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Silver Medal STEM Olympiad
Top 200 Chess India U-19

I'm a first-year CS student at UC Riverside (GPA 3.9, Dean's List) who got obsessed with one question: how do you build AI that keeps working when the world changes under it? That question pulled me from classical ML into reinforcement learning, and eventually into the formal study of non-stationarity in sequential decision-making.

My current papers are under review with IEEE, Springer Nature, and NeurIPS targets. The work spans neural regularized learning, inventory forecasting, drug discovery, materials science, and AI-augmented mathematical discovery.

Outside of RL, I'm an undergraduate researcher under Prof. Saragadam on hyperspectral imaging (tensor decomposition vs. neural implicit modeling, 98.7% reconstruction accuracy, targeting IEEE CVPR). A concurrent project on exoplanet habitability using Bayesian MCMC on 4,510 NASA planets identified 36 PLATO mission candidates.

I founded BRIDGE at UCR — 20 undergraduates across STEM and humanities on collaborative research projects with real publication targets. Silver Medalist at the 5th International STEM Olympiad (Frankfurt, 40+ countries). Frontier AI requires people who can move fluidly between mathematical theory and deployed systems. That's the kind of researcher I'm becoming.

Aarav Shah
Attention Is All You Need

The transformer paper — revisiting attention mechanisms for my agent architecture

Constitutional AI: Harmlessness from AI Feedback

Anthropic's alignment approach — directly relevant to safe autonomous agents

Proximal Policy Optimization Algorithms

PPO fundamentals for the quantum RL work

Neural Radiance Fields

NeRF for hyperspectral imaging extensions with Prof. Saragadam

Scaling Laws for Neural Language Models

Understanding compute-optimal training for frontier model research

2024

Competitive Chess

Top 200 Under-19 India, 2x State rep, 2x District Champion

2024

State Table Tennis

Divisional & District Champion, Maharashtra

2022

1st Place Code Day Hackathon

Gesture recognition, 92% accuracy, 50+ teams

2023

AWS/NUS AI Research Program

99.8% model accuracy, highest in cohort, 12 countries

2024

AI/ML Engineering Intern @ SAP

Production ML, 10,000+ enterprise users

2024

Silver Medal STEM Olympiad Frankfurt

Top 5% globally, 40+ countries

2024

Quantum-Enhanced Retail Optimization

22,500 lines, TFT + QAOA + Conservative Q-Learning

2025

IB Diploma, Indus International School Pune

2025

Enrolled @ UC Riverside

CS, GPA 3.9, Dean's List

2025

Undergraduate Research @ Prof. Saragadam Lab

Hyperspectral imaging, 98.7% accuracy, targeting IEEE CVPR

2025

Founded BRIDGE at UCR

15 STEM + 5 humanities students, 8 research projects

2026

10 Papers under review

NeurIPS, TMLR, IJF, Springer Nature, IEEE, Elsevier

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2025Multi-Dimensional ARIMA Performance Analysis for Inventory ForecastingIEEEUnder Review

Problem

Retail inventory forecasting lacks a rigorous multi-dimensional benchmark evaluating accuracy, complexity, robustness, and stability simultaneously.

Approach

  • Designed 4-dimension evaluation framework: RMSE accuracy, forecast stability under noise, model complexity cost, cross-dataset generalizability
  • Applied to primary retail dataset and Walmart secondary validation
  • Identified ARIMA optimal hyperparameter regimes across all four dimensions simultaneously
PythonstatsmodelsARIMAPandasNumPyLaTeX
2026FS NRLF v13 — Neural Regularized Learning FrameworkIEEEUnder Review

Problem

RL agents trained on stationary environments fail in deployment when the environment drifts — distribution shift at episode boundaries is the root cause.

Approach

  • Formalized using forecast posterior as initial-state distribution each episode (Theorem 3.7: SNRf sample complexity bound)
  • Proved Trajectory-Tube Contraction (Lemma 3.5): variance contracts uniformly across full episode horizon
  • Validated on M5 benchmark — 3,049 SKUs, 5.4M records, 20 random seeds, p < 0.001
PythonJAXPPOARIMAM5 DatasetLaTeX
2026Mathematical Frameworks and AI Applications in Drug Discovery and Materials ScienceSpringer NatureUnder Review

Problem

Drug discovery lacks a unified survey mapping how GNNs and topological data analysis jointly reshape molecular screening pipelines.

Approach

  • Surveyed TDA persistent homology methods for molecular property prediction and binding affinity estimation
  • Analyzed GNN architecture families (MPNN, SchNet, DimeNet) for atomistic and crystallographic modeling
  • Mapped mathematical abstractions to experimental validation workflows and wet-lab feedback loops
PythonPyTorch GeometricRDKitGudhiLaTeX
2026Mathematics and Physics in the Early 21st Century: Foundations, Collaboration, and AI-Augmented DiscoverySpringer NatureUnder Review

Problem

There is no systematic review of how AI is augmenting discovery in pure mathematics and theoretical physics.

