Ram Raghunathan

Ram Raghunathan

AI & Machine Learning Infrastructure

Email: ram@llama.is

Hi! I'm an AI and machine learning infrastructure engineering manager and tech lead. My focus is on accelerating innovation through high performance, scalable, and cost efficient infrastructure paired with user-friendly interfaces for rapid iteration.

Currently, I build deployment and computation platforms for quantitative models during live trading at Aquatic Capital Management. I have also built data ingestion and ETL systems for real-time non-market data.

Previously, I developed user-focused tools and infrastructure for exploratory data science at Twitch, as well as fast and reliable machine learning infrastructure for online recommendations at Quora

I pursued a Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University under Umut Acar researching automatic memory management for parallel programs. Prior to leaving for industry, I was able to achieve near-linear scaling with an intuitive fork-join programming paradigm.

When I'm not looking at a screen, I enjoy exploring NYC's activities and food with my wife and dog.