Vikas, how would you describe yourself?
  • Foodie
  • Enthusiast
  • Solution finder
  • Tech geek
  • Entrepreneur
What is special about working at Infineon?

Infineon provides an entrepreneurial and open-minded environment to work in. You have the flexibility to work with the latest technologies and have full responsibility for the work you are doing.

What are your main tasks?

As a Senior Staff Data Scientist, I lead the applied machine learning (ML) team in Bangalore. My vision is to provide an easy-to-use artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem for engineers so they can develop and deploy AI/ML solutions. As such, my daily focus is on providing and enabling an AI/ML infrastructure across Infineon to help business units accelerates the ML experimentation process. As an ML thought leader, I focus on strategic opportunities and product improvements capable of solidifying Infineon’s AI/ML position in the semiconductor industry.

My main tasks are: Develop AI/ML algorithms to enhance process efficiency and reduce time-to-market; build common AI/ML process and methodologies across Infineon to develop any AI solution; enable a common AI/ML infrastructure across Infineon to develop/deploy AI/ML solutions.

What are the results of your work?

We developed multiple tools across the organization to help business units improve their productivity and process efficiency. For example, an AI Infrastructure tool to help units develop their AI/ML solutions, as well as a search engine, chatbots, and analytical tools based on natural language processing.

What are your job highlights?

Varied work assignments and an enthusiastic team, and working on the latest tech stack.

What are your biggest challenges?

As the company is very big with lots of departments working on dedicated tasks, it is challenging to leverage synergies across different departments to develop common technologies like AI (artificial intelligence), ML (machine learning), etc.

What inspires you?

Open, honest, and motivating atmosphere at Infineon. This helps a lot with my work. Infineon provides an environment where you can work with freedom and come up with innovative ideas. Management is always willing to listen.