Dynamic and results -driven AI/ML professional with PhD in Machine Learning, offering over 14 years of diverse R&amp;D experience and 8 years of specialized expertise in AI/ML/Data Science. Proficient in crafting cutting -edge solutions using advanced techniques like deep learning, machine learning, generative AI and Prompt engineering . Proven track record of successfully leading intricate projects, orchestrating cross -functional teams, and delivering exceptional out comes. My extensive skill set, honed through years of R&amp;D work and enriched by the knowledge gained during my PhD, uniquely positions me at the forefront of the industry. Fluent in English, Hindi, and Kannada, I excel in communication and interpersonal ski lls, fostering effective collaboration within cross -functional teams. I am enthusiastic about leveraging my expertise , staying at the forefront of AI/ML advancements, and making a transformative impact in a dynamic environment. Actively engaged in staying up -to-date with AI/ML/Data Science advancements and maintaining a strong network within prestigious professional orga nizations. A passionate problem -solver, ready to apply my expertise and drive impactful solutions for the team&#039;s success. E xperience Jan &ndash; Present Organization: Merit Data and Technology , Chennai Client s: CAPS UK, HYVE UK, Lloyd UK. Designation: Technical Lead &ndash; Machine Learning Project Worked: 1. CAPS Internal Automation: Key Roles and Responsibilities: &bull; Client Management &bull; Project planning &bull; Solution Architect &bull; Leading team &bull; Mentoring the team members Skills/IDEs/Libraries: LLMs, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, RAG, OpenAI, GPT 4, GPT 4 o, VS Code. Technical Skills: Programming Languages: Python, MATLAB, C. Technology/Toolkits/IDEs: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, RAG, Data Science, NLP , Kaldi, Jupyter, Anaconda , VS Code. AI/ML Libraries: NumPy, Pandas, Scikit -learn, TensorFlow, Keras, Matplotlib. Sep &ndash; Jan Organization: Awone Datasciences Private Limited, Hyderabad. Client: Carelon Global Solutions ( a subsidiary of Elevance Health, USA ) Designation: Lead Data Scientist Project Worked : 1. Generative AI Based Dialog Deliveries for Insurance Underwriting Operating systems: Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Ubuntu , Ubuntu , Ubuntu , Ubuntu . Member ship of Professional Bodies: &bull; Life -time member of Indian Society for Dr. Praveen Kumar P S Technical Lead &ndash; Machine Learning , Merit Data and Technology Ph: Email: Key Roles and Responsibilities: &bull; Automated Underwriting Process with Conversational Chatbot &bull; Prompt Engineering and Generative AI Skills/IDEs/Libraries: LLMs, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, OpenAI, GPT 3.5 turbo, GPT 4, Gradio UI. 2. Generative AI Assisted Benefits Configuration Prototype. Key Roles and Responsibilities: &bull; Document Management and Organization &bull; Status Tra cking &bull; Benefit Level Information Management Skil ls/IDEs/Libraries: NLP, Jupyter, Python, NumPy, Scikit - learn, Pandas, AI/ML, Deep Learning. Technical Education [ISTE]. &bull; Life -time member of Institute of Scholars (InSc). Personal Information: B extension, 2nd cross, &ldquo;Shambu Nilaya&rdquo;, Gubbi, Tumkur India - . Date of Birth : 22nd July Nationality: INDIAN Languages Known: English, Hindi and Kannada Marital Status: Married Jan &ndash; Aug Organization: SIT (R&amp;D), Tumakuru. Client: Nixbees Technologies. Designation: Senior Research Associate -II Projects Worked : &bull; Worked in a project focused on the forensic application of AI/ML for gender detection using the femur bone. &bull; Actively contribu ted to the project that is focussed on developing an AI -based automatic biometric boarding system for airports. Key Roles and Responsibilities: &bull; Designing and developing scalable AI and machine learning ap plications for clients. &bull; Researching and testing machine learning algorithms and predictive models. &bull; Conducting