Hello, I am

Athul R T

Data Scientist & Developer

A FOSS enthusiast with experience in data science and machine learning. An astrophile, photographer, Openstreetmap mapper, Wikimedian and lot more…

Resume

About Me

I am a Data Scientist and Developer with a strong background in Computer Vision and Machine Learning. Passionate about open-source technologies, I am an active contributor to Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) projects, OpenStreetMap, and OpenData initiatives.

My diverse interests include astronomy, photography, and participating in citizen science projects such as Zooniverse and iNaturalist. Additionally, I volunteer with government authorities to support disaster relief efforts.

My technical expertise spans multiple programming languages, including:

Python
R
JavaScript
C++
CUDA
Bash
Julia

Experience

Freelancer
Airender
Msigma Gokulam
Zackriya Solutions
DoP CUSAT

Freelance Developer - Freelancer

September 2024 - present

Major Projects

I am working as a freelance developer for various projects including:

Software for processing scanned books for a digitization project.
Development of biodiversity register for a Panchayat in Kerala.

Consultant (part time) - Airender

September 2024 - present

I am currently serving as a consultant on a holographic videoconferencing research project. My responsibilities involve creating and processing computer-generated holograms (CGH) using MATLAB and CUDA.

Project Manager (R&D) - Msigma Gokulam

March 2022 - Aug 2024

Major Projects

Lead a team of 6 people in research and prototyping and development of various AI based products and embedded systems.

Python Developer - Zackriya Solutions

Nov 2020 - Nov 2021

Major Projects

I worked as a developer on multiple projects at Zackriya Solutions, where I contributed to development across various domains, including:

data processing, computer vision and machine learning
python packaging, automated testing

Technical Assistant - DoP CUSAT

June 2017 - Nov 2019

More Details

Worked at various projects and centres in Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology including:

Technical Assistant at FESEM instrument facility, CUSAT (from Sep 2020 - Feb 2021).
Technical Assistant at IUCKLAM, CUSAT (from Nov 2019 - Mar 2020).
Project assistant on a DST – INSPIRE project (from Mar - Nov 2019).

Research

Poster presentation

Map Kerala Initiative: Unveiling Kerala's Open Data Landscape.

Manoj Karingamadathil, Athul R T

State of the Map, 2024

Contributed to the projects in opendatakerala inititative and also preparation of poster.

Poster Link

Journal article

Analysis of graft copolymers via edge detection method of scanning electron micrographs.

Govind, B., Athul R T & Rattan, S.

MRS Advances, 2024

Contributed to the image analysis techniques help understand the effects of different monomers.
Used edge and contour detection methods to identify surface features.

Article Link

Conference presentation