pranav karra

current work:

• currently researching mixture of experts (moe) models, focusing on their interpretability and exploring extreme domain specialization.
• as computer vision team lead at penn state's robox club, i lead a 12-member team that recently placed 2nd in the dji robomaster championships . we're ranked #8 in north america, competing against 25 universities. i've implemented advanced systems including lidar-based slam for autonomous navigation, multi-object tracking using kalman filters, and real-time armor plate detection systems.
• serve as vice president of ml@psu , a club i helped found that's grown to 120 active members. i've curated a comprehensive ml resource library and coordinate speaker series featuring researchers and industry professionals. i also lead weekly machine learning workshops as an mlpsu captain for acm, teaching fundamentals like regression techniques and clustering analysis to fellow students.

how i spend the rest of my time:

• i also enjoy playing video games on mobile and switch. recently finished mo: astray and mushroom 11 . both fantastic games. currently playing superliminal - a trippy perspective puzzle game i highly recommend. i also play party animals or overcooked 2 with friends almost every friday.
• currently working my way through studio ghibli movies.