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General Information
| Full Name | Vaisakh Shaj Kumar |
| Languages | English, Malayalam, Hindi, German |
Education
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2019-2024 PhD in Machine Learning and Robotics
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany - Probabilistic machine learning
- World models and model based reinforcement learning
- Thesis on hierarchical world models
- CGPA:1.0(HighestPossibleGrade)
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2014-2016 MTech in Machine Learning and Computing
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, India - Pattern recognition and data mining
- Reinforcement learning
- Probabilistic and statistical methods
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2009-2013 BTech in Electrical Engineering
University of Kerala, India - CGPA 8.1 out of 10
Experience
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2024-Present Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Bayesian methods for safe and controllable language models
- Uncertainty aware and probabilistic inference
- Developing Bayesian primitives for safe and controllable language models
- Improving steerability robustness and uncertainty using probabilistic and control methods
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2019-2024 PhD Researcher
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany - Sequential and probabilistic world models
- Decision making under uncertainty
- Teaching and student supervision
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2018-2019 Research Assistant
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - Computer vision research on knowledge distillation and adversarial robustness with publications at ICML 2019 and CVPR 2019 workshops
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2017-2018 Data Scientist
McAfee - Adversarial machine learning for security
- Anomaly detection systems
- Built probabilistic sequential world models for dynamics learning and decision making under uncertainty
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2015-2017 Researcher and Graduate Intern
Intel - Malware detection using deep learning
- Sparse machine learning for audio analysis
- Developed and deployed a deep neural network based dynamic malware classification system for security applications
Academic Interests
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Probabilistic Machine Learning
- Bayesian inference and filtering
- Uncertainty estimation and calibration
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Sequential and World Models
- Hierarchical world models
- Model based reinforcement learning
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Foundation Models
- Language models
- Safe and controllable agents
Honors and Awards
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2024 - Magna Cum Laude with highest doctoral grade at KIT
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2018 - McAfee CEO Innovator of the Year finalist
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2017 - Department of Space fellowship
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2013 - GATE examination 98th percentile
Other Interests
- Reading
- Cooking
- Fitness