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PROFESSIONAL RECORD · SEPTEMBER 2026

Aravinda Raman
Jatavallabha.

AI Engineer · ML Software Engineer · Independent Researcher

Cary, North Carolina · aravindaraman14@gmail.com

Production AI engineering in clinical documentation; research in trustworthy language models, retrieval, and dynamic representations. This record brings together my experience, technical contributions, research, service, and source links.

01 / SELECTED ENGINEERING

The problem, the build,
the result.

The problem, my contribution, the system, and the result. A closer look at how I take AI beyond an isolated model.

LONG HEALTH · JUN 2025–PRESENT

EvalPath

From fragmented medical records to structured clinical documentation.

PRODUCTION / AI ENGINEER

The problem

Specialized medical evaluations bring together scanned records, physician–patient conversations, exam findings, and final reports. Each stage needs to connect to the next.

What I own

End-to-end platform engineering: document ingestion and indexing, asynchronous OCR, retrieval, transcription, structured report generation, and role-aware physician portals.

How I built it

  • Document infrastructure. AWS Lambda, ECS, S3, RabbitMQ, and Textract for ingestion and processing.
  • Clinical AI workflows. ChromaDB retrieval, OpenAI and Anthropic integrations, ICD-10 inference, and Whisper transcription.
  • Product delivery. Angular/NestJS interfaces, case assignment, four-role access control, exports, monitoring, and pipeline alerts.
Records & audioOCR & transcriptionRetrieval & extractionStructured reports
35%higher document throughput*
50%less documentation & triage time*

*Outcomes reported in my career materials. Public baselines and measurement periods are unavailable. Employer systems and clinical data are private.

INDEPENDENT PROJECT · CREATOR

CausEval.

Do your AI tests catch missing instructions?

OPEN SOURCE / LLM EVALUATION

The problem

A passing evaluation suite can still miss important prompt instructions. Test pass rate alone does not show which behaviors the suite actually checks.

My contribution

I created CausEval to extract behavioral rules, map them to evaluations, remove one instruction at a time, and compare repeated runs. The result is an inspectable account of detected and missed changes.

BUNDLED EXAMPLE / FIXTURE RESULTS

Eval pass rate100%
Trace coverage75%
Causal rule coverage42%

12 rules · 9 evaluations · 5 rule removals detected

Reproducible example data, not a live-model benchmark or adoption claim.

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SMARTPROTECT · MAY 2024–JUN 2025

Forecasting for
public safety.

Built forecasting and data workflows to support dispatch planning and staffing decisions.

  • Compared ARIMA, Prophet, and LSTM models for call-volume prediction.
  • Built Airflow/Snowflake pipelines across 1.2M+ dispatch records.
  • Connected forecasts to staffing recommendations, drift detection, retraining, and role-aware dashboards.

20% reported forecast-accuracy improvement18% reported overtime reduction

Career-material figures; public baselines and evaluation periods are unavailable.

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DRDO / CAIR · JAN–JUN 2023

Language models
for evolving data.

Researched how models can update their representations as language and interaction patterns change.

  • Designed and experimented with incremental BERT representations and temporal graph learning.
  • Built streaming NLP workflows to update token representations without full retraining.
  • Contributed model design and experiments to the coauthored ICPR research.

ICPR 2024 conference · Springer chapterPublished research / contributing author

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02 / EXPERIENCE

The work behind
the skill set.

Clinical AI, public safety, industry analytics, and academic research. Hands-on responsibility from experimentation through software delivery.

Jun 2025–Present

Long Health

AI Engineer

AI platforms & full-stack systems

Built and maintained EvalPath across cloud infrastructure, document AI, retrieval, model integrations, and physician-facing workflows. Partnered with clinical and compliance teams on privacy-sensitive data handling.

Python · TypeScript · Angular · NestJS · AWS · RabbitMQ

May 2024–Jun 2025

SmartProtect Public Safety Solutions

Data Science Intern / Co-op

Predictive analytics & ML systems

Developed 911 call-volume forecasts, ETL pipelines, staffing recommendations, and internal dashboards. Implemented drift detection, versioned data, and automated retraining; explored dispatcher transcript analysis using LLMs.

