Openings:

• Admissions for MS/PhD and M. Tech are open at EECE, IIT Dharwad https://iitdh.ac.in/ms. I have two MS positions open in the area of distributed machine learning and efficient optimization of large language models.
• Two paid internship positions with a possible accomodation is available in my group! Please drop in an email with your short CV attached. The topics will be related to Federated learning, machine learning, large language models, online algorithms/learning for caching problems etc. Duration: May 1st to end of June 2024.
• Looking for bright PhD and MS students who are interested in mathematical aspects of machine learning and optimization. Please apply from our insitute webpage for these positions.

About

I am an assistant professor in the Department of electrical engineering at IIT Dharwad. I am interested in conducting fundamental research in inference and learning. Some of my work includes caching in cellular networks, federated learning, bilevel optimization, distributed stochastic optimization with applications to sensor networks, and signal processing for communication problems. If you are interested in any of the above, please drop me an email.

I am interested in hosting undergraduates for internships. I have a few success stories regarding publishing serious research papers with undergraduate students. If you are an undergraduate student with a strong inclination towards mathematics and would like to work with me, please drop in an email describing your interest and a short CV to bharathbn AT iitdh DOT ac DOT in.

In addition to the above, I am actively collaborating with Euprime Pvt. Ltd. to convert my research into an impactful one! Akash Murthy (Co-founder, collaborator, and research project member) is actively working with me on solving real-world impactful problems related to federated learning.

Research Interests

Machine learning, statistics, signal processing, online learning, distributed optimization, federated learning, and wireless communication/networks.

NewZ

Will be delivering a talk at IIT Bombay on May 24th, 2024.

Gave an invited talk at NCC 2024 on Federated Learning (work done by Shruti).

Shruti (PhD student): Best Student Paper award finalist at Asilomar 2023!

My former undergraduate project student Anuroop got the prestigious J. R. Tata Endowment Scholarship. Congratulations Anuroop!

Attended AISS at IIIT Delhi in July 2023, and enjoyed discussing federated learning with experts. Gave a series of three tutorial-style lectures.

I am looking for a bright student with B. Tech in computer science or ECE or equivalent having good programming/developing skills. This requirement is for collaboration work with Euprime Pvt. Ltd.