Shara Balakrishnan
Chief Technology Officer at Mithrl Inc.
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolShara Balakrishnan is a technology leader and CTO based in San Francisco with a decade of experience bridging control theory, machine learning, and synthetic biology to deliver applied, high-impact systems. She earned advanced training in electrical and computer engineering (PhD work at UCSB) and has led research that blends observability analysis and CRISPRi experiments to map and manipulate microbial phenotypes. At Mithrl she now scales those interdisciplinary approaches into product-grade technologies, building on prior roles where she designed AI pipelines for bioreactor optimization and characterized nonlinear MEMS dynamics. Her work uniquely combines hands-on lab and fabrication experience with production ML and control strategies, enabling closed-loop biological control rather than purely theoretical models. Colleagues describe her as a fast learner and pragmatic team player who moves quickly from novel research insights to deployable solutions.
10 years of coding experience
Indian Institute of Technology MadrasDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Santa Barbara
English, TamilGithub contributions (5)
raghawardhan585/oc_deepDMD
Nov 2020 - Feb 2022
Contributions:1711 commits, 2269 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
raghawardhan585/raghawardhan585.github.io
Nov 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:80 pushes, 3 branches in 3 months
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