Shreeyam Kacker
Edge Compute Machine Learning Engineer at Planet
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Top SchoolShreeyam Kacker is an Edge Compute Machine Learning Engineer based in San Francisco with a decade of hands-on experience applying AI, computer vision, and embedded systems to space and aerial applications. He blends deep academic credentials—a PhD in Aeronautics & Astronautics with a minor in AI/Computer Vision and an MS with top marks from MIT—with industry work building production edge ML at Planet and prototyping optical wireless communications at X. His research at MIT STAR Lab led a NASA-funded hemispherical pointing and tracking project (MOSAIC) using liquid lenses, demonstrating an ability to turn novel hardware concepts into funded, testable systems. Equally comfortable in firmware, avionics and machine learning stacks, he has a track record of designing robust DAQ, telemetry and control systems that have flown to near-space. Known for bridging rigorous research and pragmatic engineering, he brings systems-level thinking to deployable edge ML in challenging physical environments.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aeronautics and Astronautics, minor in AI and Computer Vision, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aeronautics and Astronautics, minor in AI and Computer Vision at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Engineering (MEng), Aeronautical Engineering, First Class Honours, Master of Engineering (MEng), Aeronautical Engineering, First Class Honours at Imperial College LondonA-levels, A-levels at Bancroft's School
Hindi, English, Korean
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (12)
asp-net-mvc6
asp-net-core6
server-side-rendering3
react-component3
hardware3
ignition3
jsx2
dotnet2
react-components2
data-acquisition2
rocket2
firmware1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Shreeyam/treetrack
Feb 2025 - May 2025
Contributions:3 reviews, 11 PRs, 104 pushes in 3 months
Shreeyam/shreeyam.github.io
Aug 2022 - Dec 2025
Github Pages template for academic personal websites, forked from mmistakes/minimal-mistakes
Contributions:20 pushes in 3 years 4 months
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