Dennis Sagayanathan

Founder & CEO at Hapticware

AI & Data Science professional focused on building intelligent solutions that empower businesses in the financial sector.

AI/ML Data Science Fintech Leadership

About

As a fintech-focused AI company, we are building intelligent solutions that empower businesses in the financial sector. In these early stages, I take a hands-on approach across both the business and technical aspects—shaping our product, refining our go-to-market strategy, and ensuring a strong foundation for scale.

Balancing leadership with execution, I am committed to growing Hapticware into a leading force in AI-driven fintech solutions.

Experience

Founder & CEO

Hapticware (Hapticware Intelligence Private Limited)

Mar 2024 - Present (1 yr 2 mos)

Pune, Maharashtra, India

As the Founder and CEO at Hapticware, I lead the company's vision, strategy, and operations while working closely with our exceptional team of CXOs to drive both business growth and technological innovation. As a fintech-focused AI company, we are building intelligent solutions that empower businesses in the financial sector. In these early stages, I take a hands-on approach across both the business and technical aspects—shaping our product, refining our go-to-market strategy, and ensuring a strong foundation for scale. Balancing leadership with execution, I am committed to growing Hapticware into a leading force in AI-driven fintech solutions.

Co-Founder

GRCO Consulting

Mar 2020 - Mar 2024 (4 yrs 1 mo)

Pune, Maharashtra

Focused on leading our Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence initiatives. My role involves developing and integrating AI/ML solutions to create tailor-made solutions for our clients, ensuring innovative and effective results for them.

Organizing Committee Member

TEDxVITChennai

Jun 2020 - Oct 2020 (5 mos)

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Responsible for Sponsorship and Finance along with Logistics of the event.

SEO Intern

Paymint Global Payment Solutions Private Limited

Mar 2019 - Jun 2019 (4 mos)

Pune Area, India

Education

Vellore Institute of Technology

Master of Technology - MTech (Integrated 5 Year Programme)

Chennai, Computer Software Engineering

2019 - 2024

SIGMA Clermont

Master of Technology - MTech

Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering

2020 - 2020

Studied at SIGMA Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand, France for one semester (exchange programme) as a French Government Scholarship Holder.

The Orbis School Pune

Higher Secondary Education

Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Informatics Practices

2017 - 2019

Grade: 12
Activities and societies: Student Council, Debating, Choir, Football

The Bishop's School, Pune

Secondary Education

Science, Mathematics, Computer Science and French

2005 - 2017

EnterRAG - AI-Powered Document Insights

Oct 2024 - Dec 2024

Built a Streamlit-based platform integrating OpenAI's GPT-4 and ChromaDB to enable businesses to interact with documents using AI. Key features include real-time Q&A with document collections, PDF-to-structured-data conversion with MongoDB, and a financial intelligence dashboard for insights from quarterly reports. Integrated PDF processing, semantic search, and data visualization tools (Plotly) to enhance user experience.

OpenAI GPT-4 ChromaDB MongoDB Streamlit Plotly

VALORANT Team Builder: AI-Powered Insights for Scouting and Recruitment

Oct 2024 - Dec 2024

Developed an LLM-powered assistant with Amazon Bedrock for the VCT Hackathon: Esports Manager Challenge. Key features include automated team-building recommendations based on player stats, roles, and performance history, as well as real-time Q&A functionality for detailed insights into VALORANT Esports players. Designed to enhance user engagement with competitive gaming data through intuitive AI-driven interactions.

Amazon Bedrock LLM AI Assistant

Global CO₂ Emissions Analysis Dashboard

Apr 2024 - Jun 2024

Developed a multi-functional platform using Streamlit, Plotly, and machine learning tools to analyze global CO₂ emissions data. Key features include an analytics dashboard for emissions trends, a geographic visualization of CO₂ levels, future emissions predictions, and industrial impact analysis by country. Integrated KNN Imputation for data preprocessing and advanced AI models for conversational insights. Designed for dynamic data exploration, interactive visualizations, and environmental impact analysis.

Streamlit Plotly Machine Learning KNN Imputation

KnowURSoil - Helpful Soil Insights

Feb 2024 - Jun 2024

Developed a client-side + server-side application suite for a soil monitoring system using Python. The application integrates with Raspberry Pi to monitor soil conditions via various sensors (temperature, humidity, color sensors). Key features include secure user authentication, real-time soil condition data logging, and database integration with PostgreSQL. Implemented functionalities for sensor data capture, environmental monitoring, and visualization. Designed for deployment on edge devices with scalable environmental sensor management. Developed for the Google Solution Challenge 2024.

Python Raspberry Pi PostgreSQL IoT Sensors

Airline Route Decider

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

A project focused on optimizing airline route decisions through data-driven methodologies. The repository includes components for backend management using Python/Django, route optimization algorithms tested via Jupyter Notebooks, and data integration with SQLite. Key features involve dataset analysis, dynamic route calculations, and deployment configurations (e.g., Vercel). Collaborated on algorithm testing and frontend integration for real-time data visualization. Developed for the Rolls Royce R² Data Labs Responsible Growth Hack 2023.

