OnAir with Alumni | EP02 | Pratyusha Sharma | PhD MIT | ML/AI Researcher

IITD OnAir is back with "OnAir with Alumni" which is a series where we interact with our alumni and explore their experiences during IIT and how has it affected them in their life. We'll also touch upon some interesting things that they are up to.

For the second episode, we are featuring Pratyusha Sharma who is pursuing her PhD in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence and is actively involved in research in ML, AI and Robotics. She did her B.Tech. in Production and Industrial Engineering from IITD. She has interned at Waseda University, Japan and Deutsche Bank. She has also worked full time as a Research Engineer with Honda, Japan. We will talk about her experience and interest in research in this video.

Timeline:
00:00 : Introduction
01:24 : Exeprience & research interests at MIT
04:17 : Research experience at CMU
06:08 : Research experience at IIT
08:50 : Thoughts on research fields
17:07 : Conlficts while deciding colleges
19:30 : Developing interest in research
27:56 : Research in job vs as a student
30:32 : Research in intern
32:00 : Resources to develop interest
34:00 : Application process & choosing a mentor
37:30 : Advice to students interested in research


Stay tuned for the next episode.
Pratyusha's LinkedIn :   / pratyusha-sharma-8a5aa7a9  
Her twitter :   / pratyusha_ps  
Her website : https://pratyushasharma.github.io/


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