statistical analysis and improving models based on test findings. &bull; Leading and mentoring a team, ensuring successful task completion. Skills/IDEs/Libraries: AI/ML, Deep Learning, NLP, RNN, LSTM, CNN, Jupyter, Python, NumPy, Scikit -learn, Pandas, TensorFlow, Keras. Jun &ndash; Dec Organization: SIT (R&amp;D), Tumakuru. Designation: Senior Research Associate Projects Worked: &bull; Analysis of Speech Signal Transmission using non -spread spectrum -based radios. ( Client: Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) -DRDO Government of India) &bull; Solar Powered Voice based automatic ration system using Artificial Intelligence Algorithms for Smart Technology (VGST), Government of Karnataka.) &bull; Speech Based Access of Agricultural Commodity Prices and weather information in 12 Indian languages. ( Client: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India.) Key Roles and Responsibilities: &bull; Collected speech data from speakers in controlled and uncontrolled environments . &bull; Developed interactive voice response system (IVRS). &bull; Implemented speech enhancement algorithms using AI and deep learning techniques. &bull; Created automatic speech recognition models for degraded and enhanced speech data using DNN and RNN -LSTM algorithms. Skills/IDEs/Libraries: AI/ML, Deep Learning, NLP, PyCharm, Jupyter, Python, TensorFlow, Keras, MATLAB, Kaldi. Sep - May Organization: CIT (R&amp;D), Gubbi. Designation: Project Coordinator/Manager. Key Roles and Responsibil ities: &bull; Orchestrating seamless implementation of cutting -edge technologies for projects and research endeavours, ensuring successful knowledge transfer. &bull; Conducting meticulous project eval uations, optimizing efficiency and outcomes. &bull; Collaborating with the placement and training department to equip candidates with the skills needed to excel in corporate environments. &bull; Spearheading coordination efforts for prestigious national and international conferences. &bull; Facilitating impactful events through expert co -ordination and management. Jun &ndash; Jul Organization: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)/ ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC). Designation: Project Trainee Key Roles and Responsibilities: Associated with the project &ldquo;CHANDRAYAA N&rdquo; E ducation PhD - Research title: &ldquo;Continuous Speech Recognition for Kannada Dialect Under Uncontrolled Environme nt&rdquo; Course Type: Full -Time (Regular) University: Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Karnataka, India. Key Research Contributions: &bull; Pioneered an end -to-end spoken query system (SQS) for contin uous speech, assessing offline and online performance of the system. &bull; Developed a cutting -edge automatic speech recognition (ASR) system using Kaldi SR toolkit. &bull; Created a comprehensive database for large vocabulary continuous speech. &bull; Innovated hybrid speech enhancement techniques using DCT in the modulation domain. &bull; Implemented advanced AI algorithms for speech enhancement, surpassing methods. Skills/Toolkits/Libraries: AI/ML, DNN, NLP, RNN, LSTM, Kaldi, MATLAB, TensorFlow, Keras. M. Tech - Branch: Electronics and Communication Engineering. Domain: Signal Processing. College: Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India. Uni versity: Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Karnataka, India. Result: CGPA: 8.23 [FCD] B.E - Branch: Electronics and Communication Engineering. College: Channabasaveshwara Institute of Technology, Gubbi, Kar nataka, India. University: Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Karnataka, India. Result: % [FC] Class XII - Domain: PCME College: Sarvodaya pre -university college, Tumkur, Karnataka, India. Boar d: Karnataka Result: First Class with Class X - School: Mycemco Junior College, Ammasandra, Tumkur, Karnataka, India. Board : Karnataka Secondary Education and Examination Board. Result: First Class with P rofessional A chievements/Awards/Recognition &bull; Team Leader of the