Sunil Nandihalli
Principal Engineer at Apple
Sunnyvale, California, United States
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Top SchoolSunil Nandihalli is a Principal Engineer in Sunnyvale with 14 years of experience building production ML and numerical simulation systems for companies like Apple and Google. He combines deep expertise in probabilistic graphical models, computational geometry and large-scale numerical linear algebra to translate complex modeling into measurable business impact—most notably driving ML efforts that improved ad campaign ROI. Sunil has led cross-functional teams end-to-end, from hierarchical CTR and video-view duration models to real-time bidding strategies implemented with Stan and GraphLab. His background spans research-grade CFD meshing and mesh-movement algorithms to practical retrieval systems and multi-stream reverse-search indexes, reflecting an unusual blend of academic rigor and product-focused engineering. He stays current with autonomous systems and reinforcement learning through Nanodegrees and a Robotics specialization, which informs his systems-level thinking beyond conventional data science roles.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Indian Institute of Technology MadrasNanodegree, Deep Reinforcement Learning, Nanodegree, Deep Reinforcement Learning at UdacityCoursera Robotics Specialization, Robotics, https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/specialization/certificate/7K9X, Coursera Robotics Specialization, Robotics, https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/specialization/certificate/7K9X at Northwestern UniversityMaster of Science (MS), Computational and Applied Mathematics, Master of Science (MS), Computational and Applied Mathematics at Mississippi State University
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Github Skills (37)
pipeline8
continuous-deployment7
continuous-delivery7
docker7
socket6
clojure6
rpc6
ports6
prolog6
devops6
helm6
google-colaboratory6
proxy6
minikanren6
python6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
sunilnandihalli/cpp-swig-java-clj
Sep 2012 - Dec 2012
Contributions:139 commits in 3 months
sunilnandihalli/rubiks-cube-solver
Jan 2014 - Mar 2016
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes, 1 tag in 2 years 1 month
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