Rahul Dass is currently a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of Miami, Ohio. His dream for pursuing higher study in the U.S. started in early-2014 by becoming a member of EducationUSA Kolkata center. By intensely using and exploiting all the resources that he could find at EdUSA, Rahul left for the U.S. to pursue MS in Computer Science at Indiana State University in Fall 2015. Shifting from Theoretical Physics to Computer Science was not an easy task. However, he has successfully obtained an MS in Computer Science from ISU in 2017.
As a PhD student at Univ of Miami, his research interest lies in the development of trustworthy computer vision systems. More specifically, he is exploring deep learning models’ sensitivity and bias based on input data augmentation including the multi-dimensionality of labels, geometrical and texture transformations of images. Currently, he is a U-LINK Predoctoral Fellow with interdisciplinary research investigating how image-based deep learning models reinforce racial/ethnic inequalities using theories and methods combining Computer Science and Sociology. Recently, in collaboration with Bascom Palmer Eye Researchers, he was awarded a Miami CTSI Pilot Award to study the role of gender and racial/ethnic bias in AI-based applications in Ophthalmology
Till date he has a strong tie up with EdUSA. Few days back he joined as resources for an outreach webinar organized by EdUSA Kolkata. Participated in the Alumni Fair too. What he says about EducationUSA: “With numerous standardized prep materials, bi-weekly advisory/FAQ sessions, and frequent interactions with the wide network of USIEF alumni, EducationUSA Kolkata offered me a fun, stimulating and event-packed experience when I decided to pursue my higher education in the US. With the entire process taking about a year, it was encouraging to be surrounded by similarly motivated aspirants giving a sense that we were “all in this together” and it was a wonderful way to make new friends, many of whom I still keep in touch with as I enter my fifth year of being in the US.”