β’ Research Apprentice β University of Cambridge JBS | Department of Business & Marketing.
β’ Research Assistant β University of Illinois Urbana-Campaign | Department of Computer Science
β’ Former Research Intern β National Institute of Technology, Tiruchipalli | Department of Computer Science & Engg.
β’ Former Research Intern β Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar | Department of Computer Science & Engg.
β’ Former Research Intern β Jamia Hamdard | Department of Computer Science & Engg.
β’ Former Risk Apprentice β Kotak Mahindra Bank | Risk & Finance Department.
β’ AI Data Operation β Scaler AI Lab
I enjoy building research-oriented software, working with real-world data, and turning ideas into practical, scalable applications.
βTop 6.06% Performer in the Verus software engineering research evaluation:
- Selected for the UIUC++ SRSE 2026 research program after top performance in the Verus software engineering research evaluation. Chosen from a highly competitive applicant pool of 1,200+ applicants.
βCleared Round 2 (Research IQT) and Round 3 (Research Reading & IGE):
- Selected through a multi-stage research assessment process, including Research IQ and Research Reading & Idea Generation evaluations, to contribute to research initiatives at University of Cambridge Judge Business School.
βLIC Golden Jubilee Scholarship:
- Awarded the LIC Golden Jubilee Scholarship in recognition of exceptional academic performance and merit, Issued by Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
βDelegate at Harvard HPAIR Asia Conference 2026:
- Selected as a delegate for the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) Asia Conference 2026 at VinUniversity, Vietnam.
βStartup OBLIQ.io:
- Co-founded OBLIQ.io and helped build a 25-member founding team spanning Research (15) and CA, Operations & Workflow (10).OBLIQ.io was selected for the GitLab for Startups Program and Sarvam AI Startup Program.
| Project | Description | Repo & Demo Link |
|---|---|---|
| SkyTrack β Satellite Research Pipeline | A Streamlit-based pipeline for enriching satellite datasets using structured public sources and producing standardized, research-ready outputs.The application streamlines satellite metadata collection, validation, and export for research workflows by combining multiple data sources into a single interface. | π Repo |
| Sehat Saathi (ΰ€Έΰ₯ΰ€΅ΰ€Ύΰ€Έΰ₯ΰ€₯ΰ₯ΰ€― ΰ€Έΰ€Ύΰ€₯ΰ₯) | Built a mobile-first health platform with symptom tracking, AI-based health guidance, aο¬ordable medicine ordering, and real-time hospital discovery Integrated government health schemes, multilingual support, and low-bandwidth optimization to ensure accessibility for rural and lower-income users across India. | π Demo |
| Smart Portfolio Optimizer | The Smart Portfolio Optimization project is a cutting-edge financial analytics solution designed to enhance investment strategies. Leveraging advanced algorithms and data analysis, this project aims to intelligently optimize investment portfolios for maximum returns while managing risk effectively. | π Repo |
| Seed β Smart Trading & Portfolio Tracker | SEED is a modern trading simulation and portfolio analytics platform designed to provide a realistic financial dashboard experience. | π Repo |
| Adaptive Agricultural Campaign Intelligence | Production-style hackathon MVP for AI-powered agricultural marketing at scale. This is not a chatbot β the app wraps a completed LightGBM engagement model with channel intelligence, RAG agronomy retrieval, hyperlocal vernacular campaign generation, SQLite persistence, and a unified Vue application serving both farmers and marketers. | π Repo |
> whoami
Naman Jha | Data Science @ IIT Madras
> pwd
~/research/ai-ml
> ls
AI-ML/
Semantic-Web/
LLMs/
Data-Science/
Open-Source/
> cat focus.txt
AI Research
Semantic Web
LLMs & Multi-Hop QA
Data Science
> cat goals.txt
Build meaningful systems.
Contribute to Open Source.
Publish reproducible research.