Summary
Akash Pushkar is a data scientist with 8 years of experience applying computer vision and machine learning to challenges in the built environment, currently working at GHD in Pittsburgh. He blends academic rigor from an MS at Carnegie Mellon and research roles with hands-on engineering experience as a back-end developer and ML engineer, enabling end-to-end solutions from prototype to production. His background in civil engineering and geotechnical internship gives him domain fluency that informs practical model design for infrastructure problems. Known as a self-starter, he moves fluidly between research, software development, and field-oriented requirements, often automating standards and workflows that accelerate project delivery.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Master of Science - MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
English, Hindi