Software Architect, Apple, CA, USA
Baskar Sikkayan is a Software Architect at Apple Inc., with 20 years of experience in software engineering, cloud computing, data analytics, and distributed systems. He has played a significant role in developing enterprise-scale solutions, particularly in migrating legacy systems to cloud-native architectures and optimizing data-driven applications. His work has led to measurable improvements in system reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency. Baskar has also contributed to open-source projects, including Apache Kafka and Trino, and has developed innovative tools for monitoring, data reconciliation, and continuous integration. His research interests include cloud computing, machine learning-based systems, and microservices architecture. Research Domains: Cloud Computing Distributed Systems Data Analytics Microservices Machine Learning (AI-based anomaly detection)