Work Experience

Research Assistant – AIM Lab
Santa Clara University · Santa Clara, CA
Tech: Python, PyTorch, CUDA, multi-GPU optimization, multimodal datasets, AI agent frameworks
- Developing AI agents for advanced multimodal research, integrating image, text, and video understanding tasks.
- Designed and implemented chunking algorithms to efficiently preprocess and manage large multimodal datasets.
- Researching and prototyping optimized deployment strategies for sequential and parallel AI agents across multi-GPU systems, improving scalability and throughput.

Teaching Assistant – Algorithms
Santa Clara University · Santa Clara, CA
Tech: C++, Python, Data Structures & Algorithms, Teaching & Mentorship
- Assisting in teaching Algorithms course to undergraduates, covering fundamental and advanced topics in design and analysis.
- Conducting recitation sessions and problem-solving workshops to reinforce theoretical concepts with practical coding exercises.
- Supporting students through office hours, one-on-one mentoring, and providing feedback on assignments and projects and grading.
- Collaborated with faculty to create teaching materials and practice problems, improving student exam preparedness.

Software Automation Developer
Santa Clara University · Santa Clara, CA
Tech: Workday, Python, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), AWS, JavaScript/HTML/CSS
- Built automation scripts for Workday client processes, streamlining student enrollment and salary calculations and reducing administrative effort.
- Implemented structured logging with the ELK Stack, introducing correlation IDs and custom middleware for request tracking, improving end-to-end traceability and cutting issue resolution time by 60%.
- Developed and maintained frontend components for SCU websites, enhancing UI/UX design and creating new pages for academic and administrative use.

Research Assistant – HASO Labs
Santa Clara University · Santa Clara, CA
Tech: Python, CLIP, Mediapipe, CUDA, AWS (Lambda, SQS, API Gateway), GPU optimization
- Designed and implemented a GPU-optimized video processing pipeline using Python, CLIP, and Mediapipe for a 300GB+ dataset.
- Parallelized frame-level operations, reducing vector embedding generation time from 50+ hours to ~21 hours.
- Deployed trained models on AWS cloud, integrating SQS queues, Lambda, and API Gateway for scalable query handling.
- Delivered an end-to-end system optimized for Meta VR headset integration, improving latency and reliability of video-based research tasks.

Teaching Assistant – Data Structures & Algorithms
Ramdeobaba University · Nagpur, India
Tech: Java, Swing UI, server programming, OOP, Agile
- Taught core Data Structures and Algorithms, from arrays and linked lists to advanced graphs and heaps, using Java.
- Guided students in Object-Oriented Design Principles and project development with Swing UI and server-based programming.
- Supervised Low-Level Design (LLD) projects, emphasizing clean code and real-world applicability.
- Trained students on Software Engineering principles and Agile methodologies, bridging theory with practice.

Research Assistant
Ramdeobaba University · Nagpur, India
Tech: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Python, multi-GPU training, YOLO models
- Explored advanced PyTorch and TensorFlow methods for image processing and performance optimization across varied compute setups.
- Developed automation scripts to manage multi-GPU training pipelines, enabling efficient large-scale dataset experiments.
- Optimized YOLO models for hand-sign detection, producing best-performing weights and benchmarking accuracy improvements.
- Co-authored a paper in the SSRN Journal with 700+ downloads and multiple citations, highlighting reproducible results.
- Open-sourced all model weights and source code, contributing a valuable resource to the research community.

Machine Learning Intern
Innovative Technologies · New Delhi · Internship
Tech: Python, scikit-learn, NumPy/Pandas, signal processing, XML automation, deployment
- Researched and trained ML models for 3-lead ECG rhythm prediction, achieving ~93% accuracy with medically graded sensor integration.
- Contributed to a novel 3-lead ECG dataset, including collection standards and labeling guidelines.
- Built XML automation pipelines for data extraction and preprocessing to accelerate experimentation.

Systems Programmer Intern
ECDS · Nagpur, MH, India · Internship
Tech: C++, custom libraries, IoT, system performance optimization
- Developed C++ libraries for system software, optimizing hardware–software interaction.
- Reduced IoT transfer latency from 5–7s to milliseconds, drastically improving end-to-end system performance.