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Automatically Detecting Numerical Instability in Machine Learning Applications via Soft Assertions

FSE 2025 paper introducing Soft Assertions to detect and trigger numerical instability bugs in ML applications.

GPU Numerical Testing – HIP Code Generation in Varity

Contributed to the LLNL Varity project by implementing HIP backend generation for GPU kernel testing, enabling cross-platform numerical consistency evaluation.

Hate Speech Detection with Geographical Context

Extended a class project to evaluate hate speech detection models using geographical metadata. Later adapted for large language model testing and published in 2025.

Face Recognition with Liveliness Detection

Developed a real-time face recognition and spoof detection system for FinTech applications, enhancing security for remote banking verification.

Parliament Resource Planning – SSO Integration

Implemented Single Sign-On authentication for PRP system, enabling secure unified access across parliamentary resource modules.

COM S 572 – Machine Learning Project

Implemented and evaluated ML algorithms for natural language processing tasks. Later extended for LLM experiments and paper publication.

Othello AI Agent

Developed an intelligent Othello game-playing agent using adversarial search algorithms and heuristic evaluation functions.

Mancala Game Simulation

Created a Mancala game engine with an AI opponent using minimax and heuristic strategies.

Ray Tracing Renderer

Built a ray tracing engine from scratch to render 3D scenes with reflection, refraction, and shading.

Nachos – Instructional Operating System

Extended the Nachos instructional OS to implement thread scheduling, virtual memory, and file system operations.

Channel Equalization for Wireless Communication

Implemented and tested channel equalization algorithms to improve signal quality in noisy communication environments.

Anwar Zahid