Summary
Ashwini Kumar is a probation officer with 12 years of experience who applies a rare combination of frontline criminal justice work and bioinformatics research training to prisoner rehabilitation and systemic reform in Bihar. Posted under the Home (Prison & Correctional Services) Department since 2019, he manages pre-sentence and juvenile social investigations, parole and premature release processes, skills training for inmates, and victim support programs with an emphasis on reintegration. Earlier research internships at EMBL-EBI, University of Oslo and Rajiv Gandhi Centre leveraged RDF, genomic visualization and machine learning techniques—skills that inform his data-driven approach to case assessment and program evaluation. Trained in biotechnology at IIT Guwahati, he brings analytical rigor and a habit of building tools and documentation (including code shared on GitHub) to public service.
12 years of coding experience
Bachler of technology, Biotechnology, 7.91/10, Bachler of technology, Biotechnology, 7.91/10 at iit guwahati
Hindi, English, Sanskrit