Vikash Singh
Cleveland, OH 44106
+1 (216) 463-5254vikash@case.eduvikash-singh.me
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Publications
[1]
Toward Guarantees for Clinical Reasoning in Vision Language Models via Formal Verification
Under Review MICCAI 2026
- Vikash Singh, Debargha Ganguly, Haotian Yu, Chengwei Zhou, Prerna Singh, Brandon Lee, Vipin Chaudhary, Gourav Datta
- [Preprint]
[2]
CausalGuard: Conformal Inference under Graph Uncertainty
Under Review NeurIPS 2026
- Vikash Singh, Weicong Chen, Debargha Ganguly, Yanyan Zhang, Nengbo Wang, Sreehari Sankar, Mohsen Hariri, Alexander Nemecek, Chaoda Song, Shouren Wang, Biyao Zhang, Van Yang, Erman Ayday, Jing Ma, Vipin Chaudhary
- [Preprint]
[3]
Reliability-Gated Source Anchoring for Continual Test-Time Adaptation
Preprint, 2026
- Vikash Singh, Debargha Ganguly, Weicong Chen, Sabyasachi Sahoo, Sreehari Sankar, Biyao Zhang, Mohsen Hariri, Shouren Wang, Osama Zafar, Christian Gagné, Vipin Chaudhary
- [Preprint]
[4]
VERGE: Formal Refinement and Guidance Engine for Verifiable LLM Reasoning
ACL 2026
- Vikash Singh, Darion Cassel, Nathaniel Weir, N. Feng, Sam Bayless
- [Preprint]
[5]
Trust The Typical
ICLR 2026
- Debargha Ganguly, Sreehari Sankar, Biyao Zhang, Vikash Singh, Kanan Gupta, Harshini Kavuru, Alan Luo, Weicong Chen, Warren Richard Morningstar, Raghu Machiraju, Vipin Chaudhary
- [OpenReview]
[6]
HugRAG: Hierarchical Causal Knowledge Graph Design for RAG
ICML 2026
- Nengbo Wang, Tuo Liang, Vikash Singh, Chaoda Song, Van Yang, Yu Yin, Jing Ma, Jagdip Singh, Vipin Chaudhary
- [Preprint]
[7]
Grammars of Formal Uncertainty: When to Trust LLMs in Automated Reasoning Tasks
NeurIPS 2025
[8]
Mid-Think: Training-Free Intermediate-Budget Reasoning via Token-Level Triggers
ACL findings 2026
- Wang Yang, Debargha Ganguly, Xinpeng Li, Chaoda Song, Shouren Wang, Vikash Singh, Vipin Chaudhary, Xiaotian Han
- [Preprint]
[9]
Privacy Policy Enforcement Guardrails for Data-Sensitive Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Preprint, 2026
- Osama Zafar, Alexander Nemecek, Yiqian Zhang, Wenbiao Li, Debargha Ganguly, Vikash Singh, Vipin Chaudhary, Erman Ayday
- [Preprint]
[10]
Path-Lock Expert: Separating Reasoning Mode in Hybrid Thinking via Architecture-Level Separation
Preprint, 2026
- Shouren Wang, Wang Yang, Chuang Ma, Debargha Ganguly, Vikash Singh, Chaoda Song, Xinpeng Li, Xianxuan Long, Vipin Chaudhary, Xiaotian Han
- [Preprint]
[11]
Overcoming Dynamics-Blindness: Training-Free Pace-and-Path Correction for VLA Models
Preprint, 2026
- Y. Zhang, C. Song, V. Singh, X. Li, K. Ye, Z. Hu, Z. Pu, Y. Yin, V. Chaudhary
- [Preprint]
[12]
A Survey on Agent Skills for LLMs: A Lifecycle Perspective from Construction to Ecosystems
Preprint, 2026
- Wang Yang, Chaoda Song, Xinpeng Li, Shouren Wang, Nengbo Wang, Yanyan Zhang, Chuang Ma, Debargha Ganguly, Vikash Singh, Shuai Xu, Jing Ma, Yu Yin, Vipin Chaudhary, Xiaotian Han
- [Preprint]
[13]
Efficient Fine-Grained GPU Performance Modeling for Distributed Deep Learning of LLM
The 32nd IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing (HiPC), 2025
[14]
K4: Online Log Anomaly Detection Via Unsupervised Typicality Learning
The 32nd IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing (HiPC), 2025
Experience
Amazon Web Services
May 2026 – Present
Applied Scientist Intern (Returning)
New York City, NY
- Details will be updated after the internship concludes.
- Manager: Ali Torakmani, Sr. Applied Scientist, AWS
Amazon Web Services
Aug 2025 – Nov 2025
Applied Scientist Intern
New York City, NY
- Improved logical reasoning of LLMs using formal verification methods, including automated reasoning checks.
