Nischay Dhankhar

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Palo Alto, California, United States4 yrs 6 mos experience

Key Highlights

Top 5 Global Kaggle competitor
Winner of AutoML Grand Prix 2024
Co-authored H2O Danube series

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Science and AI specialist with a focus on Large Language Models and Automated Machine Learning.

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Skills

Core Skills

Large Language Models (llm)Data ScienceMachine Learning

Other Skills

Post Training techniquesReward ModelBusiness metricsRetentionEngagementNo Code Auto Deep Learning Training FrameworkHydrogen TorchAutoMLPython (Programming Language)TensorFlowMachine Learning AlgorithmsAutomated Machine Learning (AutoML)Generative AIDeep LearningMathematics

About

Passionate about data science and LLMs. Actively competing on Kaggle for past five years, currently, the highest-ranked Kaggler from India and the youngest to be featured in the top 5 Global rankings (5th / 202,000 active Kagglers). Winner of AutoML Grand Prix 2024 (3rd place) Outside Kaggle, most of the time is spent on working & developing LLMs, Research projects, Technical Blogging, and Chess. Co authored @ H2o Danube series.

Experience

4 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Nace ai

2 roles

Chief Of AI

Promoted

Apr 2026 – Present · 2 mos · On-site

Founding Research Engineer

Dec 2025 – Apr 2026 · 4 mos · On-site

Chai: ai platform

AI Researcher

Feb 2025 – Oct 2025 · 8 mos · Palo Alto, California, United States · On-site

Conducted advanced research on Large Language Models (LLMs) focusing on Post Training techniques such as SFT, RLHF, and Data Filtering.
Developed and implemented Reward Model that contributed to significant improvements in business metrics.
Achieved double-digit gains in key performance indicators, including Retention and Engagement.

Large Language Models (LLM)Post Training techniquesReward ModelBusiness metricsRetentionEngagement+1

Kaggle

3 roles

Kaggle Discussion GrandMaster

Jul 2024 – Jul 2024 · 0 mo

Kaggle Notebooks GrandMaster

Feb 2024 – Feb 2024 · 0 mo

TensorFlow

Kaggle Competitions GrandMaster

Aug 2023 – Aug 2024 · 1 yr

Large Language Models (LLM)TensorFlow

H2o.ai

2 roles

Data Scientist

Jul 2022 – Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Developed Open Source Foundational LLMs as part of the H2O Danube team.
Engaged in the creation of the No Code Auto Deep Learning Training Framework, Hydrogen Torch & AutoML @ Driverless AI

Large Language Models (LLM)Data ScienceNo Code Auto Deep Learning Training FrameworkHydrogen TorchAutoML