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Shahzaib SaqibWarraich

Shahzaib SaqibWarraich

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AI Research Scientist working on AI Safety and Alignment through interpretability and evaluation: understanding what language models truly know and building rigorous methods to measure it. M.S. in Applied Data Science at USC, researched with Dr. Swabha Swayamdipta, with papers at COLM 2026 and ICLR 2026 (Oral). Co-Founder & COO of Turon AI, building research-depth, production-grade B2B AI solutions for the Fortune 500.

Areas of Expertise

AI Interpretability ResearchAgentic AIMultimodal LLMsComputer VisionWorld Models
Co-Founder& COO, Turon AIApplied AI R&D
M.S.Applied Data Science, USC
Available for Collaboration

Industry Experience.

Applied AI Engineering roles

Turon AI
Turon AIMiami, FL πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJan 2026 – Present

Applied AI R&D and Production Engineering. We build research-depth, production-grade B2B AI solutions for the Fortune 500.

  • Own solution architecture and technical pre-sales: leading discovery, scoping system designs, and converting them into signed engagements and delivery plans

Keywords

Agentic AISolution ArchitectureLLMsPythonCloud Infrastructure
Paramount
ParamountLos Angeles, CA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈMay 2025 – Oct 2025

Entertainment Analytics & AI: content performance forecasting and GenAI explainability for a major media organization.

  • Enhanced content performance forecasting accuracy by up to 20% across critical business KPIs through strategic integration of multi-platform social media engagement signals

Keywords

LLM-as-JudgeForecastingPythonData VisualizationGenAI
Retrocausal
RetrocausalRedmond, WA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈDec 2022 – Dec 2023

Computer Vision & Manufacturing Intelligence: precision assembly verification and ergonomics assessment for Fortune 500 manufacturing clients.

  • Designed and deployed precision assembly verification (Assembly Copilot) achieving 98% detection accuracy for clients including Schneider Electric, Carrier, and Honda, using state-of-the-art object detection and activity recognition

Keywords

Object DetectionActivity RecognitionSynthetic DataComputer VisionPython
Adlytic AI
Adlytic AISan Jose, CA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJun 2021 – Dec 2022

Edge AI & Recommender Systems: model optimization for edge inference and a cloud-based recommendation engine.

  • Implemented knowledge distillation and NVIDIA TensorRT optimization to achieve a 66% reduction in edge inference latency, within 1.5% of baseline accuracy

Keywords

Knowledge DistillationTensorRTRecommender SystemsEdge AICloud

Research Experience.

Research and Development roles

Independent Researcher

RemoteJan 2026 – Present

Independent research in AI interpretability, alignment, reasoning, and evaluation.

Keywords

AI InterpretabilityAlignmentReasoningEvaluation

AI interpretability, alignment, reasoning, and evaluation research advised by Dr. Swabha Swayamdipta, mentored by Dr. Gregory Yauney.

  • Sample, Align, Synthesize: Graph-Based Response Synthesis with ConGrs (COLM 2026) Β· test-time scaling, reasoning, factuality, hallucinations

Keywords

AI InterpretabilityAlignmentReasoningEvaluation

Projects.

Research & applied engineering case studies

ConGrs: Graph-Based Response Synthesis for Factual LLM Generation
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ConGrs: Graph-Based Response Synthesis for Factual LLM Generation

Consensus Graphs (ConGrs): a DAG-based data structure that synthesizes epistemic signals across multiple sampled LM responses into a single, more reliable response. Accepted to COLM 2026.

LLM ReasoningTest-Time ScalingFactuality
Reliable Micro-Benchmarking for LLM Evaluation
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Reliable Micro-Benchmarking for LLM Evaluation

A meta-evaluation measure for LLM micro-benchmarking that reveals when small evaluation subsets fail to reliably preserve model rankings from full benchmarks. ICLR 2026 Oral.

Efficient EvaluationLLM EvaluationMeta-Evaluation
Assembly Copilot: Computer-Vision Assembly Verification for Fortune 500 Manufacturing
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Assembly Copilot: Computer-Vision Assembly Verification for Fortune 500 Manufacturing

Real-time, camera-based assembly verification deployed to Fortune 500 manufacturing lines, achieving 98% detection accuracy while cutting manual annotation overhead by 80% through synthetic data generation.

