Neeraj Kumar
Chief Data Scientist
Richland, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNeeraj Kumar is a Chief Data Scientist with 15+ years translating advanced AI and scientific research into mission-focused programs across DOE, DoD, DARPA, and industry. Based at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, he leads multidisciplinary teams deploying foundation models, agentic systems, and edge-to-cloud architectures to accelerate autonomous scientific discovery. He has built and managed multimillion-dollar portfolios spanning AI/ML, quantum computing, and distributed systems, and co-founded the Trillion Parameter Consortium to scale large models for scientific applications. His technical breadth—spanning graph neural nets, reinforcement learning, federated learning, and computational chem/bio—supports patented technologies and practical deployment at scale. Known for combining executive strategy with hands-on applied math and probabilistic programming, he helps organizations navigate governance, trust, and hardware–software codesign challenges. An uncommon strength is his ability to align deep computational science expertise with program development and stakeholder partnerships to deliver measurable national- and industry-level impact.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computational Chemistry (Applied Math), Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computational Chemistry (Applied Math) at University of LouisvilleMaster of Science - MS, Master of Science - MS at Panjab University
Github Skills (11)
nlp4
chemistry4
science4
metadata3
cheminformatics3
foundation-models2
kinetics1
simulation1
mass1
entropy1
llm1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
nkkchem/otacyc
Oct 2017 - Oct 2019
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
PNNL-CompBio/3D_Scaffold
Jun 2021 - Jun 2021
Contributions:1 release, 8 commits, 8 pushes in 1 day
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