Flipkart appoints Krishnendu Chaudhury as Head of Image Sciences

Flipkart, leading e-commerce marketplace, has announced the appointment of Krishnendu Chaudhury as the Head of Image Sciences.

In this role, Krishnendu will work closely with Peeyush Ranjan, Head of Engineering, Flipkart, and will lead the charter of computer vision and image processing technology across Flipkart’s platforms, to disrupt the traditional manner in which consumers shop online.

Krishnendu’s latest research efforts are in the area of Deep Learning Convolutional Neural Networks for object recognition in images and this will be his core focus area at Flipkart.

This is a technology that enables computers to understand higher levels of abstractions and will help redefine the way Flipkart’s customers and sellers connect with the brand, including the manner in which they browse and make purchasing decisions.

Peeyush, Head of Engineering, Flipkart said, “Image science has the potential to revolutionize the way in which information is consumed. From customers searching for products ‘visually’ to our sellers uploading their inventory on our platform through one picture, it is all possible today with ‘computer vision’ or deep learning technology. The charter of Krishnendu’s team is to make this very vision a reality. We are excited to have him join Flipkart and are certain that his remarkable past experience and inputs have the potential to not just transform the organization, but also the industry.”

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