EXPERIENCE

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Research Assistant - Whitebox AI Lab

Penn State Research

Aug 2025 - Present
  • Working under Prof. Abhinav Verma to reproduce the ArtiSAN Deep Reinforcement Learning framework to optimize atomic structures in High-Entropy Alloys.
  • Investigating novel reward functions to incorporate configurational entropy for Gibbs Free Energy minimization, while leveraging AlphaFold-inspired mechanisms to interpret and enhance atomic swapping logic.
Deep RLAlphaFoldPhysics-MLResearch

NLP Intern

Titan Company Limited

Jun 2025 - Aug 2025
  • Built a real-time voice agent using OpenAI's Realtime API and a custom FastAPI server for conversational AI.
  • Integrated Twilio & WebSockets to stream low-latency, bi-directional audio to both landline and mobile phone networks.
  • Built a RAG pipeline using LangChain & a Redis vector database to provide the agent with context-aware responses.
  • Developed interruption handling and semantic caching to enhance conversational flow and significantly reduce API latency.
OpenAI Realtime APIFastAPITwilioRAGRedis

Data Science Intern

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories

Jun 2025 - Aug 2025
  • Developed a data pipeline using Python & SQL to calculate the 'cost of poor execution' (COPE) by performing ETL on Google BigQuery data.
  • Analyzed COPE distribution to identify key risk segments, saving an estimated 180+ hours of manual effort annually.
  • Leveraged an LLM to accelerate building a multi-view dashboard in React & JavaScript for visualizing COPE metrics.
  • Optimized legacy data analysis code for historical inventory tracking by implementing Dask for parallel processing.
PythonSQLBigQueryLLMReactDask

Research Assistant - NLP Lab

Penn State Research

Jan 2025 - May 2025
  • Worked under Dr. Wenpeng Yin on a study investigating LLM 'blind compliance' versus metacognitive reasoning, evaluating state-of-the-art models' ability to identify logically flawed premises.
  • Curated and annotated a specialized dataset of erroneous questions, categorizing logical fallacies to benchmark model robustness and define failure modes in zero-shot reasoning tasks.
NLPLLM ResearchBenchmarkingDataset Creation

Research Intern

BITS Pilani

May 2024 - Aug 2024
  • Developed a modular PyTorch framework to optimize an image classifier via a comparative analysis of CNN architectures.
  • Implemented Tensor Methods for lossless compression on a dataset of 1.5 million high-resolution images.
  • Deployed the image classifier into a production app, achieving 98% validation accuracy in predicting structural damage.
PyTorchCNNTensor MethodsComputer Vision

Data Analyst

The Daily Collegian

Jan 2024 - May 2024
  • Automated a data pipeline using GraphAPI, Express, and Axios to track user engagement statistics for a Facebook page.
  • Derived actionable insights from engagement metrics & demographics, boosting engagement by 15% in 4 months.
GraphAPIExpressData AnalyticsAutomation

Research Assistant - HTI Lab

Penn State Research

Aug 2023 - Aug 2024
  • Worked with Dr. Yiqi Zhang on analyzing driver takeover quality in conditionally autonomous vehicles using eye gaze data.
  • Built an XGBoost classification model using eye gaze & simulator data to predict driver takeover in AVs with 94% accuracy.
  • Analyzed takeover quality vs. interface design using Tobii2 gaze data; presented findings at a university research exhibition.
XGBoostMachine LearningEye TrackingHCI

Learning Assistant

Penn State College of Engineering

Jul 2023 - Present
  • Worked with instructors to create meaningful assignments and course work for students in a 200 level course (Object-Oriented Programming with Java).
  • Responsible for assisting with in-class activities, feedback on assignments, grading, and tutoring.
JavaOOPTeachingMentorship

Research Assistant - HTI Lab

Penn State Research

Oct 2022 - Aug 2023
  • Worked with Dr. Yiqi Zhang's group to design various decision-based interaction scenarios between Human driven and Autonomous vehicles.
  • Augmented the behavior of autonomous vehicles in STISIM using SDL (Scenario Design Language).
  • Used Action Trigger Settings, Position Settings and Basic Physics to match the constraints set forth in the decision-based interaction scenarios.
STISIMSDLAutonomous VehiclesSimulation

Treasurer

Indian Cultural and Language Club

Sep 2022 - May 2025
  • Spearheaded fundraising and organized events for over 10,000 attendees, generating event revenues of $30,000.
LeadershipFinanceEvent Management