Samir Poudel

Ph.D. candidate at MTSU researching federated learning, blockchain security, and privacy-preserving machine learning. Building systems that are both intelligent and trustworthy.

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Background & Interests

Highly motivated Ph.D. candidate in Computational and Data Science at Middle Tennessee State University with a strong foundation in Software Engineering. Passionate about leveraging machine learning, data analytics, and cloud technologies to solve complex real-world problems.

Experienced in developing and deploying ML models, conducting research in backdoor detection, privacy-preserving learning, and fake news detection. My work spans autonomous systems, healthcare AI, blockchain security, and large-scale data processing.

Before pursuing my Ph.D., I spent over four years as a Data Analyst at Urja Tech in Nepal, where I led data initiatives, architected SQL databases, and built Tableau dashboards that drove operational decisions.

Deep Learning Federated Learning Blockchain Security Big Data Analytics Computer Vision NLP Cybersecurity Privacy-Preserving ML

Contact

+1-629-238-6838
Murfreesboro, TN

Education

Ph.D., Computational Science
MTSU · 2023–Present
B.E., Software Engineering
Prior Institution

Research & Industry

Aug 2023
Present
Graduate Research Assistant
Middle Tennessee State University · Murfreesboro, TN
2023 — Year 1
  • Autonomous vehicle simulation using CARLA and Deep Q-Networks (DQN)
  • CNN-based classification for Alzheimer's disease detection
  • Mental workload classification from fNIRS brain signals
  • Cryptocurrency price and volatility prediction with ML
  • HPC optimization for data preprocessing using MPI4Py
  • ICU length-of-stay prediction using MIMIC-III clinical database
2024 — Year 2
  • VulnFusion & QuadraCode AI: multimodal smart contract vulnerability detection
  • Multimodal machine learning for scalable cervical cancer detection
  • Personalized stress detection from chest-worn physiological sensors
  • Credit card batch processing system for banking infrastructure
2025 — Year 3
  • Big data framework benchmarking: Apache Spark vs. Apache Airflow
  • Blockchain integration for gaming loot box ecosystems
  • Federated learning for privacy-preserving deforestation detection
  • Broad AI applications research and survey work
Feb 2018
Mar 2022
Data Analyst
Urja Tech · Pokhara, Nepal
  • Led data analysis initiatives that measurably boosted operational efficiency
  • Architected and maintained SQL databases and automated ETL pipelines
  • Built Tableau dashboards for executive decision-making and KPI tracking
  • Applied statistical methods and predictive modeling to business problems

Research Papers

2025
A Big Data Optimization Comparison using Apache Spark and Apache Airflow
2025 IEEE 15th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC)
Chain Your Loot: Implementing Blockchain into Gaming Loot Box Markets
2025 IEEE 15th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC)
PDF 2 citations
RBBD: A Representation-Based Framework for Edge-Case Backdoor Defense in Federated Learning
2025 IEEE 7th International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Intelligent Systems
2024
VulnFusion: Exploiting Multimodal Representations for Advanced Smart Contract Vulnerability Detection
2024 6th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA)
PDF 2 citations
QuadraCode AI: Smart Contract Vulnerability Detection with Multimodal Representation
2024 33rd International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN)
PDF 8 citations
Scalable Multimodal Machine Learning for Cervical Cancer Detection
2024 IEEE World AI IoT Congress (AIIoT)
PDF 2 citations
Personalized Stress Detection from Chest-Worn Sensors by Leveraging Machine Learning
2024 International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Computing in Engineering and Communication (INTCEC)
PDF 3 citations
Brain Tumor Segmentation and Classification Using ACGAN with U-Net and Independent CNN-Based Validation
2024 IEEE Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology Symposium (SPMB)
1 citation
2023
Using the CARLA Simulator to Train a Deep Q Self-Driving Car
2023 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (BigData)
PDF 6 citations
Mental Workload Classification from fNIRS Signals by Leveraging Machine Learning
2023 IEEE Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology Symposium (SPMB)
PDF 12 citations
Improved Classification of Alzheimer's Disease with Convolutional Neural Networks
2023 IEEE Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology Symposium (SPMB)
PDF 9 citations
Prediction of Length-of-Stay at ICU Using Machine Learning based on MIMIC-III Database
2023 IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence (CAI)
PDF 27 citations
Credit Card Batch Processing in Banking System
International Conference on Advances in Computing Research
PDF 4 citations

Selected Work

01
Edge-Case Backdoor Detection

Defense framework for distributed ML systems. Reduces attack success rates to below 15% through adversarial filtering and anomaly detection in federated environments.

