Summary
Gunjan Kumar is a Senior Data Engineer and PhD-trained AI specialist based in Dublin with around 10–11 years of experience building machine learning and recommender systems from research to production. Currently at Colgate-Palmolive, he blends enterprise data engineering with a research-driven mindset to deliver adaptive, environment-aware systems that prioritize sustainability and user wellbeing. His background includes academic research on lifelogging and industrial collaboration with Samsung, reflecting a strong ability to translate novel algorithms into real-world products. Analytical, multidisciplinary and T-shaped, he pairs deep recommender-systems expertise with hands-on engineering—teaching graduate courses and leading demonstrators during his PhD. He’s motivated by designing systems that learn from experience to make safer, more sustainable decisions at scale.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Deoghar, India
Master of Artificial lntelligence, Major Subject: Engineering and Computer Science, Master of Artificial lntelligence, Major Subject: Engineering and Computer Science at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science: Recommender Systems, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science: Recommender Systems at University College Dublin
Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science & Engineering, Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science & Engineering at Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology
English, Hindi, Bengali, Sanskrit