Shashanka Br
Lead AI Research Engineer/Generative AI Architect /Qiskit Advocate @IBM | MTech
- Role
- Lead Ai Engineer, India Coe for Watsonx at IBM
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Shashanka Br
Seasoned Data Science and AI Engineer with strong skills in model development, deploymentand management. Developed a range of models across healthcare to e-commerce and edge computing.
Experience
Lead Ai Engineer, India Coe for Watsonx
Sep 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Domain:Generative AI | WatsonX | AI Strategy & Leadership Architected agentic systems integrating LLMs, vision-language models, and retrieval-augmented workflows using LangGraph, LangChain, LlamaIndex, MCP, and Hugging Face Agents. Designed RAG pipelines (Hybrid, Agentic RAG, Multi-Agent RAG), optimizing grounding, retrieval logic, and tool orchestration for enterprise knowledge systems. Fine-tuned transformer and Diffusion models (e.g, LLaMA, Granite, Mistral) using Unsloth with QLoRA, PEFT, and prompt-tuning techniques, serverless deployment using vLLM for scalable, low-latency inference. Led full-stack GenAI application development with FastAPI, Golang, and modern API-first designs using gRPC and REST. Championed AI strategy for WatsonX, guiding responsible AI adoption, secure model integration and scalable governance frameworks across cross-functional teams.
Education
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Bachelor of Technology - BTech(E&C)
PES University
Master of Technology (MTech)(E&C)
Kendriya Vidyalaya
High School, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Sc
Skills
- Turbo C++
- Vlsi
- Matlab
- Embedded C
- Hdl Designer
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