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Education
- M.Sc. in Data Science (Research Master), Hochschule Bielefeld, Germany, March 2025 – present
- Erasmus+ KA1 Mobility Program, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain, Sep 2023 – Feb 2024
- B.E. in Computer Engineering, Nepal Engineering College (Pokhara University), Nepal, 2018 – 2023
- CGPA: 3.89 / 4.00, Dean’s List, full scholarship
Work experience
- Aug 2024 – Mar 2025: Machine Learning Engineer, Omdena (Freelance, Remote)
- Developed and deployed AI solutions and full-stack applications with global teams for real-world problems.
- Contributed to AI Innovation Challenges with companies and non-profits in climate change, healthcare, and social impact.
- Aug 2024 – Oct 2024: Machine Learning Engineer, Inflancer Technology, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Built and deployed a recommendation system for a social media platform (CLIP, HuggingFace, Apache Kafka, Docker), improving content engagement by 15% and reducing recommendation latency by 25%.
- Mar 2024 – Jul 2024: Associate Software Engineer, Milo Logic Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu, Nepal
- Implemented a full-stack ATS system to rank resumes (FastAPI, NLTK, spaCy, HuggingFace, Docker).
- Implemented a professional head-shot photo generator using a custom Stable Diffusion model.
- Built a scalable web scraper for Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok posts (Puppeteer, Bright Data, FastAPI).
- Sep 2023 – Feb 2024: AI Research Intern, Department of Electronics, Computer Technology and Projects, UPCT, Cartagena, Spain
- Implemented an explainable machine learning model achieving 94% accuracy in detecting Left Bundle Branch Block.
- Designed and applied machine learning algorithms for bearing fault prognosis.
- Created a versatile end-to-end pipeline for diverse machine learning applications.
- May 2023 – Jul 2023: Software Developer, Unisala (Remote)
- Fixed bugs and improved performance of the Unisala website; explored independent scaling of frontend, backend, and database.
- Nov 2022 – Mar 2023: Software Developer Intern, Youth Innovation Lab, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Prototyped an admin portal using Refine, contributed real-time notifications to shikshya.org, and built Django APIs for the Bipad Portal.
Skills
- Languages: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Dart, C/C++, MATLAB, Bash, LaTeX
- ML / DL: TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, NLTK, spaCy, OpenCV, LangChain, Darts, HuggingFace, Roboflow
- Web: React.js, Django, Flask, FastAPI, Express.js, Node.js, Socket.io, Streamlit
- Tools & Cloud: Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Apache Kafka, Celery, AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP, BentoML
- Databases: SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, Pinecone, ChromaDB
- Concepts: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, NLP, LLMs, Stable Diffusion, GANs, Model Optimization, Explainable AI
- Spoken languages: English (CEFR B2), German (A1)
Publications
Nemeita, B., Hammann, A. S., Karki, S., Soykan, T., Wieland, L., Lehmann, M., & Thoms, S. (2026). "Mitochondrial PEX14 supports peroxisome biogenesis." bioRxiv. doi:10.64898/2026.10.16.759530.
Ahmed, Q. A., Karki, S., & Jungeblut, T. (2026). "FINN4YOLO: Unlocking Real-Time Fisheye Vision with FINN-Accelerated YOLO on FPGA." Poster. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.15452.14725.
Ahmed, Q. A., Karki, S., & Jungeblut, T. (2026). "FINN-Tro: Exploiting Verification Gaps in Dataflow Inference Accelerators." arXiv preprint arXiv:2609.26824.
Karki, S., Ahmed, Q. A., & Jungeblut, T. (2026). "No Attention, No Problem: DPU-Aware Attention Approximation in Modern YOLO on FPGA." In 2026 29th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design (DSD), pp. 106-113. IEEE.
Karki, S., Nemeita, B., Hammann, A. S., & Thoms, S. (2026). "dSTORMQuant: A Python Package for Post-Processing and Quantitative Analysis of SMLM datasets." bioRxiv. doi:10.64898/2026.06.30.735216.
Nemeita, B., Hammann, A. S., Karki, S., & Thoms, S. (2026). Confocal Microscopy Analysis [Software]. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.20266295
Macas Ordóñez, B. C., Garrigós, J., Martínez, J. J., Ferrández, J. M., Karki, S., & Bonomini, M. P. (2024). "Strict Left Bundle Branch Block Diagnose Through Explainable Artificial Intelligence." In Bioinspired Systems for Translational Applications: From Robotics to Social Engineering (IWINAC 2024), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14675, pp. 504-510. Springer, Cham.
Shah, K. B., Gelal, R., Karki, S., & Shrestha, S. (2024). "Bridging the Gap in College Information Access Through Natural Language Processing Powered Lucy Chatbot." BOHR International Journal of Smart Computing and Information Technology, 5(1), 1-11.
Awards and achievements
- Erasmus+ KA1 Mobility Program scholarship, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain (Sep 2023 – Feb 2024)
- Dean’s List honours, B.E. Computer Engineering, Pokhara University
- Full scholarship for B.E. in Computer Engineering, Pokhara University (2018)
- Education category winner, Quantum Hackathon 2020 (24-hour hackathon, 240 participants)
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