About

Rohit Polavarapu is an experienced Analyst at DE Shaw & Co, currently working with the Reinsurance Team. He has a strong background in data science and machine learning, having previously worked as a Data Scientist at The Walt Disney Company - Star TV Network. Rohit graduated from the prestigious Indian Institute of Science with a Master's in Business Analytics, where he developed his skills in machine learning and computer vision. Aside from his technical skills, Rohit's biggest strengths are his imagination and ability to think outside the box. He believes that curiosity and imagination are crucial for broadening knowledge horizons and identifying potential solutions to challenges. Rohit is also a strong communicator, with a TOEFL score of 110/120 and demonstrated leadership and teamwork skills. At DE Shaw & Co, Rohit has been responsible for Reinsurance Deal Modelling, Hurricane Loss Estimates and Loss Development, and Predicting demand and supply for Reinsurance. He has also worked on projects at Disney such as Content AI, TVision, and Churn Modelling and Audience Segmentation. Rohit's education history includes a Master's degree in Business Analytics and Management from Indian Institute of Science, a course in Analytics for Operations and Strategic Decision Making from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, and a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from VNR VJIET. His tech stack includes ML, Python, Computer Vision, Data Scientist, Research Scientist, Scikit, AI, Deep Learning, Spark, SQL, Jupyter, Keras, Tensorflow, Neural Networks, and infra. With nearly 4 years of relevant experience, Rohit is eager to continue exploring different cultures and business domains while applying his skills in new environments.