About

Shivshankar is an AI Specialist at Mastercard's AI Garage, with a passion for the field of Artificial Intelligence, particularly Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Neural Networks. He completed his Masters in Business Analytics from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and has 5.87 years of relevant experience as a Data Scientist. Shivshankar's recent research and interest are in exploring how AI techniques can be utilized in the Fintech and EdTech domains. His experience as a Data Scientist has provided him an opportunity to develop machine learning and statistical models in coherence with domain knowledge to uncover business value out of data. He strongly believes in constant learning and sharing knowledge with the community. Previously, Shivshankar worked as a Data Science Consultant at Capgemini, where he developed and conceptualized sophisticated and innovative analytical solutions and actionable insights with business domain understanding. He provided high-end consulting to clients to help them sharpen their business strategy by implementing analytical models that support the realization of business objectives. He has hands-on experience in analytics delivery, through the entire life cycle of an analytics engagement. Shivshankar also worked as a Data Science Intern at Anheuser-Busch InBev. He has a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from the University of Mumbai. Shivshankar's tech stack includes AI, ML, Python, Data Scientist, Research Scientist, NLP, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, SVM, Word2Vec, Jupyter, Recommendation system, Supervised Learning, Keras, Bag of Words, test, MySQL, Pytorch, and Apache Hive.