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Amar Babuta

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Data Scientist | GCP | Python | ML | Power BI

Delhi, India

Veolia Australia and New ZealandThe University of Melbourne

Amar Babuta is an experienced Data Scientist with 2.5 years of commercial experience and a Master of Data Science from the University of Melbourne. He is skilled in Python, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, and Google Cloud Platform, with expertise in developing cloud-based AI solutions and predictive models. At Veolia Australia and New Zealand, he implemented AI solutions including GreenPath Online for emissions tracking, validated Virtual Submetering solutions, and developed BurstID for optimizing pipe renewal plans. He earned a Distinction for his University of Melbourne project on Climate Change Misinformation Detection.

Experience

Data Scientist

Veolia Australia and New Zealand

Full-time•Oct 2021 - Present•Melbourne, Australia

Implementing pipelines to perform data cleansing, extraction, processing, storage, and manipulation from multiple data sources on cloud. Analyzing data to validate third-party solutions for sewer pipe defect detection. Created AI model to predict blockage likelihood in sewer network. Built cloud-based AI models to improve operations of treatment plants. Key technologies: Python, GCP, BigQuery, FastAPI, Pydantic. Achievements: Implemented GreenPath Online for emissions tracking (reduced carbon footprint by 7% target for 2024), validated Virtual Submetering solution (reduced labour hours by 14 days), and industrialized BurstID AI solution to optimize pipe renewal plans.

Data Scientist

The University of Melbourne

Full-time•Mar 2020 - Dec 2020•Melbourne, Australia

Implemented data exploration on 1.5GB of admission data to identify key features. Performed data cleansing, processing, and implemented ML classifiers using Python to predict application success likelihood. Refined hyperparameters of Decision Tree and Random Forest classifiers. Developed optimal workflow combination for applications. Communicated results via interactive dashboard using Graphviz and Shiny.

Education

The University of Melbourne

Master of Data Science

Data Science

Feb 2019 - Dec 2020

Special Interest in Analysing big data and developing cloud-based solutions.

Vellore Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Technology

Computer Science

Jul 2014 - May 2018

Vellore, India. Special Interest in Data cleaning and data mining.

Skills

Python
SQL
Power BI
Tableau
R
Google Cloud Platform
BigQuery
FastAPI
Pydantic
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Geopandas
Pandas
NumPy
Scikit-Learn
Matplotlib
Seaborn
Keras
CouchDB
MySQL
Data Analytics
NLP
AI Model Development
ETL
Data Visualization
Microsoft Excel