Vikram Mandikal
ML Applied Researcher at Apple
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolVikram Mandikal is an applied ML researcher and practitioner with nine years of industry and research experience, currently applying advanced ML at Apple after progressive applied scientist roles at Amazon focused on search relevance and seller services. He holds an MS in Computer Science from UT Austin and an outstanding academic record from NIT Karnataka (Institute Gold Medal), blending rigorous research chops with production-focused ML engineering. His background includes internships at Microsoft Research and international research stints (Heidelberg, IIT Gandhinagar) where he worked on spiking neural networks and efficient unsupervised detection methods, signaling a long-standing interest in biologically inspired and hardware-efficient models. Vikram has repeatedly bridged academic innovation and product impact—teaching advanced predictive modeling, contributing to Alexa AI, and shipping relevance systems at scale. Based in San Francisco, he combines deep technical breadth with a demonstrated ability to move novel algorithms into real-world services.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
CBSE, CBSE at AECS Magnolia Maaruti Public School - IndiaMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at The University of Texas at AustinCBSE, CBSE at Delhi Public School Bangalore EastBachelor’s Degree, 9.79/10 - Institute Gold Medal, Bachelor’s Degree, 9.79/10 - Institute Gold Medal at National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Github Skills (5)
computer-vision1
python1
machine-learning1
deep-learning1
tensorflow1
Github contributions (5)
vikram-mm/Spiking-Neural-Network---Theano-Framework
Aug 2017 - Aug 2017
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
vikram-mm/Multimodal-Image-Retrieval
Mar 2018 - May 2020
Contributions:11 commits, 6 pushes in 2 years 1 month
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