Rajkumar Vaghashiya

Rajkumar Vaghashiya

MS in Computer Science

Saarland University

Biography

I am currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer Science at Saarland University.

My principal research interests include applied machine learning, primarily deep learning, and computer vision. I am interested in the applications of ML in interdisciplinary studies to address real-world challenges and the design of inclusive and equitable intelligent systems.

Interests
  • Machine Learning
  • Computer Vision
  • Quantum Computing
Education
  • MS in Computer Science, 2023

    Saarland University

  • BTech in Computer Engineering, 2016

    Pandit Deendayal Energy University

Skills

tensorflow
TensorFlow-Keras
Python
Frameworks

PyTorch, Qiskit, OpenVINO

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Max Planck Institute for Informatics
Research Assistant (HiWi)
Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 Saarbruecken, DE
  • QUBO formulation of classical learning models
  • Quantum annealing-based optimization
  • Applications for 3D Computer Vision tasks
 
 
 
 
 
Developer
Nov 2021 – Sep 2022 Remote
  • Object recognition pipeline with 80% accuracy for optimized inventory management
  • Unsupervised learning technique for real-time object localization and segmentation from retail shelf images
  • Embeddings from a pre-trained model to analyze and identify similar objects in the unlabeled dataset
 
 
 
 
 
Forus Health Pvt. Ltd.
Clinical AI Research Intern
Jan 2021 – Jun 2021 Bengaluru, IN
  • Custom dataset curation for ocular biomarkers with clinician-verified ground truth
  • ML-based diagnosis of Diabetic Retinopathy and Hypertensive Retinopathy with accuracy rate of 98%
  • SHAP-enabled explanation of biomarker impact on the diagnosis prediction
 
 
 
 
 
Pandit Deendayal Energy University
Teaching Assistant
Sep 2020 – Dec 2020 Gandhinagar, IN
  • Course: AI for Everyone (20IC206T)
 
 
 
 
 
Forus Health Pvt. Ltd.
Clinical AI Research Intern
Jan 2020 – Jul 2020 Bengaluru, IN

Screening Systemic Disorders via Retinal Vascular Biomarkers

  • Clinician-in-the-loop deep learning and image processing pipeline for computing retinal parameters
  • Results within ±8% of the research benchmark SIVA
  • Decision support system plan to address the confounding factors in grading Retinopathy of Prematurity
  • Review of clinical AI-based retinal imaging telecare services in India to improve care outreach
 
 
 
 
 
Capgemini Technology Services Ltd.
Machine Learning Intern
Jun 2019 – Jul 2019 Gandhinagar, IN

Context-Sensitive Semantic Search Tool

  • Semantic search tool for impact analysis in software testing with 95% accuracy
  • Embeddings using a pre-trained language model (ELMo) for semantic mapping of test cases
  • Interactive UI visualization scheme for the retrieved results

Projects

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MediSinGAN
An unconditional generative model to augment medical image datasets using a single natural image.
Smart, Portable, and Cost-effective ELISA Reader
A microplate well segmentation pipeline for real-time colorimetric analysis of microplate wells.

News

Ongoing projects:

  • Engineering of Interactive Systems with GenAI (Nov 2023)

Past Projects:

  • 3D Pose Tracking using AlphaPose and MotionBERT for provisioning Digital Twins in Industry 4.0 (Sep 2023)
  • Data synthesis for boosting product recognition in Retail (Sep 2023)

Certifications

IBM
IBM Certified Associate Developer - Quantum Computation using Qiskit v0.2X
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Coursera
Machine Learning Engineering for Production (MLOps) Specialization
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Coursera
Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) Specialization
See certificate
Coursera
AI for Medicine Specialization
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Udacity
Intel Edge AI for IoT Developers Nanodegree
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Achievements

IBM
IBM Quantum Challenge - Fall 2021 - Advanced
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IBM
IBM Quantum Challenge Africa 2021 Achievement (Advanced)
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hackdays
Hackdays Rhein-Neckar 2021 (Schweickert Challenge)
Capgemini
Capgemini iSprint (West Division) Winner 2019
The Economic Times
ET Campus Stars 2.0
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Pandit Deendayal Energy University
B.Tech. CS Gold Medalist

Contact

I am always interested in learning and discussing latest research and collaborating on exciting interdisciplinary projects. Please feel free to reach out to me at the following: