Scholar
Sonal Kumar
Google Scholar ID: jiJ2DcEAAAAJ
Computer Science at University of Maryland, College Park
Citations & Impact
Citations
666
H-index
13
i10-index
15
Publications
20
Co-authors
11
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Served as the President of Neuron, the university’s first AI club, where he led research-focused hackathons and initiatives to promote AI innovation; won multiple hackathons, including national and international competitions, during undergraduate years.
Research Experience
- Worked as a Software Engineer II at Cisco Systems, Bangalore, leading projects in network automation and developing machine learning solutions to enhance customer service; served as a Research Scientist Intern at Adobe, focusing on audio generative models within the audio research team.
Education
- Graduated from Christ University with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Engineering in 2021; currently a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park, under the mentorship of Prof. Dinesh Manocha and Prof. Ramani Duraiswami.
Background
- Research interests include audio-language models, multimodal learning, and advanced reasoning in speech and audio processing. Aims to bridge the gap in audio comprehension for AI using resource-efficient techniques.
Miscellany
- Passionate about collaboration, open to working together on advancing audio-language intelligence.
