Kiran Karra
Research Scientist at Protocol Labs
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKiran Karra is a research scientist with 12 years of experience applying machine learning and signal processing across wireless communications, speech processing, computational biology, and neural network security. Currently at Protocol Labs after senior research roles at Johns Hopkins APL and Virginia Tech, he blends academic rigor from a PhD with hands-on engineering in industry and defense contexts. Kiran has a track record of translating theoretical models into practical systems—ranging from antenna and RF signal work to adversarial ML and biologically informed computation. He excels at interdisciplinary problems that sit at the intersection of communications and learning, often bringing novel signal-processing perspectives to ML robustness and security. Based in Los Angeles, he pairs deep domain knowledge with a pragmatic focus on deployable research outcomes. An understated strength is his ability to pivot between long-term research and near-term engineering needs, making him effective in both lab and product-driven environments.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State UniversityVirginia Tech
English, Telugu, German
Github Skills (78)
copula10
statistic10
matlab9
toolbox9
python9
synthetic9
deep-learning9
machine-learning9
extraction9
mesa9
bitcoin9
economy9
filecoin9
audio8
nonlinear8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
trojai/trojai
Jul 2019 - Jan 2021
Contributions:393 commits, 9 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 6 months
protocol/filecoin-mecha-twin
Nov 2022 - Mar 2023
Mechanistic model for the Filecoin Economy
Contributions:24 reviews, 67 commits, 24 PRs in 3 months
filecoineconomy
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