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IIT Palakkad  ·  Computer Science  ·  Class of 2027

Murali Karthick

Researcher & Builder at the edge of
Explainable AI · Quantum ML · Systems

DRDO Intern TIFR Intern NYU Abu Dhabi · OELP CGPA 9.38
Murali Karthick
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12+ Projects
2 Research Internships
#8 Inter IIT Tech Meet
Top 15 ISRO Rocketry

A systems thinker
obsessed with clarity.

I'm a third-year CS student at IIT Palakkad (CGPA 9.38) with a deep interest in making AI systems both powerful and interpretable. My work spans from low-level compilers and cryptography to quantum-enhanced neural networks and cognitive education tools.

I thrive at the boundary between theory and engineering — building things that not only work, but can be understood and trusted.

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad B.Tech · Computer Science  ·  2023–2027  ·  CGPA 9.38
Gregorian Public School Class XII · 96%   |   Class X · 97.6%
Achievements
#8
Inter IIT Tech Meet 13th Ed.
ISRO Problem Statement · IIT Bombay
#13
InSpace Rocketry Competition
Ground Station Lead · ISRO · IN-SPACe · ASI
Media & Publicity Head
Petrichor '25 · Annual Fest of IIT Palakkad
Languages
CC++PythonJavaScriptOCamlBash
AI / ML
PyTorchTensorFlowScikit-learnOpenCVPennylane
Systems
LinuxArduinoESP32XBeeGit
Web
HTML/CSSJSExpressNode

Where I've
done the work.

2025 – 2026
Research Collaborator · OELP
NYU Abu Dhabi  ·  Open Ended Lab Project
  • Developed quantum-enhanced link prediction model (A2QTGN) using Adaptive Amplitude Embedding with Temporal GNN architecture.
  • Implemented NewHope post-quantum key exchange protocol as a companion cryptography project.
Quantum MLPennylanePyTorchCryptography
May – Jul 2025
Research Intern
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO · DYSL-CT)  ·  Chennai
  • Worked on Explainable AI — LIME, SHAP, and CAM techniques for neural network interpretability.
  • Developed CAM analysis software (PeliCAM) for visualising deep learning model decisions.
  • Contributed to text classification systems for English and Indian languages.
XAIPyTorchPythonPyQt
Feb 2025 – Dec 2025
Software Intern
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)  ·  Palakkad
  • Contributing to an educational cognition project on children's mathematical thought processes.
  • Building the Slope Motion System — interactive web tools for concept-driven physics learning.
PythonJavaScriptExpressEdTech

Things I've
built.

Research & Advanced
Course Projects
Personal Projects

Research
Papers.

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This section will be updated with publications as they are released.

Published
Chaining Embodied Learning: A System to Help Develop an Integrated Understanding of Proportion, Slope and Rate of Change
Priyadharshni Elangaivendan, Chris John, Sruthi Kartha, Melwina Albuquerque, Shizuka Dara, Ashwin Ramaswamy, Vishwaa P S, Murali Karthick, Sreenath Karthick, Sanjay Chandrasekharan
International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE) · 2025 · Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education

Presents a chained embodied learning system that helps students transition from proportion to slope and rate of change through coordinated physical interaction, spatial reasoning, and graphical understanding.

Open to
collaboration.

Looking to connect on research projects, internships, or anything at the edge of AI and systems. Reach out anytime.

murali47karthick@gmail.com
Kochi, Kerala · India