Summary
Nirmalendu Prakash is a researcher and engineer focused on AI interpretability and safety, currently pursuing a PhD at SUTD after completing an MTech in Intelligent Systems at NUS. He brings a decade of industry and research experience spanning roles from Lead Software Engineer at Fidelity to research positions at SMU and SUTD, blending production-grade software engineering with academic inquiry. His work centers on understanding large language models—both their capabilities and failure modes—which he approaches through hands-on experimentation and systems thinking. Based in Singapore, he leverages a mechanical engineering foundation to ask practical, cross-disciplinary questions about model behavior and robustness. Colleagues describe him as curious and methodical, often enjoying the challenge of reverse-engineering what makes LLMs tick.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, 1st Class, Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, 1st Class at D. Y. Patil Pratishthans D.Y. Patil College of Engineering ,Pune
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
10 th, NA, 91%, 10 th, NA, 91% at d.a.v. public school,Patna
Master of Technology - MTech, Intelligent Systems, Master of Technology - MTech, Intelligent Systems at National University of Singapore
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
English