Likith Ponnanna

Likith Ponnanna is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer currently employed at 7AI since December 2024, with prior experience at Cyvl, where a LIDAR object detection and anomaly model was designed and scaled, enhancing processing speed and accuracy for large datasets. Previously, at Quantiphi, a real-time multi-stream IVA solution was developed using a hybrid cloud approach. Academic roles include serving as a Teaching Assistant at Khoury College of Computer Sciences, mentoring over 300 students, and as a Graduate Research Assistant at Northeastern University, focusing on robotic agent navigation. Notable entrepreneurial experience includes co-founding Vedoot, optimizing machine learning models for natural disaster predictions, and managing operations at Wooterra and Cosmoscart. Likith Ponnanna holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Northeastern University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology.