Research
My research sits at the boundary between AI systems and the real world. I am interested in the hard problems that surface when you try to make intelligent systems work at scale: in finance, in scientific discovery, in infrastructure that millions of people depend on.
The questions that drive my work:
- AI-augmented discovery: can we build systems where AI generates hypotheses and humans direct the search? What does the new scientific loop look like?
- The economics of small teams: how does AI change the minimum viable organization? What can three people with the right tools actually accomplish?
- Financial infrastructure: digital currencies, payment systems, and the intersection of AI with markets and monetary policy
- Adversarial robustness: how do we build systems that hold up when things go wrong?
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Papers
Designing Digital Humans with Ambient Intelligence
M Chen, P Deshpande, R Yang, E Azanli, J Ligman, S Hu, R Chen · arXiv 2604.05120, 2026
MetaTT: A Global Tensor-Train Adapter for Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning
J Lopez-Piqueres, P Deshpande, A Ray, MJ Villani, M Pistoia, N Kumar · arXiv 2506.09105, 2025
A Unified Framework for Provably Efficient Algorithms to Estimate Shapley Values
T Chen, A Seshadri, MJ Villani, P Niroula, S Chakrabarti, A Ray, P Deshpande et al. · arXiv 2506.05216, 2025
Provably Faster Randomized and Quantum Algorithms for k-Means Clustering via Uniform Sampling
T Chen, A Ray, A Seshadri, D Herman, B Bach, P Deshpande et al. · arXiv 2504.20982, 2025
Adaptive 3D UI Placement in Mixed Reality Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
F Lu, M Chen, H Hsu, P Deshpande, CY Wang, B MacIntyre · CHI '24 Extended Abstracts, 2024
Enabling Data-Driven and Empathetic Interactions: A Context-Aware 3D Virtual Agent in Mixed Reality for Enhanced Financial Customer Experience
C Xu, M Chen, P Deshpande, E Azanli, R Yang, J Ligman · IEEE ISMAR '24
Adaptive Content Placement in Mixed Reality Through Empirical User Behavioral Patterns
F Lu, M Chen, H Hsu, P Deshpande, CY Wang, B MacIntyre · IEEE ISMAR '24
Data Management For Immersive Spaces
J Ligman, P Deshpande, E Azanli · IEEE ISMAR '24
Patents
Intelligent Embodied Interactive Agents with Spatial Understanding
P Deshpande, M Chen, E Azanli, M Lander, JW Ligman, M Pistoia · US Patent App. 18/778,292, 2026
Structured Communication Optimization
MS Anand, E Azanli, O Hitson, JW Ligman, P Deshpande · US Patent App. 18/806,857, 2026
Immersive Data Management in Spatial Computing
J Ligman, E Azanli, P Deshpande, M Pistoia · US Patent App. 18/616,376, 2025
Generating Carbon Efficient Code
JW Ligman, P Deshpande, E Azanli, M Pistoia · US Patent App. 18/585,879, 2025
Processing Data Queries in Hybrid Data Mesh Architectures
NR Tummala, M Pistoia, JW Ligman, E Azanli, P Deshpande · US Patent 12,393,590, 2025
Placement of Virtual Content Objects in XR via Reinforcement Learning
F Lu, M Chen, P Deshpande, CY Wang, B MacIntyre · US Patent App. 18/407,003, 2025
Fact Verification Using Blockchain and Machine Learning
H Khaykovich, SK Parunandula, P Deshpande, J Mendel · US Patent 12,081,684, 2024
Optimized Cloud Database Query Execution
NR Tummala, M Pistoia, P Deshpande, E Azanli, JW Ligman, F Schaffa · US Patent 11,899,660, 2024
Secure User Logins with Facial Recognition and Blockchain
J Davis, SK Parunandula, P Deshpande, KK Ramadas, U Ojukwu et al. · US Patent 11,244,146, 2022