B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering
University College of Engineering, Narasaraopet — JNTUK
About me
I’m a Computer Science undergraduate and AI researcher. I work mostly with Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Reinforcement Learning, with a growing interest in the math behind them.
I like building things, reading papers, trying out ideas, and occasionally going down completely unrelated rabbit holes. My work has also taken me into areas like finance and software engineering. I also enjoy designing things, especially when it involves turning a technical idea into something that is clear and easy to understand.
Outside research, I’ve worked across research, software, and marketing roles. I’ve spent a good amount of time building and contributing to the software community through Geeks Hive, and was invited by IIT Delhi to be part of the Influencer Core Team for Rendezvous, its flagship annual festival, in recognition of my contributions to the software community.
I’ve also worked on the design and presentation side of early-stage projects. I helped prepare a presentation for Genuity, an IIT Guwahati graduate-led startup, which was used in securing a deal with LTTS.
Along the way, I’ve won a couple of hackathons, had research accepted at international conferences, and generally tried to keep one foot in research and the other in building things.
I’m always happy to work with people who are building or researching something interesting.
Google Scholar: h-index 1.
believer in slope > intercept
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Education
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Academic Achievements
4th State Rank, Class XII · 98.8%
Top 5.01% in JEE Main
7th State Rank, Class X · 98.5%
1st Rank at District Level & 6th Rank at State Level, Chekumuki Science Talent Test
Chekumuki Science Talent Test is an annual science competition and festival organized by Jana Vignana Vedika (JVV) in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to promote scientific thinking and scientific awareness.
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Honours & Awards
Global Rank 28, ICML 2026 Agent Reproductions Challenge
Reproduced and evaluated claims from award-winning ICML 2026 papers.
Runner-Up, SysML 2.0 Hackathon (IISc Bengaluru)
National-level hackathon focused on Federated Learning and AI Systems, organized as part of the SysML 2.0 Workshop by the IISc ACM Student Chapter.
Winner, Square Hacks 2025 (IIT Delhi)
National-level AI hackathon focused on developing solutions for rural India, organized by Academic Outreach and New Initiatives IIT Delhi, Co-Curricular and Academic Interaction Council IIT Delhi, and Tale of Humankind.
Best Open Source Agent Contribution, AI Agent Builder Awards 2026
Recognized for developing an open-source AI agent project at the AI Agent Builder Awards 2026, organized by HiDevs and attended by AI builders from across the ecosystem.
Winner, Research Paper Presentation, Andhra Loyola College
Received Best Paper Award for research on multi-class seizure detection using machine learning models and hyperparameter tuning.
National Finalist, Blueprint
Selected among 4,200+ nationwide registrations and advanced to Top 8 in the track, pitching at Chennai Zonals and qualifying for the Grand Finale at IIT Delhi. Refined the business model through ground-level surveys and validation, and presented to a jury of industry leaders including CEOs and founders.
National Finalist, AI for Good Fest 2026
Presented an Agricultural AI tool at an Exhibition-cum-Summit at EMPI School of Business, New Delhi, engaging with policymakers, professors, and researchers, and later showcased the solution to the HRD Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Influencer Core Team for Rendezvous’25
Invited to be part of the Influencer Core Team for Rendezvous’25, the flagship annual event at IIT Delhi.
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Publications & Conferences
Selective State Space Models: A Linear-Time Alternative to Attention
Accepted, NeurIPS 2026 Education Track, Sydney, Australia
Authors: Deepak Kambala
[openreview]Cybersecurity and Privacy Challenges in Federated Learning for Medical Imaging
Presented, Colloquium on Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity (CAICS) 2026
U.S. Department of State-funded program, hosted by Argonne National Laboratory and IISc Bengaluru
Authors: Deepak Kambala, Anurag Tummapudi
[Scholar] [Poster]
An Event Study of Abnormal Returns and Volatility Patterns in India's NIFTY Financial Services Index Around Union Budget and RBI Monetary Policy Committee Announcements (FY2026)
Presented, 8th International Conference on Financial Markets & Corporate Finance (ICFMCF 2026)
Author: Deepak Kambala
[Scholar] [Poster]
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Experience
2025—2026Developer
STEMvibe Foundation · Bengaluru, India
Architected and deployed the official STEMvibe Foundation website and the Integral Cup Season 2 portal, supporting 10,000+ registrations. Also developed the IIWCPC website and contributed voluntarily to MISSION AXOM, a platform supporting communities across Assam during times of crisis.
Built responsive full-stack applications using Next.js, MongoDB and Supabase, with Row-Level Security (RLS), real-time database synchronization, and secure authentication workflows. Developed automated email workflows for registration, communication, and event-related updates.
Founder’s Office Intern
STEMvibe Foundation · Bengaluru, India
Initially joined the Founder’s Office, working on planning, strategy, and operations for Integral Cup, VGS Camp, and IIWCPC. Later transitioned into a Developer role based on my prior software development experience.
Integral Cup is an undergraduate mathematics competition backed by firms including Optiver, Jane Street, AlphaGrep, Da Vinci, and Qube Research & Technologies, and hosted across premier institutes in India.
Research Intern
National Institute of Technology Warangal · Internship
Worked on an explainable hybrid 2D/3D deep learning framework for COVID-19 CT image classification, combining complementary spatial representations for improved diagnostic classification. Explored self-supervised representation learning and ensemble-based approaches, with an emphasis on model interpretability and medical imaging. Mentored by Prof. Erukala Suresh Babu and Kiran Patil.
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Founding & Leadership
Founder
Prism Labs
Independent AI research and deep-tech lab, currently exploring contextual advertising in films and visual media.
Accepted into startup programs by Sarvam, MongoDB, and GitLab.
Founder
Geeks Hive
Started Geeks Hive through an Instagram page created just before beginning my first year of undergraduate study, initially sharing coding snippets and programming content. The page grew to 12,000+ followers, and as it expanded, I worked with other creators to build a wider community of 40,000+.
We called ourselves Trivia Troopers and ran weekly challenges, later organizing several hackathons and coding contests, with support from Unstop and Interview Buddy. I also worked on planning our largest hackathon to date, securing support from Endava, Student Tribe, SRM AP, and others, before the event was eventually called off due to internal issues.
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