Anjana Ramachandran

Anjana Ramachandran

MS in AI Engineering - Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University | RCHI Lab, Robotics Institute

About Me

I'm an AI Engineer and Research Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University's RCHI Lab within the Robotics Institute, specializing in the intersection of artificial intelligence and biomedical engineering. With a strong foundation in computer science and a deep passion for healthcare innovation, I focus on developing AI-driven solutions for precision medicine, computational oncology, and medical imaging.

My research interests lie in multimodal machine learning, genomic data analysis, and the application of cutting-edge AI techniques to solve complex biomedical challenges. I'm particularly drawn to projects that integrate diverse data types—genomic, radiomic, histopathologic—to create comprehensive healthcare solutions that can improve patient outcomes and advance personalized medicine.

Currently pursuing my Master's in AI Engineering - Biomedical Engineering at CMU, I bring both technical expertise and a collaborative approach to interdisciplinary research, working at the forefront of computational healthcare innovation.

Research Focus Precision Medicine, Computational Oncology, Medical AI
Current Role Research Assistant at RCHI Lab, CMU Robotics Institute
Expertise Multimodal ML, Genomic Analysis, Computer Vision
Location Pittsburgh, PA | Originally from Chennai, India

Education

Master of Science

Artificial Intelligence Engineering - Biomedical Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

2025 - 2027 (Expected)

Research Assistant at RCHI Lab, Robotics Institute

Focus: AI in Healthcare, Medical Robotics, Computational Biology

Bachelor of Technology

Artificial Intelligence & Data Science

Shiv Nadar University, Chennai, India

2021 - 2025

CGPA: 4.99/5.0 (9.22/10)

Micro Specialization: Medical AI

Academic Excellence Award (2nd Rank)

Professional Experience

Machine Learning Intern
Verizon - Fraud Analytics Team
Feb 2025 - Jul 2025
  • GenAI Address Standardization: Built comprehensive address standardization and verification model using advanced T5 and Llama 4 architectures for fraud detection pipeline, implementing contextual parsing and semantic tagging of address components
  • Multi-Stage ML Pipeline: Engineered attention-based transformer pipeline incorporating spelling correction algorithms, component reordering logic, field imputation techniques, and standardized address generation with 95% accuracy improvement
  • Geospatial API Integration: Integrated HERE Maps and Google Maps APIs to validate address existence, cross-reference coordinates, and assign dynamic risk scores based on location-based fraud patterns and historical data
  • System Architecture: Designed scalable microservices architecture handling 100K+ daily address validations with real-time processing capabilities and fault-tolerant error handling
ML and Neuroimaging Intern
BrainSightAI
Oct 2024 - Feb 2025
  • Medical Image Processing: Processed and converted 10,000+ raw MRI datasets from DICOM to NIfTI format using advanced preprocessing pipelines, extracted modality-specific fMRI images with custom segmentation algorithms
  • ML Model Development: Developed deep learning models for feature extraction from neuroimaging data using 3D CNNs and attention mechanisms, contributing to Alzheimer's detection algorithms with 92% classification accuracy
  • Quality Assurance & Validation: Implemented comprehensive quality control protocols ensuring consistency across large-scale hospital-provided neuroimaging datasets, developed automated anomaly detection systems
  • Clinical Data Analysis: Conducted statistical analysis of clinical imaging data, prepared detailed insights reports on disease progression patterns and biomarker identification using advanced visualization techniques
Computational Oncology Research Intern
Center for Computational Oncology, IISc Bangalore
May 2024 - Jul 2024
  • Elite Research Program: Selected as 1 of 25 top students from 1,500+ applicants for prestigious PHCCO Summer Internship, contributing to groundbreaking research in computational oncology under Dr. Mohit Kumar Jolly
  • Dual-Target Pathway Model: Engineered novel dual-target pathway model for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC), achieving 95% validation accuracy through integration of multi-omics datasets and network analysis across 40 pathways with 589 edges
  • Algorithm Innovation: Developed novel edge-weight formula combining gene overlap coefficients, differential expression analysis, and pathway significance metrics; applied DESeq2 for comprehensive differential gene expression analysis, identifying 89 shared genes with therapeutic potential
  • Network Analysis & Modeling: Leveraged NetworkX for complex network construction, implemented Boolean logic gates and influence propagation algorithms using Linear Threshold models to pinpoint critical pathways for dual-drug targeting, enhancing predictive cancer treatment models
  • Mathematical Modeling: Applied advanced mathematical frameworks including ODEs, PDEs, and bifurcation analysis to model cancer progression dynamics and treatment response mechanisms
Research Intern Trainee
Cognition Lab, Shiv Nadar University
May 2023 - Jul 2023
  • Genomic Engineering Research: Worked under Dr. Santhi Natarajan on advanced variant-calling mechanisms for mutation analysis in genomic engineering applications, focusing on precision medicine approaches
  • Sequence Alignment Optimization: Leveraged Bowtie2 for high-efficiency short-read alignment with custom parameter tuning, significantly enhancing precision of genomic data mapping and interpretation by 40%
  • Variant Analysis Pipeline: Employed GATK (Genome Analysis Toolkit) to refine variant analysis workflows, achieving targeted accuracy of 95% in mutation detection and advancing research in genomic variability studies
  • Bioinformatics Development: Developed custom Python scripts for automated genomic data processing and quality control, streamlining variant calling pipeline and reducing processing time by 60%

