Shankar Kantharaj
Data Scientist
Irving, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolShankar Kantharaj is a data scientist with 8 years of experience building production ML and NLP systems across healthcare, finance, and manufacturing. He has led teams to deliver generative AI platforms and document verification systems at Johnson & Johnson and built a patented predictive model for Dell’s manufacturing line that saved thousands of labor hours. His work spans end-to-end ML: model development, deployment on cloud and edge, annotation tooling, and monitoring for intent/NER and data drift. Academically active, he has multiple peer-reviewed publications including an ACL-2022 paper on chart summarization and ongoing submissions to EMNLP and ICML. Comfortable bridging research and product, he has a track record of turning novel algorithms into funded, deployable solutions such as a state-funded robotic arm and an automated attendance CV system. Based in Irving, Texas, he aims to scale impactful AI systems that improve operational efficiency and safety across industries.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
DSML Computer Science, DSML Computer Science at ScalerMaster of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at York UniversityBachelor of Engineering - BE information science, Bachelor of Engineering - BE information science at BMS Institute of Technology and Management
Github Skills (48)
python-development10
qt10
spyder10
ide10
language-server-protocol10
anaconda10
pyqt10
development-environment10
python9
text-summarization9
flags8
corenlp7
natural-language-processing7
logging7
nlp7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
vis-nlp/OpenCQA
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:2 commits, 1 PR, 4 pushes in 11 days
vis-nlp/Chart-to-text
Apr 2022 - May 2022
Contributions:2 commits, 2 pushes, 1 comment in 1 month
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