Neal Daftary
@nealdaftary
I build AI products, computer vision systems, and production-ready ML pipelines.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I've improved product performance at MZHubtech with a Next.js 14 SSR deployment on Azure, lifting app performance by 57% and SEO by 40%. I also helped shape OCR and agentic AI roadmap work while integrating Cosmos DB and SendGrid.
At 8xSports, I fine-tuned YOLOv8s for sub-20 ms jersey detection and built retrieval systems serving 15,000 profiles in under 800 ms using DINOv2, LBP, FAISS, ONNX, and TensorRT. My research on CatBoost anomaly detection for robotic arms reached 97.20% accuracy and 0.9718 F1 in IEEE Sensor Letters.
I've contributed fixes to Google DeepMind JAX Privacy and TORAX and Hugging Face Transformers, while building AI systems such as SacredMindAI and LuminAI. I lead a 150+ member ACM tech community and have delivered 12 freelance projects spanning business development and AI engineering.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Student Chairperson
Nirma University ACM Student Chapter
Sep 2025 - Present (11 months)
Led a 150+ member tech community, launching Prompt to Prototype, a 1-day AI build challenge, and mentorship tracks.
Computer Vision Tech Lead
Team CON-SOL-E 5.0, Nirma University
Jan 2026 - Mar 2026 (2 months)
Raised defect segmentation accuracy from 55% to 92% and hole calibration to 86%, driving a 4th national rank.
Software Engineering Intern
MZHubtech
Oct 2025 - Dec 2025 (2 months)
Lifted app performance 57% and SEO score 40% with a Next.js 14 SSR build on Azure App Service via GitHub Actions CI/CD. Shaped the product roadmap with R&D on OCR and agentic AI pipelines; wired Azure Cosmos DB and SendGrid SMTP.
Artificial Intelligence Intern
8xSports
Jun 2025 - Sep 2025 (3 months)
Cut jersey detection inference to sub-20 ms by fine-tuning YOLOv8s and exporting it to ONNX and TensorRT FP16. Held retrieval under 800 ms at 15,000 profiles with DINOv2 plus LBP descriptors in a FAISS IVF-PQ index.
Open Source Contributor
Fixed an ImportError breaking exporters on torch < 2.8 in a 150k+ star library.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Nirma University
Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering (AI & ML)
Grade: 7.7
Pursuing a B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering with a specialization in AI & ML, maintaining a CGPA of 7.7 up to the 4th semester.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
IndiaAuthorized to work in
Website
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