Sushant Gautam
Postdoctoral Fellow at Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering (SimulaMet)
Oslo, Norway
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Top SchoolSushant Gautam is a final-year PhD student in Multimodal AI based in Oslo, combining a decade of hands-on engineering with research at the intersection of vision–language models, medical AI, and trustworthy ML. He builds robust, efficient, and interpretable multimodal systems, with publications and cross-sector collaborations that bridge academic insights and production-grade deployments. His background includes leading engineering teams and shipping end-to-end ML systems—from deep learning and LLM/VLM fine-tuning to scalable AI platforms—alongside mentoring students and contributing to international AI initiatives. Selected for The Alan Turing Institute’s Enrichment Scheme, he actively translates research into applied tools (e.g., clinical VQA datasets and video summarization work) while engaging in public-facing events and community leadership. Unusually for a researcher, he also has practical disaster-communications experience as a licensed amateur radio operator, reflecting a consistent focus on socially useful technology.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at The Alan Turing InstituteMaster of Engineering - MEng Informatics & Intelligent Systems, Master of Engineering - MEng Informatics & Intelligent Systems at Tribhuvan University, IOE, Thapathali CampusLower Secondary Level Maths, Lower Secondary Level Maths at New English SchoolComputer Engineering, Computer Engineering at University of OsloBachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Engineering at Tribhuvan University, IOE, Pulchowk CampusHigh School Diploma Computer Science, High School Diploma Computer Science at Premier CollegeComputer Engineering, Computer Engineering at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University
Norwegian, Nepali, Hindi, English
Github Skills (144)
jitsi10
debian10
pre-trained-model10
tensorflowjs10
video-understanding10
webrtc10
firebase-mlkit10
jitsi-meet10
multimodal9
audio9
video-conferencing9
language-model9
embedding9
lora9
large-language-models9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
ublrandd/ublrandd.github.io
Jul 2019 - Jul 2019
Contributions:27 commits, 1 PR, 25 pushes in 2 days
SushantGautam/Image-Merger-LOCUS2016
Jun 2016 - Apr 2022
Contributions:20 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 10 months
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