Airflow · Snowflake · SageMaker · Flask · Spring Boot · Angular

Aug 2024–May 2025

North Carolina State University

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Machine learning & efficient inference

Supported CSC 522: Automated Learning and Data Analysis with Prof. Thomas Price, and CSC 591/791: Real-Time AI and Machine Learning Systems with Prof. Xipeng Shen. Evaluated projects, developed grading rubrics, held office hours, and helped students with validation, model selection, quantization, and inference trade-offs.

scikit-learn · TensorRT · ONNX Runtime · ML evaluation

Jan–Jun 2023

DRDO · Centre for AI & Robotics

Machine Learning Researcher

Streaming NLP & temporal graph learning

Implemented temporal graph models in PyTorch Geometric and incremental BERT workflows for evolving text. Conducted model-design and experimental work on dynamic representations and semantic change.

PyTorch · PyG · BERT · Temporal GNNs

May–Jul 2022

Merkle

Data Science Intern

Retail ML & data engineering

Led a four-person internship team working with 10M+ retail records. Built XGBoost, LightGBM, and LSTM models; engineered ETL across 16M+ rows using PySpark, SQL, and Snowflake; delivered pricing and segmentation dashboards. The project received the Stellar Team Award.

PySpark · SQL · Snowflake · XGBoost · Power BI · Tableau

Mar 2021–Jun 2022

Manipal Institute of Technology

Machine Learning Researcher

Medical imaging & network prediction

Compared VGG-16, MobileNet, InceptionV3, and XceptionNet for pediatric bone-age assessment. Worked on LSTM/Bi-LSTM link-quality prediction and automated data, training, and API workflows.

TensorFlow · Keras · Airflow · SageMaker · Flask

EDUCATION

A foundation in computer science.

NC State

Master of Computer Science

North Carolina State University / 2023 - 2025

Data Science specialization / GPA 4.0 of 4.0

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Manipal Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Technology

Manipal Institute of Technology / 2019 - 2023

Information Technology / GPA 8.64 of 10

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B.Tech. minor: Big Data Analytics. Graduate coursework includes NLP, Generative AI, Machine Learning with Graphs, Privacy in AI, and Database Management Systems.

Professional certificates

03 / PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH

Research with
a practical question.

Language models, dynamic representations, and applied machine learning. Published work and work in progress, with their respective records.

Google Scholar
6Published
1Accepted
3Preprints
4Manuscripts

Every work is labeled by status.
Publisher and author-hosted records are linked below.

PublishedIEEE SoutheastCon / 2026

TrustBench: Benchmarking Trustworthy Large Language Models with Cost and Stability Metrics

Deployment-oriented evaluation of LLM behavior, repeatability, confidence, and cost.

Compares five proprietary models across ambiguity, safety, and multi-step tasks with repeated trials. Distinguishes stable behavior from verified task correctness and examines how pricing changes value comparisons.

Paper ↗
PublishedIEEE ICAIC / 2026

Prompting for LLM Security and RAG: A Survey from Zero-Shot to Automatic Prompt Optimization (APO) and Prompt-Injection Defenses

Prompting methods and security considerations for retrieval-augmented and other security-sensitive LLM workflows.

A practitioner-oriented survey connecting prompting methods, automatic optimization, prompt injection, and RAG poisoning. Organizes methods around accuracy, cost, and security trade-offs.

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PublishedICPR 2024 / Springer · 2025

Learning Dynamic Representations in Large Language Models for Evolving Data Streams

Incremental language modeling and dynamic contextualized word embeddings for streaming text.

Coauthored research on incremental BERT and dynamic graphs for changes in language over time. My primary contribution was model design and experiments. Springer lists the author as J. Aravinda Raman.

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PublishedIEEE

SDN-Based Multipath Data Offloading Scheme Using Link Quality Prediction for LTE and WiFi Networks

Sequence models for link-quality prediction and data offloading in heterogeneous networks.

Studies LSTM and bidirectional LSTM predictions using signal strength and packet data rate to inform LTE/WiFi offloading. My primary contribution was model design and experiments.

Paper ↗
PublishedIEEE

Diabetes Prognosis using Machine Learning: A Comparative Analysis of Classification Algorithms

Comparison of K-nearest neighbors, random forests, and neural networks for diabetes prediction.

A comparative modeling study examining preprocessing, feature engineering, and classifier performance. Reported research performance should not be interpreted as clinical validation.

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PublishedIEEE ICAD / 2026

Privacy Awareness in Large Language Models: Input Regurgitation and Prompt-Induced Sanitization for HIPAA and GDPR Compliance

Input regurgitation and prompt-based sanitization in privacy-sensitive LLM applications.

