Binesh K Sadanandan

Senior Principal R&D Engineer (Technical Fellow) | Ph.D. Student - Applied Data Science @ University of New Haven

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SAIL Lab

University of New Haven

New Haven, CT

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About Me

I'm an enthusiastic engineer focused on bridging the gap between data and insights. As a research engineer at Medtronic Surgical Innovation, my current focus is to improve the state-of-the-art in minimally invasive therapies by harnessing the data generated from conventional and non-conventional data sources.

As a Ph.D. Candidate at Secure and Assured Intelligent Learning Lab (SAIL Lab) under the advisement of Dr. Vahid Behzadan at the University of New Haven, my research focuses on developing Robust Defense Strategies for Medical Vision-Language Models. I am working on defending against visual adversarial attacks in medical AI systems, developing detection mechanisms, preprocessing defenses, and XAI-guided mitigation strategies to ensure the safety and reliability of vision-language models in clinical settings.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science - Data Science
    University of New Haven (2021 - 2027)
  • Master's degree in Data Science
    University of Connecticut School of Business (2017 - 2019)
  • Nanodegree in DeepLearning
    Udacity (2017)
  • Advanced Diploma in PLC Controls and Design
    Anna University (2008)
  • Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication
    Cochin University of Science and Technology