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Ph.D. in Language Technologies

School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

Dual Degree (B.Tech. + M.Tech.) in Computer Science

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

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Ph.D. Student

Carnegie Mellon University, Advisor - Prof. Sean Welleck

• Developing methods for generating formally verified code using iterative refinement techniques using inference-time search and reinforcement learning algorithms guided by dense feedback.
• Developing multimodal code agents capable of interacting with unified action spaces, including images and keyboard actions over long horizon tasks.

Undergraduate Researcher

Data Analytics & Intelligence Lab, IIT Delhi, Advisor - Prof. Mausam

• Improved efficiency and performance in reasoning and code generation tasks for large language models.
• Developed cost-quality optimization methods using few-shot self verification and POMDP based routing enabling state-of-the-art control on costs-performance tradeoff.

NLP Research Intern

Princeton University, Advisor - Prof. Karthik Narasimhan

• Developed a state-of-the-art method for zero-shot extreme classification (with 1M+ unseen labels).
• Published a survey and research paper on reinforcement learning from human feedback in LLMs.
• Proposed black-box optimization techniques for content creators in the era of language models augmented with search engines; introduced evaluation metrics and benchmarks to foster future research.

Undergraduate Researcher

CV Lab, IIT Delhi, Advisor - Prof. Chetan Arora

• Developed an object-localization method for malignant cancer detection using mammogram images.

• Winner, Model Attribution Challenge at SaTML 2023

• First Place, Tower Research Capital Data Challenge

• Winner, HackMIT Sponsor Track

• Google and Microsoft Research Travel Grants
• All India Rank 143 in IIT JEE-Advanced 2019 among 2 million candidates nationwide
• Selected among top 50 students nationwide for the Orientation-Cum-Selection Camp (OCSC) for the International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Received the IIT Delhi Semester Merit Award (top 7%) in 4 out of 8 semesters
• Ranked 303rd in KVPY'19, a prestigious science examination conducted by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore