Akshay Naik

Akshay Naik is an accomplished Principal Machine Learning Scientist at GoDaddy since October 2021, where responsibilities include the development of unified recommendation systems, dynamic pricing systems, and Agentic AI solutions. Prior experience as a Senior Machine Learning Scientist at GoDaddy included contributions to advanced machine learning projects, while at Expedia Group, Naik built self-supervised contrastive learning models and dynamic pricing algorithms that significantly increased profit margins. Previous roles at the Indiana Geological and Water Survey involved data science project coordination and metadata analysis. Academic credentials include a Master's degree in Data Science from Indiana University Bloomington and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Mumbai.