Akash Verma
Machine Learning Researcher at Personal Training
Berkeley, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAkash Verma is a machine learning researcher based in Berkeley with eight years of experience bridging data science and software engineering, currently focused on computer vision and deep learning at Berkeley AI Research. His background includes ML and software internships across major tech companies—Meta, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Databricks, Rivian and Analog Devices—giving him a practical track record of taking research ideas toward production-ready systems. He holds an MS in Data Science from UC Berkeley and a BS in Computer Science and Statistics from Oregon State, combining rigorous statistical grounding with engineering fluency. Outside of academia and industry, he applies the same coaching mindset as a certified personal trainer, running weekend training sessions that sharpen his communication and human-centered problem solving. Known for translating complex models into actionable solutions, he brings a rare mix of research depth, deployment experience, and people-focused coaching to interdisciplinary teams.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Data Science, Master of Science - MS, Data Science at University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Statistics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Statistics at Oregon State University
Github Skills (46)
multilingual10
ocr10
synthesis10
paddleocr9
pytorch9
handwriting-recognition9
data-annotation9
model-compression9
yolov59
toolkits9
text-detection9
easyocr9
transfer-learning9
ocr-python9
object-detection9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
agupt013/akt
Sep 2020 - Mar 2022
Contributions:24 commits, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
agupt013/starter-academic
May 2021 - Nov 2021
Contributions:371 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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