Ninad Parikh

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Currently I am a student at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay enrolled in MS by Research program in Intelligent Systems stream under the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

I am currently doing research on Graph Machine Learning under the guidance of Prof. Abir de.

Here is a link to my resume.

My areas of responsibility included understanding client requirements, designing processes that deliver great user experience, producing clean and efficient code, configuring and customizing software, contributing to open-source software, performing deployment operations, and undertaking training sessions.
Led the integration of the GST Invoice Management System from the government portal with ERPNext.

Investigated the "Stability-Plasticity Dilemma" in LLMs, identifying how sequential training leads to gradient conflicts that overwrite previously learned knowledge, causing catastrophic forgetting.
Evaluated model degradation using advanced benchmarks, including Backward Transfer (BWT) for global retention and MICA for granular, class-level accuracy tracking during task transitions.
Researched subset selection techniques to identify high-impact data points, effectively balancing the retention of historical knowledge with the acquisition of new tasks.

Implemented an optimized version of the traditional KNN algorithm using a sampling-based approach to reduce computational overhead.
Integrated PyNNDescent for approximate nearest neighbor indexing, significantly improving performance on large, high-dimensional datasets.
Achieved improved scalability and reduced complexity compared to traditional KNN.

Secured Rank 233 in the GSHSEB Examination 2020 (out of approximately 50,000 students).
All India Rank 342, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 2025 (out of approximately 1,75,000 students).

I like to play sports, especially Criket and Football. I was also part of the team at Motibaug Cricket Club (Vadodara) and Baroda Football Academy.
I also like hiking and exploring new places. I have climbed various places like Pavagadh Hills (1000 steps), Girnar Hills (10,000 steps), and Vaishnodevi Hills (15 km).