Dr. Saikat Basu
AI Research Scientist · ex-Meta · ex-NASA · PhD in AI from Louisiana State University
Dr. Saikat Basu is a researcher specializing in deep learning and artificial intelligence, particularly applied to satellite imagery. He earned his PhD in AI from the Department of Computer Science at Louisiana State University.
Professionally, Dr. Basu has held positions as a Research Associate at NASA Ames Research Center and as a Research Scientist at Facebook (now Meta), where he worked with Python for 8 years, leading the AI efforts in the Maps team.
Basu's extensive experience working on cutting-edge Python applications at Facebook and NASA has been instrumental in shaping our innovative learning platform. Having worked as the AI lead scientist in the Facebook Maps Team for 8 years with Python, he has extensive experience building large-scale AI applications.
Dr. Basu believes that AI can transform education by making personalised learning scalable and accessible. His approach combines cutting-edge research with practical engineering to build systems that adapt to how each student learns.
"Building AI at Meta and NASA taught me that the best systems are the ones that understand their users deeply. That's exactly what we're building at Mathsversity — an AI that truly understands how students learn."
