Sayantan Datta
(Sr.) Machine Learning Engineer (AI For Games) at NVIDIA
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolSayantan Datta is a senior machine learning engineer specializing in real-time graphics and AI for games, currently working at NVIDIA after research stints at Meta Reality Labs and Huawei. With 14 years of experience and a PhD-focused trajectory at McGill, he blends deep graphics knowledge—neural rendering, shadow mapping, probe-based GI—with practical systems skills for power-efficient, real-time pipelines. His background includes industry-facing research and internships at Ubisoft and NVIDIA, plus teaching numerical methods and computer animation, which gives him a rare combination of academic rigor and production engineering. He also explored GPU-accelerated cryptography early in his career and maintains a public portfolio of graphics/ML work, signaling both curiosity and a track record of shipping research into applied game technologies.
14 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Communication Engineering, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Communication Engineering at National Institute of Technology DurgapurDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at McGill University
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (86)
crypt10
openmp10
gpu10
hash-functions10
rendering-3d-graphics10
gpu-acceleration10
opencl10
gpgpu10
rendering10
multicore10
plot10
fpga10
hash10
blas10
crc10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
sayan1an/FunInFlatland
Sep 2019 - Jan 2020
Contributions:13 commits, 36 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
sayan1an/Rayster
Jun 2019 - Dec 2019
Contributions:22 commits, 81 pushes, 3 branches in 6 months
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