Prajwal Sahu

Data Scientist@ExxonMobil || IIT Madras

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

Data Scientist with 3 years of experience developing AI/ML-based solutions for real-time drilling surveillance at ExxonMobil. I work across the full lifecycle of data-driven systems — from model design and testing to deployment and monitoring — with strong exposure to software engineering practices, Databricks, CI/CD workflows, and cloud-based deployments. I have graduated in the dual degree program - B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering and Inter-disciplinary Dual Degree in Data Science from IIT Madras. I interned as a data scientist at ExxonMobil, Bengaluru in the summer of '22 and received a Pre Placement Offer (PPO). Feel free to reach out via email at: [email protected]

Experience

  • Data Scientist at ExxonMobil
    Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Developing advanced AI and Machine Learning frameworks to minimize Non-Productive Time (NPT) in drilling operations

  • Graduate Student Researcher at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

    M.Tech Thesis - Deep Learning for Molecular Generation and Drug Repurposing

  • Computational Data Scientist Intern at ExxonMobil
    May 2022 - Jul 2022 · 3 mos

    Got a Pre-Placement Offer (PPO) for exemplary performance - Worked on customer segmentation and market analysis for the Singapore petroleum market - Identified lapsed and at-risk customers using RFM analysis to generate 2.2M USD additional revenue/ year - Evaluated and implemented various clustering algorithms like DBScan, MeanShift, K-means, Hierarchical Clustering and Dynamic Time Warping - Automated the segmentation process on Microsoft Azure Databricks for periodic updates

  • Convener at the eSports Club at Saarang
    May 2020 - Apr 2021 · 1 yr

    ● Spearheaded a team of 8 coordinators and organised 6 events including the flagship Saarang event- Gameplex, with an overall participation of 600. ● Introduced live streaming of the club’s events for the very first time, getting over 3000 views on Youtube. ● Facilitated sponsorship and partnership with gaming start-ups like Fanclash and Reckoning eSports

  • Coordinator at the Electronics Club at Centre For Innovation (CFI)
    Apr 2019 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr

    ● Worked closely with a group of 9 coordinators at the Centre for Innovation, IIT Madras. ● Successfully organised events and workshops throughout the year on topics like IoT, Bluetooth Controlled Bots, Gesture Controlled Laptop etc