Maheswari Naidu
@maheswarinaidu
AI/ML engineer building YOLO-based defense object detection and speech-to-text systems at DRDL.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
At Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), I engineered image classification, object detection, and tracking models using PyTorch, YOLOv8, and YOLOv11. I applied Explainable AI methods and evaluated the computer vision pipelines, achieving 94.5% mAP and reducing false positives by 18%.
I also developed a Whisper-based speech-to-text pipeline and an automated meeting-summary generator, reducing Word Error Rate by 12% and transcription processing time by 25%. In a college project, I built VisionGuard, a real-time navigation system combining object detection, OCR, and bilingual voice alerts.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Speech-to-Text System Developer
Defence Research and Development Laboratory
Jan 2026 - May 2026 (4 months)
Developed an ASR pipeline using Whisper to transcribe real-time multi-speaker audio into text. Built an automated Minutes of Meeting generator using NLP for structured insight extraction and summarization.
Military Object Detection Intern
Defence Research and Development Laboratory
Jan 2026 - May 2026 (4 months)
Engineered image classification, object detection, and tracking models using PyTorch, YOLOv8, and YOLOv11 on custom datasets. Applied Explainable AI frameworks to interpret predictions and enhance model transparency.
Machine Learning Intern
White and Box Tech Products & Services
Jun 2025 - Jul 2025 (1 month)
Designed predictive ML models using Scikit-learn and engineered feature scaling and data preprocessing pipelines. Conducted exploratory data analysis and generated visualizations.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
ER. Perumal Manimekalai College of Engineering
Bachelor of Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
2022 -
Grade: 8.77 CGPA
Pursuing a Bachelor of Technology in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science with a CGPA of 8.77.
Besant Technologies
Generative Data Analytics, Generative Data Analytics
2025 - 2025
Completed certification in Generative Data Analytics from Besant Technologies in 2025.
IT ITeS SSC NASSCOM
AI Literacy, AI Literacy
2025 - 2025
Completed certification in AI Literacy from IT ITeS SSC NASSCOM in 2025.
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