Deepon HalderML RESEARCH / SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

I’M ANML RESEARCHER& SYSTEMS ENGINEER

About me

Portrait of Deepon Halder
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INFO

[Profile]

I started by implementing ideas from scratch and kept following the questions that felt hard. That path led from foundational ML systems to multilingual NLP research, open-source tools, and products built around learning by doing.

[Education]

B.Tech, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

2023 – Present · CGPA 8.88

[Stack]

Python, C, C++, PyTorch, TensorFlow, NumPy, Pandas, Git, Linux

[Domains]

Machine learning, deep learning, multilingual NLP, LLMs, research systems

[01]

EXPERIENCE

Research, systems, and the work in between.

Jul 2026 – Present

Internship

Approximate Labs

Working on reinforcement-learning research.

May 2026 – Jul 2026

Technical Intern

Cisco

Designed and developed the testing infrastructure for mock validation of router software, establishing the framework from the ground up. Automated internal engineering workflows, significantly reducing manual intervention and accelerating routine development tasks.

Jan 2025 – Apr 2026

Research Intern

AI4Bharat, IIT Madras

Worked with Dr. Raj Dabre on multilingual NLP, transliteration, low-resource language modeling, and multiple accepted papers.

Dec 2024 – Jan 2025

Research Intern

IIT Bhubaneswar

Worked on machine-learning and deep-learning research problems.

Jul 2024 – Sep 2024

Research Apprentice

IIEST Shibpur

Worked on foundational ML systems and experimentation.

APPROACH

What I value while working on difficult problems

Curiosity

I like following difficult questions far enough to turn them into experiments, code, and publishable results.

Rigor

I care about careful evaluation, reproducible systems, and the details that separate a plausible result from a dependable one.

Open building

I learn by shipping and sharing implementations, tools, datasets, and explanations so the work can be useful beyond a paper.

[02]

TECHNICAL INDEX

Courses Covered in College
Data Structures and Algorithms, DBMS, Compiler Design, Computer Networks, Digital Logic / Circuit Design, Theory of Computation, Object Oriented Programming, Computer Architecture and Organization, Probability and Statistics, Linear Algebra, Calculus, Number Theory
Programming Languages
C, C++, Python, Java, JavaScript, MATLAB, VHDL
Systems & Software
Linux, Git, GDB, Bash, Networking, Test Automation, CI/CD, Debugging
Machine Learning
PyTorch, SpaCy, OpenCV, Stable-Baselines3, Unsloth, NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib
Databases & Tools
MySQL, MongoDB, HTML, CSS, MuJoCo, Gym
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ACHIEVEMENTS

  1. 2025Winner: Cody Challenge20/20 problems solved
  2. 2025Winner: Braindead HackathonFirst prize
  3. 20251st Runner Up: MCode MetallumSecond place
  4. 20251st Runner Up: Startup Challenge @ IIESTSecond place
  5. 20252nd Runner Up: Hacknovare InstruoThird place
  6. 2021KVPY SAExtra Merit List
  7. N/AJBNSTS ScholarTop 250 in West Bengal
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SERVICE & OUTREACH

Reviewing, explaining, and sharing the work.

[Academic Service]
  1. 01EMNLP 2025
  2. 02EMNLP 2026
  3. 03COLM 2025
  4. 04ACL 2026
  5. 05NeurIPS Ethics Review 2026
  1. 2025WAT 2025 Presentation of CycleDistill↗
  2. 2025

    Lossfunk: Why LLMs Think in English and How It Affects Their PerformanceLink coming soon

  3. 2025Down the Research Rabbit Hole: From Curiosity to Contribution, RaSoR, IIT Madras↗
  4. 2025Podcast with Siddhanth, IIT BHU↗
  5. 2025GDSC NIT Jalandhar Talk↗