Ajit Sivakumar

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Hi, I'm Ajit. I am a mathematics and computer science student interested in AI and learning/building cool things. I'm studying at New York University within the Courant Institute.

I am in New York until the Summer! Feel free to reach out.

I'm also an NCAA Fencer and represent NYU in competitions.

Current Research Interests

Experience

Member of Technical Staff: dmodel

August 2026 – Present

Engineering reinforcement learning environments with a team of OpenAI, Anthropic, Deepmind, and MATS alum. Focusing on interpretability and alignment.

Research Engineering Intern: dmodel

March – August 2026

Engineering reinforcement learning environments with a team of OpenAI, Anthropic, Deepmind, and MATS alum. Focusing on interpretability and alignment.

Software Engineer Intern: Superfocus.ai

September 2025 – March 2026

Developed conversational memory modules with temporal decay for embedded LLMs.

Research Intern: Rebellion Research

June – September 2025

Built a python-based machine learning pipeline using XGBoost and SHAP to analyze factor importance in ETFs.

Education

B.A. Mathematics and Computer Science, New York University

Coursework

Skills

Programming

Machine Learning

Web & Tools

Mathematics

Projects

Where2Meet

Flask, React

A full-stack web application that helps users find optimal meeting locations based on their preferences and constraints.

SAIL - Financial Document Analyzer

Flask, React, LangChain, Selenium, TensorFlow

Web application that uses NLP techniques to extract and analyze key financial metrics from SEC filings and reports.

Movement Classification System

OpenCV, TensorFlow

Real-time movement analysis system using computer vision and machine learning for athletic performance evaluation.

Portfolio Website

Next.js, TypeScript, React

My personal website.

Contact

You can reach me at firstname [dot] lastname [at] gmail [dot] com, or connect with me on LinkedIn.