Karthikeyan NG is the Head of Engineering and Technology at the Indian lifestyle and fashion retail brand. He served as a software engineer at Symantec Corporation and has worked with two US-based startups as an early employee and has built various products. He has 9+ years of experience in various scalable products using Web, Mobile, ML, AR, and VR technologies. He is an aspiring entrepreneur and technology evangelist. His interests lie in exploring new technologies and innovative ideas to resolve a problem. He has also bagged prizes from more than 15 hackathons, is a TEDx speaker and a speaker at technology conferences and meetups as well as guest lecturer at a Bengaluru University. When not at work, he is found trekking.
I would like to thank Saurav Satpathy for helping me with the codes in one of the chapters. I would like to extend my gratitude to Varsha Shetty for presenting the idea of the book, and to Rhea Henriques for her tenacity. Thanks to Akshi, Tejas, Sayli, and the technical reviewer, Mayur, and the editorial team. I would also like to thank the open source community for making this book possible with the frameworks on both Android and iOS platforms.
Mayur Ravindra Narkhedehas a good blend of experience in data science and industrial domain. He is a researcher with a B.Tech in computer science and an M.Tech in CSE with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence.
A data scientist whose core experience lies in building automated end-to-end solutions, he is proficient at applying technology, AI, ML, data mining, and design thinking to better understand and predict improvements in business functions and desirable requirements with growth profitability.
He has worked on multiple advanced solutions, such as ML and predictive model development for the oil and gas industry, financial services, road traffic and transport, life sciences, and the big data platform for asset-intensive industries.
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