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Mani Kumar R

@manikumarr

Data scientist building deep learning and explainable AI systems for ranking, genomics, and gene knowledge graphs at scale.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to work on end-to-end ML/AI systems—ranking, NLP/generative models, and explainable forecasting—where I can ship models with real impact and keep iterating on data pipelines and deployment.

I’m a Data Scientist at Meesho on the Ranking Team, where I developed and optimized a deep learning prepaid ranker using the FT-Transformer architecture to increase the share of prepaid orders (+0.6% Obyv).

Before that, I worked on explainable time-series forecasting at Fujitsu Research of India, built a GPT-based gene function retrieval pipeline at Mutwil lab (NTU) to create a yeast knowledge graph, and explored computer-vision and computational genomics research through my thesis and internships.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Data Scientist

Current

Meesho

May 2025 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Developed and optimized a deep learning prepaid ranker using FT-Transformer architecture to increase prepaid orders. Engineered features and processed large-scale datasets, achieving +0.6% Obyv increase.

Deep Learning FT Transformer Feature Engineering Python

AI/ML Research Intern

Fujitsu Research of India Private Limited

May 2024 - Aug 2024 (3 months)

Conducted survey on explainability of time series forecasting models. Developed explainable AI models reducing MSE to 0.25 and built real-time dashboards using Streamlit.

Time Series Modeling Explainable AI Streamlit Python

Research Intern

Nanyang Technological University

Aug 2023 - Dec 2023 (4 months)

Spearheaded GPT-based gene function retrieval from 85,000 scientific articles, creating a yeast knowledge graph. Leveraged OpenAI APIs and NLP for automated biological data integration.

Natural Language Processing OpenAI API Prompt Engineering Knowledge Graphs Python

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Indian Institute of Science

Bachelor of Science-Master of Science (Research), Computational Biology

2020 -

Grade: 7.7/10

Pursuing BS-MS(Research) with a CGPA of 7.7/10. Key courses include Probability and Statistics, Machine Learning for Data Science, Linear Algebra, Deep Learning, Generative AI, and Computational Epidemiology.