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Featured Research

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Featured Publication2023

Effect of Data Quality on Water Body Segmentation with DeepLabV3+ Algorithm

Investigated the critical impact of data quality on DeepLabV3+ performance for water body segmentation in Sentinel-2 satellite imagery. Demonstrated that systematic data cleaning (removing incorrect labels, turbid water, and floating vegetation) improved model accuracy from 92.8% to 96.4%, highlighting the importance of data curation in deep learning applications.

Takeaway: The study reports accuracy increasing from 92.8% to 96.4% after removing mislabeled and ambiguous training samples.

Edpuganti, A., Akshaya, P., Gouthami, J., Sajith Variyar, V.V., Sowmya, V., & Sivanpillai, R.

Published in: Proceedings of the ASPRS International Technical Symposium

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Blog Posts

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Engineering5 min read

From Idea to an Open-Source Reality: How We Built Team Health Check

How Guidewire Engineering built Team Health Check, an open-source platform that digitizes Spotify's Squad Health Check Model for enterprise use. Teams assess their health across 11 dimensions and track improvements over time — built with Next.js 15, Go, and PostgreSQL, deployed on Kubernetes via KubeVela.

Takeaway: Open sourcing an internal workflow required product design, cloud-native deployment, and a maintainable contribution model.

#Open Source#Kubernetes#Cloud Native#Engineering Culture#Go#Next.js
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Engineering Philosophy8 min read

The Best AI App Is the One You Never Had to Build

Why the build-vs-configure boundary has shifted for AI workflows. A reflection on building a full-stack AI app to automate sprint newsletters — and realizing the same job could now be done with a skills file and an MCP connection. Every AI app deserves a lightweight equivalent.

Takeaway: Evaluate a lightweight skills-and-tools workflow before committing to a standalone AI application.

#AI#Engineering#Developer Tools#MCP#Cost Optimization
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Best Practices6 min read

How to Make AI Your Toughest Teammate

A practical guide for engineers to transform AI from a passive tool into a thinking partner that challenges assumptions and sharpens decisions. Learn how to use AI as a sparring partner rather than just a shortcut.

Takeaway: Prompt AI to challenge assumptions and alternatives, not only generate a first answer.

#AI#Engineering#Best Practices#Prompt Engineering
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Talks & Presentations

Anirudh Edpuganti presenting Fern at Guidewire DevSummit 2025

Guidewire DevSummit 2025

Fern: Open-Source Test Reporting

Presented Fern, an open-source test reporting tool, and its approach to making automated test results easier to inspect.

Takeaway: Test reports are more useful when teams can move quickly from a failed run to the relevant evidence.

Research Publications

Research Paper2023

DMD-CGR: Dynamic Mode Decomposition-based Novel Features for DNA sequence classification

Developed a novel Dynamic Coherent Features through Progressive Rank Approximations (DCFPRA) technique for pathogen classification at the genus level. The method leverages Dynamic Mode Decomposition for feature extraction from genomic sequences, achieving superior performance over traditional alignment-based methods while being computationally efficient for large-scale datasets.

Aadharsh, A., Edpuganti, A., Mohan, N., Kumar, S.S., & Soman, K.P.

Published in: Proceedings of the IEEE 2023 3rd International Conference for Intelligent Technologies (CONIT), Hubballi, Karnataka, India

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Research Paper2023

An Informal Introduction to Semirings for Graph-BLAS using Matlab

Created an accessible educational framework for understanding semirings and GraphBLAS implementations using Matlab. This work simplifies complex mathematical concepts and provides practical tools for graph algorithms and linear algebra applications, making high-performance computing techniques more approachable for practitioners without deep mathematical backgrounds.

Aadharsh, A., Edpuganti, A., Mohan, N., Kumar, S.S., & Soman, K.P.

Published in: Proceedings of the IEEE 2023 3rd International Conference for Intelligent Technologies (CONIT), Hubballi, Karnataka, India

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Research Paper2022

Investigating the Significance of Special Measurement Matrices for DMD based Frequency Estimation

Explored the role of specialized measurement matrices in enhancing Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD) algorithms for frequency estimation tasks. The research evaluates how different matrix configurations impact accuracy and computational efficiency in signal processing applications, providing insights for optimizing DMD-based frequency analysis methods.

Edpuganti, A., Mohan, J., Mohan, N., Kumar, S.S., & Soman, K.P.

Published in: Proceedings of the International Conference on Automation, Signal Processing, Instrumentation and Control (iCASIC 2022)

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Personal & Culture Writing

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Personal Journey5 min read

Discovering the Guidewire Way

From overcoming misconceptions to embracing a unique culture - my transformative internship journey at Guidewire. Learn about the company culture that combines agile methodologies, pair programming, and a focus on collaboration and work-life balance.

Takeaway: Pairing and feedback loops shaped the transition from academic projects to production engineering.

#Guidewire#Internship#Company Culture#Career Journey#Work-Life Balance
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