Summary
Abhinaya B is a PhD student at NC State with a decade of experience bridging human-centered research and applied AI to address security, privacy, and online trust challenges. Prior to academia she spent several years at Qualcomm as an engineer and associate engineer, bringing production-grade systems experience to her research. Her work blends rigorous user-centered methods with practical machine learning deployments, informed by internships at top Indian institutes including IIT Bombay and IIT Hyderabad. Based in Raleigh, she pairs strong academic credentials (PhD candidate in Computer Science) with industry-hardened engineering instincts, often focusing on how AI systems impact real users and adversaries. An observant collaborator, she leverages cross-sector experience to translate complex research into actionable, privacy-preserving solutions.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science at National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, 4.00, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, 4.00 at North Carolina State University
Tamil, English