Ajinkya M.

Ajinkya M. is a skilled researcher and engineer with a strong background in machine learning and electrical engineering. Education includes a Bachelor's degree with honors in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University. Professional experience encompasses roles such as a Research Scientist at Meta and various internships focusing on software engineering in machine learning, achieving significant performance improvements and publishing peer-reviewed research. Additional experience includes teaching assistantships, an undergraduate research role at IIT Hyderabad, and a research internship at The University of Tokyo, where a dynamic connection management algorithm dramatically reduced packet drop rates. Ajinkya M. has also demonstrated leadership and organizational skills through event management at E-Cell and financial coordination at ELAN & ηvision. Current research interests include privacy-preserving machine learning, federated learning, and automating machine learning.