- Enhanced the performance of several large language models by over 40% through agentic reasoning frameworks.
- Manager: Darion Cassel, Sr. Applied Scientist, AWS
MGenio
Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
Machine Learning Internship
Cleveland, OH
- Led self-driven research on machine learning models and their integration on IoT platforms.
- Developed an efficient platform to manage data flow and monitor machine learning model training.
- Designed a pipeline flow and automated data preprocessing system for machine learning models to feed directly into IoT Systems.
- Manager: Satish Ramade, CEO, MGenio
DRDO, Ministry of Defence
Jan 2022 – Sep 2022
Ml/DL Internship
Chandigarh, India
- Developed a sophisticated approach to enhance precision in satellite imagery analysis by employing segmentation, labeling, and training methods using Variational Autoencoders (VAEs), resulting in 83% accuracy.
- Advisor: Dr. MK Kalra, Scientist G, Defence Geoinformatics Research Establishment (DGRE), DRDO
Hatchmarine Consultants
Dec 2021 – Feb 2022
Research Intern
Delhi, India
- Developed machine learning models to predict river scour depth in Taiwan, informing strategic resource allocation.
- Fine-tuned predictive models using Python (Scikit-Learn) to achieve high accuracy and meet project requirements.
- Advisor: Dr. Karan Gupta, Technical Director and Founder
Case Western Reserve University
Jan 2024 – Present
Teaching Assistant (Computational Perception)
Cleveland, OH
- Efficiently grade assignments, ensuring accuracy and providing constructive feedback.
- Deliver engaging lectures on specialized topics, fostering student understanding and conduct effective office hours.
- Professor: Dr. Michael Lewicki, Professor, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, CWRU
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Feb 2021 – Aug 2022
Teaching Assistant (Data Science I, II, & III)
HP, India
- Conducted engaging lectures and facilitated Python hands-on lab sessions, enhancing students’ practical skills.
- Assessed student understanding through various evaluation methods, including assignment grading and in-person viva sessions.
- Professors: Dr. Deelip AD, Dr. Varun Dutt, Dr. Manoj Thakur, Professors, IIT Mandi
Education
Case Western Reserve University
Aug 2024 – Present
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science
Cleveland, OH
Case Western Reserve University
Aug 2023 – May 2025
Masters of Science in Computer Science (Specialisation in ML/AI)
Cleveland, OH
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Jun 2019 – May 2023
Bachelors of Technology in Civil Engineering with minor in AI & Computer Science
Mandi, India
Research Work
Case Western Reserve University
Jan 2024 – Jul 2024
Advancements in XAI with Specialization in Counterfactual Explanation Methods
Cleveland, OH
- Engaged in leading-edge research on Explainable AI, particularly specializing in Counterfactual Explanation methods.
- Advisor: Dr. Jing Ma, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, CWRU
IIT Mandi
Jun 2020 – Jun 2021
Analysis of Nano Particles in Environment using Deep Learning
Mandi, India
- Developed a deep multi-modal architecture for accurately predicting the behavior of nanoparticles on different species using environmental data.
- Advisor: Dr. Tanushree Parsai, Assistant Professor, IIT Madras
Projects
Enhanced YOLOv4 using SMM on OneAPI in SYCL Python3, SYCL, CNN, PyTorch
Nov 2023
- Developed and integrated Enhanced YOLOv4 with SYCL-Python for advanced object detection algorithms.
- Conducted performance optimization and applied ML techniques to improve real-time data processing.
Human Activity Detector Machine Learning, Python3
Nov 2023
- Built models using Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, and Support Vector Classifier, achieving 96% accuracy with Logistic Regression using accelerometer and gyroscope sensor data.
Landslide Warning System Python3, Machine Learning, DNNs
Aug 2020
- Designed a data-driven predictive system analyzing hillside landslide risk factors like weather, slope, and temperature.
Technical Skills
- Languages: Python3, C++, Java, JavaScript
- Developer Tools: VS Code, Google Colab, Overleaf, High-Performance Cloud, OneAPI DevCloud
- Technologies/Frameworks: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn, OpenCV, Linux, GitHub
Relevant Coursework
- Large Language Models
- Data Structures & Algo.
- High-Perf. Systems for
- AI
- Analysis of Algorithms
- Deep Learning
- Machine Learning
- Data Science I, II, III
- Computer Vision
- Pattern Recognition
- Data Privacy
- Computer Security
Academic Achievements & Recognitions
- Awarded the Silver Medal and Director’s Medal for academic excellence at IIT Mandi.
- Conducted lab sessions for the ”Training Program on Machine Learning for Ocean Acoustics” at DRDO-NPOL, Kochi.
- Won two gold medals in badminton at the Inter IIT Sports Meet (2019, 2022).
- Secured first place in the Inter IIT Tech Meet hackathon at IIT Delhi for plant disease detection algorithm.