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PhD 2026/27 • Seeking Scholarship & Supervision

Researcher, Engineer
& Lecturer

Seeking PhD Scholarship, AI/ML
Researcher & Lecturer, AI/ML
Google Developer Expert (GDE), AI/ML
Ex. Senior Engineer, Network & Systems
Double Master's, Data Science & InfoSys
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2026 Doctoral Research Vision

Specialised Streams of Interest • Click Card to View Research Statement

Adaptive Clinical
Informatics

Pioneering interpretable Explainable AI (XAI) frameworks and federated architectures that foster verified clinical trust across decentralised medical repositories.

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Agentic Workflows
& Reasoning

Architecting autonomous neuro-symbolic protocols and verified retrieval-augmented reasoning to eliminate hallucinations in high-stakes scientific deduction.

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Autonomous
Cyber-Resilience

Designing self-correcting neural defensive systems that autonomously identify and neutralise adversarial vectors targeting distributed, mission-critical infrastructure.

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Generative
Vision Synthesis

Bridging the critical synthetic-to-real domain gap using advanced latent diffusion models to enable robust computer vision in data-constrained environments.

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Scholarly Publications

Peer-Reviewed Papers & Conference Proceedings • Click Card to View Abstract

VOICY: A Privacy-Centric Modular Architecture for Zero-Shot Voice Cloning and Fine-Tuned Speech Synthesis

2026

K Pokhrel et al. ⟡ ACM ⟡ Conference Proceedings

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Enhancing Flood Prediction Reliability with RAFT-VLLM

2025

Sebastian RV et al. ⟡ Elsevier ⟡ Conference Proceedings

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Bird Identification and Classification Model with DenseNet and StableDiffusion

2025

K Pokhrel et al. ⟡ Springer ⟡ Conference Proceedings

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OrphaGPT: An Adapted Large Language Model for Orphan Diseases Classification

2024

K Pokhrel et al. ⟡ Springer ⟡ Conference Proceedings

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An Adversarial Machine Learning Approach on Securing LLM with Vigil

2024

K Pokhrel et al. ⟡ Elsevier ⟡ Conference Proceedings

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Improved skin disease classification with mask R-CNN and augmented dataset

2023

K Pokhrel et al. ⟡ Taylor & Francis ⟡ Peer-Reviewed Journal

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Skin disease detection as unsupervised-classification with autoencoder

2022

K Pokhrel et al. ⟡ Springer ⟡ Conference Proceedings

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Honours & Academic Distinctions

Google Expert

AI/ML ⟡ Google Developer Groups

Awarded by Google Developer Groups (GDG) for demonstrating high-level domain expertise and significant contributions to the global AI ecosystem through research, technical talks, and community mentorship.

Dean's List Recipient

Master of BIS ⟡ AIHE Sydney

Recognised for maintaining superior academic standing and excellence, demonstrating consistent top-tier performance across all postgraduate research and advanced technical units.

Valedictorian Award

Top Post-Graduate ⟡ AIHE Sydney

Bestowed as the highest academic honour for achieving top-ranking results across the graduating postgraduate cohort, demonstrating exemplary technical leadership and scholarship.

Academic Foundations

Coursework + Research Thesis

Master of Data Science

AI Specialisation ⟡ SPI Sydney

2023 — 2025

Successfully concluded an advanced scholarly investigation into Neural Architectures and Predictive Analytics. This tenure culminated in a specialised 20,000-word Research Thesis dedicated to enhancing diagnostic model reliability and prediction accuracy for skin disease detection.

Distinction Average GPA 6.1 / 7.0
Coursework + Research Publication

Master of BIS

AIHE Sydney ⟡ Dean's List Awardee

2021 — 2022

Completed a rigorous immersion in Enterprise Systems Architecture. Contributed to the field via a published conference paper on unsupervised machine learning and image processing for dermatological diagnostics as part of a high-distinction capstone project.

High Distinction Average GPA 6.2 / 7.0

Bachelor of BIS

AIHE Sydney ⟡ Undergraduate Core

2018 — 2021

Established a robust technical foundation in Database Systems and Cybersecurity. The curriculum emphasised information lifecycle management, systems integrity, and the critical analysis of corporate IT architectures.

GPA 4.0 / 7.0

Diploma of Software
Development

SCBIT / SIBT Sydney ⟡ Technical Track

2017 — 2018

Acquired fundamental expertise in Software Development Lifecycles and full-stack engineering principles, establishing the baseline for successful advanced undergraduate study capability.

Course Competent

Academic Faculty & Research

Active Tenure

Lecturer &
Research Associate

AIHE Sydney ⟡ Faculty of IS

2022 — PRESENT

Facilitating advanced curricula in Business Information Systems while leading faculty research initiatives. Research remains focused on the practical application of AI ethics, explainability, and the seamless integration of emerging neural models within corporate and healthcare workflows.

Research Tenure

Research Associate

UoN Newcastle ⟡ KERT Team

2023 — 2025

Collaborated with the Knowledge Engineering and Research Team on the design and evaluation of adaptive intelligent systems, contributing to experimental modelling for specialised knowledge-based data architectures.

Industrial Engineering Track

Senior Engineer

Network & Systems ⟡ CareTel Sydney

2022 — 2025

Managed the architectural design and deployment of critical ISP infrastructure. Responsible for maintaining network integrity and security resilience through specialised systems diagnostics and proactive performance tuning within distributed environments.

Support Engineer

Infrastructure ⟡ IT Intelligence Sydney

2019 — 2022

Provided high-tier technical support for enterprise-grade server infrastructure and organizational operations, focusing on maintaining system stability and ensuring zero-downtime during high-stakes migration cycles for complex business networks.

Technological Artifacts

AUTHENTICHECK AI

Content Verification

GRADYLITICS AI

Data Analytics

FUEL FLOW AI

Vehicle Intelligence

VISAPULSE AI

Travel Intelligence

RIMARI

Cybersecurity

CAPTURE THE FLAG

Cyber Practice Lab

SPEEDCHECKER AI

Network Intelligence

ESIGNY AI

Signature Gen

MYSUME AI

Branding

PYTHON LAB AI

Coding Foundations

CAREER NAVIGATOR AI

Mentorship

RAYMOND AI

Mental Health

FINDING PEACE

Wellness

FLYTRACK PRO

Aviation

SARANGI

Hospitality

CONVERTITPRO

Media Utility

QR GEN

Utility

OMNILITICS AI

Universal Analytics

MIGRATIONIZATION

Visa Intelligence

KNOWTHELAW AU

Legal Intelligence

PRACTICE PTE AI

EdTech Prep
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