About

Shounak Banerjee is an AI/ML Engineer currently working at HireQuotient. He is a 2022 graduate from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur with a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering. Shounak has a strong passion for technology, and he has been fascinated with it since he had his first computer in 2013. His interest in creating applications and products that can solve real-life problems led him to develop his technical knowledge by taking courses, participating in projects, and competing in Machine Learning Competitions. Shounak's expertise lies in Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Natural Language Processing, and Image Processing. He also has experience in Full Stack development and Big Data. In his current role at HireQuotient, he is building Chatbots, Speech, and NLP models, as well as working on Django API and backend development. Apart from his professional life, Shounak has a keen interest in sketching and playing chess, with a rating of 2300+ on lichess. He has also worked as an ML Ops Intern at TCG Digital and developed a Deep Learning and NLP-based Web Application for Reputation Management as a part of his work at Bennett University. Shounak's educational background includes a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, which he will complete in 2022. He completed his Higher Secondary education from Kendriya Vidyalaya in 2016. Shounak's tech stack includes ML, NLP, Research Scientist, Data Scientist, AI, Backend, Python, Computer Vision, Spark, Image Processing, Django, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Big Data, Docker, Web, MySQL, Deep Learning, SQL, Flask, AWS, SVM, XGBoost, Keras, CNN, OpenCV, Image Segmentation, Edge Detection, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes, Pandas, MongoDB, Search, Postgres, GCP, and Software Engineer. He has 0.86 years of relevant experience.