Vivek Kalyanarangan
@vivekkalyanarangan
VP, Data Scientist at IDFC First Bank
Mumbai, India
Vivek Kalyanarangan is a Data Scientist with over 8 years of experience specializing in Machine Learning, NLP, and deep learning. He has a proven track record of designing, prototyping, and deploying scalable data-driven products across sectors including Banking, Healthcare, and Travel. His expertise includes building advanced solutions like hyperpersonalization engines and cloud-first marketing analytics platforms using AWS and PySpark.
Experience
VP, Data Scientist
IDFC First Bank
Initiatives included Hyperpersonalization Engine, SMS Mining, Face Recognition and liveness check Video KYC, and Form Analytics. Solutions involved leveraging demographic, behavioral, creative, and response features to run deep learning based embedding models for generating marketing campaigns. Expertise includes NLP on SMS data for risk models, Face Recognition using Siamese network, and leveraging clickstream data via AWS Lambda.
Instructor
United Network of Professionals
Mentored and trained corporates on data science and machine learning. Developed Udemy courses on deploying ML applications using Docker containers. Expertise covers Deep Learning, Big Data, and Apache Spark, contributing to upskilling over 10,000 students.
AVP, Data Scientist
First Abu Dhabi Bank
Developed solutions for email automation, merchant name cleaning using NLP, and lead client identification. Implemented Face Recognition and utilized graph databases (Neo4j) for centrality algorithms. Key tools included TensorFlow, Neo4j, Elasticsearch, and Scikit-learn, resulting in 30% workload automation in the contact center.
Senior Business Analyst
Cerner Corporation
Consulted on data science initiatives for Andhra Pradesh Government (APMSIDC), including Smart Routing and Crash Prediction. Solutions involved predicting Dengue incidence, ticket routing using semantic comparison, and using classifiers for crash analysis. Tools utilized included Holt Winters, ARIMA Forecasting Model, K-means clustering, NLP (TF-IDF), and R Shiny.
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Worked on data integration and marketing initiatives for MGM Resorts International. Developed solutions for Trigger Based Marketing (TBM) and identifying cross-sell/upsell opportunities. Utilized Java and TIBCO Suite products, leading to increased turnout and customer retention across major hotels.
Education
Future Institute of Engineering and Management
B.Tech. In Information Technology
Information Technology
Bodhicharya Senior Secondary School
Higher Secondary (12th)
South Point High School
Madhyamik Pariksha (10th)