About Me

I build the technical infrastructure for AI accountability. My vision is to bridge the gap between high-level policy and the messy reality of production environments. I operate on the belief that for AI governance to be effective, it must be operationalized directly into the model training and evaluation lifecycle.

I bring this vision to life using my experience delivering over 50,000+ LLM evaluations and data annotations for Fortune 500 clients. By driving rigorous quality frameworks, I’ve achieved up to 40% error reductions in frontier model outputs—treating quality not just as a performance metric, but as a core pillar of institutional governance.

Currently, I am deepening this technical-ethical intersection through the IAPP AIGP certification, active engagement with the Indian AI policy landscape, and by building Responsible AI India—a comprehensive platform tracking global laws, compliance frameworks, and safety resources. I focus on how emerging markets can navigate the global regulatory surge without stifling innovation.

"In emerging markets, AI governance isn't just about safety; it's about building the institutional trust required for intelligence to scale."

Specializations

AI Governance

Auditing AI systems for risk, bias, and compliance. Engaging with Indian think tanks to operationalize ethical AI frameworks.

LLM Evaluation

Architecting rigorous QA pipelines for frontier models, specializing in RLHF data and red-teaming methodologies.

Operational Quality

Scaling high-performance research pods. Managing 40+ Research Associates across global pods with precision and data-driven audits.

Sovereign Strategy

Bridging technical capability with policy consequence to help organizations navigate the emerging global AI regulatory landscape.

Certifications & Path

AI Governance Professional (AIGP) — IAPP

In Progress
Target: Q3 2026

Core Competencies

AI Research & Governance

LLM Training & Data Strategy Prompt Engineering & CoT RLHF Methodologies AI Compliance Frameworks

Quality & Automation Engineering

Test Automation Architecture Selenium & Appium PyTest & BDD (Behave) REST APIs Cross-Platform Compliance

Development & Infrastructure

Python Java & JavaScript Solidity & Web3 Jenkins & CI/CD Docker & Azure DevOps

Resume

Experience

Senior Research Associate – AI

Keywords Studios | Apr 2025 – Present
  • First senior hire on the team — foundational in building a 200+ member RA/TRA operation from zero.
  • Manage daily operations for 40+ Research Associates and TRAs: attendance, leave approvals, queue delegation, and workload balancing across pods.
  • Deliver 50,000+ prompts, annotations, and CoT evaluations for Fortune 500 LLM clients; maintained 100% on-time delivery rate.
  • Drove 40% error reduction through quality audit frameworks, dashboard monitoring, and data-driven process improvements; sustained team error rate below 15%.
  • Lead daily standups with senior coordinators; roll out client updates and process changes with precision and cross-cultural sensitivity.
  • Conduct biweekly 1-on-1s with all direct reports; identify performance trends, provide structured improvement pathways, and track resolution.
  • Coordinate cross-culturally with US and Poland teams; manage inter-timezone handoffs, escalations, and communication protocols.
  • Participate in senior leadership syncs and direct client engagements; own risk reporting and strategic recommendations.
  • Train incoming RAs, TRAs, and seniors on prompt engineering, CoT methodology, RLHF principles, and quality standards — reduced onboarding time by 30%.
  • Serve on the IJP interview panel for Technical Research Associate promotions — assessing candidates on technical and research aptitude.
  • Assigned to special client trials and frontier evaluation projects; consistently selected for high-trust, high-visibility workstreams.
  • Analyse KPI and quality dashboards to surface trends, flag degradation, and recommend structural improvements.

Senior QA Tester

Keywords Studios | Apr 2024 – Mar 2025

Managed a cross-functional QA team of 8+ across AAA gaming projects.

  • Reduced production defects by 35% through rigorous bug vetting and prioritization.
  • Implemented automated reporting dashboards, decreasing manual overhead by 40%.
  • Mentored 5+ new QA engineers, reducing ramp-up time by 25%.

Compliance Quality Assurance Analyst

Keywords Studios | May 2023 – Mar 2024

Architected a test automation framework using Python, Selenium, PyTest, and Appium.

  • Delivered 50% productivity gains and a 70% reduction in test execution time.
  • Executed comprehensive QA for 10+ AAA titles across Android, iOS, Web, Xbox, and PlayStation.
  • Designed 3 proprietary testing tools contributing to a 20% revenue increase.

Functional Quality Assurance Tester

Keywords Studios | Aug 2021 – May 2023

Performed end-to-end testing across Web, Mobile, PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms.

