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Akshara Nair

Forward Deployed Engineer | Intern @ Merck | AI Major, IIT Ropar

Bengaluru

1+ year of work experience

Merck Group
Sep 20251 yrPresent

Bengaluru

Built service catalog items, automated approval workflows, and configured ITSM processes on the ServiceNow platform, reducing manual processing steps for business requests. Currently being cross-trained in junior solutions architecture, business analysis, and QA testing gaining end-to-end enterprise system lifecycle exposure.
HITLAB
Oct 20255 mosFeb 2026

New York, United States

Selected as one of 150 Delphi Scholars from 1,000+ global applicants for a highly selective, research-focused program by HITLAB, New York. Took part in a mentorship-led research program focused on digital health and technology-enabled healthcare systems, alongside academic commitments. The experience involved collaborative discussions, interdisciplinary learning, and hands-on exploration of real-world healthcare challenges.
Mar 20253 mosMay 2025

Remote

Built and optimized lightweight deep learning models using TensorFlow and PyTorch for real-time applications. Developed an NLP-based resume parser that extracted structured data with 90%+ accuracy from unstructured text. Contributed to hyperparameter tuning and model evaluation pipelines, enhancing training efficiency.

Akshara’s AI Stack

gemini
gemini
n8n
n8n
openai
openai
perplexity
perplexity

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar

Major, Artificial Intelligence

Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar

20251 yr2026
New Horizon College of Engineering

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

New Horizon College of Engineering

20224 yrs2026

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Headline

Forward Deployed Engineer | Intern @ Merck | AI Major, IIT Ropar

About

I'm a final year CS student at NHCE, currently interning as an Intern at Merck KGaA where I work on workflow automation and ITSM implementations using ServiceNow. I also recently completed a research program at HITLAB New York focused on AI in women's health. On the academic side, I'm pursuing an AI major from IIT Ropar and co-authored a published paper on edge AI assistive technology for the visually impaired. I'm genuinely interested in how AI and enterprise systems can solve real healthcare and accessibility problems not just in theory but in production.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

gemini

n8n

openai

perplexity

Work experience

Intern at Merck Group, Sep 2025 - Present · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Built service catalog items, automated approval workflows, and configured ITSM processes on the ServiceNow platform, reducing manual processing steps for business requests. Currently being cross-trained in junior solutions architecture, business analysis, and QA testing gaining end-to-end enterprise system lifecycle exposure.

Delphi Scholar at HITLAB, Oct 2025 - Feb 2026 · 5 mos, New York, United States, Selected as one of 150 Delphi Scholars from 1,000+ global applicants for a highly selective, research-focused program by HITLAB, New York. Took part in a mentorship-led research program focused on digital health and technology-enabled healthcare systems, alongside academic commitments. The experience involved collaborative discussions, interdisciplinary learning, and hands-on exploration of real-world healthcare challenges.

AI/ML Intern at AANEURAX, Mar 2025 - May 2025 · 3 mos, Remote, Built and optimized lightweight deep learning models using TensorFlow and PyTorch for real-time applications. Developed an NLP-based resume parser that extracted structured data with 90%+ accuracy from unstructured text. Contributed to hyperparameter tuning and model evaluation pipelines, enhancing training efficiency.

Education

Major, Artificial Intelligence, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, New Horizon College of Engineering

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