Surya Penmetsa
Co-Founder And CTO at IntellifAI Labs Inc
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolSurya Penmetsa is a machine learning leader and entrepreneur with 12 years of experience building production-ready computer vision and reinforcement learning systems, currently co-founder and CTO of IntellifAI Labs. He has led ML engineering efforts at Qualcomm and Neva Ventures, optimizing models for edge deployment and real-time automotive applications, and researched neuroscience-inspired RL at Mila under Prof. Blake Richards. His background spans chip-aware model design, transistor optimization and chip placement automation, and practical self-driving stacks—skills that bridge deep research and deployable systems. A McGill M.S. (4.0 GPA) and NIT Warangal alumnus, he also communicates complex ideas accessibly via a YouTube channel with over 2.4M views, reflecting a rare combination of technical depth, product focus, and public-facing teaching.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, 4.0/4.0, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, 4.0/4.0 at McGill UniversityMila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence InstituteHigher Secondary Course, Maths, Physics and Chemistry, 94.2%, AIEEE All India Rank: 1130 (top 0.1%), EAMCET State Rank: 160 (top 0.05%), Higher Secondary Course, Maths, Physics and Chemistry, 94.2%, AIEEE All India Rank: 1130 (top 0.1%), EAMCET State Rank: 160 (top 0.05%) at Sri Chaitanya Junior CollegeBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Communications Engineering, GPA: 8.61/10, GRE: 330 (Verbal: 160, Quant: 170, AWA: 4.0), Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Communications Engineering, GPA: 8.61/10, GRE: 330 (Verbal: 160, Quant: 170, AWA: 4.0) at NIT WarangalBharatiya Vidya Bhavans Public School, Jubilee hills, Hyderabad
English, Telugu, Hindi
Github Skills (21)
rainbow9
quantile-regression9
python8
depth8
face7
machine-learning7
ddpg7
dqn7
deep-learning7
deep-reinforcement-learning7
pytorch6
deepfake5
3d5
reinforcement-learning5
algorithms5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
psurya1994/books
Sep 2020 - Jul 2021
Contributions:28 commits, 44 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
GameAutomators/eBook-Source
Jan 2016 - Apr 2016
This is the main repository that has the code requirements to build the main book/ requirements for the organization.
Contributions:82 PRs, 65 pushes, 40 branches in 3 months
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