My name is Arun Tejasvi Chaganty. I am currently in my fifth year of a dual degree (BTech. + MTech.) in Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras . I'm passionate about the machine learning and optimisation, and have some experience.
You can contact me at arunchaganty [at] gmail.com . I blog here. I often go by the alias vimzard on IRC channels. And yes, that's me holding a banana phone. With a container of peas.
Research
My research interests are primarily in machine learning and optimisation. I am currently working on,
Some recent work includes:
More about my research can be found here
Projects
Aside from research, I do like writing programs.
- I developed a tournament-playing application, Webbed Feet , that allows one to host an open AI contest, akin to Google's AI competitions.
More about my projects can be found here
Talks/Teaching
I enjoy teaching, and hope that in the long run, I will see myself in that profession. While at IIT Madras, I have had the opportunity to teach / assist in teaching several courses, as well as take workshops on some topics. I have recorded some of my teaching experiences and materials here
News
- "Learning in a Small World" accepted as a full paper at AAMAS 2012!
A list of (major) updates to this site can be found here
Resume/CV
