Girish G Hegde
Girish G Hegde
4th Year · BS–MS Data Science
IISER Thiruvananthapuram
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Hello. I'm a 4th-year BS–MS Data Science student at IISER Thiruvananthapuram, working at the intersection of deep learning, computer vision, and generative models.

My research focuses on frequency-aware learning, deepfake detection, transformers, and diffusion models. I enjoy building models from scratch and pushing towards robust, generalizable systems.

Deep Learning & Computer Vision
CNNs, Vision Transformers, and frequency-domain learning
Generative Models
GANs, VAEs, and Diffusion Models for image synthesis
Research
Representation learning, multi-object tracking, and robustness
Reading
Technical papers, mathematics, and philosophy
Deep Intelligence Lab, IISER Thiruvananthapuram (2024–Present)
Supervisor: Dr. Alwin Poulose · Frequency-aware deep learning for facial deepfake detection. Designed Fourier & DCT pipelines for spectral feature learning; integrated CNN + Vision Transformer architectures; evaluated cross-domain generalization against GAN and diffusion-based attacks.
Multi-Vehicle Detection & Tracking: Attention Faster RCNN vs YOLOv8
Full CV pipeline for vehicle detection, tracking, and benchmarking. Implemented YOLOv8 with CBAM attention and Faster R-CNN; integrated ByteTrack with trajectory visualization; benchmarked mAP, precision, recall, and inference latency on real-time video.
Generative Image Modeling: GAN, VAE, Diffusion U-Net
Implemented GANs and VAEs from scratch; trained on Kaggle P100 GPU for landscape image synthesis. Fine-tuned GAN architectures for training stability and visual fidelity; explored latent space representations.
Transformer Models and Vision Transformers
Implemented seq2seq Transformer for English–French NMT and Vision Transformer from scratch for Oxford Flower classification. Built attention mechanisms and positional encoding end-to-end.
Facial Deepfake Detection (Frequency-Aware Deep Learning)
Spectral feature learning via Fourier & DCT transforms; CNN + ViT hybrid for generative artifact detection; ablation studies on feature representations; robustness evaluation against GAN and diffusion-based attacks.
Languages
Python · R · C · Bash
Frameworks
PyTorch · TensorFlow
Tools
Git · Jupyter · LaTeX · Label Studio
Methods
Deep Learning · Computer Vision · Generative Models · Transformers · Diffusion Models
Best Poster Award (2026)
FS Data Science Conference, IISER Thiruvananthapuram