Dr. Hari M. Koduvely is an experienced data scientist working at the Samsung R&D Institute in Bangalore, India. He has a PhD in statistical physics from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India, and post-doctoral experience from the Weizmann Institute, Israel, and Georgia Tech, USA. Prior to joining Samsung, the author has worked for Amazon and Infosys Technologies, developing machine learning-based applications for their products and platforms. He also has several publications on Bayesian inference and its applications in areas such as recommendation systems and predictive health monitoring. His current interest is in developing large-scale machine learning methods, particularly for natural language understanding.
I would like to express my gratitude to all those who have helped me throughout my career, without whom this book would not have been possible. This includes my teachers, mentors, friends, colleagues, and all the institutions in which I worked, especially my current employer, Samsung R&D Institute, Bangalore. A special mention to my spouse, Prathyusha, and son, Pranav, for their immense moral support during the writing of the book.