  • Identified 500+ defects including 50+ critical issues, significantly improving game stability.
  • Mentored 10+ junior QA professionals on testing methodologies and Agile compliance standards.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Application

Maharishi Dayanand University | 2021 - 2023

Bachelor of Science in Computer Application

Maharishi Dayanand University | 2018 - 2021

Certifications

AI Governance Professional (AIGP)

IAPP · International Association of Privacy Professionals | In Progress · Target Q3 2026

The EU AI Act Compliance

Udemy | Issued Mar 2026

Credential ID: UC-5787de13-e7e5-48fb-aafa-dab7d2ece896

Keywords Studios Testing Certification (KSTC)

SDLC, Agile Testing, Black/White/Grey Box Testing

Accessibility QA Specialization

WCAG 2.1, Inclusive Design, Assistive Technology Testing
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Governance

"Responsible AI isn't a checkbox. It's an ongoing negotiation between capability and consequence."

Responsible AI India

Flagship Platform & Tracker
ACTIVE PLATFORM

Operationalizing governance requires accessible, institutional-grade tools. I built and launched Responsible AI India—the country's most comprehensive hub tracking AI regulations (EU AI Act, India's DPDP Act 2023), risk frameworks (NIST, ISO 42001), live policy papers, technical safety benchmarks, and a curated global AI safety jobs board.

Launch Platform responsibleai.kamalswami.in

Activity Highlights

📍 Event · 2026

India AI Impact Summit

Attended at Bharat Mandapam. My field notes from the summit focused on the "Implementation Gap"—while policy discussions are robust, there is a critical need for standardized benchmarks that Indian enterprises can actually use to audit their specific model fine-tuning workflows.

New Delhi · Bharat Mandapam Practitioner Insights
🎓 Certification · In Progress
AIGP

IAPP AIGP Certification

Developing a comprehensive understanding of risk management and data ethics. For me, AIGP is about operationalizing ethics—translating high-level principles into the daily "Human-in-the-loop" protocols I manage for frontier LLM evaluation.

Target Q3 2026 Professional Track
📜 Policy · 2026

EU AI Act Compliance

Analyzed the Act's extraterritorial impact. Key takeaway: For Indian AI exporters, compliance isn't just about regulation—it's a competitive advantage that unlocks the global enterprise market by meeting the world's strictest safety standards.

Global Regulatory Impact Certified Specialist
🔍 Current Focus

Currently Engaging With

  • Book: "AI Snake Oil" by Arvind Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor (2024)
  • Paper: NIST AI RMF 1.0 (Deep Dive)
  • Research: Cross-cultural bias in RLHF datasets
🛠️ Framework Authority
NIST AI RMF
Framework Fluency
EU AI Act
Applied
ISO 42001
Practitioner
OECD Principles
Deep Study

Operational Governance

Operationalizing Compliance

Bridging the gap between policy and execution. My experience managing 40+ Research Associates and delivering 50,000+ LLM evaluations proves that theoretical governance frameworks require rigorous QA pipelines to survive in production.

The EU AI Act & Risk Management

Leveraging my EU AI Act Compliance certification (Udemy) to audit systems for risk, bias, and adherence to emerging global standards.

Consulting Advisory

Available for AI governance audits, responsible AI consulting, and policy advisory engagements. I help organizations navigate the intersection of technical quality assurance and ethical AI deployment.

Let's Talk Governance →

Projects

Featured Systems

Responsible AI Tracker

Live Hub

India's most comprehensive Responsible AI intelligence hub. Curates global AI laws (EU AI Act, DPDP 2023), compliance frameworks (NIST, ISO 42001), live research, audit tools, and a global AI safety jobs board.

React / Vite AI Governance TailwindCSS Safety Audits
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ARIA

In Progress

Ambient AI Assistant on ESP32-S3. Features a dedicated voice pipeline with custom wake word detection, Whisper STT, and an asynchronous MQTT command architecture.

ESP32-S3 Claude API FreeRTOS

AArthik Mitr

Active Dev

Personal finance & algorithmic trading platform. Automates PDF statement processing and broker integration via Fyers, using local LLMs (Ollama) for transaction parsing.

Ollama Supabase Fyers API

Open Source & Engineering

Founder | PaySwapCQR

Mar 2023 – Jul 2023

Self-employed venture building blockchain and Solidity-based payment infrastructure.

Community Member | Web3Samaj

Jan 2023 – Present

Driving community outreach and Web3 ecosystem growth in India.

Advocate | The Graph

Jul 2023 – Sep 2024

Advocating for decentralized data querying and indexing protocols.

Ambassador | Steer Protocol

Apr 2023 – Sep 2024

Championing ZK (Zero-Knowledge) technologies and blockchain scaling solutions.

Research Intel

This is my operational intelligence feed—a curated collection of dossiers, policy audits, and technical field notes. I provide visitors with a direct window into the intersection of LLM safety frameworks and real-world deployment challenges.

"Theoretical safety is an illusion. True governance is built in the audit logs and the RLHF feedback loops."
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