Vatsal Thakkar

Vatsal Thakkar is an experienced AI Engineer specializing in DevOps and MLOps, currently working at ASML since November 2024, focusing on Terraform and Azure DevOps Server. Prior to this role, Vatsal served as an LLM & AI Engineer at ColomboAI, where responsibilities included developing low latency RAG pipelines and implementing microservices architectures. Additional experience includes a part-time position as a Graduate Lab Assistant at the University of Georgia's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, providing student support during lab courses, and serving as an Associate Researcher in machine learning at The University of Georgia, where Vatsal developed a Multimodal Language model. Earlier roles included a Molecular Lab Student Assistant and a Junior Software Engineer at ECPL EdTech, concentrating on predictive analytics and web interface development. Vatsal holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Georgia and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from L.D. College of Engineering.