Welcome to my digital world! 

I'm Utkarsh, a Senior Camera System Engineer at  Qualcomm Research. My work at Qualcomm revolves at the intersection of machine learning, optimization, and image processing. I've developed evolutionary algorithms clubbing them with explainable AI techniques to solve large scale black box optimization challenges within the field of computer vision. 

Before joining Qualcomm, I earned my MTech. (by research) from the Department of Computational and Data Sciences (CDS) within the Medical Imaging Group  at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. Under the guidance of Prof. Phaneendra K. Yalavarthy, I collaborated with the Shell Technology Center, Bangalore, for my thesis, which was honored with the Subramanian Rajalakshmi Medal for the Best MTech (Research) Thesis in 2022 at IISc Bangalore. 🎓🏅 

My future research interests are firmly rooted in addressing the most crucial societal demands. These interests lie at the nexus of machine learning, signal processing, and image processing, effectively tackling vital challenges spanning fields like climate change, healthcare, and beyond. 🏥💻

I'm deeply engrossed in tracking the latest breakthroughs in image reconstruction, denoising, super-resolution, and segmentation.  My academic journey has led me to explore extensive literature on these imaging tasks, all culminating in my thesis,📚 titled "Development of Fully Data-Driven Novel Methods for Enhancing Micro-Computed Tomography Image Quality for Digital Rock."