Sushanth Purushothama
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Hi, I'm

Sushanth
Purushothama.

PhD Researcher & Software Engineer building AI-powered tools at the intersection of machine learning, full-stack development, and computational geometry.

Taichung, Taiwan

About

A bit about me

I'm a PhD student in Computer Science at Asia University, Taiwan, and an IT Engineer Intern at Pou Chen Group — the world's largest footwear manufacturer. I build AI-powered tools that solve real manufacturing problems and conduct research on novel ML classification algorithms.

My work spans from building an MCP diagnostic tool that cut incident diagnosis time by 70%, to developing a Delaunay triangulation-based classifier with O(1) inference time, to shipping consumer-facing products like ImagenPDF.com and babaindianfood.tw.

Beyond the lab, I'm passionate about building products that people actually use. I believe the best engineers combine research depth with shipping ability — and I strive to be that bridge between academia and industry.

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Products Shipped

19+

Tools Built

10

Research Datasets

6

Languages

Experience

Where I've worked

IT Engineer Intern

Pou Chen Group · Taichung, Taiwan

Jul 2025 – Present

Engineered AI-powered IT solutions for the world's largest footwear manufacturer.

  • Built an AI-driven MCP diagnostic tool that reduced IT incident diagnosis time by 70% — integrating Django, PostgreSQL, and Prometheus with NLP
  • Architected 4 production-grade guardrails: intent classification, scope validation, output sanitization, audit logging
  • Developed internal web applications using Wagtail CMS (Django-based) for cross-departmental teams
  • Containerized applications with Docker and orchestrated deployments on Kubernetes clusters with CI/CD pipelines
PythonDjangoDockerK8sPostgreSQLNLP

Research Assistant

Asia University · Taichung, Taiwan

Sep 2024 – June 2025

PhD-level research in ML classification and computational geometry under the Dept. of CS & Information Engineering.

  • Developing a Delaunay triangulation-based classifier in C++/CGAL with O(1) expected-time inference via Spatial Region Ranking
  • 10-fold CV across 10 UCI datasets benchmarked against SVM, Random Forest, KNN, Decision Tree
  • Applied Friedman ranking + Nemenyi post-hoc statistical analysis for publication-standard evaluation
C++CGALPythonMLStatistical Analysis

Frontend Engineer Intern

Honest Design Taiwan · Taichung, Taiwan

Mar 2024 – Jul 2024

Contributed to live client projects at a Taichung-based design agency, building production frontend features.

  • Developed responsive UI components for leucosapphire.com using Vue.js, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and Material UI
  • Implemented English i18n for the company website, expanding international client reach
  • Improved cross-browser compatibility and responsive design across multiple client projects
Vue.jsJavaScriptMaterial UIFigma

Education

Academic journey

Ph.D. in Computer Science

Asia University · Taichung, Taiwan

2024 – Present

Research focus: Machine Learning, Computational Geometry, and Algorithm Design. Developing novel Delaunay triangulation-based classifiers.

Master of Science in Computer Science

National College Basavanagudi · Bangalore, India

2022 – 2023

Graduated with a focus on machine learning and software engineering. Foundation for PhD research track.

Bachelor of Science in Electronics, Mathematics and Computer Science

MES College of Arts, Science and Commerce · Bangalore, India

2018 – 2021

Specialized in software development and programming fundamentals. Built early projects including web apps and IoT systems.

Projects

Things I've built

ImagenPDF.com homepage
Live

ImagenPDF.com

Privacy-first PDF & image toolkit with 19+ tools. Merge, split, compress, sign PDFs. Resize, convert images. 100% browser-based — files never leave your device.

Next.jsTypeScriptTailwindWebAssemblyGhostscript WASM
babaindianfood.tw homepage
Live

babaindianfood.tw

Bilingual restaurant website for Baba Indian Restaurant (2 branches in Taichung). Full menu, FunNow reservation integration, LINE chat, SEO optimized.

HTML/CSSJavaScriptBilingualSEOFunNow API

Earth Rover

Raspberry Pi-powered robotic vehicle controlled remotely via web interface. Ultrasonic sensors for obstacle avoidance, pan-tilt camera for live video, and facial recognition.

PythonRaspberry PiOpenCV

Dare to Design

Web application connecting clients with builders for interior design projects. Explore design options and directly contact builders for requirements.

Web AppJavaScriptUI/UX

Interiorr

Interior design and product shopping platform. Browse design styles, purchase related products, and plan room aesthetics all in one place.

Web AppE-commerceFrontend

Skills

Technical toolkit

Languages

PythonC++JavaScriptTypeScriptSQLHTML/CSS

Frameworks

DjangoNext.jsReactVue.jsTailwind CSSWagtail CMS

ML & Data

Scikit-learnCGALStatistical AnalysisNLPData Preprocessing

Infrastructure

DockerKubernetesLinuxCI/CDVercelGit

Databases

PostgreSQLMySQLSQLite

Tools

VS CodeFigmaPrometheusLaTeXREST APIsPostman

Contact

Let's work together

I'm pursuing opportunities in software engineering, AI/ML, data analysis, and quantitative research. Feel free to reach out.