Approach

  • Analyzed AI conjecture generation across the Langlands program and topological quantum field theory
  • Reviewed transformer-based formal proof assistants (Lean4, Coq) combined with LLM guidance
  • Mapped AI impact on elliptic curve cryptography and algebraic geometry research workflows
PythonLean4SageMathTensorFlowLaTeX
2026Habitability Assessment — FinalElsevierUnder Review (submitted March 30, 2026)

Problem

Transit surveys introduce detection bias that can distort estimates of habitable-zone exoplanet occurrence.

Approach

  • Built a three-model framework combining Bayesian MCMC, Random Forest, and Logistic Regression
  • Corrected survey bias across NASA exoplanet records and identified PLATO mission candidates
  • Evaluated habitability classification with recall-focused metrics
Pythonemceescikit-learnNumPyPandasNASA API
2026White Paper on Modern Digital Supply ChainIndependentPublished

Problem

Modern supply chains need a practical architecture connecting forecasting, automation, traceability, and ERP operations.

Approach

  • Mapped ARIMA/LSTM/Transformer forecasting into an end-to-end digital supply chain blueprint
  • Integrated IoT sensing, blockchain traceability, RPA automation, and SAP S/4HANA ERP concepts
  • Outlined implementation layers for operational decision-making and resilience
ARIMALSTMTransformersIoTBlockchainSAP S/4HANA
2026Density Matrix MDPs: Structured Probabilistic State Representations for Reinforcement Learning under Demand UncertaintyNeurIPS 2026Under Review

Problem

Existing RL state representations ignore probabilistic demand structure, causing poor generalization under uncertainty.

Approach

  • Modeled state as a density matrix (quantum-inspired) to encode distributional information compactly
  • Derived theoretical guarantees for convergence and sample complexity in demand-uncertain MDPs
  • Benchmarked on retail demand datasets against standard MDP baselines
PythonJAXNumPyLaTeXQiskit
2026Regime-Dependent Performance of ARIMA and Modern Forecasting Methods: An Empirical Benchmark on Small-Scale Retail Demand DataTMLRUnder Double-Blind Review

Problem

ARIMA and modern forecasting methods are compared without controlling for demand regime, masking when each method is actually superior.

Approach

  • Segmented retail demand data by regime (stable, seasonal, volatile, sparse)
  • Benchmarked ARIMA, ETS, LightGBM, LSTM, and TFT across all regimes on small-scale retail data
  • Identified statistically significant regime-performance interactions
PythonstatsmodelsLightGBMPyTorchscikit-learnLaTeX
2026Autocorrelation as the Dominant First-Order Predictor of Forecasting Model Performance: An Empirical Analysis of Short Retail Demand SeriesIJFUnder Review

Problem

Practitioners lack a principled heuristic for selecting which forecasting model to use on short retail demand series.

Approach

  • Computed autocorrelation features across a corpus of short retail demand series
  • Benchmarked ARIMA, ETS, LightGBM, and LSTM as a function of autocorrelation structure
  • Demonstrated autocorrelation is the dominant first-order predictor of model ranking
PythonLaTeX
  1. Multi-Dimensional ARIMA Performance Analysis for Inventory Forecasting IEEE
  2. FS NRLF v13 — Neural Regularized Learning Framework IEEE
  3. Mathematical Frameworks and AI Applications in Drug Discovery and Materials Science Springer Nature
  4. Mathematics and Physics in the Early 21st Century: Foundations, Collaboration, and AI-Augmented Discovery Springer Nature
  5. Habitability Assessment — Final Elsevier
  6. White Paper on Modern Digital Supply Chain Independent
  7. Density Matrix MDPs: Structured Probabilistic State Representations for Reinforcement Learning under Demand Uncertainty NeurIPS 2026
  8. Regime-Dependent Performance of ARIMA and Modern Forecasting Methods: An Empirical Benchmark on Small-Scale Retail Demand Data TMLR
  9. Autocorrelation as the Dominant First-Order Predictor of Forecasting Model Performance: An Empirical Analysis of Short Retail Demand Series IJF
Research Feed
Multi-Dimensional ARIMA Performance Analysis for Inventory ForecastingIEEE2025FS NRLF v13 — Neural Regularized Learning FrameworkIEEE2026Mathematical Frameworks and AI Applications in Drug Discovery and Materials ScienceSpringer Nature2026Mathematics and Physics in the Early 21st Century: Foundations, Collaboration, and AI-Augmented DiscoverySpringer Nature2026Habitability Assessment — FinalElsevier2026White Paper on Modern Digital Supply ChainIndependent2026Density Matrix MDPs: Structured Probabilistic State Representations for Reinforcement Learning under Demand UncertaintyNeurIPS 20262026Regime-Dependent Performance of ARIMA and Modern Forecasting Methods: An Empirical Benchmark on Small-Scale Retail Demand DataTMLR2026Autocorrelation as the Dominant First-Order Predictor of Forecasting Model Performance: An Empirical Analysis of Short Retail Demand SeriesIJF2026Attention Is All You NeedVaswani et al.TransformersConstitutional AI: Harmlessness from AI FeedbackAnthropicAlignmentProximal Policy Optimization AlgorithmsSchulman et al.RLNeural Radiance FieldsMildenhall et al.NeRFScaling Laws for Neural Language ModelsKaplan et al.Scaling
papersreading list

