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Efficient LLM Fine-Tuning: LoRA, QLoRA, and the Economics of Adaptation
·8 min readA deep dive into parameter-efficient fine-tuning methods, comparing LoRA and QLoRA against full fine-tuning with real cost analysis from production deployments.
LLMsMachine LearningMLOpsCost AnalysisLLM Context Windows: From Attention is All You Need to 1M+ Token Models
·9 min readExploring the evolution of transformer context windows, from the original 512 tokens to million-token models, with practical insights on cost-performance trade-offs.
LLMsMachine LearningArchitectureCost AnalysisAI Safety in Production: Prompt Injection, Code Generation Vulnerabilities, and Defense
·11 min readReal-world security incidents from deploying LLM-powered systems, including a GitHub Copilot vulnerability that reached production and practical defense strategies.
AI SafetySecurityLLMsDevOpsUnsupervised Learning in the Wild: Anomaly Detection Without Ground Truth
·13 min readLessons from building a 92% accuracy anomaly detection system for maritime surveillance with no labeled data, featuring insights from Indian Navy research work.
Machine LearningUnsupervised LearningAnomaly DetectionResearchML Observability: Detecting Model Drift, Data Skew, and Silent Failures
·13 min readHow production ML models fail silently, and the monitoring strategies that catch degradation before users notice, with real incident post-mortems.
MLOpsMachine LearningMonitoringProductionReal-Time Stream Processing: Kafka, Event Sourcing, and Exactly-Once Semantics
·12 min readBuilding production stream processing systems with Apache Kafka, navigating the complexities of consumer lag, partition rebalancing, and delivery guarantees.
Distributed SystemsKafkaStream ProcessingArchitectureInfrastructure Automation Beyond IaC: Natural Language Interfaces for DevOps
·12 min readBuilding InfraPilot, an NLP-powered DevOps control plane using Amazon Lex, with lessons on intent recognition, validation layers, and production incident recovery.
DevOpsNLPInfrastructureAutomationAWSReal-Time Collaboration at Scale: CRDTs, Operational Transform, and WebSocket Architecture
·13 min readBuilding CollabDesk, a real-time collaborative workspace, with deep dives into conflict-free replicated data types, WebSocket race conditions, and scaling from 10 to 200+ users.
Real-Time SystemsWebSocketsCRDTsArchitectureScaleDatabase Performance: From Query Plans to Distributed Transactions
·12 min readDiagnosing and fixing the N+1 query problem, optimizing complex joins, and understanding distributed database trade-offs through real production incidents.
DatabasesPerformanceSQLDistributed SystemsAlgorithmic Trading Reality Check: NLP, Sentiment Analysis, and Market Efficiency
·11 min readWhat happened when we built an NLP-powered trading system using sentiment analysis: the gap between backtesting results and live trading, and why most alpha disappears in production.
FinanceMachine LearningNLPTradingTech-Enabled Solutions to Unsolved Problems: Healthcare, Climate, and Infrastructure
·11 min readWhy do we have the technology to solve critical problems in healthcare, climate, and infrastructure, yet these solutions remain undeployed? An analysis of the gap between technical capability and real-world adoption.
TechnologyHealthcareClimateInfrastructureImpact