research
publications & research
Applied ML and systems work, with public code and manuscript links where available.
research output
2026manuscript
Forest Ranger: A Distributed Edge-AI Acoustic Sensor Network Architecture for Real-Time Detection of Illegal Deforestation Activity
Kasinath C. A., Nicky Sheby, Gouri Shiva, Kamal Nayan C. S.
April 2026 / Vellore Institute of Technology / open project manuscript
ESP32 acoustic sensing with local MFE feature extraction and quantised CNN inference.
research interests
Applied MLAnomaly detection and model behaviour in software.
Computer visionDetection, tracking and event logic.
Edge AI & IoTTinyML, sensing and embedded constraints.
Data systemsGeospatial analysis and interactive data products.
SecurityBehavioural risk and cryptographic API controls.
Knowledge systemsSearch, preservation and metadata.