Graduate Research Assistant at The University of Texas at Austin Aug 2022 - Present
- Working under the guidance of Professor Alan Bovik.
- Collaborating with Meta Platforms on Video Engineering.
Wireless Intern at Skydio May 2024 - July 2024
- Worked on improving the quality of video streamed from the drone to the controller by employing adaptive video streaming and video quality assessment techniques.
- Curated a comprehensive dataset of videos by conducting experiments to demonstrate the necessity of frame-rate changes under different visual environments, user requirements, and severe network conditions.
- Experimented with GoP size and resolutions for live video streaming under bitrate settings, frame-rate settings, different visual environments, and network conditions.
- Proposed both simple and complex frame-rate switching mechanisms for different perceptual conditions, flying environments, and network conditions, etc using various visual features, feedback from drones, etc.
Application Development Intern at Oracle May 2021 - July 2021
- Developed an AI-powered conversational interface with Oracle Digital Assistant, leveraging Natural Language Understanding to automate user interactions and tasks within the Journeys application.
- Curated a comprehensive training dataset to optimize the chatbot's intent classification and entity recognition capabilities, underpinning its ability to accurately interpret user queries and perform actions within the Journeys application.
- Architected the backend infrastructure, integrating the chatbot with the Journeys ecosystem using RestAPI, OBotML, Client Web SDK, and Oracle HCM Cloud, facilitating seamless data flow and functionality. Ensured code quality and reliability through comprehensive testing practices, utilizing Mocha Chai and Jasmine frameworks.
Core Member of Epoch July 2018 - May 2022
- Epoch: The ML and Data Science Club of IIT Hyderabad.
- Guided students through starting machine learning, taught topics of deep learning and provided help in projects related to computer vision.
Core Member of Elektronica July 2018 - May 2022
- Elektronica: The Electrical and Electronics Club of IIT Hyderabad.
- Motivated and guided students through starting IoT projects, taught sessions and provided help in projects related to Arduino.
Machine Learning Intern July 2018 - May 2022
- Designed sequential models for modeling human activity from the data collected using sensors to provide appropriate estimations for adjustments to smart home appliances to help reduce power consumption.