Open to internship opportunities

Dheeraj Kumar

AI Engineer  |  Backend Systems  |  Intelligent Infrastructure

I build production-grade AI systems — from fine-tuned LLMs and RAG pipelines to scalable backend APIs. Currently pursuing my MS in Computer Science at Arizona State University, where I research NLP and multimodal AI.

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Selected Work

Projects spanning NLP research, multimodal AI, and intelligent backend systems. Click any card to expand details.

GCAF-Net: Gated Cross-Attention Fusion

Vision-language model for efficient robotic reasoning — accepted at SWRS 2025 AI & Robotics Symposium.

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Linguistically Informed NLP Pipeline

Annotation pipeline for code-switched and low-resource language data using Universal Dependencies.

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AI Software Bug Prediction Agent

LLM-powered agent that analyzes codebases, predicts bug-prone regions, and suggests targeted fixes.

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AI Build Optimization System

Intelligent CI/CD optimizer that predicts pipeline bottlenecks and auto-suggests parallelization strategies.

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Technical Arsenal

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AI / Machine Learning

PyTorch
LLM Fine-tuning
Prompt Engineering
RAG Systems
LangChain
LLM Agents
Transformers
spaCy
Stanza
NLP
Text-to-Text Models
Multimodal AI
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Background

MS Computer Science

Arizona State University

Aug 2025 – PresentTempe, AZ
  • Cintana Education Scholar — merit-based award for higher education.
  • AI Scholar Program at ASU.
  • Coursework: Statistical Machine Learning, Data Processing at Scale, Topics in NLP, Knowledge Representation.
  • Member of AI Spacemaker Club — workshops, LLM pipelines, collaborative AI projects.

NLP Engineer Intern

Timepilot

Mar 2024 – Sep 2024Remote
  • Engineered and maintained the core NLP codebase with a focus on scalability and maintainability.
  • Designed production-grade APIs with FastAPI for seamless LLM deployment and integration.
  • Applied advanced prompt engineering techniques to optimize LLM interactions.
  • Assisted in intern hiring — interviews and resume screening.

Research Analyst Intern

STEMinsights

Feb 2023 – May 2023Remote
  • Conducted SWOT analyses and synthesized market research data to support strategic goals.
  • Transformed complex statistical data into clear tables, graphs, and written reports.

BE Information Technology

Panjab University

2020 – 2024India
  • GPA: 8.43 / 10.
  • Prime Minister Scholarship — full undergraduate tuition waiver.
  • Devlab Devhacks Season 2 category winner.
  • 1st place — Dutch Bros & ASU AI Broista Challenge 2025.
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AI Design Assistant

Ask anything about AI systems, LLMs, or backend architecture. This is a simulated demo showcasing how I think about AI system design.

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Ask me about AI systems, databases, or LLM architecture.

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Get In Touch

Open to internships, research collaborations, and interesting AI projects.

Emaildkumar70@asu.edu
GitHubgithub.com/dheerajkumar
LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/dheeraj-k-232a6a235

Location

Tempe, Arizona — Willing to Relocate