Object DetectionActivity RecognitionSynthetic DataComputer VisionPython
Ergo Copilot: Computer-Vision Ergonomics Risk Assessment
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Ergo Copilot: Computer-Vision Ergonomics Risk Assessment

A computer-vision ergonomics risk assessment module for continuous, objective monitoring of workplace safety and regulatory compliance on manufacturing floors.

Computer VisionErgonomics AnalysisPose EstimationPython
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Portfolio in progress. I'm actively open-sourcing projects to GitHub and adding new case studies here over time.

Research Publications.

Peer-reviewed papers & preprints

COLM 2026 Β· Prof. Swabha SwayamdiptaS. Ghosh, S.S. Warraich, D. Tarsadiya, G. Yauney, S. Swayamdipta2025 – 2026

Introduced Consensus Graphs (ConGrs), a flexible DAG-based data structure that captures shared information and semantic variation across multiple sampled LM responses to the same prompt, enabling task-dependent decoding into a single, more reliable response.

  • Designed Consensus Graphs (ConGrs), built using a lightweight lexical sequence alignment algorithm from bioinformatics, supplemented by targeted use of a secondary LM judge

Keywords

LLM ReasoningTest-Time ScalingFactuality

Introduced a meta-evaluation measure for LLM micro-benchmarking that quantifies how reliably a micro-benchmark can rank two models as a function of their performance gap on the full benchmark, revealing when small evaluation subsets fail to preserve model rankings.

  • Proposed a meta-evaluation measure for micro-benchmarking that analyzes ranking reliability as a function of the performance difference between model pairs on the full benchmark

Keywords

Efficient EvaluationLLM EvaluationMeta-Evaluation

Education.

Academic background & training

University of Southern California
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA, USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJan 2024 – Dec 2025

Graduate coursework and research in applied machine learning, natural language processing, and statistical methods at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, including research on LLM interpretability and evaluation under Prof. Swabha Swayamdipta.

  • USC Andrew J. Viterbi Scholarship recipient, 2024–2025

Key Courses

Applied Natural Language ProcessingApplied Machine LearningDeep LearningAnalysis of AlgorithmsData Management

Skills.

Technical stack across applied AI and research

Deep Learning

PyTorchHugging FacevLLMFine-tuningLLM EvaluationModel Architecture Development

Cloud

AWS SageMakerGCP Vertex AI

Programming & Systems

PythonC/C++SQLGitLaTeX

Languages

Spoken and written proficiency

EnglishΒ·Professional
UrduΒ·Native
FrenchΒ·Intermediate*

* DELF A2 certified

Leadership.

Student advocacy at USC

Viterbi Graduate Student Association (VGSA)

Vice President

May 2025 – Dec 2025

Viterbi Graduate Student Association (VGSA) Β· Los Angeles, CA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

  • Led student advocacy initiatives representing 6,000 graduate students as primary liaison between the student body and university administration
  • Managed strategic partnerships with internal stakeholders and external organizations to enhance graduate student resources and professional opportunities
  • Delivered monthly progress reports to the Viterbi School Dean, communicating student concerns and actionable recommendations

Teaching.

Course instruction at USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Course Producer, CSCI 544: Applied Natural Language Processing

Aug 2024 – Dec 2024

University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering Β· Los Angeles, CA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

  • Produced course content and supported instruction for graduate-level Applied NLP
  • Worked with Dr. Swabha Swayamdipta

Blog.

Writing on AI infrastructure, governance, safety, and building in applied AI

LinkedIn Newsletter

Long-form writing on AI research, evaluation, and building in applied AI, published on LinkedIn.

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Press & Articles

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Articles and features in digital and print media, coming soon.

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Books.

Recommended reading

Awards & Recognition.

Scholarships & honors

USC Andrew J. Viterbi Scholarship

Scholarship2024-2025

USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Awarded the USC Andrew J. Viterbi Scholarship in support of graduate studies in the M.S. Applied Data Science program.

William J. Fulbright Scholarship

Scholarship2024-2025

U.S. Department of State

Awarded the William J. Fulbright Scholarship, a flagship international educational exchange program, to pursue graduate studies at USC.

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