PFedMA
AcceptedPruned Federated Learning with Matched Averaging — extending neuron matching to more complex architectures
NeurIPS 2026 · Workshop
2026
02 — AI Research
Research.
Independent research contractor at Perssonify, where I build stock and social media correlation analysis used in large class action lawsuits. Alongside that — paper-driven, experiment-heavy work across federated learning, computer vision, interpretability, and AI safety, with publications at AAAI 2026 and research programs at IIT Gandhinagar and IIT Kharagpur.
Experience
Perssonify
Independent Research Contractor
Present
Remote · Bangalore
- Build stock and social media correlation analysis used as evidence in large class action lawsuits.
- Own the pipeline end to end — data collection, signal extraction, and statistical validation of the correlations.
- Translate findings into reports that hold up to outside scrutiny.
Focus Areas
Federated Learning
Training across decentralized clients without centralizing sensitive data — neuron matching, matched averaging, and multimodal domain generalization.
Computer Vision
Camouflaged and salient object detection, image artifact correction, and frequency-domain architectures.
Interpretability
Understanding what models learn and why — topological methods and analysis of adversarial behavior.
AI Safety
Adversarial robustness, purification defenses, and reliable behavior under distribution shift.
Publications & Preprints
LaFINet
AcceptedLaplacian-Based Frequency Injection Network for Camouflage Object Detection (Student Abstract)
AAAI 2026 · Student Abstract
2026
TopoReformer
AcceptedMitigating Adversarial Attacks Using Topological Purification in OCR Models
AAAI 2026 · AICS Workshop
2026
AdaptPhishSysNet
AcceptedAdaptive Phishing Detection System for Blockchains Using Machine Learning
Springer LNNS · ISBM 2024
2024
High-Flow Hydrological Events
PublishedPrediction of high-flow events. Two co-authored papers from the SRIP program at IIT Gandhinagar.
Water Resources Research
2025
Human Agreement and Return Association Are Not Interchangeable Criteria
AcceptedEvaluating whether agreement with human sentiment labels predicts market signal in financial social media
EMNLP 2026 · FinNLP Workshop
2026
Linked entries open the published paper
Labs & Affiliations
MIT Manipal
Undergraduate Researcher
Camouflaged object detection, adversarial robustness, and federated learning.
IIT Gandhinagar
SRIP Research Intern
Selected among 1800+ applicants — prediction of high-flow hydrological events.
IIT Kharagpur — KLIV Group
Research Intern
Multimodal domain generalization for federated models.
Mars Rover Manipal
Research Head
Leads a 10-member student research team publishing in top-tier venues.