Summary
Sameer Kumar is a data scientist and MS peer advisor at the University of Maryland with a decade of professional experience spanning data science, embedded systems, and analytics. He built production NLP solutions and classification models at Gartner that automated extraction of vendors, products, and themes from call transcripts, and created a Django feedback tool to iterate on model performance. Earlier roles blended hands-on engineering—designing PID-controlled embedded automation prototypes—with data analysis and dashboarding, reflecting a rare mix of systems-level thinking and applied machine learning. He graduated top of his class in Information Systems (4.0 GPA) and now supports graduate students while leading administration for the Smith Master Student Association. Known on GitHub simply as a "Problem Solver," he brings pragmatic solutions that bridge research-grade ML and operational tooling.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering Electrical, Bachelor of Engineering Electrical at Manipal Academy of Higher Education
ISC Computer Science, ISC Computer Science at Loyola School Jamshedpur
Master's degree Information Systems, Master's degree Information Systems at University of Maryland