About

Navaneethan Santhanam is a highly experienced and accomplished AI and research scientist with over 10 years of experience in building and deploying complex AI systems. He is currently serving as the Chief Scientist at smartterra, where he is responsible for building AI systems to address water loss using AI and analytics. Navaneethan is a highly skilled professional with expertise in a variety of different topics, including continuous learning systems, networks & spatial clustering, and explainable AI. He is also keenly interested in algorithms, human behavior, and cities. Prior to his current role, Navaneethan worked as a Lead Machine Learning Engineer at Freshworks, where he built production NLP systems. He has also worked in location & web analytics, neuroscience/cognition, and search. Navaneethan has a proven track record of building machine learning systems for natural language processing from noisy channels such as social media and chat. He has worked on several production-ready systems that help brands optimize their customer support systems and make them more efficient and reliable. Navaneethan is an accomplished academic with a Master of Arts (MA) in Psychological & Brain Sciences from The Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science from the University of Illinois. He has a strong technical background and is proficient in a range of technologies, including AI, ML, NLP, Search, Frontend, Backend, Web, and Word2Vec. Navaneethan is a highly motivated professional with a passion for building complex AI systems that solve real-world problems. He is always looking for new challenges and opportunities to expand his knowledge and expertise. Navaneethan is a valuable asset to any organization that is looking to build cutting-edge AI systems and drive innovation in their industry.