Syed Sarfaraz Akhtar — AI Researcher
Machine Learning Engineer at Siri Platform Past: Masters in CS at Columbia University. Worked with the Spoken Language Processing Group (Prof. Julia Hirschberg, Columbia University) on making computer voices sound more natural. Master's thesis on learning Robust Word Representations at Language Technologies Research Center (IIIT-H) under the guidance of Prof. Manish Shrivastava. Software Engineering experience working at Flipkart and Works Applications.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Machine Learning Engineer with a focus on Natural Language Processing in the tech industry.
Location: Cupertino, California, United States
Experience: 9 yrs
Skills
- Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing
Career Highlights
- Expert in Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing.
- Strong academic background with a Master's from Columbia University.
- Experience in software engineering at leading tech companies.
Work Experience
Apple
Machine Learning Engineer (6 yrs 4 mos)
Columbia University in the City of New York
Teaching Assistant for Databases (3 mos)
Apple
Machine Learning Intern (3 mos)
Flipkart
Software Development Engineer (1 mo)
Software Development Intern (2 mos)
IIIT Hyderabad
Research Assistant (1 mo)
Teaching Assistant for C Programming (5 mos)
Works Applications Co., Ltd.
Research and Development Engineering Intern (2 mos)
IIIT Hyderabad
Teaching Assistant for C Programming (5 mos)
Member of Constitution Drafting Committee (1 yr 5 mos)
Member of Students' Parliament (2 yrs)
Member of Alumni Cell (2 yrs)
RobusTest
Software Engineering Intern (1 mo)
Education
Master of Science - MS at Columbia University
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) and MS at International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)
ISC at St. Francis' College
