- By Bhasker Gupta
Data scientist is a rare breed and a well celebrated one. Middle of this year, we took it upon us to identify the top data scientists in the country. The initiative was asked for by many of our avid readers.
I personally believed that, given our inroads in the analytics ecosystem of the country, this initiative would essentially be an easier take. I was wrong, it took us a good 4 months to carve out the below list. The list is a result of our survey and submissions from various organizations, in depth research into the ecosystem and feedback from various leaders and experts.
We believe that a top data scientist should have the following in some combination: - A right pedigree and showcased achievements in applying data science in their respective domain and industry, an Individual contrib
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Bhasker Gupta
Bhasker is a techie turned media entrepreneur. Bhasker started AIM in 2012, out of a desire to speak about emerging technologies and their commercial, social and cultural impact. Earlier, Bhasker worked as Vice President at Goldman Sachs. He is a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow.
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