Praveen Kumar Kanumarlapudi
( Amazon Web Services )
I am a Director of IT – Data Science & AI/ML Architect with more than 16 years of progressive experience leading enterprise-scale digital transformation, cloud data platform engineering, and advanced AI/ML enablement across highly regulated and mission-critical environments. In my current role at Amazon Web Services, I have been entrusted with defining and executing data and AI platform strategies for multiple Fortune 100 organizations, where my architectural leadership has resulted in measurable improvements in operational efficiency, data accessibility, analytical accuracy, and regulatory compliance. I have architected and deployed petabyte-scale cloud data platforms, real-time streaming and lakehouse architectures, data mesh frameworks, and enterprise governance models that serve as foundational infrastructure for large-scale analytics, AI/ML, and decision-intelligence systems.
My work has directly advanced the adoption of AI-driven data products, including the design of enterprise feature stores and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines that enable next-generation GenAI applications. I have also led the creation of cybersecurity and security-analytics data platforms capable of processing billions of events per day, significantly enhancing threat detection, forensic analysis, and organizational resilience. Across my career, I have consistently delivered original, high-impact contributions that are widely relied upon by large enterprises to modernize legacy systems, establish trusted “single sources of truth,” and operationalize AI/ML at scale. Supported by a Master’s degree in Information Technology and multiple elite AWS certifications—including Data Analytics Specialty, Database Specialty, Solutions Architect, and Machine Learning Engineer