Sanjeev Panta

Sanjeev Panta

PhD Researcher in Computer Science

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

About Me

I am a PhD candidate in Computer Science at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, working under the guidance of Dr. Li Chen. My research focuses on Deep Learning, Time Series Analysis, Multi-modality, Computer Vision, and Federated Learning.

With expertise in developing models for hydrological and rainfall predictions, I am passionate about applying machine learning techniques to solve real-world problems, particularly in environmental monitoring and forecasting.

I am actively engaged in mentoring undergraduate and master's students in research, and I have professional experience as a software engineer in the industry.

Research Interests

  • Deep Learning
  • Time Series Analysis
  • Multi-modal Learning
  • Computer Vision
  • Federated Learning
  • Music and Audio

Education

  • PhD in Computer Science
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Aug 2022 – May/Dec 2026 (expected)
  • Bachelor in Computer Engineering
    Tribhuwan University
    Dec 2015 – Sep 2019

Research

Deep Learning for Environmental Monitoring

Developing advanced deep learning models for environmental monitoring, focusing on hydrological and rainfall predictions for Louisiana, USA.

Time Series Forecasting

Creating novel time series forecasting approaches, including the Pseudoformer: a Pseudo AutoCorrelation-Attention Mechanism for enhanced prediction accuracy.

Federated Learning

Exploring fair and efficient federated learning approaches through projects like FedFair3 and SEAFL to enable collaborative model training while preserving data privacy.

Computer Vision

Applying computer vision techniques to environmental monitoring and medical imaging problems, including radar nowcasting and skin cancer classification.

Publications

FedFair3: Unlocking Threefold Fairness in Federated Learning

Simin Javaherian, Sanjeev Panta, Shelby Williams, Md Sirajul Islam, Li Chen

ICC'24

SEAFL: Staleness-aware Semi-Asynchronous Federated Learning with Adaptive Weight Aggregation

Md Sirajul Islam, Sanjeev Panta, Xu Yuan, Fei Xu, Li Chen, Nian-Feng Tzeng

IPDPS'25

Skin Cancer Images Classification using Transfer Learning Techniques

Md Sirajul Islam, Sanjeev Panta

arXiv preprint 2024

Pseudoformer: Pseudo AutoCorrelation-Attention Mechanism for Time Series Forecasting

Sanjeev Panta, Jatin Patel, Md Sirajul Islam, Simin Javaherian, Xu Yuan, Li Chen, Nian-Feng Tzeng

Under Submission

A Multi-Modal Model for Rainfall Nowcasting

Sanjeev Panta, Li Chen

Under Submission

Projects

Battle of the Bayou

An educational environmental game focused on the preservation of Louisiana's wetlands. Inspired by CWPPRA, players control invasive nutria rats and restore native vegetation, learning about wetlands preservation and coastal stewardship.

Game Development Education Environmental

Flood Prediction

Forecasting the stream gage heights of the Comite River in Louisiana using State-of-the-Art Time Series Forecasting models, including Transformer based models.

Python PyTorch Time Series

Radar Nowcasting

Generating future Radar Images for Precipitation using State-of-the-Art models, including Diffusion based models.

Python PyTorch Computer Vision

Music Transcription

Generating written music from audio files using deep learning.

Keras Music21 Audio Processing

Seeker: Music Recognition

Music Recognition application to identify recently heard and unrecognized songs.

Python Flask Java Firebase

Sawari Sewa

Android application for Ride Sharing Services including both two and four wheelers.

Java Google Maps API Firebase

Lyrics Chorus Generation

Generating song lyrics using Neural Networks. Implemented multiple machine learning models including LSTM, GNN, and GRU for creative text generation.

TensorFlow LSTM GNN GRU

Cooperative Website Admin Panel

Admin Panel and API for a Financial Institution. Created a comprehensive back-end solution with secure authentication and database integration.

Java Sparkjava MySQL Vue.js AWS

Experience

Aug 2022 – Present

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  • National Science Foundation funded research, focused on Deep Learning, Times Series, Multi-modality, Computer Vision, Federated Learning
  • Optimizing and developing Models for Hydrological and Rainfall Predictions for Louisiana, USA
  • Mentoring Undergrad and Master's Students in Research
Python PyTorch TensorFlow Pandas Matplotlib Git

Aug 2022 – May 2023

Graduate Teaching Assistant (Java)

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  • Grading Projects, Assignments, Test papers on Advanced Data Structure and Software Engineering CMPS 261
  • Guiding the students in their assignments
  • Proctoring the exams

Feb 2021 – Aug 2022

Software Engineer

Cotiviti Nepal Pvt. Ltd.

  • Developed robust backend systems using Spring Boot and Oracle database
  • Designed and implemented frontend solutions using Angular
  • Led Jira Administration, managing workflows and automating ticketing processes
Spring Boot Angular Oracle Jira

Nov 2019 – Jan 2021

Full Stack Java Developer

FOCUSONE Payment Solution

  • Built and maintained backend services using Java and Sparkjava using JDBC and MySQL
  • Developed database schemas and performed queries on MySQL
  • Created frontend applications using Vue.js
Java SparkJava MySQL Vue.js

Teaching & Mentoring

Teaching Assistant

CMPS 261: Advanced Data Structures and Software Engineering

Fall 2022, Spring 2023

Mentoring

Clinton Akalazu

Spring 2023 - Summer 2023

Time Series Forecasting using Machine Learning

Jatin Patel

Fall 2023 - Spring 2024

Time Series Forecasting using Machine Learning

Leistat J Connor

Summer 2025

Time Series Forecasting in Federated Setting

Professional Service

  • Reviewer: The International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Data Sciences and Applications (ACDSA) 2026
  • Reviewer: Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) Workshop LXAI 2025
  • Ethics Reviewer: Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) 2025
  • Reviewer: The 2nd International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering Researches (ICECER) 2025
  • Reviewer: The International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME) 2025
  • TPC Member/Reviewer: IEEE International System-on-Chip Conference (SOCC) 2025
  • PC Member/Reviewer: AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society (AIES) 2025
  • Subreviewer: International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing (ICA3PP) 2023

Honors & Awards

ULL SGA International Friendship Non-Endowed Scholarship

2025-26

Science Day Appreciation for Participation

2023, 2024

Academic Excellence Award

Spring 2023

Full Assistantship throughout Graduate Studies

2022-Present

Best Student Award

Undergraduate Second Semester

Full Scholarship throughout Undergraduate Studies

2015-2019

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Python Java JavaScript TypeScript SQL HTML C C++ C# Groovy Ruby

Frameworks & Libraries

PyTorch TensorFlow Keras NumPy Pandas Scikit-learn Spring Boot Sparkjava Django Flask Angular Vue

Databases

MySQL Oracle PostgreSQL Firebase MongoDB Oracle APEX

Developer Tools

VS Code Intellij Git GitHub Jupyter Notebook Postman Swagger Jira LaTeX

Cloud & Deployment

AWS PythonAnywhere Heroku Firebase

Contact Me

Location

Lafayette, LA 70501

Google Scholar

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