORMS, RIED, and RLDM. Balaji possesses hands-on experience in Python, Matlab, R, Mathematica, Lingo, Arena, SQL, and PySpark. He is currently working as an Assistant Vice President at Barclays. Balaji has previously worked as a Senior Data Scientist at Fractal Analytics and as a Machine Learning Trainer and Technical Content Manager at GreyAtom, Imarticus, and UpGrad. At GreyAtom, Imarticus, and UpGrad, he trained corporates in various machine learning techniques and covered statistics, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, time series, NLP, and Deep learning techniques in the training. Balaji also compiled and edited the learning materials related to machine learning. Balaji has a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Machine learning and Reinforcement learning from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. He also has a Master of Technology (MTech) in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and a Bachelor of Technology - BTech in Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering from Anna University. Balaji also has a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Balaji's TechStack includes ML, Python, Research Scientist, Reinforcement Learning, NLP, SQL, Deep Learning, Data Scientist, Supervised Learning, AWS, Jupyter, CNN, OpenCV, Big Data, MySQL, ETL, Azure, GCP, and Web. With his expertise and experience, Balaji is a valuable asset to any organization.