CV
Basics
| Name | Sakshi Pandey |
| Label | M.S. Research Scholar |
| sakshipandey@cse.iitb.ac.in | |
| Url | https://sakshipandey.github.io |
| Summary | Master’s student at IIT Bombay exploring reinforcement learning, LLM alignment, and AI security. I build trustworthy, human-centred ML systems. |
Education
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2024.07 - Present -
2019.08 - 2023.06
Work
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2021.09 - 2021.10 Cyber-security Intern
Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd.
Performed risk & vulnerability analysis of critical exchange systems; deployed IBM QRadar + Watson for real-time threat detection.
Projects
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2025.01 - 2025.04
RL-Driven CNN Design for Side-Channel Attacks
- Q-learning agent explored ≈2700 architectures.
- Reward combined guessing-entropy, accuracy, and model size.
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2024.02 - 2025.03
Multilingual Red-Teaming of LLMs
- Bypassed safety filters in Telugu, Bengali, and Marathi with custom prompts.
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2024.08 - 2024.12
Signboard OCR & Transliteration
- Faster R-CNN for detection; EasyOCR + GRU ED for transliteration.
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2022.01 - 2023.05
Decentralized Storage via Blockchain
- Smart-contract-based storage; published at IEEE ASIACON ’23.
Skills
| Programming Languages | |
| Python | |
| C | |
| C++ | |
| Java | |
| Solidity | |
| Bash |
| Frameworks & Tools | |
| PyTorch | |
| TensorFlow | |
| Flask | |
| Bootstrap | |
| NumPy | |
| Pandas |
| Concepts | |
| Reinforcement Learning | |
| Neural Networks | |
| Prompt Engineering |
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| Side-Channel Analysis | |
| Machine Learning | |
| Deep Learning |
Awards
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2025.02.01
Reliance Foundation Post-Graduate Scholar (Top 100 India)
Reliance Foundation
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2023.05.01
Best Paper – IEEE ASIACON ’23 (Blockchain Storage)
IEEE ASIACON 2023
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2024.11.01
Languages
| English | |
| Professional |
| Hindi | |
| Native |
| Marathi | |
| Conversational |
| Gujarati | |
| Basic |
Interests
| Gaming & Puzzles |
| Fantasy Novels |
| Exploring World Cuisines |