Danish Pruthi
Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Top SchoolDanish Pruthi is an assistant professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, specializing in NLP research that spans inclusive evaluation, model control (editing, de-biasing, personalization), and data-source validation to mitigate biased or harmful behavior. With a PhD from Carnegie Mellon and a decade-plus of experience across academia and industry—including roles at Amazon, Facebook AI, and Microsoft Research—he blends rigorous research with practical applications like content moderation and assisted writing. His work uniquely focuses on making model behavior controllable and accountable, while also probing broader societal implications of language technologies. Known for transitioning between top-tier research labs and production-focused teams, he brings both deep technical expertise and a commitment to responsible deployment.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Science at BITS PilaniMaster's degree, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Master's degree, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing at Carnegie Mellon University
Github Skills (31)
pytorch10
python10
machine-learning10
deep-learning10
natural-language-processing10
transformer10
speech-recognition10
nlp10
transformers9
language-model9
bert9
tensorflow9
jax9
natural-language-understanding8
flax8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
danishpruthi/books
Dec 2019 - Jun 2022
Contributions:26 commits, 25 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
FLAIR-IISc/NLP-Reading-Group
May 2023 - Feb 2025
Everything related to the reading group.
Contributions:2 reviews, 10 PRs, 20 pushes in 1 year 9 months
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