I’m a Visiting Researcher at the University of Cambridge, working at the intersection of Human-AI Interaction and Multimodal LLMs.
Right now, I am actively exploring opportunities in Generative AI.
- Multimodality in LLMs, adding voice and speech capabilities and designing human-centered evaluations.
- Building systems that combine LLMs + user signals to make AI interactions more adaptive, safe, and useful.
- Researching trust, empathy, engagement, and user experience in AI assistants.
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MPhil (Masters) in Advanced Computer Science, University of Cambridge (2024–2025)
Thesis: Fine-tuning LLMs on multi-turn conversations for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) -
B.Tech in Computer Engineering, Charotar University of Science and Technology (2018–2022)
AI Researcher — BrainTwin Project, University of Cambridge (Jul 2025 – Oct 2025)
- Multimodal affect sensing + adaptive digital therapy agent (EEG + sentiment + LLM conditioning)
Data Research Engineer — IIT Madras (Jun 2022 – Jul 2024)
- Built human-in-the-loop AI systems for education, scaled data pipelines (~18M+ entries), and led intern teams.
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Fine-Tuning Open-Source LLMs on Multi-Turn CBT Conversations — AIiH 2025
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Exploring Multimodal Generative AI for Education through Co-design Workshops with Students — CHI 2025
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Investigating the Potential of GPT-3 in Providing Feedback for Programming Assessments — ACM ITiCSE 2023
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Evaluating the Quality of LLM-Generated Explanations for Logical Errors in CS1 Student Programs — COMPUTE 2023
Languages: Python, Java, C/C++, SQL
ML/AI: LLM fine-tuning (parameter-efficient), RAG, evaluation design, human studies
Data: Pandas, PostgreSQL, data pipelines, analytics at scale
Dev: ReactJS, Android, Firebase
Design: Figma, Illustrator
- Mentor @ Google Deepmind Research Ready Program
- Simms Prize for Educational Achievement (Cambridge)
- NASA Space Apps Hackathon — Global Nominee
- Supervisor for Bioinformatics at Computer Science Dept at University of Cambridge
- Volunteer at Blue Cross
- 📫 Email: rish.balse@gmail.com
- 🔎 Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CDP62u0AAAAJ&hl=en
Origami, Tabla, and Kendo