CV

PhD Candidate, Computer Science & Engineering

Syracuse University, Syracuse NY

• Dissertation: "Bilevel Optimization on Large Scale Non-Convex, Constrained Combinatorial Problems"
• Advisors: Dr. Chilukuri K. Mohan & Dr. Venkata Gandikota
• Developed surrogate-assisted co-evolutionary framework achieving >96% computation cost reduction
• Published at AAAI SSS 2026, ECTA 2025; 3 papers under review at KDD, FUSION
• Summer 2024: Research Intern at Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Rome NY
• Teaching Assistant across 6 graduate/undergraduate courses (2020–2026)
• Primary Instructor, CPS196: Introduction to Programming with Python (Fall 2023)

Master of Science, Computer Science

Syracuse University, Syracuse NY

• GRA collaboration with ComScore & Newhouse School — ad retention ML models, 80%+ accuracy
• BEA Conference publications (2020, 2021); ARF Audience xScience (2020)
• Courses: Artificial Neural Networks, Reinforcement Learning, Network Science, Machine Learning with Graphs

Solutions Architect / Development Team Lead

Accenture India, Bangalore

• Designed and led development of APIs for S&P 500 client supporting ~10M weekly requests across ~35 sub-vendor platforms
• Delivered global customer data management APIs for major US Technology account across 30+ distinct ecosystems with zero UAT defects
• Automated module onboarding reducing cycle from 2 days to 4 hours for major US Telecom client

Senior Developer

Deloitte LLP, Bangalore

• SME for Deloitte Compensation system — sole point of contact for 4+ years; resolved 2+ year legacy production bugs
• Led Agile delivery across full development lifecycle; designed WebDynpro automation tool for employee promotions (Outstanding Award)
• Handled PII-sensitive financial systems: Directors Profit Sharing, Overtime Reconciliation
• Multiple SPOT Awards, Applause Awards, Best Networking Analyst recognition

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science

SJCE Mysore / Visveswaraya Technological University, India

• NTSE Scholar (National Talent Search Examination) — national scholarship for undergraduate education
• 4th Rank, Infosys Mathematics Olympiad (Pan-India, 2005)
• 1st Prize, IBM Virtualization Contest, NIE Mysore (2008)