Natural Language Processing Projects: Build Next-Generation NLP Applications Using AI Techniques (Paperback or Softback)

Akshay R Kulkarni is a renowned AI and machine learning (ML) evangelist and thought leader. He has consulted with Fortune 500 and global enterprises to drive AI and data science-led strategic transformations. Akshay has experience building and scaling AI and ML businesses and creating significant impact. He is currently Manager of Data Science & AI at Publicis Sapient on their core data science and AI team where he is part of strategy and transformation interventions through AI. He manages high-priority growth initiatives around data science and works on AI engagements by applying state-of-the-art techniques. He is a Google Developers Expert–Machine Learning, published author of books on NLP and deep learning, and a regular speaker at major AI and data science conferences (including Strata, O’Reilly AI Conf, and GIDS). Akshay is a visiting faculty member for some of the top graduate institutes in India. In 2019, he was featured as one of Top 40 under 40 Data Scientists in India. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, writing, and coding, and help aspiring data scientists. He lives in Bangalore with his family.

Adarsha Shivananda is a senior data scientist on Indegene's Product and Technology team where he works on building machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for pharma products. He aims to build a pool of exceptional data scientists within and outside of the organization to solve problems through training programs, and always wants to stay ahead of the curve. Previously, he worked with Tredence Analytics and IQVIA. Adarsha has worked extensively in the pharma, healthcare, retail, and marketing domains. He lives in Bangalore and loves to read and teach data science.