Nirmal Thomas

About Me

Hi, I’m an AI Engineer at Pratham International, where I build end-to-end AI systems that become real, usable applications and not just prototypes.

I somehow ended up working in Natural Language Processing, not exactly by choice at first but two years in, I’ve grown to absolutely love it. Along the way, I’ve explored everything from classical NLP and LLMs to speech technologies, teaching machines how to understand (and occasionally misunderstand) us humans.

I’m now focused on creating and improving intelligent systems that people can actually use : turning research ideas into accessible, impactful applications that make a difference.




Education

BSc in Data Science

Noida International University

First Division with Distinction

2021-2024



Experience

Stealth Startup

Remote, India

Assisted in building an Audio Intelligence System that generated diarized outputs with analytics.

July 2022 - July 2023

PaiGPT.ai

Noida, India

Built an Answer Engine that provides reliable, citation-backed, and context-aware responses.

Sep 2023 - Aug 2024

Pratham International

Remote, India

Designed and deployed many applications of multilingual RAG and speech-based AI assistants

Sep 2024 - Present




Achievements

Awarded the Most Promising Award in Expedition Aya, hosted by Cohere Labs, for research on multilingual speculative decoding to enhance LLM efficiency

Awarded Best Student for Overall Academic Performance during Bachelor’s Degree (2024).