quar ter award. &bull; Best performance team award. &bull; Research Excellence Award from Institute of Scholars (InSc). &bull; Young Researcher Award from Institute of Scholars (InSc). &bull; Reviewer for International Journal of Electronics Electrical and Communication Engineering. C ertifications &bull; Generative AI and Prompt Engineerin g ( Microsoft Certified Course ) &bull; Machine Learning with Python (Authorized by IBM). &bull; Machine Learning (Authorized by Stanford University and DeepLearning.AI) &bull; Practical Machine Learning (Artificial Intelligence) with TensorFlow. &bull; Deep Learning Specialization (Authorized by DeepLearning.AI) &bull; Data Science (Authorized by IBM). &bull; Tools for Da ta Science (Authorized by IBM). &bull; Data Science Specialization (Authorized by Johns Hopkins University) &bull; Data Science for Engineers. &bull; Python for Data Science, AI and Development (Authorized by IBM). &bull; Google Cloud, Big Data and Machine Learning (Authorized by Google Cloud). &bull; Problem solving through Programming in C. P apers Published International Journals [1] P. S Praveen Kumar and H. S. Jayanna, &ldquo;Hybrid Sp eech enhancement in Modulation Domain ,&rdquo; Multimedia Tools and Applications , (Springer, Quartile -1 Journal) . DOI: /s -024 - -6, July . [2] P. S Praveen Kumar and H. S. Jayanna, &ldquo;Hybrid Speech enhancement by using DCT in Modulation Domain,&rdquo; Circuits , Systems, and Signal Processing, (Springer, Quartile -1 Journal) (Accepted for publication) [3] P. S. Praveen Kumar and H. S. Jayanna, &ldquo;Development of Speaker -Independent Automatic Speech Recognition System for Kannada Language,&rdquo; Indian Journal of Science and Technology, (Web of Science) vol. 15, issue. 8 pp. 333 &ndash;342, . [4] P. S. Praveen Kumar and H. S. Jayanna, &ldquo;Continuous Kannada speech recognition system under degraded condition,&rdquo; Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, (Springer) vol. 39, pp. 391 &ndash;419, . (Quartile -1 Journal) [5] P. S. Praveen Kumar and H. S. Jayanna, &ldquo;Creation and instigation of triphone based big - lexicon speaker -independent continuous speech recognition framework for Kannada language,&rdquo; International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE) (Elsevier Scopus Indexed), vol. 9, . [6] P. S. Praveen Kumar and H. S. Jayanna, &ldquo;Development of Speaker -Independent Automatic Speech Recognition System for Kannada Language,&rdquo; Speech Communication (Elsevier Quartile -1 Journal) (Communicated) [7] P. S. Praveen Kumar and H. S. Jayanna, &ldquo;Speech Enhancement by Combining Kalman filter and MMSE technique in Modulation domain using DCT,&rdquo; Journal of Speech Technology (Springer Quartile -2 Journal) (Communicated) [8] Praveen Kumar P S and Veena Kumari H M &ldquo;The FBM approach for the synthesis of EEG signals&rdquo;, International journal of emergi ng trends in signal processing, ISSN ( - ), vol.1, issue - 4, Aug. . [9] Praveen Kumar P S and Veena Kumari H M &ldquo;An advanced enhancement approach for high contrast images of digital cameras&rdquo;, International Journal of Research in Electronics, electrica l and Communication Engineering, vol.5, issue -2, Jan . [10] Praveen Kumar P S and Veena Kumari H M &ldquo;Image fusion technique using wavelet transform for multiple application&rdquo; International Journal on Advanced Computer Theory and Engineering (IJACTE) ISSN (Pri nt): - vol. 2 issue 6, Jul International Conference [1] Praveen Kumar P S, H S Jayanna, et.al &ldquo;Speech Emotion Recognition&quot;, in proceedings of IEEE North Karnataka Subsection Flagship International Conference (NKCon), Vijayapura, India, Nov 20 -21, . [2] Praveen Kumar P S and H S Jayanna, &ldquo;Creation and Instigation of Triphone based Big Lexicon Speaker Independent Continuous Speech Recognition Framework for Kannada Language&quot;, in proceedings of International Conference on Contemporar y Researches in Engineering, Science, Management &amp; Arts (ICCRESMA), Powered By