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title: "Ritik Kumar A. - Senior AI Scientist in Greater Bengaluru Area | Tal"
description: "Meet Ritik Kumar A., Senior AI Scientist @5C Network | ex-Samsung Research | Machine Vision | Performance Optimization | Edge Devices | IIT Dhanbad (B.Tech + M.Tech)(Computer Science) based in Greater Bengaluru Area. AI stack includes claude code."
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# Ritik Kumar A\. on Tal

## Headline

Senior AI Scientist @5C Network \| ex\-Samsung Research \| Machine Vision \| Performance Optimization \| Edge Devices \| IIT Dhanbad \(B\.Tech \+ M\.Tech\)\(Computer Science\)

## About

Senior AI/ML Engineer with over 6 years of experience developing real\-time computer vision and on\-device AI solutions, with strong expertise in C\+\+ and performance\-critical system design\. Demonstrated success in optimizing high\-throughput, low latency pipelines, delivering production\-scale AI features, and collaborating across research and engineering teams to translate advanced algorithms into scalable, user\-centric solutions deployed on resource\-constrained platforms\.

## Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

## AI stack

claude code

## Work experience

Senior AI Scientist at 5C Network, Jun 2026 \- Present · 5 mos, Bengaluru

Senior AI/ML Engineer\(Lead Software Engineer\) at Samsung R&D Institute India \- Bangalore, Mar 2022 \- Jun 2026 · 4 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, AI/ML R&D ❖ Led end\-to\-end R&D of a hybrid U\-Net \+ Vision Transformer \(ViT\) architecture to achieve DSLR\-quality controllable portrait effects, incorporating physical parameters such as aperture, focal length, and object distance\. ❖ Architected an automated data generation pipeline to produce high\-fidelity Ground Truth \(GT\) datasets for portrait bokeh synthesis\. ❖ Spearheaded the deployment and commercialization of advanced portrait models for flagship devices, including the Galaxy S25 and S26 series\. ❖ Mentored and guided 3 junior engineers, overseeing technical growth and code quality throughout the full product development lifecycle\. ❖ Developed POCs for 3D Portrait and Spatial Photo features by integrating advanced depth estimation and computer vision techniques\. Core Engineering and Optimizations ❖ Developed a high\-performance C\+\+ computational imaging pipeline for Samsung front cameras, simulating professional\-grade rendering of depth\-of\-field portrait effects\. ❖ Engineered real\-time C\+\+ modules optimized for low\-latency performance in live Camera Preview and Video Call scenarios\. ❖ Built robust C\+\+ Inference Engines handling the full lifecycle \(Pre\-processing, Execution, Post\-processing\) for critical CV tasks: Image Segmentation, Matting, and Depth Estimation\. ❖ Optimized on\-device KPIs, achieving a 20% reduction in memory footprint and latency through algorithmic refinements and hardware\-aware tuning\. ❖ Successfully deployed AI\-driven computational imaging engines across multiple flagship generations, including the Galaxy S21–S24 and Z Fold/Flip series\.

Senior Software Engineer at Samsung R&D Institute India \- Bangalore, Jun 2019 \- Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos, Bangalore, India, Visual Intelligence Group

Research And Development Intern at Samsung R&D Institute India \- Bangalore, Jan 2019 \- Jun 2019 · 6 mos, Bangalore Urban, Developed AI Model for facial\-part segmentation and 3D facial mesh reconstruction from RGB images\.

Research And Development Intern at Samsung R&D Institute India \- Bangalore, May 2018 \- Jul 2018 · 3 mos, Bangalore, Developed network modules for 4G development as part of the Samsung Networks team\.

Software Developer Intern at Flick2Know, May 2017 \- Jun 2017 · 2 mos, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

## Education

Computer Science And Engineering \(Dual Degree\) \(B\.Tech \+ M\.Tech\), Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology \(Indian School of Mines\), Dhanbad

12th, Mathematics and Science, Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College, VIP Road, Fatehpur \(U\.P\.\)

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