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# Nishant Gadde

**Headline:** Researcher at UT Austin
**Profession:** ML Engineer Intern
**Location:** United States

## About

Nishant Gadde is a researcher at The University of Texas at Austin and an ML Engineer Intern at Apple, working in AI infrastructure\. Nishant’s work spans machine learning systems and research across multiple AI disciplines, with experience in large language model reasoning for computer architecture, neural networks for alternating\-current optimal power flow \(ACOPF\), and affordance reasoning for vision\-language models \(VLMs\)\. Nishant is currently a Research Assistant at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, where the research focus is affordance reasoning for VLMs\. Previously, Nishant conducted research at Harvard John A\. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences on LLM reasoning for computer architecture and at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability on neural networks for ACOPF\. Nishant is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin\. Technical skills include Python, machine learning, programming, JavaScript, HTML, and Cascading Style Sheets \(CSS\)\. Nishant has also expressed a particular interest in reinforcement learning and maintains broad interests across AI research areas\.

## Services

- HTML
- Cascading Style Sheets \(CSS\)
- JavaScript
- Python \(Programming Language\)
- Machine Learning
- Programming

## Highlights

- Currently serves as an ML Engineer Intern at Apple, working in AI infrastructure\.
- Conducts current research at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences on affordance reasoning for vision\-language models \(VLMs\)\.
- Researched LLM reasoning for computer architecture as a Research Assistant at Harvard John A\. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences\.
- Researched neural networks for alternating\-current optimal power flow \(ACOPF\) as a Research Assistant at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability\.
- Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin\.
- Brings skills in Python, machine learning, programming, JavaScript, HTML, and Cascading Style Sheets \(CSS\)\.

## Experience

- **ML Engineer Intern at Apple** (2026\-01\-01–present) — AI Infra
- **Research Assistant at Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences** (2026\-01\-01–present) — Affordance Reasoning for VLMs
- **Research Assistant at Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability** (2024\-01\-01–2026\-01\-01) — Neural Nets for ACOPF
- **Research Assistant at Harvard John A\. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences** (2024\-01\-01–2025\-01\-01) — LLM Reasoning for Computer Architecture

## Education

- Bachelor of Science \- BS, ECE — The University of Texas at Austin

## FAQ

### What does Nishant do?

Nishant Gadde is a researcher at The University of Texas at Austin and currently works as an ML Engineer Intern at Apple\.

### What is Nishant's role at Apple?

Nishant is an ML Engineer Intern at Apple, with work focused on AI infrastructure\. Nishant has experience with AI infrastructure work at Apple\.

### What does Nishant research at the Oden Institute?

Nishant is currently a Research Assistant at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, where the research focus is affordance reasoning for vision\-language models\.

### What did Nishant work on at Harvard SEAS?

At Harvard John A\. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nishant worked as a Research Assistant on LLM reasoning for computer architecture\.

### What did Nishant work on at Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability?

At the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Nishant worked as a Research Assistant on neural networks for alternating\-current optimal power flow, or ACOPF\.

### What is Nishant's educational background?

Nishant is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin\.

### What technical skills does Nishant have?

Nishant's listed skills include Python, machine learning, programming, JavaScript, HTML, and Cascading Style Sheets \(CSS\)\.

### What AI areas interest Nishant?

Nishant has broad interests across AI disciplines and has identified reinforcement learning as a particular area of interest\.

### How can someone contact Nishant?

Nishant can be reached at \[contact removed\] or \[contact removed\]\.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/nishant\-gadde

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