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Sahil Sawant

AI Engineer | Machine Learning & Deep Learning

Goa University, Taleigao PlateauPonda, Goa, India
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Profile last updated August 2026

About

MSc Data Science graduate with hands-on experience in machine learning, deep learning, and NLP. Fine-tuned DistilBERT achieving 83% accuracy across 7 mental health categories, with a live deployed demo. Experienced across the full ML pipeline from data preprocessing to model deployment. Published researcher with work spanning NLP, regression modeling, and computer vision

Experience

  • Operations Coordinator

    Physics Wallah

    Apr 2026 – Jun 2026

Education

  • Goa University, Taleigao Plateau

    Post Graduation, M.Sc. (Master of Science), Data Science

    2023 – 2025

  • GOVT.COLLEGE OF ARTS SCIENCE & COMMERCE KHANDOLA

    Under Graduation, B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science), Computer Science and Engineering

    2020 – 2023

Projects

  • Mental Health Text Classifier

    Fine-tuned DistilBERT on 52,000+ Reddit posts for 7-class mental health classification (Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar, Suicidal, Stress, Personality Disorder, Normal) Achieved 83% overall accuracy with macro F1 of 0.81; d

    Hugging Face · Natural Language Processing · Python · Transformers

Certifications

  • Complete Data Science,Machine Learning, DL, NLP Bootcamp — Udemy (Mar 2026)

Sahil Sawant is a AI Engineer | Machine Learning & Deep Learning at Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, based in Ponda, Goa, India. View their complete profile — including skills, work experience, and education — on Riseflake, India's professional network for students and early-career professionals.