Malaikannan Sankarasubbu
VP, AI Research at Saama
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMalaikannan Sankarasubbu is a VP of AI Research based in San Francisco with over 15 years in software product development and 11 years focused on AI-driven solutions. He leads efforts to bring certainty to uncertainty, applying deep learning, NLU and explainable AI to accelerate and optimize clinical trials at Saama. A founder and former CTO, he built MyPolly, a chatbot platform combining a user-friendly UI with a cutting-edge NLU engine, demonstrating product-minded research to production skills. He has published multiple peer-reviewed papers and speaks publicly on AI topics, blending academic rigor with practical impact. Known for building high-performance teams from scratch, he bridges large-scale data engineering, predictive analytics and research to deliver measurable outcomes in healthcare.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology, Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology at SSN College of Engineering
Github Skills (13)
pytorch10
python10
data-science9
tensorflow9
recurrent9
machine-learning9
deep-learning9
jax8
neural-network7
recurrent-neural-networks7
keras5
javascript1
react1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
malaikannan/malaikannan.github.io
Oct 2016 - Apr 2020
Contributions:132 commits, 159 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 7 months
malaikannan/IndicNLPUniqueWords
Aug 2019 - Aug 2019
Contributions:13 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 3 days
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