Studies sensitive-information leakage and prompting strategies on synthetic inputs. These experiments examine privacy behavior; they do not establish regulatory compliance for a deployed system.

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AcceptedASONAM / 2026

Dynamic Graph Representation Learning using Temporal and Topological Information

Temporal graph learning that combines time-aware message passing, topology, and node information.

The TDGNN framework investigates prediction in dynamic interaction networks using temporal information and graph structure.

Accepted
Publication link pending
PreprintarXiv / 2024

Tesla's Autopilot: Ethics and Tragedy

Ethical analysis of autonomous-driving incidents, responsibility, and system limitations.

A case study applying a seven-step ethical decision-making process to user behavior, technology limitations, and policy considerations.

arXiv ↗
PreprintarXiv / 2024

Deciphering Air Travel Disruptions: A Machine Learning Approach

Regression and sequence-model comparisons for flight-delay prediction.

Examines delay components and flight characteristics using regression models and LSTM variants. Explores which factors can inform flight planning.

arXiv ↗
PreprintarXiv / 2022

Pediatric Bone Age Assessment using Deep Learning Models

Comparative evaluation of pretrained convolutional networks for bone-age assessment.

Compares VGG-16, InceptionV3, XceptionNet, and MobileNet using error measures on pediatric X-ray data.

arXiv ↗
Under reviewManuscript

Using Transformer-Based Models to Optimize Inventory Replenishment Decisions in Dynamic E-Commerce Markets

Attention-based modeling for inventory decisions under changing demand and seasonality.

Investigates multi-head attention for historical sales, promotions, pricing, and external signals. This work is under review; no publication is claimed.

Under review
No public link
ManuscriptAuthor-hosted

Improving Fairness in Visual Recognition through Feature Distillation and Adversarial Debiasing

Feature distillation and representation learning for fairness in visual recognition.

Explores an MMD-based distillation objective to reduce disparity while maintaining task performance. A manuscript, with no peer-reviewed publication status claimed.

Manuscript ↗
ManuscriptAuthor-hosted

Multimodal Conversation Derailment Detection: An Integrated Framework for Early Risk Assessment

Combining language and visual features to study conversation derailment.

A hierarchical transformer approach integrating BERT-based text encoding and visual features. Shared as an author-hosted manuscript.

Manuscript ↗
ManuscriptAuthor-hosted

Graph Contrastive Learning for Optimizing Sparse Data in Recommender Systems with LightGCL

A manuscript exploring graph contrastive learning and sparse recommendation data.

Examines SVD-based augmentation and collaborative graph representations. This listing does not claim invention of the existing LightGCL method.

Manuscript ↗

Publication links are provided where available. Accepted work, preprints, and manuscripts are listed separately from published papers. Research summaries are concise descriptions, not verbatim abstracts.

04 / PROJECTS & CODE

More work,
open for inspection.

GitHub profile ↗

LLM APPLICATION

CoveredAI

Built a full-stack health-insurance document assistant: upload plans, retrieve relevant passages, ask questions, compare coverage, and export personalized PDF reports.

React / TypeScript / Flask / LangChain / FAISS

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RETRIEVAL

Legal Query AI Assistant

Retrieval-augmented document question answering using language models and vector search.

GPT / LangChain / RAG

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COMPUTER VISION

Lane Detection

SegNet and LSTM-based lane detection, lane curvature, and vehicle-offset estimation from video.

SegNet / LSTM / OpenCV

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TIME SERIES

Store Demand Forecasting

Item-level sales forecasting with neural networks and comparisons against statistical and tree-based models.

CNN / BiLSTM / XGBoost

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ML PIPELINES

Customer Churn Prediction

A machine learning pipeline spanning orchestration, training, model storage, and API-based inference.

Airflow / AWS / Docker / Flask

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MEDICAL IMAGING

Brain MRI Segmentation

U-Net segmentation of brain MRI images for pixel-level tumor-region prediction.

U-Net / TensorFlow / Keras

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LLM APPLICATION

Cold Email Generator

Matches job descriptions with portfolio skills through retrieval to draft personalized outreach.

LLaMA3 / ChromaDB / Streamlit

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GENERATIVE VISION

Image-to-Image Translation

Unpaired image translation across visual domains using a CycleGAN.

CycleGAN / PyTorch

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DATABASE SYSTEMS

Wolf Parking

A database management project for parking operations.

Database management

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MEDICAL IMAGING

Chest X-ray Classification

A research project exploring COVID-19 classification from chest X-ray images.

