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Shoibolina Kaushik

AI Researcher at Emory University

Fascinated by how AI can help us analyse the world’s data, I enjoy finding creative ways to piece machine learning with geospatial data! My work has been recognized with Best Poster Award at the BioSTAR AI Symposium 2024, and have contributed to publications in venues such as PLOS Digital Health and Springer workshops.

Beyond research, I love attending social and networking events that spark fresh perspectives and collaborations!

tensorflow
pytorch
opencv
postgres
aws
gcp

Experiences

1

GATES Foundation funded Malaria control initiative in Ethiopia

Information Analyst
Jan 2026 – Present
Research Specialist
Jul 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to support the larval source management arm of the project through detection of mosquito breeding sites from remote sensing and AI
  • Identified key environmental factors for estimating larval productivity at each site and aided in the development of AI model for the same
  • Detected 1600+ mosquito breeding sites with 97% precision, 85% recall using SOTA transformer-based models and created map series using ArcGIS Pro
  • Automated processing and documentation of geospatial features by integrating 2500+ tabular data from field collection and satellite imagery into structured format using Python libraries

Extracting road networks from historical maps of Atlanta

Digital Scholarship Assistant
Jan 2025 – May 2025
  • Developed a novel pipeline in a 4-person, cross-functional team for enabling scalable analysis for 150+ years of historical maps of Atlanta, reduced manual digitization effort by over 95%
  • Enhanced structural quality predictions by 41%, reducing geometric misalignments compared to random baseline
  • Validated network consistency with 36% longer continuous road segments and 26% fewer fragmented components, demonstrating the pipeline’s ability to preserve road topology for GIS workflows
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3

Classifying clinical gait disorders from Smartphone Videos

Graduate Research Assistant
Jan 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Collaborated with Division of Physical Therapy in a 4-person team to develop a cost-effective, marker-less tool that enable healthcare professionals monitor mobility changes and detect early signs of gait abnormalities
  • Generated human pose landmarks (keypoints) from 700+ smartphone videos (~250 GB) using Python based computer vision libraries and securely stored datasets on Emory’s HPC cluster
  • Delivered proof-of-concept classifier with 90% accuracy, later extended by team for multi-modal integration

Applied AI and Blockchain FinTech

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Aug 2021 – Dec 2023
  • Developed a lightweight, integrable EEG classifier, that enabled rapid seizure detection with 97% accuracy within 3 minutes
  • Collaborated with the Department of Pharmacy to build a diabetic treatment cost-prediction model with 96% accuracy
  • Implemented blockchain based credit scoring algorithm in Go for accelerating agro-financing workflows in Southern India
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Publications

Unveiling the epilepsy enigma: an agile and optimal machine learning approach for detecting inter-ictal state from electroencephalogram signals

This study presents an agile and optimal machine learning approach for detecting inter-ictal states from electroencephalogram (EEG) signals, aiming to enhance epilepsy diagnosis and management. By leveraging advanced feature extraction techniques and a robust classification algorithm, the proposed method achieves high accuracy in identifying inter-ictal patterns, which are crucial for understanding seizure dynamics. The model’s performance is validated on a comprehensive EEG dataset, demonstrating its potential for real-world clinical applications. This research contributes to the growing field of AI-driven healthcare solutions, offering a promising tool for clinicians in the fight against epilepsy.

A novel blockchain framework is proposed in this paper to facilitate agro financing for farmers in South India. The framework leverages the inherent properties of blockchain technology, such as decentralization, transparency, and immutability, to create a secure and efficient platform for managing agricultural loans and transactions. By utilizing smart contracts, the framework automates the loan approval process, ensuring that farmers receive timely access to funds while minimizing the risk of fraud and default. The proposed solution aims to empower farmers by providing them with greater financial inclusion and reducing their dependence on traditional lending institutions.

Classifying Simulated Gait Impairments using Privacy-preserving Explainable Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Phone Videos
L. Reddy Ketan Anand Shoibolina Kaushik Corey Rodrigo Dr. J. Lucas McKay Dr. Trisha M. Kesar Dr. H. Kwon

Gait impairments are prevalent in various neurological and musculoskeletal conditions, significantly affecting individuals’ mobility and quality of life. This study presents a novel approach to classify simulated gait impairments using privacy-preserving explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) techniques applied to mobile phone video data. By leveraging advanced machine learning algorithms, the proposed method accurately identifies different types of gait abnormalities while ensuring user privacy through federated learning and differential privacy mechanisms. The explainability aspect of the model provides insights into the decision-making process, enhancing trust and interpretability for clinicians and patients alike. The results demonstrate the potential of this approach in remote health monitoring and rehabilitation, paving the way for accessible and effective gait analysis solutions.

