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Hrishikesh Terdalkar
Assistant Professor
Saṁbhāṣaṇa Research Group
Language Technologies Research Center
IIIT Hyderabad
Biography
Hrishikesh Terdalkar is an Assistant Professor at the Language Technologies Research Center, International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad. Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus and prior to that, was a postdoctoral researcher at the LIRIS Research Lab, University of Lyon 1 hosted by Prof. Angela Bonifati and Prof. Andrea Mauri. He received his PhD from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur under the supervision of Prof. Arnab Bhattacharya.
His research spans Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics, and Knowledge Graphs, with an emphasis on Sanskrit and other Indian languages. He is interested in building the foundations of language AI through datasets, benchmarks, evaluation frameworks, and linguistically informed models for low-resource and classical languages. His broader interests include Information Retrieval, Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction, and Data Mining.
He welcomes collaborations and is always interested in working with motivated students and researchers on challenging problems in language technologies and AI. Please feel free to reach out.
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- Natural Language Processing
- Computational Linguistics
- Information Retrieval
- Knowledge Graphs
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data Mining
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PhD in Computer Science and Engineering, 2014-2023
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
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MSc in Computer Science, 2011-2013
Chennai Mathematical Institute
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BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and Computer Science, 2007-2010
Chennai Mathematical Institute
Recent Publications
Experience
Teaching
Courses
- 2026-27 SEM-I
- CL XXX: Mechanistic Interpretability
Courses
- 2025-26 SEM-I
- CS F301: Principles of Programming Languages (Tutorial)
- CS F212: Database Systems (Lab)
- 2025-26 SEM-II
- CS F469: Information Retrieval (Instructor In-Charge)
- CS F212: Database Systems (Tutorial)
- Program: Master 1: Informatique Fondamentale
- Course: Databases and Data Mining
- Program: M2: Data and Intelligence for Smart Systems (DISS)
- Course: INF2499M: Introduction to Natural Language Processing
Managed Prutor administration for “ESC101: Introduction to Programming” course for 5 semesters. Duties also involved heading the tutor team, setting question papers and grading.
Instructors:
- Jan 2017 - Apr 2017: Prof. Rajat Mittal
- Aug 2017 - Nov 2017: Prof. Nisheeth Srivastava
- Jan 2018 - Apr 2018: Prof. Indranil Saha
- Aug 2019 - Nov 2019: Prof. Piyush Rai
- Jan 2020 - Apr 2020: Prof. Nisheeth Srivastava
Courses:
- CS315: Principles of Database Systems (Jan-Apr 2021)
- CS315: Principles of Database Systems (Jan-Apr 2019)
- CS685: Data Mining (Aug-Nov 2018)
- CS774: Optimization Techniques (Aug-Nov 2016)
- ESC101: Introduction to Programming (Aug-Nov 2014)
- NOC17-CS33: Fundamentals of Database Systems (Prof. Arnab Bhattacharya)
Sponsored Projects
Invited Talks
Accomplishments
Popular Topics
Contact
- hrishikeshrt@iiit.ac.in
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F9, Language Technologies Research Center (LTRC),
1st Floor, Kohli Center on Intelligent Systems (KCIS),
International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad,
Prof C R Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500032
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