Phani Srikanth
I lead applied AI bets from research to product
I identify valuable AI opportunities, de-risk them through prototypes and rigorous evaluations, and lead cross-functional teams to take the strongest ideas into production.
My work spans enterprise AI, document intelligence, privacy, retrieval, agents, and efficient models.
What I do
- Translate emerging AI techniques into valuable product opportunities
- Prototype and evaluate ideas before committing larger teams
- Lead applied research and machine-learning teams
- Shape product and AI strategy with engineering and product leaders
- Take successful research bets into production
Current areas of interest
Enterprise AI, document intelligence, privacy and AI security, retrieval, agent evaluations, synthetic data, and efficient models.
I am currently a Principal Scientist and Director of Machine Learning at NetApp India, where I build and help build ML/AI systems for enterprise data compliance and governance.
Happy to talk about data science and machine learning, career development, interesting people on the internet, and systems thinking.
Fun fact: I never uttered a word until I turned three.