About

Barada Acharya is a Senior Machine Learning Research Engineer at Apple, specializing in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Deep Learning. With almost 6 years of relevant experience, Barada has worked on building key technologies such as transfer learning for text, on-device inference for deep learning models, static/contextual word embedding, sentence embedding, and pre-training large Language Models at the NLP-technologies team, which is part of the Intelligent System Experience division. Barada's expertise in ML and NLP has been honed through his education and professional experience. He holds a Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Science from the University of California and a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree in Computer Science from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela. Before joining Apple, Barada worked as an Applied Scientist - Machine Learning Intern and an SDE Intern (Machine Learning) at Amazon, where he developed a new objective function for content optimization in online ranking models, built a supervised classifier for resolving conflicts in brand classification, and implemented scalable designs for data science models. Barada's technical skillset includes ML, Research Scientist, NLP, Deep Learning, language models, LLM, Reinforcement Learning, test, Keras, Python, TensorFlow, and PyTorch. His experience in data analysis and modeling is complemented by his ability to visualize terabytes of data. Barada is a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual who is passionate about exploring new technologies and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. Overall, Barada Acharya is a highly skilled Senior Machine Learning Research Engineer with a wealth of experience in NLP and Deep Learning. His technical expertise, combined with his education and professional experience, make him an invaluable asset to any organization.