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Abhijeet Gupta's Professional Experience

  1. Aug 2023 to Present · work

    Graduate Research Assistant

    University of Dayton, Research Lab · Dayton, OH

    • Developed a PyTorch and OpenAI Gym adversarial reinforcement learning evaluation pipeline. Entropy-based feature selection achieved 94 to 95 percent accuracy, outperforming KL Divergence and Joint Entropy baselines (KSE 2024 publication).
    • Co-authored five peer-reviewed publications across machine learning, computer vision, and AI safety. Managed Slurm-based multi-GPU experiments with reproducibility tracking across concurrent research projects.
    • Mentored junior researchers across three machine learning research threads, providing review of PyTorch code, experimental design, and paper drafts.

  2. Apr 2023 to Aug 2023 · work

    Software Engineer

    Walmart Global Tech (via Kitestring Technical Services) · Dallas, TX

    • Developed a Docker and Kubernetes CI/CD pipeline for a Node.js point-of-sale application, enabling zero-downtime deployments across Walmart store environments.
    • Automated the migration of over one million structured point-of-sale records to Azure Cosmos DB using Python validation scripts with retry logic and integrity verification.

  3. Jun 2022 to Aug 2022 · work

    ML and Product Intern

    Walmart · Bentonville, AR

    • Developed a Random Forest load-type classifier for supply chain trailers, achieving 90 percent accuracy (Precision 92 percent, Recall 88 percent, F1 90 percent). The model integrated five heterogeneous data sources while preventing look-ahead leakage.
    • Validated the classifier in shadow mode against production distribution center data and presented an automation roadmap to Bentonville supply chain leadership.

  4. Jul 2019 to Aug 2020 · work

    Software Engineer

    mindZcloud Technologies · Nagpur, India

    • Developed the company's new training portal. Evaluated more than fifty modular software designs and improved target-audience engagement by 40 percent.
    • Developed front-end web applications using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript integrating internal APIs, improving the user experience by 30 percent.
    • Programmed and debugged more than twenty Apex Triggers and contributed across Salesforce Admin and Aura Components.

  5. Aug 2016 to Mar 2019 · work

    Co-Founder

    GearToCare · Maharashtra, India

    • Founded an on-demand two-wheeler service that secured a 3 lakh INR seed investment from the TBI Cell at RCOEM.
    • Onboarded three colleges, reaching seven hundred customers within six months and surpassing two thousand servicings by FY2018.
    • Led operations and sales, hired fifteen interns and five mechanics, and coordinated cross-functional teams.

  6. Aug 2023 to May 2027 (expected) · education

    Ph.D., Computer Science

    University of Dayton · Dayton, OH

    • Research: LLM evaluation, reinforcement learning, computer vision, and AI safety.
    • Coursework: Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, NLP, LLMs, Computer Vision, Statistical ML, and Advanced Algorithms.

  7. Jan 2021 to Aug 2022 · education

    M.S., Computer Science

    University of Dayton · Dayton, OH

    • Coursework included Probability and Statistics, Stochastic Processes, Time Series Analysis, Statistical Learning, Numerical Methods, and Optimization.

  8. Aug 2015 to Dec 2019 · education

    B.E., Electronics Engineering

    Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management · Nagpur, India

    • Served as President of the Electronics Department, leading sixty-five junior students and securing 3.5 lakh INR in sponsorship for the college's largest event, with attendance of six hundred and fifty students.
    • Coordinated ICESC 2018, ENNOVATE 2019, and Entrix 2019.