Vilas Ramakrishna Aithal

About Vilas Ramakrishna Aithal

Software Engineer – AI/ML with over 3+ years of experience in designing, developing, and deploying end-to-end machine learning solutions in production. Proven expertise in supervised/unsupervised learning, NLP, deep learning, and computer vision, with a strong focus on building scalable, cloud-native ML systems. Hands-on experience with MLOps tools like MLflow and Docker, and deploying models using AWS. Adept at developing real-time data pipelines, automating model retraining, and ensuring model interpretability through explainability tools like SHAP. Collaborative team player with a background in Agile/Scrum environments, delivering high-impact AI solutions across healthcare and enterprise domains.

Experience

1. Machine Learning Engineer

   Saayam For All

   Feb 2025 — Present

   Gathering and analyzing data to identify key attributes (location, language, gender, request type) for matching help requests with volunteers. Planning and evaluating potential algorithms/models for the matching engine, considering accuracy, scalability, and fairness. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define model requirements, data structures, and performance metrics before implementation. Designing initial UI components to visualize potential match results and system status, aiming to improve future user experience and engagement.

Education

• Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology

  Bachelor's degree

  2016 — 2020

• Rutgers University–New Brunswick

  Master's degree

  2022 — 2024