A bit about me …

Hello!! Thank you for stopping by. I am Samadarshi (pronounced as some-other-she), a Medior Data Scientist at ANTONIE, a rapidly scaling Agtech startup. My role primarily involves applying classical ML and deep learning (for Computer Vision) approaches to understand soil and crop health as well as improve agricultural practises. Previously I was a doctoral researcher at the Universiteit Leiden in the Netherlands where I was supervised by Dr. Alexandre Morin whose group is a part of the Soft, Living & Active Matter research cluster at LION (Leiden Institute of Physics). I specialize in non-equilibrium Statistical Physics and extensively employ computer vision and machine learning techniques to perform my research. A Ph.D. with statistics means, of course, a lot of statistical analysis. I have detailed my machine learning model development and data workflow to run high-end analysis for managing/processing ~50+ TB of my research data in the Data stack section.

Outside work, you can find me reading a book in a quiet corner or playing my classical guitar. I also enjoy travelling and spending quality time with my friends. I also love explaining complex concepts by breaking them down to a layman's level, i.e., using minimum prerequisites. Check out the projects section, where I attempt to explain common statistical inferencing, computational, and general mathematical models/problems using simple examples and tools.

I have a deep interest in volunteering for social and environmental causes. I currently volunteer for the Utrecht Food Bank. I also volunteer for CorrelAid NL and Statistics without Borders: these organizations provide pro bono data and analytics services to NGOs that do not have such capabilities.

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or if you would like to discuss anything of mutual interest.