Ranjan Sarkar
PhD Scholar, Artificial Intelligence
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
I am a PhD Research Scholar in the Department of Artificial Intelligence at IIT Kharagpur, advised by Prof. Prabhat Kumar Mishra. I work at the PSALM Lab (Predictive Stochastic Adaptive Learning Machines). My research focuses on the intersection of Reinforcement Learning, Estimation, and Optimization, with applications in LLMs, Computer Vision, and Robotics.
Recent News
Delivered Self-Study Seminar on "An Estimation-Control duality and its extension to unknown distributions" . View Slides
Started working as a Research Scholar in PSALM Lab.
Research Interests
Reinforcement Learning
Exploring decision-making in complex environments, focusing on algorithm design, theoretical guarantees, and efficient exploration strategies.
Natural Language Processing
Investigating the optimization and application of Large Language Models, aiming to enhance their efficiency, reasoning, and alignment.
Computer Vision
Working on efficient object detection and semantic segmentation models for autonomous systems navigation.
Education
PhD in Artificial Intelligence
IIT Kharagpur • 2025 - Present
M.Sc in Mathematics
IIT Kharagpur • 2021 - 2023
B.Sc in Mathematics
University of Calcutta • 2018 - 2021
Experience
Senior Business Analyst
EXL Service, Gurgaon IN • 2023 - 2024
Master's Student
Dept. of Mathematics, IIT Kharagpur • 2022 - 2023
Supervisor: Prof. Swanand Khare.
Worked on Application of Tensor Decomposition in Image Compression using Alternating Least Square (ALS) Algorithm
Teaching Assistantship (TA)
Autumn 2025
AI60211 • Algorithmic and Mathematical Foundations for AI
Course Instructor: Prof. Adway Mitra
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AI61006 • AI for Cyber Physical Systems
Course Instructor: Prof. Prabhat Kumar Mishra
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