Summary
Anurag V is a Principal Data Scientist with a decade of experience building and operationalizing machine learning solutions across retail and healthcare, currently leading data science at Gap Inc. He has a strong track record at Macy’s and Walmart delivering personalization, learning-to-rank, recommender systems, multi-armed bandits, real-time anomaly detection, and production ML APIs that drive revenue and reduce downtime. Comfortable bridging research and production, he routinely translates recent papers into deployed deep learning and NLP models for search, recommendation, and image-based attribute extraction. His background spans causal and pricing models, campaign optimization, and genetic-algorithm-driven rule selection, reflecting a rare mix of applied econometrics and modern ML. Trained in analytics and economics with certificates from Carnegie Mellon and hands-on computer vision/robotics nanodegree work, he combines domain breadth with systems-level execution. Colleagues describe him as pragmatic and product-focused—able to define ML roadmaps, align cross-functional teams, and deliver measurable business impact.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BITS Pilani, Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Self driving Nanodegree Deep learning Computer Vision and Robotics, Self driving Nanodegree Deep learning Computer Vision and Robotics at Udacity
Certificate Program in Big Data Analytics and Optimization - Lti Carnegie Mellon University Data Science, Certificate Program in Big Data Analytics and Optimization - Lti Carnegie Mellon University Data Science at Carnegie Mellon University
Computer Vision and Deep learning, Computer Vision and Deep learning at Pyimagesearch Gurus
Master’s Degree Analytics, Master’s Degree Analytics at Bowling Green State University
English, Hindi, Telugu