Nihar Penchala

Nihar Penchala is a Data Scientist currently employed at Nielsen since March 2024, where responsibilities include conducting advanced data analysis and developing machine learning models using PySpark for the Nielsen One product, as well as managing data pipelines with Apache Airflow. Previously, Nihar served as a Junior Data Scientist at GainInsights Solutions from January 2022 to March 2024, enhancing salary prediction accuracy by 7% through a personalized career recommendation tool and establishing a data pipeline that processed over 10 million data points. Nihar's early experience includes an internship at Sutherland in 2019. Educational qualifications comprise a Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science and Engineering from the Great Lakes Institute of Management and a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from Bharath University.