Computer Scientist & Developer

JESSENTH
EBENEZER

MS CS · New York University

I build AI systems and web tools that solve real problems and are actually pleasant to use. I'm currently completing my MS in Computer Science at New York University and looking for Summer internships and Fall co-op opportunities.

AffiliationNew York University
DegreeMS Computer Science
Focus AreasML · HCI · XR · Computer Vision
PublishedElsevier · 50+ Citations
GitHubsm1else-bot
Hails FromChennai, India
LocationNew York City
AvailabilityOpen (CPT Eligible)
About

I'm a computer scientist working at the intersection of machine learning, human-computer interaction and extended reality. My work tends to live in places where intelligent systems meet people directly. My diverse interests in this field led me to a plethora of domains where my work has made an impact, be it MRI Super Resolution that could change access to low cost healthcare diagnostics forever, or helping enthusiast programmers learn to build audio tools for free. This site documents everything, and if you're still not satisfied, you can talk to me on my socials.

Before NYU, I completed my bachelor's in computer science and engineering at VIT Chennai. I co-authored a research paper on VR for programming education that was presented at the WEEF 2019 Conference and has since accumulated 50+ citations. I also got to discover the domain of Computer Vision, which I quickly became interested in, translating my media-centric background into efforts that would snowball into groundbreaking medical tech. I developed MedVisor, a patent-pending novel MRI VR visualization system designed to help surgeons plan procedures and educate patients. That became my bachelor's thesis.

I also worked as a Data Scientist at TVS Motor Company in the electric vehicle division, where I learned what it actually means to build systems that run in the real world — not just inside notebooks. I built data pipelines end to end that, to this day, power tens of thousands of connected vehicles across India and the rest of the world, and built AI models that detect range anomalies, reward driver behavior, and more.

At NYU I've worked on projects spanning medical imaging, brain-computer interfaces, proactive AI systems, and synthetic media disclosure — all connected by the same goal: building intelligent tools that people genuinely find useful.

UndergraduateCS & Engineering, VIT Chennai
GraduateComputer Science, New York University
WorkEx Data Scientist @ TVS Motor Company
Research InterestCV · ML · HCI
IndustryHealthcare · Media · Automotive · Finance
Research All Papers
2026
Long-Term Intracortical Neural Activity Decoding on a Non-Human Primate Using Spatiotemporal Masked Autoencoders NYU Neuroinformatics Lab · Dataset from University of Michigan · Beat SOTA
Ongoing
2026
LLM-Augmented Narrative as a Systemic Variability Engine in Roguelike Simulation Games AI for Games · Testbed: Charlie Swab (original game)
Ongoing
2025
Generative AI Disclosures: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Transparency Mechanisms for AI-Generated Media Mixed Methods · Qualtrics · Wan2.2 · NanoBanana · CivitAI
Ongoing
2024
Navigating the Unknown: Behavioral Signatures of Spatial Cognition in Multi-Modal VR Maze Environments VR · Meta Quest · Haptics · Spatial Audio · Behavioral Metrics · Assistive XR · HCI
Ongoing
2025
From Reactive to Proactive LLM Agents: Designing Idle-Aware, Memory-Driven Conversational Intelligence Proactive Dialogue Systems · Context-Aware Computing · Human-Computer Interaction · Conversational AI
Ongoing
2026
Jokers in the Machine: Evaluating RL vs. LLM Agent Reasoning in a Complex Roguelike Card Game PPO · RL · LLMs · Reasoning
Ongoing
2023
Volumetric Rendering of Segmented MRI in Virtual/Augmented Reality for Surgical Planning Applications Unity XR Toolkit · DICOM MRI · MIP · DVR · Surface Mesh Rendering
In Preparation
2019
VR for Programming Education in College Freshmen WEEF 2019 · Procedia Computer Science · Elsevier · 50+ Citations
Published
Featured Projects All Projects
01 — FEATURED
REFRACT
Multi-Agent Orchestration · LLM Pipeline · Code Intelligence · FastAPI · SSE Streaming

A multi-agent, provider-agnostic LLM orchestration platform that routes source code through a sequential pipeline of specialised AI agents — syntax correction, performance optimisation, test generation, and documentation — with a MoE-inspired routing approach. Streams results in real time via SSE.

