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Harshil Vejendla

Harshil Vejendla

Rutgers CS student, ML Engineer, and researcher with a focus on AI

New Brunswick, New Jersey
South Brunswick Township, New Jersey
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Joined April 2026

Summary

Harshil Vejendla is a highly accomplished undergraduate student at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. He has demonstrated exceptional academic performance, earning a 4.00 GPA, making the Dean's List, and being recognized as a top 2% student in Data 101. His achievements also include being a co-winner of the Vapnik prediction challenge and a top finisher in the Quinlan Prediction Cup. rutgers
Harshil is actively involved in machine learning and artificial intelligence research, with several publications (or forthcoming publications) in 2025. His research covers diverse topics such as embedding model upgrades (Drift-Adapter), forecasting chaotic dynamics (Curriculum Chaos Forecasting), novel neural architectures (Wave-PDE Nets, SliceMoE), and efficient uncertainty estimation in large language models. These indicate a strong interest and foundational understanding of advanced ML concepts. google+7
He possesses practical software development skills, specializing in Python, Unreal Engine, Photoshop, Windows 10, and HTML5, as evidenced by his Devpost profile. This broad skillset suggests versatility in both research and applied engineering roles. devpost
Harshil has significant professional experience for a student, with internships and roles as an Applied ML Engineer at Sylvan Labs, Software Engineer II Intern at Walmart Global Tech, Machine Learning Research Intern at Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Software Engineer/Product Engineer at TeachShare. He also has teaching and tutoring experience.

Work

Education

Writing

Learning to Predict Chaos: Curriculum-Driven Training for Robust Forecasting of Chaotic Dynamics

October 1, 2025

This paper proposes Curriculum Chaos Forecasting (CCF), a training paradigm that organizes training data based on dynamical systems theory. CCF significantly enhances performance on unseen, real-world benchmarks by progressively introducing more chaotic dynamics.

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Drift-Adapter: A Practical Approach to Near Zero-Downtime Embedding Model Upgrades in Vector Databases

September 1, 2025

This paper presents Drift-Adapter, a lightweight, learnable transformation layer designed to bridge embedding spaces between model versions. It enables continued use of existing ANN indexes, effectively deferring full re-computation and reducing recompute costs.

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Wave-PDE Nets: Trainable Wave-Equation Layers as an Alternative to Attention

January 1, 2025

Introduces Wave-PDE Nets, a neural architecture that simulates the second-order wave equation. Each layer propagates its hidden state as a continuous field, offering an alternative to traditional attention mechanisms.

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SliceMoE: Routing Embedding Slices Instead of Tokens for Fine-Grained and Balanced Transformer Scaling

January 1, 2025

Introduces SliceMoE, an architecture that routes contiguous slices of embedding to Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) layers, aiming to address capacity bottlenecks and load-balancing issues in transformer scaling.

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Efficient Uncertainty Estimation via Distillation of Bayesian Large Language Models

January 1, 2025

Addresses the efficiency issues of existing Bayesian methods for uncertainty estimation in LLMs by proposing a distillation approach that avoids multiple sampling iterations during inference.

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H1B-KV: Hybrid One-Bit Caches for Memory-Efficient Large Language Model Inference

January 1, 2025

Explores a memory-efficient approach for large language model inference using hybrid one-bit caches to manage key-value pairs, addressing memory-bound problems in long-context inference.

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LATTA: Langevin-Anchored Test-Time Adaptation for Enhanced Robustness and Stability

January 1, 2025

Presents LATTA, a test-time adaptation method designed to improve the robustness and stability of pretrained models against distribution shifts, overcoming limitations of existing methods like Tent.

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Hobbies

Participated in academic quiz bowl. naqt

Played soccer during high school at Edison Academy Magnet School. nj