I'm Sushil Dalavi, a CS grad student at USC and AI Research Engineer at the USC Norman Lear Center.
My interests sit at the intersection of software engineering, AI/ML, and data systems β building backend-heavy products, intelligent applications, semantic search systems, and scalable pipelines.
| πΌ | Open to SDE / SWE / AIΒ·ML Engineer / Applied AI roles |
| ποΈ | Backend systems, APIs, ML-powered products |
| π§ | AI/ML, search, data pipelines, evaluation |
| π | Building ScholarRAG and MedSOAP |
| π | Motivated by real-world product impact |
| β½ | Big football fan β proud Real Madrid supporter |
| π₯ | Huge anime geek |
University of Southern California MS in Computer Science π Los Angeles, CA Β |Β π 2023 β 2025 |
University of Mumbai BE in Computer Engineering π Mumbai, India Β |Β π 2019 β 2023 |
USC Norman Lear Center AI Research Engineer / Research Assistant π Los Angeles, CA Β |Β π 2024 β Present |
Reliance Jio Software Development Engineer Intern π Mumbai, India Β |Β π 2022 |
π ScholarRAGA full-stack research assistant for paper discovery, semantic retrieval, synthesis, and grounded answers. Highlights
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π₯ MedSOAPAI-powered system for transforming doctor-patient conversations into structured SOAP notes. Highlights
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| π¬ | Love webseries and serious binge watching | π | Swimming keeps me grounded |
| π | Enjoy table tennis | β½ | Lifelong football fan |
| π₯ | Huge anime geek | π§ | Music always around |
A proud Real Madrid supporter β I love the mentality, the standards, the legacy, and the winning culture.
I'm especially interested in opportunities where strong software engineering meets AI/ML, backend systems, and data-driven product building.






