Praneeta Mallela
Senior Machine Learning Engineer at DEKA Research & Development
San Jose, California, United States
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Top SchoolPraneeta Mallela is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer based in San Jose with 11 years of experience applying ML and robotics research to real-world products, currently advancing work at DEKA R&D. She blends a mechatronics and telecommunications background (WPI MS, RIT BE) with hands-on experience from labs and industry—Honda Research Institute, Bosch, and humanoid robotics—bringing strong perception, computer vision, and algorithm design skills. Praneeta writes and curates practical ML insights through her Medium publication The ML Intuition, signaling a commitment to clear technical communication and community education. Her career shows a pattern of moving research prototypes into applied engineering, particularly in perception-driven systems for robotics and embedded applications.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Telecommunication Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Telecommunication Engineering at Ramaiah Institute Of TechnologyMaster's degree Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering, Master's degree Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Github Skills (29)
unreal-engine-410
simulator10
deep-reinforcement-learning10
artificial-intelligence9
simulation9
imitation-learning9
self-driving-car9
airsim9
autonomous-driving9
platform-independent9
unreal9
carla9
ros9
computer-vision9
control-systems8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
mallela/suas
Mar 2015 - May 2017
Contributions:7 commits, 6 pushes in 2 years 1 month
Edhitha2015/Final-V0.0
Mar 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:14 pushes in 7 months
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