Abhijith Sharma

Namaste` 🙏 Hello 👋

I am a Machine Learning Research Associate II at MBZUAI. I am working at the intersection of probabilistic generative modelling, specifically GFlowNets and CyberSecurity.

Previously, I was an Research Associate at University of Waterloo Research with AVL, where I developed adversarial testing framework for autonomous vehicles under Dr. Sebastian Fischmesiter and Dr. Nasser Azad.

I earned my master’s in computer science at the University of British Columbia. I researched safeguarding vision models against physical adversaries (Thesis) as a MITACS Accelerate intern with Troj AI Inc under the supervision of Dr. Apurva Narayan.

During my undergrad, I was also privileged to be part of COEP-SAT-2, a satellite initiative, where I worked on the priliminary control system design. I received my bachelor’s in Instrumentation and Control Engineering with the Gold Medal at the College of Engineering, Pune, India. I also worked shortly as a Decision Analytics Associate at ZS Associates

Outside of work, I enjoy playing squash, swimming, and delving into history to understand its impact on contemporary society.