Guru Devanla
Chief Technology Officer Research, Applied AI & Data
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolGuru Devanla is a seasoned technology leader and CTO with 14 years of experience architecting large-scale distributed systems, applied AI, and data platforms across aviation, ad-tech, fintech, and healthcare. Currently driving research and AI at DocPanel, he integrates Vision and Text AI into radiology workflows to accelerate turnaround, improve diagnostic quality, and operationalize clinical safety and continuous model evaluation. Previously he led global engineering and ML-driven observability efforts for Panasonic Avionics’ air–ground–air infrastructure and managed critical data-validation tooling at Google that supported migrations for millions of customers. A hands-on engineer with a PhD research background, he also contributes to prominent open-source Haskell projects like haskell-language-server and aeson, improving developer ergonomics and parser error clarity. Known for blending rigorous academic discipline with pragmatic delivery, he builds resilient, scalable AI systems that measurably improve user outcomes.
14 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
MS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at Colorado State UniversityBachelor's in Engineering, Bachelor's in Engineering at University of MadrasPhD - Candidate Computer Science, PhD - Candidate Computer Science at University of Illinois ChicagoX-XII, X-XII at Don Bosco Egmore Madras
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Github Skills (9)
aeson10
json10
ide10
error-handling10
data-parsing10
server10
haskell10
ghc9
cabal9
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
haskell/aeson
Sep 2019 - Feb 2020
A fast Haskell JSON library
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:24 commits, 7 PRs, 22 comments in 4 months
Contributions summary:Guru primarily focused on improving error messages and refining the parsing logic within the Aeson library. They addressed issues related to missing tag keys in data structures, modifying error messages to be clearer and more informative. The user also merged upstream changes, applied linting suggestions, and corrected indentation, suggesting an effort to maintain code quality and integrate updates.
haskelljson-libraryservanthackagejson
haskell/haskell-language-server
Sep 2020 - Dec 2020
Official haskell ide support via language server (LSP). Successor of ghcide & haskell-ide-engine.
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:10 reviews, 23 commits, 9 PRs in 2 months
Contributions summary:Guru primarily contributed to the Haskell Language Server, focusing on features related to code completion. Their work involved implementing and testing record completion snippets, extending import suggestions, and automatically adding imports to the import list. The user also addressed bugs and made improvements by incorporating feedback from the community.
ghchaskell-language-servercabalhaskelllsp-server
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