Prasanna Pavani

Prasanna Pavani is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in engineering and machine learning, currently serving as the Head of Machine Learning at Airbus since 2024, where the focus is on building the safest airplanes. Prasanna founded Dishcare from 2021 to 2024, providing innovative solutions for loading and cleaning dishes, and previously held leadership positions at Osmo as Head of Engineering, where engagement with puzzles and math for children was emphasized, and at Orbital Insight as Head of Data, focusing on geospatial analytics. Founding Exnodes, which specialized in inspecting chips for performance acceleration, and leading engineering efforts at AV Costar and Ricoh Innovations further highlight Prasanna's strong technical background. Academic qualifications include a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Caltech, a PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder, and a BE from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, complemented by participation as an Omnivision Fellow at Stanford University. Prasanna's career began at The D. E. Shaw Group as a Senior Software Engineer, addressing market inefficiencies.