Nikita Soni
PhD Research Assistant at Stony Brook University
Town of Brookhaven, New York, United States
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Top SchoolNikita Soni is a PhD researcher and NLP specialist with eight years of industry and academic experience bridging applied ML and software testing. Currently a PhD Research Assistant at Stony Brook University, she focuses on directing language models to better recognize and respond to the humans behind text, aiming to grow empathy in AI-driven systems. Her background includes NLP internships at Bloomberg and Capital One, visiting research at Bocconi's MilaNLP lab, and hands-on engineering roles in test automation and QA at McAfee, Pegasystems and [24]7.ai. This mix of rigorous research and production-quality engineering gives her a pragmatic edge in translating linguistic insights into robust, deployable systems. Based in Brookhaven, NY, she pairs deep academic mentorship with real-world delivery experience, often working at the intersection of model interpretability, human-centric evaluation, and scalable ML tooling.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Loreto Convent, LucknowBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science at Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Stony Brook University
Github Skills (18)
pytorch10
python10
machine-learning10
llm10
audio10
deep-learning10
natural-language-processing10
nlp10
machine-learning-models9
transformers9
multimodal9
inference9
glm9
speech-recognition9
gemma9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
humanlab/HaRT
Mar 2022 - Sep 2022
Contributions:11 commits, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
soni-n/HaRT
May 2022 - Apr 2025
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 11 months
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