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Himanshu
Dhurve

Machine Learning Engineer specializing in Computer Vision and MLOps. Building production-ready ML systems with a rigorous engineering approach to solve complex, real-world problems.

3.52
MS GPA / 4.0
San Diego State University
6+
ML/CV Projects
RAG, YOLO, Mask-RCNN, Fine-tuning
2+
Research Papers
AIAA Aviation Forum 2025
4+
Years Experience
AI/ML, CFD, FEA Engineering
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Experience

AI/ML Research Intern

Vizuara AI Labs, India

Jan 2026 - Present
  • Developed citation-grounded RAG system for 580-page OpenFOAM documentation achieving 91% top-1 retrieval accuracy through metadata-aware cross-encoder re-ranking (+44% over baseline)
  • Engineered end-to-end pipeline integrating multimodal query routing, hierarchical document parsing, and two-stage retrieval (similarity + semantic re-ranking) with modular architecture supporting multiple parsers and LLMs

CFD Research Assistant

San Diego State University, USA

Aug 2021 - Dec 2023
  • Studied spin and surface roughness effects on sports ball aerodynamics using wind tunnel testing and high-fidelity CFD simulations with ANSYS Fluent and data visualization using ANSYS CFD-Post
  • Conducted 3D CFD simulations on HPC Cluster, achieving 75% reduction in simulation time by leveraging parallel computing using ANSYS journal files in slurm
  • Observed 5° delay in flow separation and 16% increase in lift due to surface roughness, contributing valuable insights to sports ball design

Finite Element Analyst

Shirsh Technosolutions, India

Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
  • Conducted Structural FEA simulations using ANSYS Mechanical for Subbase Tanks, Car park systems supporting brackets, and Primary structures of a floating Solar power plant
  • Analyzed and optimized floating solar power plant structures using advanced linear/non-linear finite element analysis (FEA) and fluid-structure interaction (FSI) simulations to assess their performance under various static and dynamic wind loads
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Technical Arsenal

AI/ML & Deep Learning

PyTorch TensorFlow scikit-learn Computer Vision NLP Reinforcement Learning OpenCV

RAG & LLM Stack

LangChain FAISS ChromaDB Sentence Transformers Qwen Gemini

CFD & Simulation

ANSYS Fluent ANSYS Mechanical OpenFOAM MATLAB SolidWorks CATIA v5

Programming & HPC

Python C++ NumPy Pandas Git Linux Bash/Shell HPC Clusters
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Featured Projects

AI/ML Research: RAG for OpenFOAM

Jan 2026 - Present

Developed citation-grounded RAG system for 580-page OpenFOAM documentation achieving 91% top-1 retrieval accuracy through metadata-aware cross-encoder re-ranking (+44% over baseline). Engineered end-to-end pipeline with multimodal query routing and hierarchical parsing.

GPU-Accelerated CFD Simulation

Dec 2025

Accelerated CFD simulation for Lid-Driven Cavity case by 95% by implementing Predictor-Corrector method on GPU. Engineered custom parallel processing solution using Numba CUDA kernels for high-performance computing.

MAP Competition — Student Misconception Detection

Aug 2025 - Oct 2025

Fine-tuned Qwen2.5-Math-1.5B-Instruct using Unsloth with compact MLP head to improve model interpretability of student misconceptions. Achieved 4.5% performance gain (0.885→0.925) on MAP leaderboard.

Stable Video OCR System

Sept 2025

Developed video-based license plate detection system using fine-tuned YOLO11 and EasyOCR that eliminates text flickering through multi-frame stability buffer with majority voting algorithm across 12-frame rolling window.

Instance Segmentation with Mask-RCNN

Sept 2025

Video instance segmentation using PyTorch's pre-trained Mask R-CNN model. Performs object detection and pixel-level segmentation on video streams, identifying and masking individual objects with colored overlays and bounding boxes.

Numerical Solvers for CFD

Jan 2025 - July 2025

Developed C++ solvers using Finite Volume Method (FVM) for 1D steady-state Convection-Diffusion equations with Upwind Differencing Scheme. Implemented Gaussian Elimination for tri-diagonal matrices with matplotlib-cpp visualization.

FSAE Front Wing Optimization

Aug 2022 - May 2023

Led Aerodynamics Simulation Team for FSAE front wing design, performing 2D and 3D RANS CFD simulations in ANSYS Fluent. Used SolidWorks for design changes to optimize lift-to-drag ratio and downforce within SAE regulations.

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Education

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering

San Diego State University, USA

2021 - 2024

3.52

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, India

2014 - 2018

8.57
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Career Journey

2026 - Present
AI/ML Research Intern → Vizuara AI Labs
Building citation-grounded RAG systems, achieving 91% retrieval accuracy
2025
ML Specialization → Stanford & DeepLearning.AI
Completed comprehensive ML training in supervised learning, neural networks, and deployment
2021 - 2024
MS Aerospace Engineering → SDSU
CFD research, HPC optimization, published AIAA paper on aerodynamics
2020
Finite Element Analyst → Shirsh Technosolutions
Structural analysis, FSI simulations, renewable energy projects
2014 - 2018
BTech Mechanical Engineering → DBATU
Foundation in engineering principles and computational methods
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Publications

Effect of Surface Texture on the Lift and Drag of Small Spinning Balls

Joseph Katz, Himanshu C. Dhurve

AIAA Aviation Forum and Ascend 2025

View Paper →
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Honors & Certifications

Machine Learning Specialization

Stanford University & DeepLearning.AI

January 2025

Master's Research Scholarship

San Diego State University

May 2022