Varun Sundar
PhD Candidate
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolVarun Sundar is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a background in electrical engineering from IIT Madras and roughly nine years of industry and research experience. He blends deep learning engineering experience from HyperVerge with academic rigor, focusing on advancing ML research while keeping an eye on practical, production-ready solutions. Based in Madison, he brings the problem-solving habits of an IIT alumnus and the research discipline of a US PhD program to tackle complex algorithmic and systems challenges. Though early in his academic career, he has industry exposure to applied deep learning and a trajectory that suggests strength in translating research prototypes into deployable models. He is comfortable operating at the intersection of research and engineering, often favoring empirical rigor and reproducible workflows.
9 years of coding experience
Delhi Public School - Bangalore SouthBachelor's of Technology, Electrical Engineering, Bachelor's of Technology, Electrical Engineering at Indian Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of Wisconsin
English
Github Skills (200)
python10
deep-learning10
installers10
ml10
neural-network10
data-science10
tensorflow10
machine-learning10
deep-neural-networks10
api9
lfsr9
hyperparameter-tuning9
ubuntu9
gpu9
keras9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
iitmcvg/attendance-system
Jul 2018 - Oct 2018
A facial recognition based attendance system; Summer School 2018
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
summer-schoolpythondeep-learningface-recognitionrecognition
varun19299/EE6132-DL
Sep 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:92 commits, 47 pushes, 26 branches in 1 month
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