About

Shanky Sharma is an accomplished Data Science Solutions Architect with over 7 years of experience in the field. He is currently working at Seagate Technology as a Staff Engineer, developing scalable Machine Learning solutions across various business verticals in the Hard-drive manufacturing domain. Shanky has led successful deployments of solutions that directly affect the manufacturing processes by aiding engineers in taking informed decisions regarding the quality of product. His team’s solutions are currently deployed on a Petabyte scale and closely integrated with IT-4.0 (IOT like processes). They work with a wide range of Machine Learning solutions and groups using algorithms such as LightGBM, Random Forests for supervised learning, Agglomerative clustering coupled with Time Series analysis for unsupervised learning and CNNs and their derivatives for Supervised Deep Learning and are directly responsible for conceptualising (in part), developing, optimising, and scaling these methods as per the business requirements. Shanky is passionate about Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Statistics intrigue him and he loves playing with numbers. He is known for building AI-based solutions encompassing recommendation systems, conversational AI, search query optimization and visual search. Shanky has worked with various AI-driven startups in the E-commerce and Media industries, where he built a monument of AI-based solutions. He is a solution provider rather than a scripter or another IT nerd who codes. Apart from his professional life, Shanky loves heavy metal music and is a vocalist for three heavy metal projects. He also loves spending time in nature, hiking, mountaineering, cycling, and swimming. He is an avid reader of Fantasy fiction and enjoys sleeping. Shanky is also involved in volunteer work with organizations that are driven towards educating underprivileged children, cleaning rivers and focus on planting trees. He is extremely passionate about causes like climate change, wildlife protection, and technology-driven solutions that aid sustainable development. Shanky completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Pune and his Masters in Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He has worked with various companies like Travelx.ai and Scandid in the past, where he led the Machine Learning team and developed models and product-driven solutions that drive the aviation and e-commerce industries. Shanky is a skilled Data Scientist, Senior Software Engineer, AI and ML expert with experience in developing recommendation systems, search optimization, supervised and deep learning, and research scientist.