Multi-Agent
Architecture
Provider Agnostic
LLM Routing
SSE Streaming
Real-Time Output
02
MedVisor
VR/AR · DICOM · Volume Rendering · Unity · C#

Surface and volume rendering of DICOM MRI scan data in immersive VR/AR environments for surgical planning and medical education. Custom DICOM import pipeline, real-time 3D volume reconstruction and interactive AR overlay. The subject of ongoing paper work targeting Computers & Graphics (Elsevier).

UnityC#DICOMVR/AR
03
ERICA
GraphRAG AI Tutor · Qwen2.5 · MongoDB · NetworkX · Flask

GraphRAG-powered AI tutoring system representing course material as a knowledge graph. Where flat RAG retrieves chunks, ERICA understands how concepts connect. Built for Prof. Pantelis' Introduction to AI at NYU.

Qwen2.5 7BGraphRAGMongoDBFlask
04
Charlie Swab
Roguelite · LLM Narrative Engine · Stock Market Sim

A stock market simulation roguelite where an LLM-powered systemic variability engine generates unique storylines and market conditions on every run. Also the research testbed for the LLM-augmented narrative paper.

LLMRogueliteSimulationGame Dev
05
FINDER+
Desktop Utility · PySide6 · Standalone Binary

Desktop file search utility with fuzzy matching, syntax highlighting and a clean native UI. Compiled to a standalone binary, released on GitHub.

PySide6Fuzzy SearchPython
06
SLUICE
Streaming Log Unified Ingestion C++ Engine · Pybind11 · High-Throughput Parsing

A C++ data parsing engine exposed to Python via Pybind11, built to accelerate ingestion of large telemetry log files. Achieved 8.25× acceleration in parsing throughput with significant reduction in CPU utilisation.

C++Pybind11PythonTelemetryPerformance
07
Web Audio Plugin Suite
Flora · Flambe · Fenetrix · Web Audio API · Browser

Suite of browser-based audio tools: Flora (polyphonic subtractive synthesizer), Flambe / Chop Deck (real-time slicing sampler with scratch simulation), and Fenetrix (seed-based kick drum generator). All built on the Web Audio API with no external libraries.

Web Audio APISynthesisDSP
View on Music Side →
08
Interactive Web Audio Course
4-Part Course · Synthesis · Drum Machines · Piano Roll

Four-lesson interactive course on building audio software in the browser — synthesis fundamentals, drum synthesis, distortion and waveshaping, modulation, and a complete two-oscillator synth with piano roll.

Web Audio APICanvasEducation
View Course →
09
Assistive Navigation Cane
Arduino · IR · Ultrasonic Sensors · Android · Accessibility

Smart cane prototype for visually impaired users with IR and ultrasonic sensors integrated with a companion Android app delivering real-time text-to-speech distance feedback with customizable thresholds. User-tested for usability.

ArduinoAndroidSensorsAccessibility
10
Credit Card Spend Forecasting
ML Competition · Runner Up · Ensemble · 34K Customers

Predicted next-month credit card spend for 34,000 customers using 3 months of transaction history and demographic features. Engineered behavioral spending features, evaluated 14 regression models and built an ensemble pipeline. Ranked 2nd out of 45 teams with RMSLE = 1.16.

XGBoostEnsembleFeature EngineeringRegression
11
Breast Cancer ML Classifiers
UCI ML Repository · Breast Cancer · Classification · 96.5% Accuracy

Classification on the UCI Breast Cancer dataset. Evaluated Logistic Regression, K-Nearest Neighbors and SVM classifiers — achieving 96.5% peak accuracy in detecting malignancy from cell nuclei features.

Scikit-learnSVMKNNLogistic Regression
Skills
ML & AImodels & frameworks
PyTorchTensorFlowKeras Hugging Face TransformersLLMs RAG / GraphRAGScikit-learn MLflowOptunaAutoML SHAPOpenCV CUDATensorRTNvidia NeMo
Languageswritten regularly
PythonC++JavaScript SQLTypeScript C# (Unity)HTML / CSS
Web & Backendbuilding things
FastAPIReactNode.js ExpressREST APIs FlaskPySide6 Three.js / WebGL
Data & Infrapipelines & scale
PandasNumPyPolars PySparkETLDatabricks MongoDBClickHouse Azure EventHubAzure Data Lake Google DataprocMapReduce NetworkX
DevOps & Toolsenvironment
Git / GitHubDocker KubernetesLinux Shell ScriptingCI/CD (GitHub Actions) Postman
PlatformsXR & hardware
UnityVR / AR Meta QuestDICOM / Medical Imaging ArduinoQualtrics
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Open to Opportunities
Internships · Part-time · Research Collaborations · CPT Eligible · New York