Building intelligent systems for health and science.

I develop multimodal AI for cancer research and partner with teams on applied machine learning, computer vision, and research engineering projects.

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About Me

I am currently pursuing a PhD in Cancer Sciences at Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Scotland Institute and the University of Glasgow, under the guidance of Prof. Crispin Miller and Prof. Kevin Blyth. My research focuses on understanding cell interactions within the tumor microenvironment using computational and machine learning methods, specifically developing methods to combine spatial transcriptomics and histopathology image modalities using deep learning. I am also part of the PREDICT-Meso project, a European consortium dedicated to exploring the early stages of mesothelioma development.

Previously, I completed a Master's by Research at IIIT Hyderabad, working with the Cancer Diagnostics (DIAG) lab under Prof. Vinod P.K. and Prof. C.V. Jawahar. My research focused on deep learning-based automated classification of tumors using histopathology images.

I am passionate about addressing critical challenges in medical sciences through artificial intelligence, with a focus on cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

Alongside my research, I work with research groups, startups, and product teams on selected AI consulting and freelance projects, particularly in machine learning, computer vision, and research engineering.

Research

Selected publications and research projects

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Consulting & Freelance

Available for selected projects

I help research groups, startups, and product teams turn technically difficult AI ideas into clear, testable systems.

AI Strategy & Prototyping

Problem framing, feasibility studies, model selection, and focused proof-of-concept development.

Computer Vision

Image classification, segmentation, multimodal learning, and domain-specific evaluation pipelines.

Research Engineering

Reproducible ML workflows, scientific software, experiment design, and technical collaboration.

Education

Cancer Research UK SI & University of Glasgow

Nov 2024 – Current

Doctor of Philosophy - Cancer Sciences

IIIT Hyderabad

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Master of Science by Research - CSE (AI)  CGPA: 9.17

Thesis: Deep Learning for Cancer Subtype Classification from Histopathology Images

Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, Delhi

Aug 2017 – Jun 2021

Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology  CGPA: 8.66

Work & Teaching Experience

iHub-Data, Hyderabad

Research Fellow - Healthcare & AI

May 2021 – May 2022

Game Theory, Bangalore

Intern - Computer Vision

May 2021 – May 2022

IIT (BHU), Varanasi

Research Intern - IoT & ML

Jun 2020 – Jul 2020

IIIT Hyderabad

Teaching Assistant - NLP, Cognitive Science & AI

2022 – 2024

KGGS Surjannagar

Visiting Senior Secondary Teacher - Mathematics, Chemistry

2019 – 2023

UI-Educon, Delhi

Affiliated Member - Ideation & Strategy

Feb 2019 – Jul 2023