Python Django SQLite Jupyter Notebooks Vercel

Skills

Top Skills

Data Science 4 Data Analytics 4 Microsoft Office 8 Microsoft Excel 8 Social Media 6 Leadership 10 Management 10

Core AI/ML Skills

Machine Learning 6 Deep Learning 5 Natural Language Processing (NLP) 4 Computer Vision 5 Reinforcement Learning 7 Generative AI 13 Prompt Engineering 6 Large Language Models (LLMs) 6

Technical Skills

HTML 2 C (Programming Language) 2 Microsoft PowerPoint 5 Digital Marketing 3 Search Engine Optimization (SEO) 3 JavaScript 3 Python 6 Microsoft Azure 7 Python (for AI/ML Development) 8 TensorFlow 7 PyTorch 7 Keras 7 Scikit-learn 7 OpenCV 7 Hugging Face Transformers 8 LangChain 8 FastAPI (for AI application backends) 6 ONNX (model optimization) 5 Model Deployment (AWS, Azure, GCP) 7

Specialized AI Areas

Fine-Tuning LLMs 9 Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) 9 Model Distillation 2 Explainable AI (XAI) 10 AI Model Evaluation and Metrics 9 AI Safety and Ethics 6

Data Skills

Data Preprocessing 5 Feature Engineering 4 Data Labeling 4 Data Augmentation (for NLP or Vision) 4

Tools & Frameworks

Weights & Biases (WandB) 7 MLflow (for model lifecycle management) 7 Docker (for containerized AI deployments) 5 Kubernetes (for scaling AI systems) 6

Soft/Applied Skills

AI Product Development 5 AI Strategy 4 MLOps (Machine Learning Operations) 7 Research and Paper Implementation 5 Cross-functional Collaboration 6

Other Skills

Music 11 Music Production 11

Publications

Predicting Customer Satisfaction in Brazil E-commerce: A Comparative Study of Machine Learning Techniques

IEEE

Feb 15, 2024

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Honors & Awards

Runner-Up of The R2 (Rolls Royce) Data Labs Responsible Growth Hack

Issued by Rolls Royce | May 2023

Was a part of the runner-up team that took part in the R2 (Rolls Royce) Data Labs Responsible Growth Hack.

Charpak Exchange Scholarship

Issued by French Embassy | Sep 2020

Associated with SIGMA Clermont

Winner of the Charpak Exchange Scholarship.

French Government Scholarship Holder

Issued by French Government | Sep 2020

Associated with SIGMA Clermont

Holder of the French Government Scholarship.

Winner - Smart India Hackathon (University Level)

Issued by Vellore Institute of Technology | Jan 2020

Associated with Vellore Institute of Technology

Was part of the winning team for the Smart India Hackathon - University Finals.

Microsoft Office Specialist (Excel 2013) - Nationals Rank #2

Issued by Microsoft | Jun 2018

Was awarded #2 in the National Level of the Microsoft Office Specialist competition focused on Excel 2013.

Languages

English

Native or bilingual proficiency

Hindi

Native or bilingual proficiency

Tamil

Native or bilingual proficiency

French

Elementary proficiency

Japanese

Elementary proficiency

Marathi

Native or bilingual proficiency

Contact

dennis.sag@gmail.com

dennis@hapticware.ai

Dennis Sagayanathan

Founder & CEO at Hapticware

About

Experience

Founder & CEO

Co-Founder

Organizing Committee Member

SEO Intern

Education

Vellore Institute of Technology

SIGMA Clermont

The Orbis School Pune

The Bishop's School, Pune

Licenses & Certifications

Recent Certifications (2024)

AI for Product Management

Generative AI Overview for Project Managers

Prompt Engineering for Everyone

AI & Data Science Certifications (2023)

Generative AI Fundamentals

Introduction to Responsible AI

Responsible AI: Applying AI Principles with Google Cloud

Algorithmic Toolbox

Analyze Data to Answer Questions

Applied Data Science with Python - Level 2

Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions

Attention Mechanism

Create Image Captioning Models

Data Analysis with R Programming

Data Visualization Using Python

Encoder-Decoder Architecture

Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere

Google Data Analytics Capstone: Complete a Case Study

Google Data Analytics Specialization

Introduction to Generative AI

Introduction to Image Generation

Introduction to Large Language Models

Prepare Data for Exploration

Process Data from Dirty to Clean

Share Data Through the Art of Visualization

Transformer Models and BERT Model

IBM & Cloud Certifications (2021-2022)

Accelerated Deep Learning with GPU

Cloud Core

Data Analysis Using Python

Data Science Tools

Deep Learning

Deep Learning Essentials

Docker Essentials: A Developer Introduction

IBM Blockchain Essentials V2

R Essentials

Postman Student Expert

DataOps Methodology

Deep Learning using TensorFlow

IBM Blockchain Foundation Developer

IBM Cloud Essentials

Python for Data Science

Networking & Other Certifications

Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA) - Bridging

Introduction to Packet Tracer

YouTube Music Certification

YouTube Music Rights Management Certification

Microsoft Advertising Certified Professional

The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing

Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2013

Projects

EnterRAG - AI-Powered Document Insights

VALORANT Team Builder: AI-Powered Insights for Scouting and Recruitment

Global CO₂ Emissions Analysis Dashboard

KnowURSoil - Helpful Soil Insights

Airline Route Decider

Skills

Top Skills

Core AI/ML Skills

Technical Skills

Specialized AI Areas

Data Skills

Tools & Frameworks

Soft/Applied Skills

Other Skills