Start Early Ph.D. Research Fellow · IIT Gandhinagar
Hari Prapan
Ph.D. Research Fellow in Computer Science & Engineering at IIT Gandhinagar.
I work under the guidance of Prof. Manisha Padala ↗. My research lies at the intersection of mechanism design and machine learning, with a focus on strategic behavior, incentives, online learning, and decision-making under uncertainty. I am particularly interested in bandits, contract design, LLM routing, and incentive-aware AI.
- Rank 1
- 9.55 CGPA
M.Sc. Data Science - 3🎓 in 5 years
- Mathematics, Statistics & Data Science
- GATE DA
- 99 Percentile
Data Science & AI - UGC NET
- Statistics
Assistant Professorship
Latest updates
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Received Travel Grant for IndoML Symposium
Travel grant to attend the Seventh Indian Symposium on Machine Learning (IndoML ↗), hosted by IIT Kharagpur.
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Abstract Accepted for Poster Presentation at Plaksha University
Our recent work on LLM Routing using Contract Theory has been accepted for poster presentation at CONF-AI ↗ at Plaksha University, Mohali, Punjab.
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Qualified UGC-NET for Assistant Professor in Statistics
Qualified the National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) for Assistant Professor in the subject of Statistics ↗.
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Awarded B.S. in Data Science & Applications
Received the four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Data Science and Applications at the convocation ↗ held at IIT Madras.
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Visited International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad
Attended Foundation of Ethical AI workshop at IIIT Hyderabad.
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Successfully defended Ph.D. Research Proposal
Successfully defended the Ph.D. Research Proposal ↗ at the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar.
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Completed Ph.D. qualifying examination
Successfully completed the Ph.D. qualifying examination at IIT Gandhinagar.
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Secured Rank 1 with 9.55 CGPA in M.Sc.
Secured Rank 1 with a 9.55 CGPA in my master's degree at the Department of Statistics, CUSB ↗.
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Recognised as an NPTEL Star
Recognised as an NPTEL Star — Motivated Learner ↗ for the January–April 2025 semester and invited for the Star Award Felicitation at IIT Kharagpur.
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Qualified GATE 2025 in Data Science & AI
Qualified GATE 2025 ↗ in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence ↗ with approximately 99 percentile.
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Selected for MeitY-sponsored Internship
Selected for an internship sponsored by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ↗ at NIELIT Patna.
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Received Start Early Fellowship offer for Ph.D.
Received an offer from IIT Gandhinagar for the Start Early Fellowship for Ph.D. ↗.
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Awarded Double Diplomas at IIT Madras
Awarded Double Diplomas in Programming & Data Science ↗ at IIT Madras.
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Best Project Award in Business Data Management
Received the Best Project Award in Business Data Management ↗ at IIT Madras.
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Selected for Mathematics Training and Talent Search Programme
Selected for the Mathematics Training and Talent Search Programme (MTTS) ↗.
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