Jan 2022 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · Mountain View, California, United States

• Perception and On Device Machine Learning
• Created a deep learning model for the Google Pixel tablet that tracks a human's position in real time.
• Created a generative model that auto corrects a person's gaze in real time.
• Engineered an on device system that facilitates model updates for deployed ML models in Nest doorbells and Nest cameras.

May 2021 – Aug 2021 · 3 mos · San Jose, California, United States

• Worked on "Fine Grained Multi-Modal Representation Learning".
• Built a fine-grained text to image retrieval system for Adobe Stock which is significantly better in fetching relevant images for semantically rich queries.
• Created a novel training methodology which improves the performance of CLIP (OPENAI) model using Denotation Graphs.

Aug 2020 – Dec 2020 · 4 mos · Mountain View, California, United States

• Worked with the Samsung Research America's Think Tank Team. Where I:
• Conducted research on computational photography.
• Developed deep learning models for portrait image relighting.
• Programmed a Python library for interacting with AWS S3 for efficient storing and retrieval of data while conducting large scale machine learning experiments.

May 2020 – Aug 2020 · 3 mos

• Created forecasting models that optimized the bidding plans for an energy company.

Aug 2018 – Jun 2019 · 10 mos · Greater Chennai Area

• Built an AI system that describes chart images which in turn enhances the online accessibility for the visually impaired.
• Designed and deployed a NLP model for Bio-Medical data that enhanced the search capability of the research paper search engine.
• Led a team that devised an AI proof-reader for books, journals and documents that improved the productivity of human copy editors by over 500% within the company.

May 2017 – Jun 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo · Greater Chennai Area

• Developed and deployed a CNN based machine vision system that detects surface defects in metal components.
• Managed and oversaw a team that engineered an entire robotic conveyor system that uses the above AI machine vision system to conduct quality inspection.
• Launched a startup company called JIDOKA Technologies that provides AI based custom machine vision solutions based on the above research.