Phani Srikanth

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.