Krishna Tarun Saikonda

Krishna Tarun Saikonda is a skilled machine learning professional with experience in various roles, currently serving as a Machine Learning Associate at Vector Institute since July 2025. Previously, as a Machine Learning Engineer at Vosyn, significant improvements in translation accuracy and model performance were achieved by fine-tuning NLLB-200 and transitioning to LLaMA 3. Krishna also contributed to advanced traffic simulations as a Graduate Student and Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Waterloo, where a Master of Engineering degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering was obtained. Additional experience includes developing a domain-specific QA chatbot as an AI Engineer at AIFocal and leading Salesforce projects at PwC Acceleration Centers that enhanced automation and predictive analytics. A Bachelor of Technology degree in Instrumentation Technology was earned from Manipal Academy of Higher Education.