Experience
Research Intern - Samsung Research Institute Delhi
May 2025 – July 2025
- Built a PoC distilling a vision encoder from VLM (BLIP) with ResNet-50 for open-vocabulary classification on COCO.
- Designed a custom loss merging Affinity Mimicking Loss and MSE with trainable weights for better embedding alignment.
- Used a two-stage distillation framework—projection alignment then backbone distillation, adapted from an IISc paper.
Tech Stack: Python · PyTorch · TorchVision · NumPy · CUDA · COCO API
Research Intern - Indira Gandhi Center of Atomic Research
July 2024 - December 2024
- Implemented open-source network analysis tools to enhance the security infrastructure of ICS networks.
- Conducted assessments of ICS network vulnerabilities, leveraging open-source tools to identify potential security risks.
- Conducted analysis of network traffic, utilizing open-source tools for anomaly detection and intrusion detection.
Tech Stack: Python · Wireshark · Zeek · Nmap · Suricata · Linux · Network Security
Project Intern - GMR Varalakshmi Foundation
May 2022 - July 2022
- Developed informative scripts for short video productions, focusing on the subject of refrigeration and air conditioning.
- Conducted research to gather accurate, up-to-date information, ensuring scripts were aligned with industry standards.
- Crafted engaging narratives that communicated technical concepts to a diverse audience.
Tech Stack: Technical Research · Scriptwriting · Science Communication · Content Development