Mayanka Shekar
Research Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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Top SchoolMayanka Shekar is a research scientist with 11 years of experience specializing in machine learning and NLP, currently advancing large language model research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She applies high-performance computing to develop LLM-driven solutions for biomedical EHR data, translating cutting-edge AI into domain-specific clinical insights. Her trajectory spans a PhD in computer science, postdoctoral work in biomedical NLP, and academic teaching roles, reflecting both deep research rigor and practical mentorship. Based in Knoxville, she combines production-scale engineering with academic curiosity, often working at the intersection of HPC system design and language-model innovation. An understated strength is her sustained focus on deploying LLM techniques where data sensitivity and compute constraints demand careful, novel approaches.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science Integrated (MSc), Computer Science, Master of Science Integrated (MSc), Computer Science at Women’s Christian college chennaiDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science at University of Missouri-Kansas CitySecondary School, Secondary School at Atomic Energy Central School, AnupuramHigh School, Computer Science, High School, Computer Science at AEHSS,Kalpakkam
English, Hindi, Tamil
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Github Skills (28)
autoencoder7
adversarial-learning7
neural-architecture-search7
rdd6
scala6
java6
apache-spark6
operation6
transfer-learning5
resnet5
graph5
meta-learning5
architecture5
classification5
visualization5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
GRSEB9S/Transfer-Learning-using-Matlab
May 2018 - May 2018
Transfer Learning for CNN based Image Classification Networks
Contributions:4 commits in 1 day
resnetautoencoderadversarial-learningpythonmeta-learning
mayankachandrashekar/Transfer-Learning-using-Matlab
May 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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