Shishir Kumar Prasad

Shishir Kumar Prasad is a senior staff machine learning engineer at Instacart, specializing in content and recommendations AI. He has a strong background in distributed systems, data infrastructure, and machine learning, with a focus on generative AI and recommender systems. His educational credentials include a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and he has prior experience at Walmart Labs and D.E. Shaw Group.23

At Instacart, Prasad is involved in developing advanced machine learning models to enhance the personalization of customer experiences and improve item availability predictions. His work is critical in addressing the challenges of inventory management and optimizing the shopping experience for users.14 Additionally, he is actively engaged in hiring and team-building efforts within the machine learning domain at Instacart.4