Siddhant Kumar

Background

About Siddhant Kumar

AI and Computer Vision Engineer with a proven track record in building advanced deep learning solutions for smart city and defense surveillance. Expert in using YOLO, TensorRT, and ONNX for real-time detection and tracking of warships, vehicles, animals, fire alerts, and faces with temperature scanning on uncooled cameras, achieving high mAP. Skilled in optics and procurement, ensuring optimal imaging systems and component integration. Core Expertise: Enhanced IR imaging for white-hot/black-hot MWIR, boosting detection accuracy. Designed synthetic data pipelines for MWIR conversion, streamlining training efficiency. Optimized dataset management with CVAT, Roboflow, and Labelme, cutting preparation time. Deployment & Optics: Deployed AI algorithms on NVIDIA Jetson platforms, enhancing inference speed. Leveraged optics expertise to select and integrate imaging systems, supported by strategic procurement of high-quality components. Leadership: Acted as Product Owner, driving projects from concept to delivery while aligning with stakeholder goals. Served as ISO 9001:2015 Management Representative, ensuring quality compliance. Managed workflows in Jira for timely project execution. Impact: Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate AI and optical solutions into defense systems, improving reliability and performance. Passionate about merging AI, computer vision, and optics to solve complex challenges, I deliver innovative, scalable solutions for smart city and defense applications.