# Devan Shanker

> Cal M.S. EECS '24 | M.E.T. → Lucid → Nuro → Applied Intuition

Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/devanshanker

Cal grad passionate about AI safety for multimodal generative systems and autonomous vehicles.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Applied Intuition
Jan 2024 – Present | Mountain View, California, United States

### Graduate Student Researcher @ Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
– Thesis: formal verification of autonomous vehicles and systems
– Additional research: LLM code generation in low resource settings, domain-specific conversational GPT applications

### Autonomous Driving Research Assistant @ Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Berkeley, California, United States
– Implementing scenario video query pipeline to efficiently validate simulation failures against on‐road autonomous driving data 
– Developed simulation generation pipeline to convert accident reports involving autonomous vehicles into realistic simulations
– Created NLP framework to infer collision conditions and more robustly evaluate faults in planning and perception algorithms

### Software Engineer Intern @ Nuro
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Mountain View, California, United States
– Implemented obstacle classification pipeline to forecast severity of road obstacle/debris collisions
– Integrated obstacle detection perception software with real‐time onboard logs to access live lidar data without human assistance
– Integration automates time‐intensive lidar point labeling (saving 8000+ hrs of in‐house labeling)

### Engineering R&D (ADAS) @ Lucid Motors
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Newark, California, United States
– Led computer vision R&D project (patent pending) for Lucid Gravity driver monitoring systems
– Created deep learning evaluation platform to detect driver drowsiness or distraction
– IP for infrared system design and implementation under evaluation for next vehicle

### Computer Vision Research Assistant @ Berkeley Autonomous Microsystems Lab
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Berkeley, California, United States
– Worked with NASA on computer vision research for autonomous biochemical system-on-a-chip to detect signs of life in space
– Created deep learning video software to monitor microvalves and fluid chambers for experiments in microgravity conditions
– Built computer vision and image classification software predominantly in Python (OpenCV and TensorFlow) under Prof. Pister

### Machine Learning Intern @ Segmed, Inc.
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Menlo Park, California, United States
– Developed ML pipeline to parse chest CT medical reports and detect 40+ health conditions
– Built NPL software platform to efficiently process and categorize medical notes and reports
– Worked primarily in Python and Golang, in addition to PostgreSQL and Ansible

### Machine Learning Intern @ CivicPro
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
– Created deep learning platform to simplify complex legal language of policy changes
– Project aims to increase civic engagement in Miami-Dade County (2.7 million residents)
– Worked with experts and focus groups to increase transparency of local policy process

### Decentralized Computing Intern @ Stanford Distributed Trust Initiative
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
– Developed experimental cryptocurrencies and smart contracts on Ethereum blockchain
– Minted digital currency in Solidity and organized cryptocurrency airdrop for kickoff event
– DTI worked to create global standards for digital contracts and distributed trust and identity


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
UC Berkeley College of Engineering

### Bachelor of Science - BS in EECS & Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration
UC Berkeley Management, Entrepreneurship, & Technology (M.E.T.) program

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
UC Berkeley College of Engineering

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Business Administration
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

### Menlo-Atherton High School

### Management and Technology Summer Institute
Jerome Fisher M&T Program


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/devanshanker

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Last updated: 2026-03-29