Hi, I'm Pushpendre Rastogi - CTO at Harden.Run
I am driven by the challenge of making massive AI models lean, efficient, and secure. I thrive when tackling deep optimization problems where theoretical research must meet the reality of edge hardware.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Published award-winning research on conversational agents and NLP during PhD studies.
Currently building high-performance AI deployment solutions and model security infrastructure.
Provides deep expertise in model compression, VLM distillation, and edge-AI performance optimization.
🚀 Career trajectory
Foundational Research
Completed PhD focused on VAEs for NLP while winning top tier conference awards.
✦ PhD
✦ Researcher
Applied Scientist
Refined machine learning models for massive-scale consumer platforms at Amazon.
✦ Applied Science
✦ Large-Scale Systems
Founding Engineer
Transitioned to entrepreneurship, focusing on AI security and model hardening as a CTO.
✦ CTO
✦ Founder
💪🏻 Superpowers
AI Research and Engineering