Sumanth R Hegde
About Sumanth R Hegde
Sumanth R Hegde is a Software Engineer currently employed at Anyscale in San Francisco, California. He has a strong academic background in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, along with diverse experience in machine learning and data science internships.
Current Role at Anyscale
Sumanth R Hegde currently works as a Software Engineer at Anyscale, a position he has held since 2024. His role is based in San Francisco, California, and operates in a hybrid work environment. Anyscale focuses on simplifying the development of distributed applications, and Sumanth contributes to this mission through his expertise in software engineering.
Previous Experience in Machine Learning and Data Science
Prior to his current position, Sumanth gained valuable experience in machine learning and data science through various internships. He worked as a Machine Learning Engineer Intern at Hakimo for two months in 2023, and as a Data Science Intern at C3 AI for three months in the same year. During his internship at C3 AI, he focused on fine-tuning language models for a Generative Search application.
Educational Background in Computer Science and Engineering
Sumanth holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from UC San Diego, where he studied from 2021 to 2024. He also earned a Bachelor of Technology (Honours) in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, completing his studies there from 2017 to 2021. His educational background provides a strong foundation in both theoretical and practical aspects of technology.
Research Contributions and Publications
Sumanth has contributed to open-source projects, specifically to HuggingFace's PEFT and Accelerate libraries. He also has a publication in the UDC Workshops at ECCV 2020, which focuses on advancements in computer vision. His research experience includes working as a Student Researcher at UC San Diego from 2023 to 2024 and as an Undergraduate Student Researcher at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras from 2020 to 2021.
Teaching Experience at UC San Diego
In addition to his research roles, Sumanth served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at UC San Diego from 2022 to 2024. In this capacity, he supported faculty in delivering course content and assisted students in understanding complex topics in computer science.