My session with Naga Harivadana was genuinely helpful and insightful. She was friendly throughout, which made it easy for me to ask questions without any hesitation. I truly appreciated how patient she was in clarifying every doubt even when my questions went slightly outside the main topic. Her explanations were clear, practical, and grounded in real life experience, which made the session even more valuable. I left more confident and motivated to continue improving my technical skills. I would definitely like to follow her guidance moving forward and look forward to more sessions like this to brainstorm and grow. Overall, it was a great learning experience, and I'm grateful for her support and encouragement.
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Naga was truly amazing. She listened to all of my queries patiently and addressed them in a practical and logical manner. She gave me the motivation I needed. I will definitely connect with her again in the future.
Naga is a Doctoral Researcher in Computer & Information Sciences (AI & ML track) at DePaul University, where she specializes in cognitive neuroscience, applied neural networks, deep learning, and LLM optimization. Her research focuses on understanding the brain to build better AI, and using AI to gain insights into human cognition, with the goal of developing human-aligned, efficient, and interpretable AI systems.
She brings strong industry and consulting experience alongside her academic work. Naga has previously worked as an AI & Ideation Consultant at CVTech Innovations, Data Scientist at Nakamoto, and AI & Ideation Lead at DUTA, where she led teams, built personalization algorithms, and optimized AI/ML Ops pipelines for real-world deployment. She began her career as a Data Scientist & Pre-Sales Consultant at Kloudhunt, developing generative AI solutions using OpenAI and LLaMA.
She mentors students and professionals across AI, Data Science, Machine Learning, and Analytics, helping them gain clarity, confidence, and direction. She has mentored 1,000+ learners globally, guiding them through learning paths, projects, research planning, MS/PhD preparation, career strategy, resumes, interviews, and transitions between academia and industry.
Beyond mentoring, Naga also offers brand strategy and market research consulting, supporting founders, startups, and teams with market sizing, competitive analysis, positioning, go-to-market strategy, and analytics-driven decision-making.
She is actively involved in the AI community as Marketing Head at INFORMS Chicago and Communications Lead at Chicago People Analytics, and has been recognized as a Leader of Impact 2025 by Women Impact Tech, Top Advisor Worldwide at Women in Data Science (WiDS). She is also a keynote speaker at various events such as Women in Data (WiD), Women Shaping AI (WSAI) and more.
If you’re looking for structured guidance, honest feedback, and practical direction, whether in your career, research, or business strategy, Naga is here to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
Naga excelled as a Data Scientist and Pre-Sales Consultant at Kloudhunt LLC. She played a key role in developing Quills.ai, translating complex data requirements, and shaping product architecture. Her technical prowess, engaging demonstrations, and lead generation were invaluable, making her a top recommendation.
