Experience & Education

My academic journey and professional background

Education

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Ph.D. in Computer Science (Jan 2025 - Present)

Research Assistant working on interpretable retrieval for trustworthy LLMs; GPA 4.0/4.0.

Professional Experience

Knowledge Infused AI & Inference Lab, UMBC

Remote Research Intern (Aug 2024 - Jan 2025)

  • Fine-tuned Llama-3-70B using the DPO algorithm and developed a RAG pipeline.
  • Designed and ran experiments on large-scale GPU clusters via Slurm.
  • Collaborated with faculty to advance research on interpretable retrieval.
Stareout Games

AI Engineer Intern (Jan 2024 - Mar 2024)

  • Developed pipelines combining LLMs and generative models to bring game ideas to life.
  • Fine-tuned language and image generation models for interactive experiences.
  • Utilised LangChain, Ntscraper, Streamlit and other Python libraries.
Artificial Intelligence Institute, University of South Carolina

Remote Research Intern (Aug 2023 - Jul 2024)

  • Explored LLMs using frameworks like LangChain and LlamaIndex.
  • Built web scrapers to construct datasets for ongoing research.
Celebal Technologies

Data Science Intern (May 2023 - Jul 2023)

  • Processed large datasets and engineered features tailored to specific use cases.
  • Developed NLP applications using spaCy and other libraries.
HCLTech

Intern (Nov 2022 - Jan 2023)

  • Developed a Python-based web app using spaCy and Streamlit to extract information from résumés.
  • Built an application enabling HR teams to filter résumés by custom criteria.

Awards & Recognitions

  • 2023 Led a team in the Grand Finale of the Smart India Hackathon (Ministry of Education, India).
  • 2022 Winner of the UNESCO India-Africa Hackathon (Ministry of Education, India).
  • 2022 Led a team of five in the Grand Finale of the Smart India Hackathon and won the event.