Venkatesh Pappakrishnan
AI Researcher - Technical Lead at Cisco
San Francisco Bay Area United States
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Top SchoolVenkatesh Pappakrishnan is a seasoned AI research leader with 11 years of experience delivering cutting-edge AI/ML innovations, including LLM-focused initiatives, into security and enterprise contexts. Currently AI Researcher - Technical Lead at Cisco, he guides multi-project AI initiatives and accelerates deployment in a fast-paced environment. Previously at Palo Alto Networks, he led five generative AI projects and UEBA threat detection, developing new algorithms and incident-detection policies. He maintains a strong academic portfolio as a Visiting Professor and has deep roots in physics and engineering, with a PhD in Engineering Physics and dual MS degrees, bringing rigorous analytical rigor to applied ML problems. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he balances industry leadership with hands-on research and teaching, spanning IoT ML applications to time-series modeling and cryptojacking detection. He combines a track record of ship-ready models with a knack for mentorship and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Program Organizational Leadership, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Program Organizational Leadership at Wharton Executive Education
English, Tamil, TeluguProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
pappakrishnan/SRM_18CSE398J
Aug 2021 - Nov 2021
Repository for submitting assignments and projects
Contributions:37 commits, 29 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
pappakrishnan/Ads-Analysis
Oct 2016 - May 2017
Contributions:26 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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