Hi, I'm Poorna Praneesha

Artificial Intelligence | Machine Leaning | Computer Vision | Software Development | Open Research.

Experienced AI/ML professional with over 6+ years of industrial/research experience.

About Me

I am a Senior AI Engineer at Hivepath, driving real-world solutions across diverse domains such as e-commerce, B2B Enterprise, and retail. Adept in leading cross-functional teams of data scientists, software engineers, data engineers, and ML engineers for over 4 years. Proven track record as a reliable AI/ML collaborator for various stakeholders including Executive Leadership and Business units. Passionate about merging technical expertise with strategic vision to achieve tangible outcomes, foster innovation, and navigate challenges across industries.

    Worked in diverse domains ranging from
  • E-Commerce
  • Consumer Technology
  • Finance
  • Networking
  • Construction & Entertainment.

Education

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Sri Venkateswara University

2013-2017

B.tech Major in Chemical Engineering

Courses: Data Structures, C, C++, Algorithm, Calculus, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision.

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Code Academy

2019-2020

Advance Software Immersive Program

Courses: HTML CSS, Javascript, ReactJs, Bootstrap, Material UI, GitHub, Responsive Design, Python.

Whitepapers

  • AI Agents
  • AI Compute
  • Data Loss Protection
  • Multi-Channel E-Commerce
  • Messaging App
  • Data Tech Stack

Research Papers

  • Computer Vision Application
  • AI Inference
  • Transformaers Variants
  • Chat Bot Using Deep Learning
  • Topic Modeling Using NLP
  • Deep Reinforcement Learning

Areas of Interest

  • AGI
  • Machine Learning
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Deep Learning
  • Computer Vision
  • Generative AI

Core Skills

  • Project Building
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration, Market and Competitors Analysis
  • User -Centred Design
  • Leadership Communication
  • Technical Acumen
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Machine Learning
  • Computer Vision
  • Python
  • Decision Making

Experience

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Hivepath

2021-Present

Senior AI Engineer

Bangalore, India

Areas of Contribution and Focus:

AI Model DevelopmentContinuous Improvement and Responsible AI ImplementationEngineering ActivitiesLeadership ActivitiesProduct Development Achievements

Key Contributions to Live Products:

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Lattis

A Platform OS for all your customer interactions with AI Agent.

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Hivepath

Professional networking Platform.

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Calpad

A calendar booking platform for the professionals.

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Zello

Andriod photo widget sharing platform.

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Styler

A B2B SaaS platform for beauty and Fashion Industry

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Shopconnect - nvipani Technology

Sep 2020 - Aug 2021

Computer Vision Engineer

Bangalore, India

Implemented CNN based architecture models(ResNet, VGGNet) for object classification problems.

Implemented YOLO algorithm for applying in retail domain - Customer Behavior Analysis, Foot Analytics, Inventory stock analysis.

Built deep learning pipeline leveraging pytorch, torchvision docker containers.

Combined POS database with customer data to derive business KPs

Presented science recommendations on retail analytics based on computer vision technologies - Monitoring store traffic (at various customer touch points), Curbside pickup monitoring.

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Crafter

May 2019 - June 2019

Intern

Hyderabad, India

As the sole developer on the project, assumed full responsibility for leading the engineering strategy and making technology decisions independently, ensuring efficient and effective project execution.

Proactively seeking feedback and input from the executive team and reflecting in the in the product Frontend.

Understanding the design needs and goals for the product and proactively meeting the deadlines.

Collaborated closely with the design team to understand design needs and project goals, facilitating seamless integration of design elements into the product.

Demonstrated strong time management skills by effectively prioritizing tasks and managing time to meet project deadlines, resulting in the delivery of high-quality design work on schedule.

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Bluecom

June 2017 - April 2019

Software Engineer

Bangalore, India

Designed and engineered enterprise-level microservice Bluecom.ai application, an AI-powered e-commerce tool for seamless multi-channel management

Integrated multiple third-party systems, increasing the customer experience by 12% in the MVP

Optimized and automated business logic for the core marketing experiments, including A/B, Auto Targeting, and multi-variant testing.