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BIO

Piyush Makhija is the CTO and Co-Founder of Moneyflo, where he enhances business operations using AI and data analytics.

His background includes developing text-based chatbots on WhatsApp for blue-collar recruitment and voice bots for call center automation, showcasing his breadth of expertise in AI-driven solutions.

A Master’s graduate in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology, Piyush is a seasoned AI Engineer who contributes his practical insights at industry conferences, focusing on leveraging AI to solve real-world business challenges.

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Years of experience

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ML/AI apps built

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Publications and Talks

Skills

AI/ML
Data Science
NLP
RAG
LLMs
Chatbot
Predictive Modeling
Fine-tuning
GTM Strategy
Vector Database
Product
User Interview

Experience

  • CTO and Co-Founder @Moneyflo

    Feb 2023 - Present | Bengaluru

    Omni-channel data intelligence platform for financial data analysis and bottom-line growth for D2C brands and E-comm merchants

  • AI Consultant

    Oct 2021 - Present

    I guide and deliver AI-driven products and APIs for pre seed-to-Series B startups, facilitating a seamless translation of ideas into real-world solutions.

  • ML Lead @Skit AI

    Mar 2022 - Oct 2022 | Bengaluru

    Led 10+ engineers in developing proprietary English-Hindi ASR and TTS models surpassing Google APIs on production benchmarks.

  • Machine Learning Lead Engineer @Vahan

    Apr 2018 - Oct 2021 | Bengaluru

    Worked with Code-Mixed data to understand user's intent, extract domain specific entities to build a chatbot for low/semi-skilled worker recruitment.

  • Lead Engineer @Samsung Electronics

    June 2013 - May 2017 | Bengaluru

    Designed and executed eMBMS, eMBMS Relay, GCSE features in the 4G protocol, enhancing network efficiency and user experience

Education

  • MS in Computer Science

    2015-2017 | Georgia Institute of Technology

    Specialization in Machine Learning. Internship at Rakuten Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

  • B.Tech. Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering

    2009-2013 | Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

    Internship at Samsung Research Institute, Bengaluru, India