Portfolio
Research Projects
TuneShield: Mitigating Toxicity in Conversational AI
Status: Submitted to arXiv (July 2025)
Description: Defense framework designed to mitigate toxicity during chatbot fine-tuning while preserving conversational quality. Leverages LLM-based toxicity classification and generates synthetic ‘healing data’ to reinforce desirable behavior.
Technologies: Python, PyTorch, LLMs, Transformers, Fine-tuning
Links: arXiv | PDF
Taming Data Challenges in ML-based Security Tasks
Status: Submitted to arXiv (July 2025)
Description: Comprehensive study on using Generative AI to address data challenges in ML-based security tasks. Introduces novel GenAI scheme “Nimai” for controlled data synthesis and evaluates across 7 diverse security tasks.
Technologies: Python, Generative AI, Tabular Data Synthesis, Security ML
Links: arXiv | PDF
Toxicity Injection Attacks on Chatbots
Status: Published at ACSAC 2023
Description: First comprehensive study on toxicity injection attacks against open-domain chatbots. Developed novel attack methods and evaluated defenses across multiple state-of-the-art conversational AI systems.
Technologies: Python, PyTorch, Transformers, LLMs
Links: Paper | Code | Video
Deepfake Detection in Evolving Threat Landscapes
Status: Published at IEEE S&P 2024
Description: Analysis of recent advances in deepfake image detection methods and their performance against evolving generation techniques.
Technologies: Python, Computer Vision, GANs, Diffusion Models
Links: Paper | Code
LLM Security & Safety Alignment
Status: Ongoing Research
Description: Investigating safety alignment techniques for large language models, including supervised fine-tuning and direct preference optimization methods.
Technologies: HuggingFace Transformers, PEFT, LoRA, PyTorch
Industry Projects
Oracle HCM Cloud Implementations
Company: Deloitte Consulting
Role: Senior Consultant
Description: Led multiple large-scale Oracle HCM Cloud transformations for Fortune 500 clients, specializing in payroll reconciliation and technical integrations.
Impact: Successfully delivered 5+ client implementations with $MM payroll systems
Payroll Analytics & Reporting Tools
Company: Deloitte Consulting
Description: Developed automated payroll comparison and executive reporting tools for data integrity validation across legacy and new systems.
Technologies: Oracle SQL, BI Publisher, Excel Analytics
Patents & Innovations
COVID-19 Detection System
Patent: Indian Patent No. 387074
Description: Machine learning-based system for COVID-19 diagnosis from chest X-rays using novel image processing techniques.
Temporal Pattern Mining
Patent: Indian Patent No. 397728
Description: Novel temporal tree structure for efficient discovery of temporal association rules in large datasets.
Technical Skills Demonstrated
- AI/ML: LLMs, Computer Vision, Adversarial Attacks, Model Fine-tuning
- Programming: Python, Java, C++, SQL
- Frameworks: PyTorch, HuggingFace, DeepSpeed, PEFT
- Cloud & Enterprise: Oracle HCM Cloud, AWS, Docker
- Data Analysis: SQL, Excel, BI Publisher