2019–2024PhD in Computer Science, Aalto University, Finland (GPA: 5.0/5.0)
2015–2017MS in Computer Science, New York University, Courant Institute, USA (GPA: 3.51/4.0)
2011–2013MS in Engineering Sciences, University of California San Diego, USA
2007-2011BE in Mechanical Engineering, Pune University, India
Research Experience
Jan 2019 – Ongoing PhD Researcher, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
Sample-Efficient Training of Large Neural Networks - Optimized large model training in data-scarce contexts using transfer learning, improving performance in tasks like generating radiologist reports with RAG and fine-tuning for EHR data.
Enhancing Model Interpretability - Refined the Centered Kernel Alignment (CKA) method to improve neural network similarity measurements, addressing confounders to better reveal functional similarities across domains.
Large-Scale Healthcare Utilization Predictions - Developed SANSformer, an attention-free sequential model tailored for EHR, improving healthcare utilization predictions with large-scale datasets.
Work Experience
Apr 2022 – May 2023 Senior AI/ML Software Engineer, Nokia Platforms, Espoo, Finland
Played a key role in building Nokia's proprietary AI/ML engine, managing the model development lifecycle.
Architected and deployed a multi-GPU training pipeline, enhancing model training speed and efficiency.
Designed custom CNN architectures for digital receivers, optimizing for hardware constraints and edge devices.
Introduced scrum methodologies, improving team workflows and collaboration, and served as a stand-in Local Product Owner.
Sep 2017 – Mar 2018 Data Scientist, Curefit, Bangalore, India
Led development of the Virtual Trainer MVP, using computer vision to provide real-time workout pose corrections.
Developed an RNN model to analyze phone accelerometer data, achieving 87% accuracy in sleep pattern detection.
Jan 2017 – Aug 2017 Data Scientist, Revmax, New York, NY
Led data science initiatives for an early-stage startup, enhancing routing efficiency and vehicle utilization for
New York City cabs.
Feb 2016 – May 2016 Technical Specialist, CITI Digital Innovation Lab, New York, NY
Deployed an ELK framework to aggregate, parse, and visualize server logs from distributed infrastructure.
Aug 2013 – Aug 2015 Software Engineer, ISO New England, Holyoke, Massachusetts
Contributed to incremental Scrum releases for a Java EE web application, resulting in a 73% surge in web traffic.
Integrated JavaScript/Angular and Ajax-driven elements to enhance UI responsiveness.