Anindita Dutta
Director, Machine Learning at Freenome
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAnindita Dutta is a director-level machine learning leader with 13 years of experience applying deep learning and computational biology to real-world genomics problems, currently driving ML strategy at Freenome after leading AI research teams at Illumina. She combines hands-on algorithm and software development—evidenced by substantive refactors to the widely used ProDy protein dynamics package—with technical leadership that improves data quality and throughput in genomic pipelines. Her PhD in computational biology underpins a track record of turning complex biological models into production-ready ML systems and guiding cross-functional teams. Known for bridging rigorous academic methods and pragmatic engineering, she excels at delivering scalable deep learning solutions that enable scientific discovery.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BITS Pilani, Birla Institute of Technology and ScienceDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Biomathematics Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Biomathematics Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at Joint CMU - Pitt Program in Computational Biology, University of Pittsburgh
Github Skills (7)
bioinformatics10
refactoring10
python10
algorithms8
algorithm8
data-structures8
data-structure8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (1)
prody/ProDy
Sep 2012 - Jun 2013
A Python Package for Protein Dynamics Analysis
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:56 commits in 8 months
Contributions summary:Anindita primarily refactored the `prody_fetch` command within the `prody` Python package, improving its functionality and readability. These changes involved modifications to the codebase for fetching PDB files, including refactoring commands, adding comments, and refactoring other routines, such as `prody_anm` and `prody_biomol`. Further contributions include refactoring `prody_blast` and other functions.
python-packageproteinpythondynamics
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