Ankur Shukla

AI Researcher

Gurgaon, Haryana, India10 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Expert in building scalable ML solutions.
Proven track record in quick commerce and retail.
Strong background in computer vision and NLP.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Scientist specializing in Machine Learning and Computer Vision for Quick Commerce and Retail industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Machine LearningData ScienceComputer Vision

Other Skills

AI DevelopmentPredictive ModelingLocation IntelligenceData AnalyticsRecommendation SystemsPredictive SolutionsCurriculum DevelopmentTeachingData ClusteringSatellite Image ProcessingCore JavaAgile Software DevelopmentProgrammingWeb DevelopmentSix Sigma

About

A data scientist with proven experience of building scalable ML solutions for large businesses with my latest experience being with the leading quick commerce giant of India Blinkit. My work experience ranges from building demand forecasting systems for supply chain optimisation to customer address/location correction and incentive suggestions to riders for customer and rider apps. In my 6 years of DS career I have helped businesses in quick commerce, retail, manufacturing and pharma industries, solve complex data related problems using Machine Learning, Computer Vision and NLP. Apart from data science I am a react native enthusiast and like to build mobile apps for Indian users. I have an for reading Hindu scriptural content on Play/App store and another one for reading Hanuman Chalisa in development

Experience

10 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Blinkit

2 roles

Lead Data Scientist

Promoted

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Driving end-to-end ML and AI development across Blinkit’s supply chain and consumer apps

Machine LearningAI DevelopmentData Science

Data Scientist

Apr 2022 – Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Developing ML solutions for the leading quick commerce giant across verticals.
Supply Chain: scalable ML pipeline to train, validate, monitor and deploy predictive models to forecast demand across Blinkit's network of stores.
Customer App: building location intelligence algorithms to improve delivery SLAs and customer experience
Rider App: helping riders maximize their work potential and earnings and compliance through predictive and recommendation ML algorithms.

Machine LearningPredictive ModelingLocation IntelligenceData Science

Deloitte india (offices of the us)

2 roles

Data Science Consultant

Promoted

Aug 2020 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

Delivered high value projects across retail, media and manufacturing using computer vision and predictive solutions.
Ad Content Moderation: Build a content moderation engine for a media client to automate subjective content moderation across geographies
Machine Vision: developed a system for a machine state inspection using computer vision algorithms for a manufacturing client
CV Curriculum: developed and co-instructed computer vision curriculum to upskill consultants on CV techniques

Computer VisionPredictive SolutionsData Science

Data Science Analyst

Aug 2018 – Aug 2020 · 2 yrs

Working as a data science consultant with demonstrated experience in solving complex business problems using advanced machine learning algorithms. Key projects undertaken:
1. Machine Vision: developed a pipeline to analyze video streams for machine downtime causes and production analytics for a consumer products giant based in US.
2. Pharmacovigilance: pioneered Bayesian pharmacovigilance algorithms to enable a US based pharmaceutical giant access drug adverse event propensity for clinical trials. Developed end to end data clustering solution to enable the client, characterize patient properties based on rare events

Machine LearningData ClusteringData Science

Placement office, iit bombay

Company Coordinator

Apr 2017 – Mar 2018 · 11 mos · IIT bombay

Was a part of a 100+ student member team responsible for smooth and optimal conduction of placement season 2017-2018 in IIT Bombay campus. Worked in the capacity of a 'Company Coordinator'. Looked after end to end placement process of new/recurring firms starting from their registration to the interview rounds.
Interacted with a large number of HRs, Founders and technical heads of tech, fintech giants of mainly computer science and technology sector and successfully helped them to hire some of the best talents in the country.

Centre of studies in resources engineering (csre), iit bombay

Teaching Assistant

Jul 2016 – Jun 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · IIT bombay

Worked as a teaching assistant at Satellite Image Processing Lab, CSRE, IIT Bombay. Helped Prof. B. Krishna Mohan for smooth conduction of lab course for basic and advanced courses in satellite image processing. Helped course students develop practical understanding of the concepts by conducting lab sessions on:
Convolution operations on images
Edge detection
Morphological transforms
Image classification

Satellite Image ProcessingTeaching

Tata consultancy services

Assistant System Engineer

Dec 2014 – Aug 2015 · 8 mos · Noida Area, India

Worked as an Assistant System Engineer – Trainee for a period of 9 months. Trained in Core Java, Advanced Java and Agile Software Development Lifecycle and worked on a project requiring Big Data skills viz. Hadoop Ecosystem and Hive

Core JavaAgile Software Development

National hydroelectric power company

Trainee

Jun 2013 – Jul 2013 · 1 mo · Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India

As a trainee at NHPC, I learned the working of hydro electric power generation and distribution along with emphasis on the difference between underground and surface power station