Technical Expertise

Programming Languages

Python C C++ Java SQL/MySQL R JavaScript

AI & Machine Learning

Deep Learning Computer Vision NLP LLMs Reinforcement Learning Agentic AI MCP Servers Neural Networks

Biomedical AI & Genomics

GATK Bowtie2 DESeq2 Genomic Analysis Variant Calling GSEA Enrichr NetworkX

Medical Imaging & Vision

OpenCV MONAI Pyradiomics DICOM Processing fMRI Analysis Medical Segmentation Radiomics

Data Science & Analytics

Pandas NumPy Scikit-learn TensorFlow PyTorch Matplotlib Seaborn Jupyter

Bioinformatics Tools

Cytoscape CompuCell3D Boolean Logic Pathway Analysis Omics Integration Biostatistics

Cloud & Development

AWS GCP MongoDB Git Docker REST APIs Microservices

Mathematics & Statistics

Linear Algebra Calculus Statistics Probability Optimization ODEs/PDEs

Featured Projects

RiGHT-BC2: Multimodal Precision Healthcare

Breast Cancer Subtyping for Indian Cohort

Multimodal Integration: Built comprehensive ML-based breast cancer subtype classifier integrating 4 distinct modalities: genomic sequence reads, gene expression profiles, radiomic features, and histopathologic images from 112 patient samples from HCG Cancer Hospital, Bangalore.

Modality-Specific Pipelines: Engineered individual ML pipelines - variant calling using GATK for genomics (87% accuracy), feature extraction with Pyradiomics for radiomics (92% accuracy), deep CNN with MONAI for histopathology (89% accuracy), and expression profiling for transcriptomics (91% accuracy).

Ensemble Innovation: Implemented sophisticated weighted-voting ensemble algorithm that improved subtype classification accuracy to 93.5%, achieving 14% performance gain over single-modality approaches, specifically optimized for Indian patient cohort characteristics.

GATK Pyradiomics OpenCV MONAI Python TensorFlow

AgenticAI Pipeline - MCP Server Ecosystem

Sales Automation with Multi-Agent Architecture

4-Phase Workflow: Designed and deployed comprehensive agentic AI workflow with MCP (Multi-Channel Protocol) server integration encompassing lead prioritization, qualification, automated proposal generation, and intelligent follow-up automation across the entire sales cycle.

Multi-MCP Integration: Integrated multiple MCP servers including CRM integration, document processing, communication management, and data enrichment services, enabling seamless context-passing between agents, real-time notifications, and personalized proposal generation.

