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Gayathri Chilukala

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Passionate about shaping intelligent systems that bridge computation and human need. Focused on architecting LLM platforms and pushing the boundaries of Generative AI.

Gayathri Chilukala
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01. Education

Florida Atlantic University

M.S. in Computer Science (AI Specialization) · Aug 2023 — Dec 2024 · Boca Raton, FL
  • GPA: 3.96/4.0; Gangal Family Endowed Graduate Scholarship (Top 1% of CS students).
  • Focus: AI/ML, Deep Learning, NLP; LLMs, Generative AI, and multi‑agent systems.
  • Advanced coursework: AI algorithms, neural networks, computer vision, distributed systems.

B.E. / B.Tech — Computer Science & Engineering

India · 2019 — 2023
  • Strong foundations in data structures, algorithms, databases, and full‑stack development.
  • Multiple projects demonstrating end‑to‑end engineering skills.

Academic Highlights

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant: taught 300+ students AI/ML & C++, improving outcomes 40–50%.
  • Hackathon winner: Caption Creator Pro (sub‑2.1s captions with SambaNova Llama models).
3.96FAU GPA
300+Students Taught
Top 1%Scholarship

02. Work Experience

Current

Software Engineer – Azure OpenAI (Core AI)

@ Microsoft
Redmond, WA  ·  May 2026 – Present
  • Working on model quality evaluation for AI serving pipelines that power Copilot and Azure OpenAI Foundry.
  • Building automated test harnesses and telemetry pipelines to catch regressions across model versions before they reach production.
  • Validating API reliability and correctness across tool use, agentic, and multimodal workflows as model capabilities evolve.
  • Collaborating with infrastructure and safety teams to make sure evaluation results directly drive release decisions for Azure OpenAI services.
Azure OpenAICore AICopilotAgentic AIMultimodalPythonTelemetry

Software Engineer – AI Solutions

@ GEICO
Chevy Chase, MD  ·  Jan 2025 – May 2026
  • Architected production-ready LLM backend services using Python & FastAPI on Azure infrastructure, serving thousands of daily requests.
  • Achieved 50% latency reduction by integrating LLaMA models with optimized inference pipelines and intelligent caching layers.
  • Implemented sophisticated token counting across 8 different LLM models enabling precise cost-optimization and billing attribution.
  • Built RAG pipelines with vector search and context-aware prompt engineering tailored for insurance-domain knowledge retrieval.
PythonFastAPIAzureLLaMARAGLangChain

Graduate Teaching Assistant – AI & C++

@ Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL  ·  Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
  • Taught 300+ students gradient descent, ridge regression, coordinate descent, k-fold CV, and algorithmic complexity in ML & Data Structures courses.
  • Conducted 50+ in-depth code reviews delivering detailed feedback to improve correctness, performance, and code quality across student projects.
  • Created ggplot2-based visualizations explaining model convergence and learning curves, boosting conceptual understanding by 40–50%.
  • Held structured office hours for C++ OOP, data structures, and advanced algorithm optimization with individualized student guidance.
Machine LearningC++ggplot2Data Structures

03. Skills & Tech Stack

AI/ML Frameworks

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Keras

Hugging Face

LangChain

OpenAI API

scikit-learn

NLTK

Backend Development

Python

FastAPI

Django

Node.js

Java

JavaScript

C++

Go

C#

PHP

TypeScript

Frontend & FullStack

React.js

Next.js

Express.js

React Native

Cloud & DevOps

Azure

AWS

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Kafka

CI/CD Pipelines

Databases & Analytics

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Firestore

Snowflake

AI Specializations

Large Language Models (LLMs)

RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)

Generative AI

Natural Language Processing

Computer Vision

Agentic AI Systems

03. Featured Projects

Pic2Plot - Multi-Agent AI System

Featured Project

Sophisticated multi-agent system with 4 specialized modules using GPT-4.1, LLaMA 3 Vision, and DALL-E 3. Achieved 40% cost reduction through adaptive optimization and intelligent module coordination for computer vision tasks and image processing workflows.

  • GPT-4.1
  • LLaMA 3 Vision
  • DALL-E 3
  • Multi-Agent AI

Caption Creator Pro - Hugging Face Winner 🏆

Featured Project

Hugging Face Hackathon Winner! High-performance multimodal AI platform with SambaNova Llama models achieving sub-2.1 second caption generation. Integrated advanced image processing with state-of-the-art language models for real-time intelligent caption generation.

  • Hugging Face
  • LLaMA
  • SambaNova
  • Multimodal AI

SafetyMapper Platform

Featured Project

Real-time incident reporting platform with AI-powered safety recommendations using Google Gemini AI. Features intelligent route analysis system for transportation safety with Flask backend deployed on Google Cloud Platform for scalable incident tracking and prediction.

  • Flask
  • GCP
  • Gemini AI
  • Route Analysis

05. Get In Touch

Let's Work Together

I'm passionate about AI/ML innovation and always excited to discuss cutting-edge projects, research collaborations, or AI solutions. Whether you have questions about Generative AI, LLMs, or want to explore potential collaborations, let's connect!

Location

Seattle,Washington.

Response Time

Within 24 hours

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