Dylog Inc
Founding Machine Learning Engineer & Lead Architect
Aug 2023 - Present

Serve as the principal architect, spearheading the development and design of Dylog Inc's conversational AI and search platform.

  • Developed pipelines for synthetic data generation, tailored for e-commerce platforms, improving search results by 20% (internal evaluations).
  • Developed a hybrid search framework combining Elasticsearch, ColBERT, and llama, integrating keyword-based and vector-based retrieval for enhanced search accuracy.
  • Designed and implemented agentic workflows for automating sales data processing from emails, text messages, and contact forms, reducing order processing time by 2 hours.
Human-Centered Robotics Lab, UMass Amherst
Graduate Student Researcher
Sept 2022 - May 2023

Working with Professor Hao Zhang on multi-modal learning approaches.

  • Experimenting with multi-modal learning approaches based on DETR and GLIP to obtain attribute-based representations from natural language descriptions and visual features for object instance recognition and tracking.
Ribbon Communications
Machine Learning Engineer, Intern
Sept 2022 - Dec 2022

Implemented advanced machine learning solutions for user behavior analysis.

  • Implemented a multi-modal deep learning model for categorizing of user behavior based on VoIP traffic, images, and textual data gathered from user browsing sessions.
  • Worked end-to-end on the project, from data collection to successful deployment.
Vertica
Software Engineer Intern
June 2022 - August 2022

Worked with Data Optimization and Backup team on database solutions.

  • Developed an algorithm to improve and optimize database re-shading method in Eon mode.
  • Extended this algorithm to improve backtracking of newly created storage containers while performing operations like re-shard, ILM and alter table.
  • Designed and developed pipelines for data analytic and machine learning teams to work on backup and restoring information.
Meta
Graduate Student Researcher
Jan 2022 - July 2022

Research on cross-modal transformer approaches for video analysis.

  • Proposed an advanced cross-modal transformer approach with a video frame-level contrastive loss to reveal the correlation between language queries and video clips, focusing on Natural Language Query tasks for the Ego4d dataset.
  • This approach resulted in an improvement in the baseline with a IoU 0.5 recall @ 5 of 8.2 and recall @ 3 of 4.8.
RenderPub
Head of Product Development
Jun 2018 - May 2021

Lead architect, developer, and designer for RenderPub Studio, Stitch & Walk, architectural visualization softwares.

  • Developed Common Unreal Modules (CUM) - a modular C++ / Blueprint system for RenderPub's Unreal Engine based applications.
  • Developed and implemented a 360-degree panoramic image loading algorithm utilizing tile-based streaming, three.js, WebGL, and OpenCV.
  • Developed a desktop application utilizing Next.js, Electron, and React to launch and auto-update the RenderPub suite of applications and projects.
Yourkraft
Co-founder
Feb 2016 - May 2018

Yourkraft, a marketplace connecting entertainers and party planners, secured funding from renowned singer Vijay Prakash.

  • Managed a network of over 200 artists across multiple cities, including Bangalore, Mumbai, and Hyderabad, and successfully hosted over 350 events.
  • Developed a feature-rich dashboard for event planning and artist hiring, including an events list and the ability to book event tickets, utilizing Flask and Firebase technology stack.
Vayam (Non-Profit)
Co-founder/Treasurer
Jan 2016 - Present

Vayam is a student-led trust to empower individuals through education and equality as its foundation.

  • In partnership with five government schools around Mysore, providing online classes in subjects such as science, mathematics, and computer science to approximately 200 children.
  • Organizing various community initiatives, including blood donation drives, charity events, food relief efforts, and green initiatives.
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Master of Science in Computer Science
Sept 2021 - May 2023

Focused on advanced computer science topics with emphasis on AI and machine learning.

  • Coursework: Neural Networks, Advanced Natural Language Processing, Intelligent Visual Computing, Mathematical Statistics, Systems for Data Science, Reinforcement Learning
The National Institute of Engineering Mysore
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science
Aug 2015 - May 2019

Fundamental computer science education with focus on practical implementation.

  • Coursework: Operating System, Data Structures & Algorithms, Data mining and warehousing