Siva Avala
R&D Computer Science at Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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Top SchoolSiva Avala is an R&D computer scientist with 16 years of experience applying data science, machine learning, and engineering practices across national lab, retail, and research environments. Currently at Sandia National Laboratories after six years as a senior developer at Gap Inc., he blends hands-on Python, SQL, and VBA tooling with advanced NLP and neural network techniques to deliver production-ready analytics and visualization (R/HTML/Tableau). He holds dual master's degrees in Computer Science and Petroleum Engineering, a background that fuels a pragmatic approach to complex, domain-specific problems. Known as an enthusiastic learner and proactive collaborator, Siva bridges research and implementation—turning experimental models into auditable solutions for cross-functional teams. Based in Albuquerque, he brings depth in both data engineering and applied ML, with a track record of shipping results in high-stakes, interdisciplinary projects.
16 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Petroleum Engineering, Master's Degree, Petroleum Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyBachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering at Gandhi Institute of Technology & Management (GITAM) University, VisakhapatnamMaster's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at The University of New Mexico
English, Hindi, Telugu, Spanish
Github Skills (67)
abstraction10
trilinos10
scientific-computing10
fourier-transform10
ecosystem10
sparse-matrix10
parallel-processing10
sparse10
dft10
graph10
blas10
algorithms10
lists10
mpi10
hpc10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
srajama1/DummyPublic
Nov 2015 - May 2018
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch, 2 comments in 2 years 5 months
SandiaMLMiniApps/miniGAN
Feb 2020 - Sep 2020
A GAN Proxy App
Contributions:1 release, 4 PRs, 5 pushes in 6 months
ganproxy
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