A benchmark isn't a win
A model only matters when it holds up in production, in front of real users. That's the bar I build to - not the leaderboard.
About
Researcher.
Researcher.
Builder. Founder.
From training NLP models in a lab to co-founding an AI company - here's the path, and what drives it.
I'm a machine learning engineer and researcher with 5+ years building AI systems - specializing in NLP and large language models. Today I'm Co-Founder & Head of AI at Purands, building agents that plan and act on their own.
From training NLP models as an intern to leading AI at a company I co-founded, the throughline has stayed the same: build systems that don't just predict - they decide, and act. My north star is to make AI that meaningfully amplifies what people can do, steadily toward Artificial General Intelligence.
The path
From the lab to the company
2019
Data Intelligence Intern
Samsung R&D Institute India · Bengaluru
My first taste of turning data into insight - personality prediction for Samsung users from their MyGalaxy data.
2020
Machine Learning Engineer
I.AM+ · Singapore
Led in-house NLP models across hundreds of domains - intent classification, entity extraction, summarization, QA, and ASR.
2023
Senior Machine Learning Researcher
I.AM+ · Singapore
Built competent AI agents capable of autonomous planning and action, driving advancements toward AGI.
2026
Co-Founder & Head of AI
Purands · Singapore
Building the agentic retention suite from the ground up - and the AI engine at its core.
Build AI that doesn't just predict - it decides, and acts.
How I work
Principles I build by
Working beats perfect
The shortest path to a great system is a working one shipped early, then sharpened every week with what users actually do.
Build for the decade
Every project is a step toward autonomous, genuinely useful AI. I'd rather make the move that compounds than the one that demos.
Education
Foundations
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Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Integrated M.Sc. (Honours), Mathematics & Computing · 2015 - 2020
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