Professional Recognition & Visa-Relevant Contributions
Judging & Review
Peer Review Activities
Invited peer reviewer for Springer Nature journals (2025–Present), IEEE Journals (2025–Present), and Artificial Intelligence in Education — Emerald Publishing (2025–Present). Reviewed manuscripts in AI, data systems, and applied machine learning, assessing methodological rigor, experimental validity, and reproducibility.
Poster Evaluation & Judging Roles
Served as an application evaluator for NYU Stern Entrepreneurs Challenge (2025), reviewing and scoring early-stage startup proposals across AI, data platforms, and product feasibility. Completed six competitive evaluations as part of the official judging process.
Original Contributions
Open-Source Ownership
zipstream-ai: Owner and co-author of PyPI and Conda-published package (MIT License). Purpose: streaming and querying compressed datasets using LLMs. Used by researchers and data practitioners. Features automatic file-structure detection, format-specific parsing, and LLM-based question-answering capabilities.
GitHub repository, documentation, CLI + Python API available.
Apache Software Foundation Contribution
Contributed to Apache Airflow codebase by improving configuration validation and error handling. Submitted and merged production-grade pull request that enhances developer experience. Contribution reviewed and accepted under Apache Software Foundation governance.
Novel System Designs
Designed and implemented novel approaches to large-scale data processing, real-time analytics, and visual analytics systems. Developed GeoAI framework for urban congestion prediction, hybrid credit risk models, and LLM-augmented visual analytics for biomedical imaging.
Scholarly Impact
Publications
Five peer-reviewed publications in academic venues including ACSP 2025, Springer/Procedia Computer Science, and international conferences. Research spans GeoAI, structural credit risk modeling, medical image analysis, sports analytics, and cardiovascular prediction.
Citations
Research contributions cited by peers in the field. Citation metrics available through Google Scholar.
Research Grants
NYU Graduate Research Grant recipient (2024–25). Funding support for ongoing research projects on GeoAI modeling.
Awards
Best Paper Award – Springer, IconDeepCOM 2022. EY Techathon 3.0 Finalist (runner-up out of 1600 teams). Recognition for outstanding research contributions.
Patents
Patent – Vax India Tech: Provident Vaccine Distribution Strategy for India (App. No. 202041053736), published at the Patent Office, Government of India. The patent presents a microsimulation-based framework for optimizing vaccine distribution logistics.
This section documents professional recognition and contributions relevant to visa applications and academic verification processes.