Sri Mounica Kalidasu
Data Scientist
HYDERABAD
Summary
Dynamic Data Science Leader with 8+ years of experience driving AI innovation, advanced analytics, and business transformation. Proven expertise in leading cross-functional teams, orchestrating enterprise-scale AI/ML initiatives, and delivering measurable impact across banking, cybersecurity, HR, and corporate domains. Adept at blending technical excellence with strategic leadership—skilled in Generative AI, LLMs, NLP, and Computer Vision—to exceed business objectives. Recognized for building high-performing teams, ensuring operational excellence, and presenting cutting-edge AI solutions at industry forums.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Specialist Data Sciences
LTI Mindtree
HYDERABAD
10.2024 - Current
- Developed and deployed custom language models and Reasoning models, implementing microservices using FastAPI, LitServe, vLLM, and OpenAI API–compatible frameworks to ensure high scalability and seamless integration with enterprise systems.
- Executed supervised fine-tuning (SLM finetuning) and training of LLMs for domain-specific use cases, improving response accuracy and reducing hallucination rates in production environments.
- Designed, built, and deployed intelligent agents (conversational, task-based, and retrieval-augmented) including MCP remote and server agents, optimizing tool orchestration for enterprise automation.
- Conducted comparative research on agent frameworks such as CrewAI, Flowise AI, Amazon Bedrock, Vertex AI, Google Studio, and Copilot Studio, providing strategic recommendations for enterprise adoption.
- Part of red teaming and adversarial testing initiatives, simulating real-world attack scenarios to identify vulnerabilities, strengthen platform defenses, and enhance the robustness of LLM-powered services.
- Implemented orchestration pipelines for AI agents, integrating retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector databases, and custom plugins/tools to support complex enterprise workflows.
- Deployed voice-enabled AI models using STT–SLM–LLM–TTS pipelines, including fine-tuning TTS frameworks to achieve natural, human-like speech generation tailored to enterprise use cases.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams including platform engineers, cloud architects, and security experts to ensure governance, compliance, and reliability of AI deployments across cloud and on-premises environments.
- Automated evaluation frameworks for AI agents and LLMs, leveraging metrics like truthfulness, toxicity, response latency, and perplexity, to continuously benchmark and improve system performance.
- Experimented with cutting-edge generative AI techniques (multi-modal LLMs, retrieval-augmented agents, structured prompting, model alignment) to improve usability and extend enterprise AI capabilities.
Chief Manager, Data Science and Analytics Group
ICICI Bank Ltd
09.2021 - 10.2024
- Managed a team of 5+ Data Analysts and Data Scientists, collaborating with diverse business stakeholders from various verticals such as ATM, Audit Group, AL, PB, HR, Cyber Security, and Corporate business to develop solutions for service improvements.
- Presented the Generative AI-based projects representing ICICI Bank at an IDRBT(RBI) seminar.
- Implemented advanced NLP/LM/Computer Vision techniques using state-of-the-art technologies such as ChatGPT, GPT-4, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion (SDXL), BERT, YOLO, Azure Cognitive Services, and statistical machine learning models to enhance customer digital engagement.
- Played a pivotal role in orchestrating the cloud migration pipeline, encompassing data extraction from diverse sources, data modeling, and the development of data science solutions tailored for the bank.
- Reviewed and verified ATM and CRM reports at the bank level. Led the development and validation of logic for regulatory (RBI) data compliance.
- Achievements/Tasks
Senior Associate, Data Science Group
Cognizant Technology Solution
07.2017 - 08.2021
- Created and implemented a comprehensive AML KYC Solution for UBS Operational team, streamlining connected party background checks with a 70% efficiency boost and cutting man-hours by 90%. Received silver and bronze awards for delivery.
- Co-authored and published a research paper on "A Scalable 5,6-Qubit Grover's Quantum Search Algorithm" https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.00117.
- Developed and deployed prototypes in Android Studio for SMS Organiser and Real time object detection using ML/DL Models working under the guidance of High Performance Computing Labs.
- Achievements/Tasks
Skills
Programming & DatabasesPythonSQL
Machine Learning & Deep LearningNLPTensorFlowYOLO / OpenCVHugging Face ModelsLarge Language Models (LLMs)Supervised Fine-Tuning (SLM Finetuning & Training)
Generative AI & Multi-Modal ModelsStable Diffusion (SDXL) and DALLE modelsGPT, Mistral, Llama, Qwen, Smollm, DeepseekVoice AI Models (STT–SLM–LLM–TTS Pipelines, TTS Fine-Tuning) and Kyutai Moshi implementation
Frameworks & ToolsLangChainLitServeFastAPI (Microservices Development)OpenAI API Standard FrameworksMCP Agents (Remote & Server Agents)Vector Databases / RAG Pipelines
Agentic AI & ResearchAgent Creation & OrchestrationCrewAI, Flowise AI, Vertex AI, Amazon Bedrock, Google Studio, Copilot StudioRed Teaming & Adversarial Testing for LLMs
Cloud & DeploymentAzure Cognitive ServicesAWS / GCP AI Platforms
Certification
Azure AI Engineer Associate - AI 100 & AI 102
Interests
Sketching Human Potraits, Doodling, Painting, Vocals, Guitar
Accomplishments
- Authored Book: Quantum Computing: Concepts, Fundamentals, Circuits, and Applications – Published by BPB Publications (2025). Comprehensive coverage of quantum mechanics principles, quantum gates, Qiskit, quantum communication, and error correction.
- Research Publication: A Scalable 5,6-Qubit Grover’s Quantum Search Algorithm – Published on arXiv (2022), contributing to advancements in scalable quantum search algorithm design.
Timeline
Specialist Data Sciences
LTI Mindtree
10.2024 - Current
Chief Manager, Data Science and Analytics Group
ICICI Bank Ltd
09.2021 - 10.2024
Senior Associate, Data Science Group
Cognizant Technology Solution
07.2017 - 08.2021