Karthik Gaur

CS and Math at AlabamaAI research for astrophysics, AI products everywhere else.

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Currently

Research

Deep Learning Researcher

Working with Dr. Sergei Gleyzer's lab on the NSF-funded DeepLense project — physics-informed ML for strong gravitational lensing.

Mentorship

GSOC 2026 Mentor

Incoming mentor for ML4SCI's DeepLense project. Architecture review, research direction, foundation models for lensing.

Upcoming

Coop @ Alabama Credit Union

Joining the fraud detection team. Building ML models and managing the data warehouse.

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Selected Work

Full-Stack · AI/ML

UA Parking Intelligence

Full-stack analytics platform built as SGA Treasurer. Surveyed 10% of UA's undergrad permit holders (1,766 responses), ran Gemini thematic analysis on 1,442 free-text responses, and delivered the first comprehensive data-led case SGA brought to administration.

AI/ML · Accessibility

IRIS

Smartphone-based object-finding tool for visually impaired users. Zero-shot Gemini detection plus haptic and stereo audio guidance — voice command to fingers on the object in ~30 seconds. No app install.

Full-Stack · Healthcare

Nexus

Hospital census intelligence platform for HCA Healthcare. Processes 172K records across 10 facilities with ensemble forecasting and AI briefings via local Mistral 7B. Built at UA Innovate 2026.