Avnish Narayan
About Avnish Narayan
Avnish Narayan is a Research Engineer at Anyscale, where he has contributed to the development of Anyscale Endpoints. He has a background in computer science and engineering, with degrees from the University of Southern California and the University of Washington.
Current Role at Anyscale
Avnish Narayan serves as a Research Engineer at Anyscale, a position he has held since 2023. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this role, he focuses on advancing the capabilities of the Anyscale platform, particularly in the area of serving large language models.
Previous Experience at Anyscale
Prior to his current role, Avnish worked at Anyscale as a Machine Learning Engineer from 2021 to 2023. During this time, he contributed to various projects, including the development of Anyscale Endpoints, a platform for serving open source large language models. His work involved implementing features such as 'function calling' and 'json mode' for constrained generation.
Internship at Kaiser Permanente
In 2019, Avnish Narayan completed a three-month internship as a Data Science Intern at Kaiser Permanente in Pleasanton, California. This experience provided him with practical exposure to data science applications in the healthcare sector.
Education and Academic Background
Avnish Narayan holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Southern California, where he studied from 2020 to 2021. He also earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering and Computer Science from the same institution, attending from 2018 to 2020. Prior to that, he studied Intended Computer Engineering at the University of Washington from 2016 to 2018.
Contributions to Anyscale Endpoints
Avnish played a key role in the development of Anyscale Endpoints, a platform designed for serving open source large language models. His contributions included the implementation of essential features that enhance the platform's functionality and usability.