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Krishna Chaitanya

@krishnachaitanya2

I build low-latency ML platforms that optimize ad exchange revenue and margins.

India
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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking Director or Head of ML and Data Science opportunities where I can scale ML teams, platforms, and practices, embed AI into product and business strategy, and solve high-impact applied ML problems.

I'm leading ML-driven optimization for Nexverse.ai's core ad exchange, designing floor-price, dynamic-margin, and traffic-shaping systems that improve yield, profitability, auction quality, and infrastructure efficiency.

Previously at InMobi, I deployed internet-scale pricing and margin models on Azure Databricks and PySpark. These systems delivered approximately $5.5M in annual margin improvement, around $14M in revenue uplift, and a floor-price model generating roughly $24M annually.

Across POKKT, Airpush, Personagraph, and Arima Research, I've built models for CTR prediction, bid optimization, fraud detection, brand safety, user profiling, and resume matching. My work combines millisecond-latency decisioning with practical experimentation and measurable business outcomes.

I'm focused on scaling ML teams, platforms, and standards, from MLOps and model observability to AI strategy and executive reporting. I bring hands-on depth in Python, SQL, Spark, Databricks, and production ML across cloud environments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Nexverse.ai logoNE

Associate Director

Oct 2025 - Jun 2026 (8 months)

Lead ML-driven optimization across Nexverse’s core ad exchange, focusing on floor price algorithms, dynamic margin optimization, and intelligent request / traffic shaping to improve yield and profitability.​

Design and productionize real-time models that set impression-level price floors and margins, balancing net revenue, win rate, fill rate, and advertiser performance across diverse inventory a

InMobi logoIN

Staff Data Scientist

Feb 2022 - Oct 2025 (3 years 8 months)

Led the design and deployment of ML-driven margin and pricing optimization models for InMobi’s ad exchange, delivering millisecond-level latency while operating at internet scale on Azure Databricks and PySpark.​

Drove annual margin improvement of approximately 5.5 million USD and revenue uplift of around 14 million USD through margin optimization models, directly improving profitability and unit

POKKT logoPO

Senior Data Scientist

Mar 2019 - Feb 2022 (2 years 11 months)

• Conceptualized and designed data science solutions to enhance ad delivery efficiency at Pokkt.
• Developed and deployed five machine learning models for predicting click-through rates, addressing extreme class imbalance.
• Designed a machine learning model for optimizing bid call decisions, ensuring millisecond-level latency and improved response rates.

Airpush, Inc logoAI

Team Lead

Feb 2017 - Aug 2017 (6 months)

• Led a Data Science team at Airpush, focusing on the implementation of ML algorithms for projects like Fraud Detection and Bid Optimization.
• Developed a machine learning model that optimized bidding for cost-per-install campaigns, saving $500,000 annually.
• Created a deep learning solution for brand safety, effectively detecting inappropriate content in child-targeted apps.

Personagraph logoPE

Data Scientist

Apr 2016 - Dec 2016 (8 months)

• Led the design and implementation of a user profiling system for over a billion users, extracting demographic insights from mobile app installations.
• Utilized advanced technologies including Apache Spark, Stanford NLP, and Python to analyze user data effectively.
• Delivered actionable insights on demographics and interests, enhancing targeted marketing strategies for clients.

Airpush, Inc logoAI

Research Engineer

Oct 2014 - Apr 2016 (1 year 6 months)

• Developed and deployed three machine learning models for predicting click-through rates (CTR) in mobile ad campaigns.
• Addressed extreme class imbalance in datasets, improving model accuracy despite low CTR (~5%).
• Ensured millisecond-latency inference using technologies like Python, Keras, and Apache Spark.
• Contributed to Airpush, a leading mobile advertising platform, enhancing user

Xangars Solutions (P) Ltd. logoXL

Data Scientist

Apr 2014 - Oct 2014 (6 months)

• Developed predictive models for sales forecasting of store items for Aditya Birla Group in Bengaluru.
• Utilized advanced time series techniques to analyze historical sales data, enhancing accuracy in predictions.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement data-driven strategies, improving inventory management.

Ebix logoEB

Software Engineer

Dec 2011 - Nov 2013 (1 year 11 months)

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop a robust front-end user interface and back-end server APIs.
• Enhanced the framework for financial and insurance products, improving efficiency and user experience.
• Utilized technologies such as GWT, HTML, and CSS to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

IK

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

M.Sc.(integrated) Physics, Physics

2004 - 2011

Studied courses not only in physics, mathematics and chemistry but also from varied fields like psychology, economics, sociology, management, sanskrit language etc...

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur logoIK

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Master of Science, Physics

2004 - 2011

Integrated M.Sc. in Physics with coursework spanning physics, mathematics, chemistry, and varied fields like psychology, economics, sociology, management, and Sanskrit.

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