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By the Numbers
These are not portfolio demos. These are outcomes from production AI systems I built under real accountability.
Context window architecture, output grounding, and hallucination mitigation are engineering constraints I treat with the same rigor as any systems design problem. I have solved all of these under real production pressure with real accountability.
I build at the hard end of the stack: RAG pipelines under retrieval pressure, Neo4j knowledge graph architectures over unstructured enterprise data, transformer-based document intelligence, and agentic systems that actually ship.
Production-grade retrieval pipelines with vector search, context window management, and low-hallucination outputs deployed at scale using Azure OpenAI and LlamaIndex.
Neo4j architectures modeling 500+ entities across semantic dimensions, integrated with LangChain to unify structured and unstructured enterprise data at 97% ontology accuracy.
Multi-step autonomous systems with tool-use, persistent memory, and real-world API integration, designed to serve real users and not just run in notebooks.
End-to-end pipelines from data engineering and feature design through model training, evaluation, and stakeholder-facing dashboards that drive actual decisions.
Academic Background
Two fully funded degrees, awarded on merit across two continents.
MS in Business Analytics
B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence
Career Timeline
From production AI systems to research labs, a journey built on real outcomes.
AI Engineer
North Carolina, USA
Graduate Consultant
AR & ML Extern
AI/Software Engineer Intern
Founding AI Engineer
AI Trainer, RLHF & Red Teaming
Research Intern
Machine Learning Engineer
Machine Learning Intern
Campus Director, UN Millennium Fellowship
Selected Work
Production-grade AI systems and research-backed data solutions.
AI Chatbot for United Airlines
Built an NLP-based conversational agent that reduced response time by 75% and improved CSAT scores using intent classification and contextual response generation.
Predictive Maintenance System
LSTM time series models to forecast equipment failures, cutting downtime by 60% by enabling proactive maintenance scheduling for industrial clients.
ESG vs Financial Performance
Statistical analysis of ESG scores vs stock performance correlation across the S&P 500, using Selenium-scraped data and regression models to surface investment insights.
Real-time Fraud Detection
Ensemble ML model (XGBoost + Random Forest) for real-time credit card fraud detection achieving 99.2% accuracy, streamed via Apache Kafka and containerized with Docker.
Logistics Optimization Engine
Distributed route clustering system using ML and operations research that delivered $3.2M in annual cost savings and 23% faster delivery across six enterprise clusters at Aditya Birla.
Multilingual Legal AI Chatbot
Generative AI legal assistant using InLegalBERT + ElevenLabs TTS supporting 10 Indian languages, serving 3,000+ active users with production-grade availability at Lawroom AI.
Latest Writing
Writing on AI systems, technology, and the future of work. Published on Medium with 474+ reads on a single piece.
Give Me 20 Minutes and I'll Change How You Use AI Forever
A practical reframe of how to get genuinely useful output from AI tools through structured interaction design.
The 5-Minute Setup That Turned My Terminal Into an AI Engineer
How a minimal terminal configuration unlocked a dramatically faster AI-assisted development workflow.
The Hiring Pipeline Is Not Broken. It Is Being Quietly Restructured.
A clear-eyed look at what is actually changing in how companies hire AI and tech talent in 2026.
The Dash Addiction: Why AI Can't Stop Using Hyphens (And The Neural Math Behind It)
Exploring the structural reason LLMs over-rely on em-dashes, and what it reveals about token probability distributions.
Why International Students Are Now the Cheapest Yet Priceless Talent in America
A data-backed analysis of the structural dynamics driving demand for international student talent in the US tech industry.
How Graph Thinking Is Powering the $196B Agentic AI Revolution
Deep dive into knowledge graph architectures powering the next generation of agentic AI systems, and why GPT-5 changes the calculus.
Recognition
Scholarships, medals, and recognition across academics, research, and leadership.
2nd Place, East Region at DataCamp's Data for Good Analytics Competition among 120+ graduate teams. Built an AI system to detect AI-generated misinformation in educational content, tackling factual reliability as AI becomes a primary learning tool.
Awarded 100% merit-based scholarship (Havells Foundation) to pursue MSBA at Wake Forest University, valued at $85,000+.
Awarded the Bharati Scholarship, a full-ride covering four years of undergraduate education at Plaksha University ($42,000+).
Recognized by the National Academy of Engineering (USA) for research on entrepreneurial mindset in engineering education.
Gold Medalist at Caseify, a consulting-based case study competition on guestimation, defeating 12 competing teams.
Gold Medalist at PSIP and SP Dutta Innovation Award for designing a wind turbine with 8% higher output, selected from 40 competing teams.
Selected as Campus Director for the UN Millennium Fellowship, managing 30+ events and leading 10 fellows to a 95% goal completion rate.
Intra-University Cricket Champion at Plaksha University, leading the team to the inter-department cricket tournament title.
Awarded the Spirit of Plaksha Award for outstanding contribution to peer learning, mentorship, and making technical concepts accessible to fellow students across the university community.
What People Say
From managers and colleagues who worked with me directly.
He took ownership of our website from design to Firebase integration, always with a user-centric focus. He also contributed to benchmarking AI models and integrating voice-to-text features. Vikas is constantly growing his skills and would be a valuable asset to any team.
Bhawna Rupani
Lead Gen AI Engineer · Lawroom AI
Vikas has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to learning and delivering high-quality work on our Knowledge Graph implementation. He brings enthusiasm and curiosity to every task, communicates clearly, and collaborates effectively. His positive attitude and eagerness to learn make him a pleasure to work with.
Kunkum Poovamma
Senior GenAI Engineer · Aditya Birla Group
Vikas is a dedicated and hardworking individual with a strong passion for data science, machine learning, and deep learning. He consistently seeks opportunities to upgrade his skills and stays at the forefront of new technologies. His enthusiasm for ML is evident as he combines technical expertise with a genuine love for learning.
Tanisha Saraf
Robotics Engineer · Plaksha University
Open Source
Get in Touch
Open to full-time AI/ML engineering roles starting May 2026. Also happy to connect about research, writing, or interesting problems.
kumav25@wfu.edu
Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Open to relocation
Seeking
Full-time AI/ML Engineering Roles · Starting May 2026
Currently building at WFU
RAG-powered career analytics system serving 500+ students using Azure OpenAI + LangChain.