Prateek Jain

Prateek Jain is a Lecturer at the School of Information, San José State University, where he teaches courses in Big Data Analytics and Python programming. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Wright State University and has over a decade of industrial experience in data science and artificial intelligence at leading institutions such as IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Nuance Research Labs, and Liveperson.

His research interests include Knowledge Graphs, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Big Data, with over 30 peer-reviewed publications and patents in these areas. His academic and professional background bridges advanced research and practical deployment of AI-driven systems.

• Ph.D. (Computer Science and Engineering), Wright State University (2007–2012)
• Ph.D. (Computer Science), University of Georgia (2006–2007, transferred)
• BS (Information and Communication Technology), Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of ICT (2002–2006)

Prateek's research publications focus on the development and application of Knowledge Graphs, particularly in areas like NLP, enterprise search, healthcare, and financial services. His work emphasizes scalable, explainable, and practical AI solutions, with recurring themes in graph embeddings, semantic reasoning, and large-scale data integration.

He has served as an Adjunct Instructor at Chabot College and Northwestern Polytechnic University, and currently contributes to academic instruction at SJSU while maintaining an active role in industry as Principal Data Scientist at Liveperson.

His industrial roles have spanned:

• Principal Data Scientist, Knowledge Graphs – Liveperson Inc. (2021–Present)
• Engineering Manager, Machine Learning – AppZen Inc. (2018–2021)
• Principal Research Engineer – Nuance Inc. (2016–2018)
• VP/Data Scientist – BlackRock Inc. (2015–2016)
• Data Scientist – Ignition One (2015)
• Research Staff Member – IBM T.J. Watson Research Center (2012–2015)

There are no listed scientific awards or advisees in the provided information.