Chirag Sharma
About Chirag Sharma
Chirag Sharma is a Software Engineer at Scale AI, where he has worked since 2023, focusing on computer vision and multimodal data. He holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley and has extensive research and internship experience in various technology and academic settings.
Work at Scale AI
Chirag Sharma has been employed at Scale AI as a Software Engineer since 2023. He works in San Francisco, California, contributing to the Computer Vision and Multimodal team. His role involves focusing on the data engine for image, video, and multimodal Generative AI data. He contributes to a product that serves industry-leading foundation model builders and customers in the autonomous vehicle sector, ensuring the provision of high-quality labeled data at scale.
Education and Expertise
Chirag Sharma holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (Honors) and Physics from the University of California, Berkeley, which he completed in 2022. He further pursued a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the same institution, graduating in 2023. His academic background includes extensive research experience, particularly in deep learning applications and combinatorial optimization problems, under the guidance of Professor Joey Gonzalez.
Background
Chirag Sharma's early education includes completing the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program at The International School in Bangalore from 2014 to 2018. He began his research career at the University of California, Berkeley, where he participated in various research groups, including the Weak Interactions Group and the Particle Physics group. He also interned at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore in 2017.
Previous Work Experience
Prior to his current role at Scale AI, Chirag Sharma gained diverse experience through various internships and positions. He served as a Software Engineer Intern at Microsoft in both 2020 and 2021. Additionally, he worked as a Course Reader for Algorithms and as an Academic Intern for Data Structures at UC Berkeley's Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences department. His entrepreneurial experience includes co-founding EMTranslate, where he worked as a Product Developer.
Research Contributions
Chirag Sharma has contributed to multiple research initiatives during his academic career. He worked as an Undergraduate Researcher at the Berkeley RISE Lab and the Abbasi Lab at the University of California, San Francisco. His research interests include deep learning and its applications in optimization problems, showcasing his commitment to advancing knowledge in the field of computer science.