Akshay Pachaar
New Delhi
Summary
AI Engineer with 8+ years in Machine Learning, specializing in Computer Vision and NLP. Skilled technical writer and educator, with content read over 200 million times. Inventor of three patents, showing a dedication to innovation. Guest lectured on AI Engineering at MIT.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Co-Founder
Daily Dose of Data Science
09.2024 - Current
- Managing a community of 450k+ ML/AI practitioners.
- Doing independent AI research and educating our community about it in the most accessible manner through social channels and a dedicated newsletter with over 100k subscribers.
Sr. Research Engineer | Developer Advocate
Lightning AI
02.2024 - 10.2024
- Developed a RAG agent that enabled users to interaction with documents and code stored in Lightning file system.
- Played a key role in growing the user base from 10k to 180k in 8 months by creating educational content through Lightning AI Studios.
- Find all the studios I created here: https://lightning.ai/akshay
- Helped boost the company’s social presence organically on X and LinkedIn, contributing to stronger community engagement.
Lead Data Scientist
TomTom
11.2020 - 02.2024
- Led development of streaming pipeline for traffic sign extraction in map automation & ADAS team
- Developed deep learning system for lane markings from aerial images, onboarded a customer in a month
- Won 2020 hackathon with TomTom2Vec, a modern multi-modal VectorDB using FAISS
- Created scalable deep learning solution to determine traffic flow direction using colorized probe rasters
Data Scientist II
Here Technologies
07.2017 - 11.2020
- Worked as a member of the Applied AI/ML group, where objective is to find out the automation gaps in map making process and provide solutions
- I also worked on lancount estimation using gps traces, we filed a patent for the idea & it's now granted
Computer Vision Intern
Here Technologies
07.2016 - 12.2016
- As a computer vision intern, worked on a natural guidance system which was used in BMW vehicles, also got a patent for the method and technique used.
Education
MS in Mathematics (hons.) & B.E. Electrical and Electronics -
Birla Institute of Technology And Science, Pilani
07.2017
Skills
- Research
- Python
- Technical Writing
- PyTorch
- Tensorflow
- Machine Learning & Deep Learning
- AI Engineering (LLMs)
- MLOps/LLMOps
- Communication
- CV/NLP
- Location Intelligence
Timeline
Co-Founder
Daily Dose of Data Science
09.2024 - Current
Sr. Research Engineer | Developer Advocate
Lightning AI
02.2024 - 10.2024
Lead Data Scientist
TomTom
11.2020 - 02.2024
Data Scientist II
Here Technologies
07.2017 - 11.2020
Computer Vision Intern
Here Technologies
07.2016 - 12.2016
MS in Mathematics (hons.) & B.E. Electrical and Electronics -
Birla Institute of Technology And Science, Pilani
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