Kurian Benoy
Machine Learning Engineer at Sarvam AI
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Top SchoolKurian Benoy is a Machine Learning Engineer with nine years of experience, currently building full-stack Generative AI products at Sarvam.ai from Bengaluru. He blends hands-on Python engineering and MLOps with production deployments of LLMs and CV models on Kubernetes, having delivered dozens of AI microservices and commercialized solutions that secured six-figure contracts. An active open-source contributor and technical writer, Kurian has improved flagship projects like Keras docs and DVC and led backend work on community-driven rescue and disaster-relief platforms. He frequently presents to developer audiences—multiple-time PyCon and FOSSASIA speaker—advocating practical fine-tuning of speech models for low-resource languages like Malayalam. Deeply involved in Kerala’s developer communities and volunteer projects, he pairs engineering rigor with grassroots impact, guided by a pragmatic ethic of doing one’s best.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Practical Deep Learning for Coders, Artificial Intelligence, Practical Deep Learning for Coders, Artificial Intelligence at The University of QueenslandMaster of Technology - MTech, AI & Data Science, Master of Technology - MTech, AI & Data Science at Indian Institute of Information Technology KottayamBachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science at Model Engineering CollegeJunior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching, Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching at ST PETERS SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
Malayalam, English
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Github Skills (32)
postgresql10
python10
django10
keras10
data-versioning10
database-design10
version-control10
versioning10
developer-tools10
documentation10
jupyter9
bash9
open-source9
pagination9
devops9
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
iterative/dvc
May 2019 - Jul 2021
🦉 Data Versioning and ML Experiments
Role in this project:
Back-end & DevOps Engineer
Back-end & DevOps EngineerContributions:10 commits, 5 PRs, 36 comments in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Kurian primarily contributed to bug fixes and improvements within the DVC project, a data versioning and ML experiment tool. Their work involved modifying scripts, particularly related to Debian package descriptions and command-line completion. The user also removed features and updated dependencies and configurations. They touched on code related to cloud status and progress bars.
data-version-controlml-modelspythonversion-controldata-science
raksha-life/rescuekerala
Aug 2018 - Aug 2018
Website for coordinating rehabilitation of people affected in the Kerala Floods
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 17 PRs, 29 comments in 9 days
Contributions summary:Kurian primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the project, focusing on Django and database interactions. They implemented pagination for the relief camps list view, added functionalities like displaying camp ID and phone numbers. Furthermore, they integrated a map link field for collection centers and addressed issues related to data display discrepancies, making the application more functional. The user also updated the NGO-related pages.
keralafloodreactpythonaffected
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