Amit possessing a unique combination of academic knowledge, extensive practical experience and a proven ability in both research and real-world application. Holding a Ph.D. in Interactive Information Retrieval where he held the Marie Skłodowska Curie Early Stage fellowship for his Ph.D. on quantum-inspired information retrieval from University of Bedfordshire, England, UK. As the Jay Chaudhry Faculty Chair at IIT (BHU), he spearheads the Software Innovation centre driving research engineering in AI and NLP. His prior roles as Postdoc at the University of Surrey involved leading product development in generative AI, Blockchain, and Web3 including the development of multilingual subtitling using LLMs and text-to-image/video generation for UK small-/medium-scale enterprises. Earlier, he held Postdoc position at University College London and a short stint at the department of Statistics in University of Leeds as a research software engineer. His work as a quantitative researcher for Roci Finance demonstrates his capability in developing sophisticated ML/DL models for risk management in DeFi lending.
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU)
Varanasi, India
Computer Science and Engineering
University of Surrey
Guildford, Surrey, UK
Surrey Business School
Marie Skłodowska Curie Early Stage Fellowship
University of Bedfordshire
Faculty Chair
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India
01 Oct 2024 - present
Post Doctoral Researcher
University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
01 Apr 2024 - 01 Sep 2025
Post Doctoral Researcher
University College London, London, UK
01 Apr 2022 - 01 Mar 2023