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Ambica Ghai

I hold a PhD in Computer Vision from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, and a B.E. in Electrical from Thapar University. I am passionate about applying my expertise in machine learning algorithms, statistical data analysis, and statistical modeling to solve real-world problems.

My professional path includes impactful research on social media listening and monitoring using computer vision techniques. This work complements my tenure at Deloitte Digital, where my analytical acumen contributed to diverse e-commerce solutions, highlighting a commitment to leveraging technology for robust, real-world impact.

  • Role

    AI Research Scientist

  • Years of Experience

    5 years

Skillsets

  • PySpark
  • TPUs
  • Yolov9
  • CLIP
  • Transformer
  • TensorRT
  • TensorFlow
  • Tableau
  • Seaborn
  • Rnn
  • Rlhf
  • rag
  • R
  • PyTorch
  • AWS - 5 Years
  • Power BI
  • ONNX
  • Matplotlib
  • MATLAB
  • LangChain
  • Kubernetes
  • JAX
  • Java
  • Cnn
  • Azure
  • Apache Spark
  • Python - 9.0 Years
  • Docker - 4.0 Years

Professional Summary

5Years
  • Feb, 2025 - Present1 yr 1 month

    AI Research Scientist

    Cognitiev, Kritrima AI Technologies
  • Jul, 2023 - Jan, 20251 yr 6 months

    Assistant Professor

    S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
  • Oct, 2022 - May, 2023 7 months

    Lecturer

    Jindal Global Business School
  • Jan, 2015 - Oct, 20161 yr 9 months

    Business Technology Analyst

    Deloitte
  • Jun, 2017 - Mar, 20257 yr 9 months

    Ph.D. Research

    IIM Lucknow

Applications & Tools Known

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    MySQL

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    SQL Server

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    Tableau

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    R

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    Python

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    Hadoop

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    Hive

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    Docker

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    AWS

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    Excel

Work History

5Years

AI Research Scientist

Cognitiev, Kritrima AI Technologies
Feb, 2025 - Present1 yr 1 month
    Led framework design by architecting persona-based multi-agent GenAI pipelines leveraging LangChain and RAG for enterprise voice and text analytics. Mentored AI engineers on LLM design, accelerating integration of intelligent agents into production-grade pipelines. Implemented structured retrieval and response models for multimodal datasets, improving generation accuracy by 30% in production systems.

Assistant Professor

S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
Jul, 2023 - Jan, 20251 yr 6 months
    Delivered 100+ hours of targeted AI, ML, and Power BI courses for 20+ industrial professionals per batch. Supervised research for 1 Ph.D. candidate and 3 graduate interns. Developed curriculum on AIML, AI Strategy, and Data Visualization integrating hands-on exercises with no-code tools.

Lecturer

Jindal Global Business School
Oct, 2022 - May, 2023 7 months
    Developed 4 hours of Coursera specialization material on applying ML in marketing. Implemented internship tracking system for 1000+ students, boosting operational efficiency. Delivered 100+ hours of lectures on Information Systems and Technology.

Ph.D. Research

IIM Lucknow
Jun, 2017 - Mar, 20257 yr 9 months
    Project: Machine Learning Framework for Image Forgery Detection. Reduced fake content by 10% on social media platforms by designing and deploying robust image classification models leveraging CNNs. Achieved 90% accuracy in detecting manipulated images through rigorous training, testing, and transfer learning techniques using TensorFlow. Enhanced interpretability by creating data visualizations using Python libraries. Project: Sentiment Analysis Framework for Social Media Data. Developed a DNN integrating NLP and computer vision, delivering 89% accuracy on benchmark sentiment analysis tasks for multimodal data. Optimized data processing workflows using AWS and PySpark for scalable model training and deployment. Project: Image Recommendation Algorithm Development. Engineered scalable recommendation systems by combining YOLOv9-based object detection with CLIP multimodal embeddings for improved contextual image matching. Designed hybrid text-image fusion and dense retrieval architecture, achieving Recall@1 of 92% and Recall@5 of 98%.

Business Technology Analyst

Deloitte
Jan, 2015 - Oct, 20161 yr 9 months
    Collaborated with e-commerce teams to deliver Agile-driven customized web apps, improving user engagement. Leveraged advanced statistical analysis to enhance customer satisfaction by 15%. Created Power BI and Excel dashboards for actionable management insights, increasing reporting efficiency. Authored comprehensive BRDs and technical specs, reducing development cycle time by 35%.

Achievements

  • Spot Award
  • Membership Lead

Major Projects

3Projects

Machine Learning based framework for image forgery detection

    Enhanced social media monitoring tools to authenticate data, reducing fake content.

Framework to capture the sentiment of social media data

    Developed a model using DNN to estimate sentiment from social media data.

Image Recommendation Algorithm

    Created an algorithm to recommend images using textual and image data.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Information Technology & Systems (Machine Learning)

    IIM Lucknow (2025)
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering)

    Thapar University (2014)