Summary
Ankit Bhatia is a Principal AI Data Engineer and global AI & data leader with 16+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale AI across industries in the United Arab Emirates. He currently leads AI and data engineering at G42, steering production-grade architectures and scalable data pipelines, while previously delivering LLM customization, MLOps architectures, and end-to-end ML production at Adidas. His career spans roles at Anthem, Citi, IBM, Wipro, Novartis, and more, bringing deep expertise in healthcare, finance, telecom, and manufacturing with hands-on work in model fairness, explainability, drift, and CI/CD for ML systems. He specializes in turning notebooks into production-ready solutions, building feature stores, and designing recommendation systems for batch to real-time serving. Ankit holds a MS in AI & ML from Liverpool John Moores University and a PG Diploma in ML & AI from IIIT Bangalore, underscoring a rigorous, research-informed approach to applied AI. Outside of core engineering, he merges strategic architecture with practical delivery, driving cross-functional collaboration and repeatable ML patterns across global teams.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Engineerโs Degree, Electronics & Communication, 73%, Engineerโs Degree, Electronics & Communication, 73% at GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
81%, 81% at Liverpool John Moores University