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Work History
Education
Skills
Activities
Publications
Certification
Awards
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Bikash Agrawal

Bikash Agrawal

Lead Data Scientist
Oslo

Summary

Seeking a challenging position in the field of Data Science that fosters continuous learning and offers opportunities for professional development. With over 15 years of experience, I aim to leverage my expertise in machine learning research, deep learning, statistical analysis, Generative AI, and LLM tools to actively contribute towards organizational goals. Proficient in Big Data analytics, NLP, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), I am committed to utilizing my skills and knowledge effectively with a positive attitude.


Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
4
4
Languages

Work History

Head of Research and Development

Simplifai AS
01.2023 - Current
  • Generative AI: Building InsuranceGPT.
  • Natural Language Processing Research activities and developing production pipeline
  • Managed budgets and resources effectively, ensuring all projects were completed on time and within budget constraints.

Machine Learning Mentor

Springboard
06.2019 - Current
  • Provide personalized guidance in a 1-1 online course, covering data preprocessing, machine learning, deep learning, and DevOps. Tailor instruction, offer hands-on projects, and foster a supportive learning environment to facilitate student growth. Keep abreast of industry advancements and provide career development guidance.

Chief Data Scientist

Simplifai AS
05.2018 - 08.2023
  • Spearheading the development of AI-driven data products to streamline operations across diverse sectors including Banking, Insurance, and Telecom. Expertise includes generating credit risk scores via machine learning for credit card companies, and deploying image classification systems using Transfer Learning and Deep Learning for Car Insurance firms. Additionally, proficient in developing Chatbots/Emailbots/Documentbots leveraging Deep Learning algorithms.

Data Scientist

DNV
10.2016 - 05.2018
  • Responsible for designing architecture of big data platform and processing large-scale data for maritime and oil & gas industries.
  • Data Ingestion Pipeline for Big Data Platform ( Lambda Architecture) Apache Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, Python
  • Windfarm Asset BI for the energy portfolio

Research Fellow

University Of Stavanger
10.2013 - 09.2016
  • Working with Big data technology and developing several algorithm using machine learning approaches to allow user for efficient and scalable cloud platform.
  • Technology: Hadoop, HBase, OpenTSDB, Apache Spark, Apache Mesos, Docker, Ambari, Nifi, Kafka
    • Failure prediction in Hadoop cluster using HMM.
    • Anomalies detection in Cloud infrastructure in a real-time with AWS CloudWatch metrics.
    • R2Time: A Framework to Analyse Open TSDB Time-Series Data in HBase.

Co-Founder and CTO

Boost AI AS
04.2016 - 08.2016
  • Developed chatbot using deep learning framework Torch and using seq2seq model.

Visiting Research Fellow

Purdue University
10.2015 - 04.2016
  • Implementation of secure deletion of HDFS data.
  • Research in cam2 project for resource allocation in the cloud

Back-End Developer

Future Home AS
07.2013 - 07.2014
  • Worked as Back-End Developer to build smart house system which can control all household appliances using web apps.

Web Developer

United Nation, UNRCHCO
08.2010 - 08.2011
  • Responsible for designing and programming of the website and also developed various Drupal module.

Software Developer

Pioneer Solutions
08.2008 - 07.2010
  • Responsible for building this product that are extensively used in Europe, America, and U.K gas and steel industries. Extensive use of PL-SQL, and huge database. Programming Languages: SQL-SERVER, PHP, JavaScript


Web Developer

HimalMedia Pvt LTD
09.2007 - 08.2008

Developed Nepal's top News Portal,

Programming Languages: PHP, MySQL, Javascript
Technologies: AJAX, jQuery Javascript Framework

Education

Ph.D. - Big Data And Machine Learning

University of Stavanger
Stavanger, Norway
04.2013 - 04.2016

Master of Science - Computer Science

University of Stavanger
Stavanger, Norway
04.2011 - 04.2013

BE in Computer Engineering - Computer Engineering Technology

Kantipur Engineering College
Kathmandu, Nepal
04.2002 - 04.2006

Skills

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Activities

Information Manager at student organization ISI (http://isi-uis.no/), University of Stavanger, Norway

Machine learning Advisor at elimu.ai Mar 2017 - Mar 2019  Helping to develop scalable and robust machine learning model with the educational apps.

Publications

  • R2Time: a framework to analyse OpenTSDB time-series data in HBase [Cloudcom 2014].
  • Analyzing and Predicting framework in Hadoop Cluster using Distributed Hidden Markov Model [ Cloudcom Asia 2015]
  • AFFM: Auto Feature Engineering in Field-aware Factorization Machines for Predictive Analytics [ICDM Worskshop 2015]
  • Adaptive Anomaly Detection in Cloud Infrastructure using Robust and Scalable Principal Component Analysis in Spark. [ISPDC 2016]
  • SD-HDFS: Secure Deletion in Hadoop Distributed File System [BigData Congress 2016]
  • Resource Management in the cloud based distributed cameras using Bargaining Concept [BigData Congress 2017]
  • Evolving Deep Neural Networks for Continuous Learning [2023]

Certification

Certified [Job Title], [Company Name] - [Timeframe]

Awards

  • Best Solution for Hack the Climate Issued by Nordic edge · Nov 2023. https://nordicedge.org/2023/11/28/model-for-predicting-nutrient-runoff-takes-home-the-win-in-hack-the-climate
  • Best Creative solutions in Satellite hackathon, Oslo 2019 Issued by Startup lab
  • Best performing solution award at legal hackathon, Oslo 2018 Legal hackathon

Timeline

Head of Research and Development

Simplifai AS
01.2023 - Current

Machine Learning Mentor

Springboard
06.2019 - Current

Chief Data Scientist

Simplifai AS
05.2018 - 08.2023

Data Scientist

DNV
10.2016 - 05.2018

Co-Founder and CTO

Boost AI AS
04.2016 - 08.2016

Visiting Research Fellow

Purdue University
10.2015 - 04.2016

Research Fellow

University Of Stavanger
10.2013 - 09.2016

Back-End Developer

Future Home AS
07.2013 - 07.2014

Ph.D. - Big Data And Machine Learning

University of Stavanger
04.2013 - 04.2016

Master of Science - Computer Science

University of Stavanger
04.2011 - 04.2013

Web Developer

United Nation, UNRCHCO
08.2010 - 08.2011

Software Developer

Pioneer Solutions
08.2008 - 07.2010

Web Developer

HimalMedia Pvt LTD
09.2007 - 08.2008

BE in Computer Engineering - Computer Engineering Technology

Kantipur Engineering College
04.2002 - 04.2006
Bikash AgrawalLead Data Scientist