Luke Kumar
Senior Applied Research Scientist at ServiceNow Research
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolLuke Kumar is a Senior Applied Research Scientist based in Toronto with nine years of experience translating machine learning research into production-ready systems across industry and academia. Currently at ServiceNow Research, he focuses on adaptable guardrails—bridging model safety and practical deployment—after roles at Microsoft and progressive research positions at Amii. His background spans data science, ML engineering, and leadership, including hands-on work at LSEG and internships at Shopify, reflecting a blend of applied research and product-oriented delivery. Trained at the University of Colombo and the University of Alberta, he combines solid academic foundations with a pragmatic, experiment-driven approach. Known as a machine learning enthusiast on GitHub, he brings curiosity and a track record of moving research ideas into scalable, real-world solutions.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Master of Science (M.Sc.) at University of AlbertaBachelor of Science with Honours, Bachelor of Science with Honours at University of Colombo
Github Skills (35)
evaluation9
starcraft9
evaluation-framework9
nlp8
transformer8
natural-language-processing8
openai-gym8
datasets8
speech8
pytorch7
mujoco7
machine-learning7
tensorflow7
deep-learning7
multiclass-classification7
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
nitsanluke/tweet_clustering_ranking
Apr 2017 - Sep 2017
Contributions:21 commits, 1 push in 5 months
nitsanluke/santander
Sep 2016 - Aug 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes, 2 branches in 11 months
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