Kiran Karra
Research Scientist at Protocol Labs
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKiran Karra is a research scientist with 12 years of experience applying machine learning and signal processing across wireless communications, speech processing, computational biology, and neural network security. Currently at Protocol Labs after senior research roles at Johns Hopkins APL and Virginia Tech, he blends academic rigor from a PhD with hands-on engineering in industry and defense contexts. Kiran has a track record of translating theoretical models into practical systems—ranging from antenna and RF signal work to adversarial ML and biologically informed computation. He excels at interdisciplinary problems that sit at the intersection of communications and learning, often bringing novel signal-processing perspectives to ML robustness and security. Based in Los Angeles, he pairs deep domain knowledge with a pragmatic focus on deployable research outcomes. An understated strength is his ability to pivot between long-term research and near-term engineering needs, making him effective in both lab and product-driven environments.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State UniversityVirginia Tech
English, Telugu, German
Github Skills (65)
copula10
matlab10
python9
adversarial-machine-learning9
filecoin9
deep-reinforcement-learning8
modem8
synthetic-data8
deep-learning8
distributed-computing8
automl8
mesa8
agent-based-modeling8
extraction8
machine-learning8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
trojai/trojai
Jul 2019 - Jan 2021
Contributions:393 commits, 9 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 6 months
hltcoe/xvectors
Jan 2021 - Apr 2021
Contributions:1 release, 38 commits, 1 branch in 2 months
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