Bio
Sourav has 11+ years of professional experience at NEC Corporation (based in Tokyo, Japan) in the diverse fields of High-Performance Computing, Distributed Programming, Compiler Design, and Data Science. Currently, his team at NEC R&D Lab, Japan, is researching various data processing-related algorithms. Blending the mixture of different niche technologies related to compiler framework, high-performance computing, and multi-threaded programming, they have developed a Python library named FireDucks with highly compatible pandas APIs for DataFrame-related operations. In his previous engagements, he has worked in research and development of performance-critical AI and Big Data solutions, optimization of several legacy applications related to weather prediction, earth-quake simulation, etc., written in C++ and Fortran.