I'm considering next career opportunity. I can contribute towards building and leading a Data Science as a Service practice for any organization.I'm also open for consulting opportunities in the following areas:1. Data Science and Analytics (domain independent)2. Application of Machine Learning to Semiconductor Fab Data to build non-linear predictive models for yield, reliability, process and equipment performance optimization etc.3. Manufacturing… Show more I'm considering next career opportunity. I can contribute towards building and leading a Data Science as a Service practice for any organization.I'm also open for consulting opportunities in the following areas:1. Data Science and Analytics (domain independent)2. Application of Machine Learning to Semiconductor Fab Data to build non-linear predictive models for yield, reliability, process and equipment performance optimization etc.3. Manufacturing optimization4. Semiconductor BEOL process integration- Design enablement5. Semiconductor Dry Etch Process and EquipmentBelow are a few of my strengths and accomplishments: 1. A natural leader who can lead teams by example and through discipline, humility and respect.2. A very quick learner. My primary educational training is in Chemical Engineering but I learnt an entirely new field (Computer Science, AI & Cognitive Computing) in a short period of time and made high impact contributions and also wrote up a publication for the same.3. I carry domain experience & knowledge in the area of Semiconductor Process Engineering & Manufacturing (Back End of Line Interconnect Manufacturing) and made several significant contributions during my tenure (> 6 years) at Intel Corporation in the US. Recipient of 5 divisional awards & recognized as Distinguished Process Engineer.4. I've more than 800 citations for my work from Ph.D. and have > 10 peer reviewed publications including Science & Nanoletters. My Ph.D. thesis work was reviewed as a news & views article in Nature Materials. Show less

Consultant-Analytics as a Service- offering Data Science services to clients with focus on the Manufacturing vertical. Selected projects:1. Automating duplicate defect detection for a mobile manufacturer.Technologies: Textual similarity and Unsupervised clustering2. Forecasting smart phone sales based on pre-release social media sentiment.Technologies: Apache Nutch (crawling social media data), Naive Bayes Sentiment analysis3. Churn prediction for customers for a… Show more Consultant-Analytics as a Service- offering Data Science services to clients with focus on the Manufacturing vertical. Selected projects:1. Automating duplicate defect detection for a mobile manufacturer.Technologies: Textual similarity and Unsupervised clustering2. Forecasting smart phone sales based on pre-release social media sentiment.Technologies: Apache Nutch (crawling social media data), Naive Bayes Sentiment analysis3. Churn prediction for customers for a Telecom major.Technologies: Hadoop (data storage), Logistic regression4. Import unstructured data for an Independent safety science major to a graphical data base.Technologies: Hadoop (data storage), Jena DB Show less

Fundamental research in Artificial Intelligence- next generation context aware cognitive systems. Worked on developing activity representation and modeling using a connectionist architecture (SHRUTI) that integrates several features of a futuristic intelligent system in one framework. SHRUTI represents a parallel computational model that mimics the functioning of a Human Brain.• Mastered a complex and large system (SHRUTI Agent Simulator) along with the know-how of the simulator code in… Show more Fundamental research in Artificial Intelligence- next generation context aware cognitive systems. Worked on developing activity representation and modeling using a connectionist architecture (SHRUTI) that integrates several features of a futuristic intelligent system in one framework. SHRUTI represents a parallel computational model that mimics the functioning of a Human Brain.• Mastered a complex and large system (SHRUTI Agent Simulator) along with the know-how of the simulator code in a short period of time.• Successfully implemented activity models in SHRUTI – single-handedly, enabling the use of a unified computational model for inference, episodic memory, ontology, KB, as well as for activity modeling, in activity context aware systems- this was a high impact work for the Business Unit.• R.S.Krishnan, Lokendra Shastri, “A connectionist approach to activity representation and modeling using X-schemas”, Manuscript in preparation. Show less

Backend interconnect reliability working group contributor for Intel’s 22nm process technology: monitoring parametric baseline including RC (resistance/capacitance) performance, electron migration (EM), Biased thermal stress (BTS) and Stress induced voiding (SIV). Led teams of process, yield and device engineers on multiple projects that led to improvements in product layout design, integrated process improvements and operational throughput. Responsibilities included:1. Understanding impact… Show more Backend interconnect reliability working group contributor for Intel’s 22nm process technology: monitoring parametric baseline including RC (resistance/capacitance) performance, electron migration (EM), Biased thermal stress (BTS) and Stress induced voiding (SIV). Led teams of process, yield and device engineers on multiple projects that led to improvements in product layout design, integrated process improvements and operational throughput. Responsibilities included:1. Understanding impact of Fab data on Reliability metrics.2. Analyse complex and large data sets.3. Lead task forces and resolve process issues to meet technology goals.4. Present out findings to senior management to ease decision making.Solved a major reliability issue that led to successful certification of the 22nm process technology. Show less

Play active roles in process development, tool engineering, manage and plan module inventory control, throughput and cycle time improvement in a highly fluid manufacturing environment. Train and mentor junior engineers and floor technicians in tool maintenance, operations, and troubleshooting.Solved various dry etch process and equipment related problems spanning multiple technology nodes including 64nm, 45nm, 32nm.

Research in Polymer thin film dewetting and mechanisms for suppression.

Investigated nanoparticle concentration profiles in thin polymer films using Neutron Reflectometry

Investigated Dewaxing phenomenon as a reentrant to Crystallization