Barun Saha
Principal Engineer at Hitachi Energy
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Top SchoolBarun Saha is a Principal Engineer based in Bengaluru with 13 years of industry experience and a PhD in Computer Science from IIT Kharagpur, blending deep research roots with hands-on product engineering. At Hitachi Energy he progressed from Scientist to Principal Engineer, driving R&D and applied engineering across power-grid technologies and industrial software. His background includes long-term academic projects at IIT Kharagpur where he led virtual lab development, and early career experience at Wipro supporting critical enterprise backends and UNIX automation. Barun is a pragmatic problem-solver who translates complex research into production-ready solutions and mentors teams on reliability and automation. He brings a rare combination of academic rigor and enterprise delivery, often surfacing subtle systems-level improvements that reduce operational risk. Though not highly visible on GitHub, his publication-driven profile and steady internal impact reflect deep technical authorship and engineering stewardship.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
B. Tech. Information Technology, B. Tech. Information Technology at West Bengal University of Technology, KolkataModern SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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Github Skills (53)
langchain9
chatgpt9
python9
generative-ai9
openai9
streamlit9
structured-data8
application8
job-queue8
parsing8
pdf8
llm8
large-language-models8
redis7
async7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
barun-saha/one-simulator
Jul 2015 - Apr 2018
Contributions:14 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
barun-saha/slide-deck-ai
Aug 2023 - Apr 2025
Co-create a PowerPoint presentation with Generative AI
Contributions:6 releases, 115 PRs, 137 pushes in 1 year 7 months
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