MANAV MEHTA
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Work Experience
Crypto Compliance FZCO
Worked extensively on the Darkwhale project, building scalable systems and implementing secure data pipelines for crypto compliance and analytics.
Digital Roaar Ltd
Developed robust full-stack applications and contributed to agile development cycles, focusing on performance optimization and user experience.
Research Work
Impact of Preconditioning and Cognitive Overload on Recall Tasks in Virtual Environments
Under the supervision of Prof. Pratik Shah
Examined how narrative preconditioning and cognitive overload within immersive VR environments influence object recall performance, demonstrating that VR-based distractions can enhance short-term recall.
Realistic benchmark RBD360 dataset for quality assessment of random user generated 360° videos
Under the supervision of Prof. Pramit Mazumdar
Introduced RBD-360, a dataset designed explicitly for quality assessment of user-generated 360° videos, capturing varying distortions across different environments and codecs for subjective video quality evaluation.
Full-Stack & De-Fi
AI & Data Science
Reg RAG / Darkwhale AI
Developed an advanced Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system for Darkwhale, enhancing regulatory compliance checks and automating complex B2B data analysis using state-of-the-art LLMs.
HotelPulse
An end-to-end forecasting pipeline that uses machine learning to predict occupancy and triggers automated marketing workflows.
Hackathons
SIH Hackathon Finalist
Led a talented team as the Team Lead to the finals of the Smart India Hackathon (SIH), architecting an innovative solution under intense time constraints.
Web3 Hackathons (PortalDot & Stacks)
Active participant in Web3 hackathons. Built Verity, a natural-language blockchain analytics platform, which won the AI Track at the PortalDot Hackathon.