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
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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

  1. Lead Ai Engineer, India Coe for Watsonx

    IBM

    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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