CRT, NFED, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, 27 -29 January . [3] Praveen Kumar P S and H S Jayanna, &ldquo;Creation and Instigation of Triphone based Big Lexicon Speaker Independent Cont inuous Speech Recognition Framework for Kannada Language&quot;, in proceedings of 3rd IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering and Communication Systems, RNS Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India, Dec 19 -20, . [4] Praveen Kumar P S and H S Jayanna, &ldquo;Performance Analysis of Hybrid Automatic Continuous Speech Recognition Framework for Kannada Dialect&quot;, in proceedings of 10th IEEE International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), IIT Kanpur, India, July 6 -8, . [5] Praveen Kumar P S, Thimmaraja Yadava G and H S Jayanna, &ldquo;Text Independent Speaker Identification: A Review&quot;, in proceedings of IEEE Int. Conf. on Second IEEE International Conference on Emerging Computation and Information Technologies (ICECIT - ), SI T, Tumkur, Dec. . [6] Thimmaraja Yadava G, Praveen Kumar P S and H. S. Jayanna, &ldquo;An End -to-End Spoken Dialogue System to Access the Agricultural Commodity Price Information in Kannada Language/Dialects&rdquo;, in proceedings of IEEE Int. Conf. on Second IEEE Int ernational Conference on Emerging Computation and Information Technologies (ICECIT - ), SIT, Tumkur, Dec. . [7] Praveen Kumar P. S. &amp; Veena Kumari H M. &ldquo;An advanced enhancement approach for high contrast images of digital cameras&rdquo; The 1st International C onference on &ldquo;communication, VLSI and Signal Processing &ndash;ICCVSP - &rdquo; held at S.I.T., Tumkur, Karnataka, India Tumkur, Dec. . [8] Praveen Kumar P. S. &amp; Prashanth Kumar G. &ldquo;Moving object detection and segmentation from video sequence using motion detection&rdquo; The 1st International Conference on &ldquo;communication, VLSI and Signal Processing &ndash;ICCVSP - &rdquo; held at S.I.T., Tumkur, Karnataka, India. [9] Praveen Kumar P. S. &amp; Jayaram D. N., &ldquo;Evaluation Of TDOA/FDOA Techniques for Position Location&rdquo; 2nd International Confer ence on Signal Processing Systems (ICSPS )&rdquo; held at Dalian, China on July . [10] Praveen Kumar P. S. &amp; Jayaram D. N. &ldquo;Advanced Signal Processing techniques for Position location&rdquo; The 1st International Conference on &ldquo;Emerging Trends in Signal Processing and VLSI Design&rdquo; held at Guru Nanak Engineering College, Ibrahimpatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India B ook Chapter P. S. Praveen Kumar and H. S. Jayanna, &ldquo;Development of Automatic Speech Recognition System for Kannada Language,&rdquo; Elsevier book chapter, (Communicated) T raining programmes/Seminars/Symposiums/workshops &bull; Training on Overview of &ldquo;Speech Processing&rdquo; organized by AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy, (IIT Dharwad). &bull; Training on Overview of &ldquo;Recent Trends in Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition&rdquo;, organized by AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Acad emy, (GMIT, Davanagere). &bull; Hands on Superpowers with TensorFlow by Jason Mayors, organized by department of Computer Science and Engineering (AI and ML), Jain University in association with &ldquo;The Turing Club&rdquo;. &bull; Training on &quot;Deep Learning for Audio and Speech Processing&quot; organized by AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy. (KLE Technological University). &bull; Training on &quot;Research Trends in Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing&quot;, organized by AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy. (The Nort h Cap University). &bull; Training on &quot;Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with Data Science&quot;, organized by AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy (Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering) D eclaration I hereby declare that all the information provided above is correct to the best of my knowledge. Date: Place: [PRAVEEN KUMAR P S]