Scholar
Harshita Dooja Poojary
Google Scholar ID: DujrqG8AAAAJ
University of Southern California
Citations & Impact
Citations
13
H-index
3
i10-index
0
Publications
4
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0
Publications
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Resume (English only)
Research Experience
- Machine Learning Engineer at Reliance Jio (Dec 2021 – Jul 2023): Optimized RetinaFace with TensorRT FP16 for real-time face registration, developed spoof detection system with ~90% accuracy, and mentored 4 interns on dataset curation and model validation.
- Student Researcher at University of Southern California (Jan 2024 – Aug 2024): Analyzed YOLOv5/YOLOv8 on ~10k StreetView images for tent detection, leveraged geospatial metadata, and generated multi-intensity heatmaps via lat-long clustering.
- Data Science Intern at Zero-True (Jun 2024 – Aug 2024): Designed SQL/Python-integrated dashboards with dynamic ML visualizations and implemented 5 Vuetify UI components.
- AI Intern at Deep Defense Solutions (Jul 2025 – Present): Developing Python ML pipelines to detect false incident reports in a community-management system.
- Software Engineer at Reliance Jio (Jun 2019 – Dec 2021): Built microservices and REST APIs serving ML-driven recommendations for 100M+ users, increasing engagement by ~20%.
- Software Engineer at TaksyKraft (Jan 2019 – Jun 2019): Developed engagement-prediction APIs for real-time targeting, improving ROI by ~10% across 10+ clients.
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