Venkatesh Umaashankar

Lead ML Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India19 yrs 11 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Over 15 years of experience in data science and machine learning.
  • Expert in building high-performance teams and mentoring juniors.
  • Passionate about advancing machine learning applications.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Science and Machine Learning expert in the Tech and Telecommunications industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Machine LearningData ScienceDeep LearningAnalytics

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAlgorithmsApache SparkArtificial IntelligenceArtificial Neural NetworksBig DataConvnetsCrawlingData AnalysisData AnalyticsData MiningData ModelingData PipelinesData WarehousingDatabases

About

As a software engineer, machine learning at Google, I apply my practical expertise in developing machine learning applications to create better solutions for Google Maps. I have also contributed to the strategy for enhancing ML/AI adoption within Ericsson With more than 15 years of experience in the field of data science and machine learning, I have a strong product development, programming, and engineering background. I have experience in performing academic literature surveys and converting them into working solutions, as well as mentoring juniors and building high-performance teams. I am passionate about advancing the state of the art in machine learning and applying it to real-world problems.

Experience

Indian institute of technology, madras

Guest Faculty

Jun 2023Oct 2023 · 4 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Taught a course on Big Data Technolgoies

Google

Software Engineer, Machine Learning

Jan 2022Present · 4 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru

  • [Sep 2025 - ]
  • Sports AI. Provide users with a deep and engaging sports experience on Search. Support Google teams using sports data elsewhere.
  • [Jan 2022 - Aug 2025]
  • Utilized cutting edge ML techniques to enhance Google Maps safety and prevent abuse.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement innovative solutions for user protection.
  • Developed and implemented machine learning algorithms to improve user experience and safety.
Machine LearningGoogle MapsML TechniquesData Science

Ericsson

2 roles

Senior Manager (Data Science & Machine Learning), Global Artificial Intelligence Accelerator

Promoted

Apr 2020Jan 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Building a diverse team of Data Scientists, Data Engineers and Product Managers from the scratch across India, Sweden and US
  • Contributing to the strategy for enhancing ML/AI adoption within Ericsson
  • Responsible for operations and execution of data driven projects
Data ScienceMachine LearningTeam Building

Applied Machine Learning Researcher

Aug 2017Apr 2020 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Machine Learning, Deep Learning, IoT, NLP
  • Defining architecture and prototyping various use cases for the NWDAF (Network Data Analytics Function) which provides analytics to 5G Core Network Functions.
Machine LearningDeep LearningNLP

Indix

Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Jul 2016Aug 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo · Chennai Area, India

  • The vision of Indix is to become an universal product catalog. The product data is collected
  • by crawling many products that are sold over the internet. Machine learning techniques are
  • being used for product classification and identifying the same product across multiple stores.
Machine LearningProduct ClassificationData Science

Xoanon analytics

Principal Data Scientist, Engineering Manager

Jun 2014Jul 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Developed and implemented large scale application of predictive models that
  • are used to bridge the market research to a large subscriber base.
Predictive ModelsMarket ResearchData ScienceAnalytics

Rapidminer

Researcher

Nov 2012Apr 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos · Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

  • Implemented crawling, sentiment analysis and a vertical search engine for European research project SustainHub .
  • Worked on the development of Rapidminer Studio and Rapidminer Server.
Sentiment AnalysisCrawlingData Science

Collaborative research center sfb 876

Researcher

Apr 2012Oct 2012 · 6 mos

  • Data Mining, Machine Learning, Optimization, Probabilistic Graphical models
  • Worked on the Optimization Plugin for RapidMiner.
  • Worked on developing stochastic gradient descent based parameter estimation for probabilistic graphical models such as conditional random fields (CRF) and Markov random fields.
Data MiningOptimization

Ericsson

Senior Software Engineer

May 2010Mar 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Research & Development, Big Data, Analytics, Machine Learning
  • Worked on development of Analytics Suite, a product offering in the telecom domain that analyzes call detail records (CDR) to provide key insights to business.
  • Worked on the design and implementation of OLAP reporting system.

Oracle

Applications engineer

Sep 2007May 2010 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Data Modeler, Product Developer , DBA
  • Worked on development of Quota Management module of Fusion.
  • Worked on the development of India Localization module of Ebusiness suite R12 and 11i.

Tata consultancy services

Assistant System Engineer

Dec 2005Aug 2007 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Software Developer
  • Worked on development of inbound and outbound interfaces for the implementation of Drop shipment feature.
  • Coordinated End to End testing between the client system, B2B interfaces and supplier’s system.

Education

Anna University Chennai

B.E — Electrical and Electronics

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Master of Science — Software Systems

TU Dortmund University

Intern — Machine learning

Apr 2012Oct 2012

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