Venkatesh Pappakrishnan
AI Researcher - Technical Lead at Cisco
San Francisco Bay Area United States
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Top SchoolVenkatesh Pappakrishnan is an AI research and technology leader with 11 years of experience building production-grade ML and LLM-driven products, currently leading AI initiatives at Cisco after driving rapid prototyping and deployment of Copilot and agentic systems at Palo Alto Networks. He combines a deep academic foundation—a PhD in Physics and multiple MS degrees—with hands-on product delivery across cloud security, predictive analytics, and time-series forecasting, repeatedly turning research into revenue and operational savings. Known for expanding UEBA threat detection policies and delivering high-accuracy LLM evaluators and RAG-based chat engines, he pairs rigorous data-driven decision making with customer-facing execution. An inventor with 10+ patents pending, four authored books, and a history of publishing and conference leadership, he brings uncommon breadth from quantum levitation theory to applied anomaly detection. Colleagues rely on him for fast, high-impact delivery on time-sensitive projects and for mentoring cross-functional teams through complex technical transformations.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Program Organizational Leadership, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Program Organizational Leadership at Wharton Executive EducationDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Engineering Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Engineering Physics at Louisiana Tech UniversityBachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Anna University Chennai
English, Tamil, TeluguProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
pappakrishnan/SRM_18CSE398J
Aug 2021 - Nov 2021
Repository for submitting assignments and projects
Contributions:37 commits, 29 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
pappakrishnan/Ads-Analysis
Oct 2016 - May 2017
Contributions:26 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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