Abhishek Thakur is a world-renowned machine learning expert, researcher, and author who has made significant contributions to the field of AI. He has a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Bonn and a B.Tech in Electronics Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Surat. With a passion for automatic machine learning, deep learning, hyper parameter optimization, computer vision, image analysis and retrieval, and pattern recognition, Thakur has taken part in over 150 machine learning competitions and won multiple accolades, including the coveted Quadruple Grandmaster title on Kaggle.

Thakur has also authored a book, "Approaching (Almost) Any Machine Learning Problem," which is available on Amazon. He is an active YouTuber, where he posts informative videos on machine learning and data science. Thakur's other professional engagements include being an Open Source Development and Researcher at Hugging Face, a former Content Guy at DataMuni, an Advisor at Stylumia Intelligence Technology Private Limited, and a Technical Advisor at MindMatch.