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Department of Biology, Stanford University · AI Developer
Stanford, CA
Jul 2025–Present
LLM-assisted prerequisite mapping for intro Biology, SME review, and IRT-backed validation at classroom scale.
- Comparative LLM prompts to extract and structure high-school prerequisite knowledge for the intro sequence.
- Human-in-the-loop item design with biology experts; Fall 2025 pilot with 250+ students.
- IRT-based item refinement and predictive validity against course outcomes.
IBM Research × Stanford HAI · Research Assistant
Stanford, CA
2025–Present
Joint industry–lab work on persona-aware tutoring agents and evaluation for learning contexts.
- Bridging IBM Research tooling with Stanford HAI’s education and alignment priorities.
Rising Academies · NLP Researcher
Remote · partner schools
2025
NLP on classroom observation text — actionability signals behind the BEA 2025 paper.
- Partnered on real observation data and labeling for semi-supervised “actionability” models.
Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) · Graduate Researcher
Stanford, CA
2024–Present
ConvoLearn: post-training data, 750+ educators in the loop, QLoRA on open LLMs, public release on Hugging Face.
- Built ConvoLearn (~25K tutor–learner turns) for knowledge-building alignment; custom collection platform.
- End-to-end human data ops: task design, QA, hybrid human–LLM adjudication, safety filters.
- QLoRA fine-tunes (Mistral, Qwen, Llama-class); intrinsic + blinded teacher evaluation vs. baselines.
- With advisors Hari Subramonyam & Roy Pea — grants, paper, dataset.
Stanford Graduate School of Education · MS, Education Data Science · Graduate specialist
Stanford, CA
2024–Present
Coursework plus fellowships and an inclusion/outcomes role — ACL, ASU+GSV, Peking health summit, OIBIC.
- Stanford GSE Travel Fellowship — ACL 2025 (Vienna).
- ASU+GSV Scholarship — Summit 2026 (San Diego).
- Stanford–Peking Fellowship — Generative AI + Healthcare (Beijing & Shenzhen).
- Graduate Specialist for Outcomes — Office for Inclusion, Belonging & Intergroup Communication.
Earlier
UNESCO MGIEP · Research & Data Science Officer
Delhi, India
Jul 2020–Sep 2024
Large-scale learning evaluations — instruments, ethics, pipelines, and Hindi SEL psychometrics.
- 10+ digital learning evaluations: surveys, protocols, and analysis tied to program decisions.
- Cross-site field data with partners; quality, ethics, standardized procedures.
- ETL + policy-facing docs; first Hindi student/teacher SEL scales, validated; 5 peer-reviewed papers.
- Rated Exceeding Expectations (2021, 2023).
Alliance Française de Delhi · DELF B1 — Diploma in French Language Studies
Delhi, India
2019
Formal credential for French I’d largely taught myself.
- Diplôme d’Études en Langue Française (B1).
United Nations Volunteers · Infographics Volunteer
Remote
2018–2019
Turned dense reports into visuals for UNICEF Nepal, UNV DRC, OECD, and FAO Rome.
- Remote graphics for social and collateral under agency deadlines.
UNESCO New Delhi · Infographics Intern
New Delhi, India
2018
Data-heavy infographics for Public Information and social — first UN desk experience.
- Editorial design under real communications constraints.
Delhi Technological University (DTU) · B.Tech, Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Delhi, India
2016–2020
Engineering core plus Rotaract leadership — top of the merit cohort in senior year.
- Secretary, Rotaract Club of DTU.
- Merit Scholar — ranked 1st of 85 (senior year).
Skills & tools
Programming: Python, R, SQL, Jupyter, Git, LaTeX, Cursor
Data / ML: Analysis and modeling in Python, including NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, SciPy, Statsmodels, Scikit-learn, PyTorch, Transformers, and NLTK
AI: Benchmark & Evaluation Design; Post-Training (QLoRA, RLHF/DPO); RAG; Prompt Engineering; Human & LLM Annotation
Research methods: Item Response Theory; Dimensionality Reduction (Factor Analysis/PCA); Reliability & Validity; Regression Analysis; Experimental & Quasi-Experimental Designs; Structural Equation Modelling