Conversion Optimization: Improved lead conversion efficiency by 35% through streamlined BANT (Budget, Authority, Need, Timeline) scoring algorithms, automated proposal delivery systems, and sophisticated drip campaign automation across the complete sales funnel.

Agentic AI MCP Servers Pub-Sub Python REST APIs

Dual-Target Pathway Model

T2DM & Pancreatic Cancer Therapeutic Targeting

Network Construction: Engineered sophisticated dual-target pathway model achieving 95% validation accuracy through novel edge-weight formula combining gene overlap coefficients, differential expression significance, and pathway importance metrics across 40 biological pathways with 589 interaction edges.

Omics Integration: Executed comprehensive differential gene expression analysis using DESeq2 on multi-omics datasets, successfully identifying 89 common genes with significant therapeutic roles in both T2DM and PDAC, validated through multiple independent datasets.

Algorithm Development: Applied influence propagation algorithms and Linear Threshold models to pinpoint critical pathways for dual-drug targeting, enhancing predictive cancer treatment models through Boolean logic implementation and network topology analysis.

R Python GSEA Enrichr Cytoscape NetworkX

Intelligent Q&A Generation System

NLP-Powered Educational Content Creation

Advanced NLP Pipeline: Developed comprehensive question-answer generation system using spaCy for binary classification to identify potential answer keywords, enhanced with Part-of-Speech tagging and Named Entity Recognition for improved accuracy.

MCQ Generation: Implemented cloze-style methodology facilitating automated Multiple Choice Question generation directly from text segments, utilizing word embeddings and cosine similarity algorithms to create semantically plausible distractors.

Classification Excellence: Applied Gaussian Naive Bayes for robust word classification achieving 99.2% accuracy, demonstrating successful integration of AI with software engineering methodologies for educational technology applications.

spaCy NLP Gaussian Naive Bayes Python Word Embeddings

Optimization Algorithms & Sequence Alignment

Advanced Computational Biology Tools

Multi-Algorithm Implementation: Developed and implemented comprehensive suite of optimization algorithms including Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Ant Colony Optimization (ACO), Genetic Algorithm (GA), and Cultural Algorithm for complex problem-solving and optimization tasks.

Sequence Alignment Innovation: Engineered C++ Affine Gap Penalty Model for highly efficient biological sequence alignment using dynamic programming principles, incorporating adaptive parameter tuning and dynamic velocity adjustments.

Hybrid Optimization: Applied hybrid cultural evolution techniques combining multiple optimization strategies for enhanced convergence rates and solution quality in computational biology applications.

C++ Python Dynamic Programming Optimization Git

Awards & Recognition

Verizon Hackathon Champion First Prize out of 20+ teams for developing an Automated Configuration Auditor with multi-format file comparison and advanced visual diff capabilities
Academic Excellence Award Secured 2nd rank in 3rd semester and consistently placed in top 5 students throughout undergraduate program at Shiv Nadar University
Elite Research Internship Selected as 1 of 25 students from 1,500+ applicants for prestigious PHCCO Summer Internship at IISc Bangalore
Sports Excellence Intra-college Badminton Gold Medal (2nd Year) & Silver Medal (3rd Year) across all departments
Innovation Pioneer Initiated and established Medical AI micro-specialization track at Shiv Nadar University, paving the way for future students

Research Engagements & Conferences

Physics of Cell Symposium 2024

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Explored cutting-edge cellular biophysics and cancer biology research, engaging with global experts in computational modeling of cellular processes and disease mechanisms. Gained insights into quantitative approaches to understanding cell dynamics and therapeutic interventions.

Women in Systems Oncology 2024

Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB), Bangalore

Participated in interdisciplinary systems oncology symposium led by women experts, exploring cancer research from computational and systems biology perspectives. Networked with leading female researchers in oncology and gained valuable insights into career pathways in biomedical research.

Let's Connect & Collaborate

I'm always excited to discuss cutting-edge research in AI and healthcare, explore collaborative opportunities, and connect with fellow researchers and innovators. Whether you're interested in my work in precision medicine, computational oncology, or AI-driven healthcare solutions, I'd love to hear from you.