02
Privacy-Preserving Monitoring

Federated learning framework using satellite imagery for environmental monitoring. Achieves 0.85 IoU while keeping raw data local — no centralized data exposure.

03
Cloud Fake News Detection

Serverless AWS solution using BERT and LSTM models achieving 94.9% classification accuracy. Scales automatically via Lambda and API Gateway.

04
Credit Card Fraud Detection

PySpark and Airflow batch processing pipeline for large-scale transaction fraud detection. Achieves 94.9% accuracy with automated scheduling and monitoring.

05
GAN Educational Content

Generative adversarial networks applied to personalized educational content generation. Enhanced comprehension scores by 24% in pilot studies.

06
Physiological Stress Detection

Ensemble of KNN, SVM, and XGBoost classifiers on chest-worn sensor data. Improved stress detection accuracy by 18% over baseline models.

07
AI Consulting Platform

Full-stack Next.js and Node.js SaaS platform for AI consulting services. Reduced client onboarding time by 35% through automated workflows.

08
Marketing Analytics Dashboard

Integrated Alteryx, Power BI, and SQL data pipeline for campaign performance analysis. Increased marketing ROI by 22% through data-driven targeting.

Technical Stack

Languages
Python JavaScript C/C++ SQL Solidity HTML/CSS LaTeX
Frameworks & Libraries
TensorFlow PyTorch React Next.js Node.js PySpark Apache Airflow
Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS SageMaker AWS Lambda AWS S3 API Gateway Google Cloud MongoDB Firebase Git
Research Domains
Machine Learning Computer Vision Federated Learning NLP Blockchain Data Analytics Alteryx Power BI

Presentations

2025
IEEE TPS (Trust, Privacy, and Security) / CIC 2025
"RBBD: A Representation-Based Framework for Edge-Case Backdoor Defense in Federated Learning." — Pittsburgh, PA
2025
IEEE AIIoT 2025
"Privacy Meets Conservation: Federated Learning's Revolution in Deforestation Detection." — Seattle, WA
2025
IEEE CCWC 2025 — Talk 1
"A Big Data Optimization Comparison Using Apache Spark and Apache Airflow." — Las Vegas, NV
January 2025
IEEE CCWC 2025 — Talk 2
"Chain Your Loot: Implementing Blockchain Into Gaming Loot Box Markets." — Las Vegas, NV
January 2025
2024
ICCCN 2024 (International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks)
"QuadraCode AI: Smart Contract Vulnerability Detection with Multimodal Representation."
2024
IEEE World AI IoT Congress (AIIoT)
"Scalable Multimodal Machine Learning for Cervical Cancer Detection." — Seattle, WA
2024
International Conference on Advances in Computing Research (ACR)
"Comparative Study of Real-Time and Batch Processing Approaches in Machine Learning-Based Fraud Detection." — Madrid, Spain
2024
2023
IEEE International Conference on Big Data
"Using the CARLA Simulator to Train A Deep Q Self-Driving Car to Control a Real-World Counterpart on A College Campus." — Sorrento, Italy
December 2023
ACM Mid-Southeast Conference — Talk 1
"GAN-Based Data Augmentation for Chest X-ray Classification in Lung Disease Diagnosis." — Gatlinburg, TN
2023
ACM Mid-Southeast Conference — Talk 2
"Empowering AI's Trust and Big Data Resources in Healthcare Industry with Blockchain." — Gatlinburg, TN
2023
IEEE SPMB (Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology)
"Improved Prediction of Classification of the Alzheimer's Disease with Convolutional Neural Network."
2023

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