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AI/ML Researcher & Engineer

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AI/ML Researcher and Engineer pursuing a Master's in AI and Machine Learning at Drexel University. Currently working on neural network initialization research and LLM optimization. Previous experience includes building enterprise RAG pipelines and deepfake systems at Ernst & Young, and backend infrastructure at Neuflo Solutions.

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Education

M.S. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

GPA: 4.00
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Expected May 2026

Drexel CCI Merit Scholarship Recipient

M.Sc. Computer Science - Data Analytics

GPA: 3.77
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kochi, Kerala, India

Graduated March 2022

Best Outgoing Student - Rajagiri College of Social Sciences

B.Sc. Physics

GPA: 3.39
University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India

Graduated June 2020

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Experience

Researcher - Prof. Rezvaneh Rezapour (COOP)

Current
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

October 2025 - Present

  • Collaborating on longitudinal analysis of internalized self-stigma among Reddit users
  • Building GPT API pipelines to flag internalized-stigma language in social media posts
  • Fine-tuning BioBERT to detect semantic shift in medical text (PubMed, 1975-2025)

Research Assistant - Dr. Jake R. Williams

Current
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

October 2024 - Present

  • Developed a novel Bayesian Initialization algorithm achieving 81% on MNIST with 20% data
  • Analyzing semantic shift in PubMedBERT via yearly continual pretraining on longitudinal PubMed corpus
  • Configured compute servers for high-throughput training environments

Academic Roles

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

June 2025 - Present

  • Course Assistant: CS 613, CS 501, CS 503
  • Lab Assistant: CI 101, CS 164
  • Graduate Dean's Ambassador: Representing CCI at virtual events

Associate - Backend Developer

Neuflo Solutions Pvt Ltd, Thiruvananthapuram, India

August 2023 - August 2024

  • Built backend infrastructure for Neuflo Learn NEET MVP using Azure, PostgreSQL, FastAPI, Docker
  • Led intern training programs and client acquisition strategies

AI/ML Automation Engineer - Associate

Ernst & Young, Kochi, India

July 2022 - August 2023

  • Built LLM-driven digital-twin modules and deepfake systems for metaverse onboarding
  • Designed RAG pipelines on Azure with GPT-3.5 for enterprise document intelligence
  • Developed Stable Diffusion POCs and LLM-powered chatbots

AI/ML Research Intern

Zoho Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Tenkasi, India

November 2021 - May 2022

  • Prototyped YOLOv3-based models for form-field detection
  • Researched transformer-based document understanding (LayoutLM)
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Publications

"Deep Learning-based Sentiment Analysis on COVID-19 News Videos"

Milan Varghese and Anoop V. S.

15th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications (ICITA-2021)

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Awards & Honors

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Drexel CCI Merit Scholarship

Fall 2024 - 2026

EY Spot Award

Q4 FY23

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Best Outgoing Student

Rajagiri College, 2022

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Skills

Languages

PythonJavaC++R

ML/DL Frameworks

PyTorchTensorFlowKerasScikit-learnLangChain

Cloud & Databases

AzureAWSGCPPostgreSQLOracle SQL

Tools & Platforms

DockerFastAPIFlaskPower BITableauGit
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Certifications

Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)

Microsoft

Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Microsoft

Neural Networks and Deep Learning

DeepLearning.ai

Machine Learning

Stanford (Andrew Ng)

Git and GitHub

Google

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Workshops & Speaking

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NIT Calicut's Tathva 2022

Invited speaker - Full-day Machine Learning workshop with 200+ attendees

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Python & ML Training

Trained students from India and UK in Python programming and ML fundamentals

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"Digital Convergence" Tech Session

Organized session covering ML, Quantum Computing, Blockchain, and IoT

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