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Research Fellow at Microsoft
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Ashmit Khandelwal is a Research Fellow at Microsoft Research, specializing in Large Language Models (LLMs), focusing on search, reasoning, and reliability. A graduate of BITS Pilani, his work on predicting human behavior, developed at Adobe, earned a spotlight publication at ICLR 2024.

His passion for the field extends to education, having co-instructed courses on Machine Learning and Deep Learning. He enjoys teaching the mathematical theory behind AI and its practical python implementations, and was a member of the Society for Artificial Intelligence and Deep learning.

Unique fact: His research introduces models to understand the effectiveness of content—how it influences user behavior, not just its semantic meaning.

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Experience
3 Years
Current Role
Research Fellow
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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LLM Reasoning
His current research at Microsoft focuses on making LLM reasoning more reliable and controllable through a paradigm he works on called "Deep Research".
Simulating Human Behavior
A core theme of his research, including his spotlight ICLR 2024 paper which models user behavior in response to content.
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Career

Work history

7-2024
Research Fellow
Microsoft
6-2022 - 5-2024
Member
Society for Artificial Intelligence and Deep learning
6-2023 - 3-2024
Research Intern
University of Pittsburgh
11-2022 - 12-2023
Research Intern
Adobe
11-2022 - 5-2023
Course Instructor
Center for Technical Education, BITS Goa
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Education
8-2020 - 6-2024
Bachelor's degree
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Goa Campus
8-2020 - 6-2024
Minor
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Goa Campus
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