Projects

Global Burden of Diseases dashboard
Global Burden of Diseases dashboard
Developer May 2025

An interactive choropleth dashboard with D3.js to visualize global DALY rates.

Upnext- Events and Venues management App
Team Lead, Developer, Contributor Mar 2025 - Apr 2025

A dedicated platform that integrates event creation, discovery, and venue booking in one cohesive ecosystem.

Biomedical Question Answering System
Biomedical Question Answering System
Owner, Developer Oct 2024 - Dec 2024

A RAG style biomedical question-answering system leveraging PubMedBERT, fine-tuned on the BC5CDR dataset, achieving an F1 Score of 62% and an Exact Match score of 48% in extracting chemical-disease relationships

Synthetic iEEG Data Production for Epilepsy Analysis
Synthetic iEEG Data Production for Epilepsy Analysis
Contributor Oct 2023 - Dec 2023

Addresses data scarcity challenges in Electroencephalograpy (EEG) research and enhance the performance of classification models through the incorporation of synthetic data.

NYTimes-mining
NYTimes-mining
Developer Mar 2025

A NYTimes mining pipeline that processed 100+ articles to synthesizing insights through clusters by word cloud visualizations

Movie Review WebApp
Developer Feb 2025

A web app that has a signup/login system that randomly displays one of my favorite movies and allows user to provide reviews and ratings, while also viewing others’ reviews.

Awards & Activities

AGU 2025 conference at New Orleans, LA
AGU 2025 conference at New Orleans, LA

Gained insights from leading experts in the field of geosciences and AI, engaging in workshop and discussions spanning from cyberinfrastructure, digital twins for community resilience, wildfire spread, flood prediction, extreme heat adaptation, and novel drones for environment monitoring.

GeoAI Conference
Gates Project Tech Enabler team
Gates Project Tech Enabler team

Team photo after obtaining the initial results of breeding sites detected in Ethiopia for the tech enabled arm for the larval source management.

GeoAI ArcGIS Vector Control
Recording Larvae Videos at Prokopec Lab
Recording Larvae Videos at Prokopec Lab

In process of dataset creation for larvae detection AI!

Computer Vision Mosquito Larve
Atlanta Science Festival
Atlanta Science Festival

While being the Secretary at the official outreach club of the BMI department at Emory, we introduced the working of a pulse oxometer to a wide group of audience ranging from elementary students to adults at the Atlanta Science Festival 2025.

Community Engagement
Poster Competition Winner
Poster Competition Winner

Awarded 3rd prize for the poster “Characterising simulated Gait disorders using mobile videos” at the BioSTAR AI Symposium, organized by The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. The project involved developing a computer vision pipeline to analyze gait patterns from smartphone videos, enabling early detection of movement disorders. Presented findings to a panel of academic and industry experts, highlighting the potential impact of AI-driven tools in biomedical research and healthcare.

Computer Vision Human Mobility
Community Outreach
Community Outreach

Participated in community outreach programs organized by Rotaract Club of Manipal, focusing on education and health awareness for underprivileged children in the local community. Engaged in activities such as tutoring, organizing health camps, and distributing educational materials to promote better learning opportunities and well-being among children.

Community Engagement
World Earth Day Plantation Drive
World Earth Day Plantation Drive

MIT Manipal director Commander (Dr) Anil Rana observed World Earth Day by planting saplings around MIT Manipal campus with Rotaract Club of Manipal’s volunteers.

Community Engagement

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science
CGPA: 3.72 out of 4
Extracurricular Activities:
  • Teaching Assistant for CS377-Database Systems- Assisted Dr. Andreas Züfle in Fall 2023 for class of 70+ undergraduate students, graded assignments and conducting weekly office hours to provide support and clarifations
  • Secretary of OpenBMI, the official outreach club of the Biomedical Informatics department at Emory- organized events (Atlanta Science Festival, Biomedical Career Panel) to introduce biomedical research to the community while promoting diversity and inclusion in STEM
  • Digital Publisher at ECDS- Published 25+ WordPress/Elementor articles for The Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation and Atlanta Studies reaching 500+ monthly readers, and condensed 4+ hours of R-programming and Git/GitHub workshops into 5 structured learning modules for the ECDS training site
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering
CGPA: 9.04 out of 10
Extracurricular Activities:
  • Director(Sponsorship) at Rotaract Club of Manipal- Spearheaded fundraising efforts for charity events for the academic year 2022-23 while also Directing and organizing impactful initiatives, additionally dedicated 100 hours of community service from 2019-2023
  • “National Health Fest for Divyangjan – WE CARE” Organized by Special Olympics Bharat in 2022- Volunteered to promote health awareness for specially-abled children and provided aid for their complete health checkup
  • TEDxMAHE-Countdown” 2020- Part of management and volunteering at the event to spread awareness on climate change

Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things

— Waldo Tobler