Deep learning / Computer vision

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RECOMMENDATION

Movie Recommendation

Collaborative filtering for personalized movie recommendations.

Recommender systems

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11 projects

05 / TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

Tools I actually reach for.

The technologies I use to connect model behavior, data infrastructure, and the product experience.

LLMs & retrieval

RAG, LangChain, OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face, LLaMA, ChromaDB, FAISS, prompt engineering, structured extraction, and evaluation.

Applied in EvalPath ↗

Modeling & research

PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, scikit-learn, PyG; temporal graphs, NLP, time-series forecasting, computer vision, and recommendation.

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Software engineering

Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, Angular, React, NestJS, Flask, REST APIs, role-aware interfaces, and Git.

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Data & cloud delivery

AWS Lambda, ECS, S3, ECR, SageMaker, Textract; Airflow, RabbitMQ, Docker, Spark, Snowflake, Azure, Power BI, and Tableau.

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06 / SERVICE & RECOGNITION

Contributing to
the wider community.

Peer reviewing, teaching, and participation in the research community.

IEEEACCESS

JANUARY 2026 - PRESENT

Invited reviewer / AI & ML

Invited to review AI and machine learning manuscripts for IEEE Access, evaluating technical quality, originality, methodology, and clarity.

Invited reviewer role · Since January 2026

JMIRPUBLICATIONS

AUGUST 2026 - PRESENT

Peer Reviewer (Invited)

Invited by JMIR Publications to review submitted research manuscripts in the field of AI with a focus on medicine.

Science & Technology · Medical AI

NC STATEUNIVERSITY

AUGUST 2024 - MAY 2025

Teaching & mentorship

Graduate teaching assistant for Automated Learning and Data Analysis and Real-Time AI and Machine Learning Systems.

Supported project evaluation, grading rubrics, model selection, and efficient inference.

INDUSTRY RECOGNITIONStellar Team AwardMerkle internship cohort

Team recognition for the internship project.

07 / COLLEAGUE PERSPECTIVES

From the people
I've worked with.

“His attention to detail, analytical insight, and dedication made him an invaluable asset to our team.”
Jason KlinkPublic Safety Professional / Co-Founder, SmartProtectDirect manager / October 30, 2024LinkedIn profile ↗
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I've had the pleasure of working with Aravinda Jatavallabha as part of the SmartProtect Public Safety Solutions team, where he served as a Data Science Intern over the past six months. Aravinda's contributions to building out our predictive analytics framework for public safety have been both impactful and highly innovative. His work, especially in structuring and analyzing complex datasets, significantly advanced our ability to deliver tailored, data-driven solutions to our clients.

Aravinda brings deep technical expertise to his work, combined with a genuine commitment to understanding and solving client challenges in public safety. His attention to detail, analytical insight, and dedication made him an invaluable asset to our team, and his contributions will continue to benefit both our company and the customers we serve.

“He was a valued team member with great communication skills and someone I trusted to bring both integrity and innovation to the table.”
Ricardo BlancoCRO / Co-Founder, SmartProtectDirect manager / June 27, 2025LinkedIn profile ↗
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I had the pleasure of working with Aravinda during his time at SmartProtect, where he made a lasting impact on our AI/ML initiatives. From day one, he brought thoughtfulness and a sharp technical mindset to every challenge. Whether he was building early prototypes or helping us think through how machine learning could meaningfully support public safety operations, Aravinda consistently delivered high-quality work and insightful ideas.

What stood out most was his willingness to dive deep, learn fast, and look for ways to make the work better, not just from a technical standpoint, but in a way that aligned with the mission of serving first responders. He was a valued team member with great communication skills and someone I trusted to bring both integrity and innovation to the table.

Any team would be lucky to have Aravinda on board, and I'm excited to see where his journey takes him next.

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Record & source notes

Prepared from my supplied CV, existing portfolio, and linked research and project records. Accepted work is separate from published papers; preprints and author-hosted manuscripts are not presented as peer-reviewed publications. Invited reviewer roles do not establish a completed-review count. Merkle’s award is team recognition within the internship cohort.

Employer metrics are reported outcomes with no public baseline or measurement period. Source links are provided for inspection; availability and independent verification vary. The resume PDF is preserved as supplied. Publication-name variants include Aravinda Raman Jatavallabha, Aravinda Jatavallabha, Aravinda Raman, and J. Aravinda Raman.

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