Currently Building

  • Autonomous Agent Systems — multi-agent orchestration with Claude API, targeting NeurIPS 2026
  • Hyperspectral Imaging Paper — IEEE CVPR submission prep with Prof. Saragadam
  • Portfolio v2 — this site, deployed on AWS EC2 via GitHub Actions

Last updated: April 2026

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Inventory Quantum
PythonFastAPIDockerQiskit

Quantum-Enhanced Retail Optimization — 22,500-line system integrating Temporal Fusion Transformers, QAOA quantum algorithms, and Conservative Q-Learning

Problem

Retail optimization needs decisions that stay robust when demand, stockouts, and replenishment constraints move together.

Approach

  • Combined Temporal Fusion Transformers for demand forecasting with QAOA for combinatorial allocation
  • Used Conservative Q-Learning to keep policies grounded in observed operational data
  • Wrapped the system in a FastAPI and Docker stack for repeatable experimentation
PythonFastAPIDockerQiskitTFTQAOACQL
AutoApply
Next.jsTypeScriptAWS S3

Autonomous job application platform with AI-generated CVs — deployed end-to-end on AWS

Problem

Competitive applications require tailored CVs and follow-through, but manual customization does not scale.

Approach

  • Built an autonomous workflow for generating role-specific CV material
  • Stored generated assets in S3 so outputs are reproducible and easy to retrieve
  • Designed the system as an end-to-end deployed Next.js application
Next.jsTypeScriptAWS S3ClaudeAutomation
Habitability Assessment
Pythonemceescikit-learnNASA API

3-model framework (Bayesian MCMC + Random Forest + Logistic Regression) correcting transit survey bias on 4,510 NASA exoplanets

Problem

Exoplanet habitability estimates can be distorted by transit-survey detection bias.

Approach

  • Combined Bayesian MCMC, Random Forest, and Logistic Regression into a three-model framework
  • Corrected bias across 4,510 NASA exoplanets before ranking candidate planets
  • Prioritized recall for habitable-zone candidates to avoid missing promising targets
Pythonemceescikit-learnNASA APIPandas
F1 Race Insights
PythonAWS EC2PostgreSQL

15,000-line ML platform — Custom Neural Bradley-Terry architecture, Monte Carlo simulation (10K iterations)

Problem

Model evaluation pipelines need reliable scoring and simulation infrastructure beyond one-off notebooks.

Approach

  • Implemented a custom Neural Bradley-Terry architecture for comparative prediction
  • Ran Monte Carlo simulation at 10K iterations to stress-test outcomes
  • Used cloud-backed persistence for experiment tracking and reproducibility
PythonAWS EC2PostgreSQLMonte CarloAUC-ROC
NeuroForge
PythonJuliaCUDA

GPU-accelerated biophysical neuron simulation engine

Problem

Biophysical neuron simulation becomes slow when detailed models are run at large scale.

Approach

  • Designed GPU-parallel simulation paths for computationally heavy neuron dynamics
  • Used Python and Julia to balance rapid iteration with numerical performance
  • Targeted CUDA acceleration for throughput-sensitive simulation workloads
PythonJuliaCUDAGPU Computing
RL Portfolio Rebalancing
PythonPyTorchFinRL

Deep RL agent for dynamic portfolio optimization

Problem

Portfolio allocation is sequential and non-stationary, making static rebalancing rules brittle.

Approach

  • Modeled allocation as a reinforcement learning problem over changing market states
  • Used deep RL tooling to learn dynamic rebalancing policies
  • Compared policy behavior against conventional portfolio optimization baselines
PythonPyTorchFinRLReinforcement Learning
LanguagesPython, C++, Julia, CUDA, TypeScript
FrameworksPyTorch, JAX, Next.js, FastAPI, LangChain
ToolsAWS, Docker, GitHub Actions, Notion, Weights & Biases

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