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Raaj Patel

Raaj Atulkumar Patel

AI/ML Engineer | Research Assistant | LLM Systems

Hammond, IN | AI/ML Engineering Internship (US)

Summary

AI/ML-focused M.S. Computer Science student and Research Assistant building end-to-end machine learning systems. Experience across LLMs, RAG pipelines, time-series modeling, computer vision, and SQL-grounded AI. Strong Python + PyTorch background with focus on reproducible, privacy-preserving, simulation-backed ML. Seeking Big Tech AI internships and AI research lab roles.

Projects

AI Expense Tracker with RAG-Enhanced Financial Reasoning

FastAPI | SQLite | Next.js | LLMs | RAG
  • Problem: Financial queries need trustworthy, non-hallucinated answers grounded in real data.
  • Built: Full-stack system converting natural language -> SQL -> retrieved context -> grounded explanations.
  • Built: RAG pipeline where all numerical values are strictly fetched from SQLite (LLM used only for reasoning).
  • Built: Provider-swappable LLM architecture (Ollama local, OpenAI, Groq, HuggingFace, vLLM).
  • Built: CRUD APIs, analytics SQL, budget vs actual analysis, anomaly detection, plus schema/index tuning.

DER Cyberattack Detection Platform

Python | OpenDSS | PyTorch | Time-Series ML
  • Built: End-to-end DER simulations combining electrical telemetry and cyber events.
  • Built: Modeled false data injection, spoofing, and command manipulation attacks.
  • Built: Generated ML-ready labeled datasets for anomaly and intrusion detection.

Tiny LLM for Anomaly Pattern Learning

LLMs | Transformers | Prompt Engineering
  • Built: Evaluated lightweight open-source LLMs to learn normal vs anomalous telemetry patterns.
  • Built: Prompt-based classification optimized for low-latency inference and rapid triage.

Forest Fire Severity Detection (IEEE Xplore)

PyTorch | OpenCV | Computer Vision
  • Built: End-to-end computer vision pipeline using PyTorch and OpenCV.
  • Built: Applied preprocessing, augmentation, training, and evaluation.

Selected Publication

Forest Fire Severity Detection (IEEE Xplore) - https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10932627

Experience

Research Assistant (AI & Cyber-Physical Systems)

Jul 2025 - Present

Purdue University Northwest | Advisor: Prof. Shafkat Islam

  • Designing AI-driven detection pipelines for cyberattacks in Distributed Energy Resource (DER) systems.
  • Building OpenDSS-based IEEE 13-bus and 123-bus simulations with integrated PV/BESS assets for controlled anomaly studies.
  • Creating reproducible datasets and evaluation pipelines to support research-grade ML experimentation and reporting.

Navarang Engineering Works

Jul 2024 - Jul 2025

Business Assistant & Technical Contributor

  • Built and deployed the company website (navarang.com) and introduced lightweight digital tooling to improve operations.

Einfochips (Arrow Electronics)

Jan 2024 - May 2024

Engineering Intern

  • Supported AI and embedded workflows via Linux-based scripting, debugging, and structured testing.

Education

Purdue University Northwest

Expected May 2027

M.S. in Computer Science | GPA: 3.7 / 4.0

Hammond, IN

Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU)

2024

B.Tech in Information and Communication Technology | GPA: 9.68 / 10 CGPA

Gandhinagar, India

Technical Skills

Languages: Python, SQL, Java, C, Go

AI/ML: Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Time-Series Modeling, RAG, Feature Engineering, Model Evaluation

LLMs: OpenAI API, HuggingFace, Prompt Engineering

Backend: FastAPI, SQLAlchemy

Databases: SQLite, Relational Design, Indexing, Analytics SQL

Systems: Linux, Git

Frontend: Next.js, React, pnpm

Cloud: AWS (fundamentals)