Salika Ansari

Data Scientist | AI/ML Engineer
Indore, IN.

About

Highly innovative Data Scientist with a Master's in Applied Mathematics, specializing in developing and deploying advanced AI/ML solutions, including GenAI and LLMs. Proven ability to drive significant operational efficiencies, optimize complex systems, and enhance strategic decision-making through data-driven insights, as demonstrated by a 75% reduction in manual effort and a 15% improvement in market prediction accuracy. Eager to leverage expertise in machine learning, statistical modeling, and full-stack AI development to solve complex challenges in a forward-thinking organization.

Work

XALT Analytics Pvt Ltd
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Data Scientist

Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Summary

As a Data Scientist, I lead the development and deployment of cutting-edge AI/ML solutions, focusing on generative AI and advanced statistical modeling to drive significant business impact and operational efficiency.

Highlights

Led the development of an AI-powered ad creation platform, leveraging GenAI, LLMs, and open-source models to auto-generate text, image, video, and virtual influencer ads, resulting in a 75% reduction in manual effort for multi-platform deployment.

Engineered and deployed a real-time LSTM-based time-series forecasting model for Statistical Arbitrage, enhancing market prediction accuracy by 15% and improving trading signal reliability via MT5 paper trading.

Conducted advanced statistical research for Translation Studies (TPRDB) using Python and EDA on eye-tracking and keystroke dynamics data, uncovering cognitive process patterns through in-depth data interpretation and hypothesis-driven analysis.

Institute of Engineering & Technology Indore
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Lecturer (Visiting Faculty)

Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Summary

As a Visiting Faculty Lecturer, I guided and educated students in core engineering and statistics, fostering academic growth and collaborating on innovative teaching strategies.

Highlights

Led and mentored students in engineering Mathematics and Statistics, fostering a collaborative learning environment that promoted academic growth and critical thinking.

Collaborated with faculty to design and implement innovative teaching strategies, contributing to improved educational outcomes and enhanced student engagement.

Bhumi NGO
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Marketing and Communications Intern

Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Summary

Executed marketing and communications initiatives to enhance brand visibility and engagement for Bhumi NGO, supporting their mission-driven projects.

Highlights

Developed and disseminated marketing materials, including social media content and press releases, to raise awareness for NGO initiatives.

Collaborated with the team to plan and execute communication strategies, supporting outreach and volunteer engagement efforts.

Volunteer

Bhumi NGO
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Volunteer

Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Summary

Contributed to community development and educational programs as a dedicated volunteer for Bhumi NGO.

Highlights

Actively participated in various community outreach programs, supporting educational and social initiatives.

Assisted in organizing and executing events aimed at fostering positive community impact and engagement.

Education

Institute of Engineering and Technology, Indore
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

MSc

Applied Mathematics (Specialization in Computing and Informatics)

Grade: CGPA: 8.3

Govt (Autonomous) Holkar Science College, Indore
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

BSc

Computer Science

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Shajapur
Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh, India

Class XII, CBSE

General Studies

Grade: Percentage: 91.20%

Certificates

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2025 Generative AI Professional

Issued By

Oracle

AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials

Issued By

Amazon Web Services

Exploratory Data Analysis

Issued By

Accenture

Statistics for Data Science

Issued By

Great Learning

Skills

Programming & Development

Python, SQL, MATLAB, DAX, Statistics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, LLM, NLP (NLTK, SpaCy), TensorFlow, Keras, Scikit-learn, Ray, Celery, Flask, FastAPI, API Integration (Postman, Docker), LangChain, MLOps, GenAI, OpenAI, Agentic-AI, RLHF.

Data Analysis & Databases

Advanced Excel, Pandas, NumPy, Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA), KPI Monitoring, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, AWS S3, Sagemaker, Operations Research, Pinecone.

Data Visualization & BI Tools

Tableau, Power BI, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly.

Development Tools & Environments

VS Code, Cursor, Jupyter Notebook, Git/GitHub, Colab.

Soft Skills

Problem-Solving, Analytical Thinking, Team Collaboration, Critical Thinking.

Projects

AI-Powered Ad Creator Platform

Summary

Developed an end-to-end AI advertising system that auto-generates image, AI audio (TTS), text, video, and lip-synced avatar-based content using LLMs and open-source models, enabling multi-format deployment across all social media platforms.

Agentic AI

Summary

Built a lightweight reasoning agent using Agno + OpenAI (gpt-4o-mini) LLMs for task planning and creative automation, implementing streaming responses, markdown formatting, and a multi-step reasoning workflow.

Loan Eligibility Prediction Model

Summary

Built an end-to-end ML pipeline to automate loan approval using logistic regression, achieving 80.9% accuracy by training on key features.

Research Data Analysis

Summary

Researched eye-tracking and keystroke data to study cognitive processes in novice and professional translators of English-to-Arabic, identifying translation challenges and highlighting differences in effort, accuracy, and workflow.

Orders Analytics – Food Delivery Platform

Summary

Optimized data extraction and processing across Zomato's delivery database using advanced SQL with CTEs and window functions, enhancing data aggregation and reporting.