# Harshita Arya > MLE @Zefr | USC MS CEng'24 |ex-DS @Fox | GSoC'20 Location: Palo Alto, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/harshitaarya πŸ€– As a passionate Machine Learning Engineer and Robotics Enthusiast, I've always been drawn to the world of artificial intelligence and its potential to transform industries and enhance human experiences. With a strong foundation in cutting-edge technologies and a track record of impactful projects, I'm dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what's possible. πŸ’‘ My journey in the field has been marked by exciting challenges and rewarding experiences: 🌟 Project Highlights: I've had the privilege of working on diverse projects, from optimizing computer vision models for energy efficiency to parallelizing complex algorithms for performance gains. My expertise extends to motion planning for robots, deep learning for anomaly detection, and building voice assistants with deep neural networks. 🧰 Technical Proficiency: Proficient in Python, C++, and CUDA, I thrive in creating solutions that blend innovation and efficiency. My experience with machine learning, computer vision, and robotics enables me to tackle complex problems and deliver results. 🌍 Research and Impact: I'm driven by the pursuit of knowledge and am committed to contributing to the AI and robotics community. Whether it's publishing research papers or mentoring the next generation of tech enthusiasts, I strive to make a positive impact. πŸš€ Future Endeavors: My journey is an ongoing adventure, and I'm excited about the possibilities that lie ahead. I'm open to collaboration, innovation, and learning from fellow professionals who share my passion for AI, robotics, and the ever-evolving tech landscape. 🀝 Let's connect and explore opportunities to collaborate, share insights, or embark on exciting projects together. Feel free to reach outβ€”I'm always eager to connect with like-minded individuals who are shaping the future of technology. ## Work Experience ### Machine Learning Engineer @ Zefr Jan 2024 – Present | Los Angeles, California, United States β€’ Optimized and deployed a TensorRT-accelerated inference engine for fine-tuned SLMs, achieving a significant reduction in latency and increasing throughput by 2-3x compared to standard CUDA-based implementations for NLP tasks such as hate speech and crime detection. Achieved 85%+ Precision and 90%+ Recall. Models handled millions of requests daily with low latency and minimal memory footprint across social media platforms. β€’ Engineered a high-throughput text processing pipeline for social media data at scale, deployed in a microservice-based architecture for efficient batch processing and real-time response. β€’ Integrated and automated human-in-the-loop data labeling systems, reducing manual effort and accelerating dataset curation for supervised learning. ### Robotics Research Assistant @ RRoS Lab @ University of Southern California Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Los Angeles, California, United States β€’ Built the ROS Navigation Stack for a Holonomic Drive Mobile Manipulator. Integrated and developed its Localization, Depth and Pose Sensing using T265 and D435 RealSense Cameras and SLAM Algorithm using GMapping. β€’ Built ROS Services and Actions for giving custom Goal Locations and used YOLO and MediaPipe Models for detecting Pose of Human Hand for perfect handoff of tools using UR5 Arm. β€’ Implemented a Communication System between the Mobile Base and the Hand Manipulator to enhance its Autonomous Capabilities. ### Student Volunteer- Hardware Accelerated Lab @ University of Southern California Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Los Angeles, California, United States ### Data Science Intern @ Fox Corporation Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Los Angeles Metropolitan Area β€’ Demonstrated proficiency in working on Model Optimization for Computer Vision Tasks for Real- Time inference from sports videos.Implemented quantization that reduced the model size by 0.5x and reduced the latency by 3x β€’ Worked on large-scale image and text data using distributed data pipeline of PySpark and PostgreSQL Database. Wrote scripts for augmenting the database and Data Engineering. ### Machine Learning Engineer @ Quantiphi Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India -Worked on applying GCP based AI APIs like DocAI and Vision OCR that was used to read up documents and extract the required data that was further processed for our usage. -Created a reboust accuracy script using pandas, numpy and other related libraries that was designed according to our model. -Worked on processing data in the GCP Cloud PostgreSQL Server. -Data collection, cleaning, and preprocessing on the given sheet documents using Python. -Delivering the model in a form that can be easily deployable and maintained. -Tested the end to end pipeline for the entire Machine Learning Workflow. ### AI Research Engineer @ Cognius.ai Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India -Data collection, cleaning, and preprocessing, to training models with Python. -Optimmizing their current NER systems that was used for various data like date, email, currency. -Tested the existing NER system for their accuracy. -Building Models and integrating them with APIs and frontend. -Worked on state-of-the-art models like Transformers and Auto Encoders. ### Data Analysis and Development at GSOC @ Google Summer of Code Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Remote -Used PHP Maestro and Maria DB for creating utilities for data format. -Created various visualizations to get better data insights and relation between the data. ### Research Assistant @ Physical Research Laboratory Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Ahmedabad Area, India - Assistant Research work with a professor in the field of Astronomy using Deep Learning - Worked on Deep Learning Model AlexNet and applied to detect anomalies in Star position detection - Providing comparative research on different algorithms and models - Understanding how these theoretical concepts could be applied to real-world problems - Involved in designing the UI with Reactjs, and Graphql and integrating with backend in Nodejs ### Data Analyst @ HighRadius Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Bhubaneshwar Area, India - Collecting, transforming, and preprocessing raw data to prepare it for analysis. - Designing, developing, training, and testing data mining, machine learning, and artificial intelligence models and algorithms - Analyse large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns and deriving descriptive statistics out of the preprocessed data - Data Visualization and Analysis using Highcharts.js and MySQL ### Web Developer @ KIIT Technology Business Incubator Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Bhubaneshwar Area, India - Worked on frontend application using Reactjs, Redux making it fast with debugging. - Optimising app components and improving the product’s performance - Designed Backend APIs using Nodejs. ### Web Developer @ Krishna Tech Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Siliguri Worked on Backend Development using PHP, HTML, Bootsrap and MySQL and made a CRM System ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Computer Engineering University of Southern California ### Bachelor of Technology - BTech in Computer Science Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar ### Coaching in Science Vibrant Academy Kota ### Schooling St. Josephs High School, Matigara ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/harshita-arya- --- Source: https://flows.cv/harshitaarya JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/harshitaarya/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-19