Resume

Detailed CV

Summary

Kinjal Basu

AI Researcher with 6+ years of experience, focusing on responsible AI, large-scale optimization, and causal inference on networks.

Education

Ph.D. in Statistics

2012 - 2016

Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Dissertation on Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods in Non-Cubical Spaces
Ingram Olkin Interdesciplinary Disseration Award 2016

Master of Statistics (M. Stat)

2010 - 2012

Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India

Specializing in Mathematical Statistics and Probability with a thesis on estimating of circular probability distributions via spectral isomorphisms

Bachelor of Statistics (B. Stat (Hons))

2007 - 2010

Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India

Professional Experience

Senior Staff Software Engineer - ML & AI

March 2021 - Feb 2023

LinkedIn, Sunnyvale, CA

Tech lead of Responsible AI. Oversees all efforts on Fairness, Explainability and Privacy in AI across all AI-drivern product verticals.

Staff Software Engineer - ML & AI

Oct. 2018 - March 2021

LinkedIn, Sunnyvale, CA

Tech lead for Fairness in AI and large-scale optimization efforts. Chief architect and designer for internal AutoML library.

Senior Software Engineer - ML & AI

June 2017 - Sep. 2018

LinkedIn, Sunnyvale, CA

Worked on large-scale optimization problems with focus on global Bayesian optimization, AutoML strategies and constrained portfolio selection.

Software Engineer - ML & AI

July 2016 - June 2017

LinkedIn, Sunnyvale, CA

Worked on predictive modeling, statistical learning in recommendation systems such as News Feed Ranking and People You May Know (PYMK).