Kishanthan Kingston – AI/ML Research Engineer

Kishanthan Kingston

AI/ML Research Engineer

About Me

I am an AI/ML Engineer with a research background, currently working on applied deep learning for climate data downscaling at IPSL (Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace).

My work focuses on developing robust machine learning models for large-scale scientific datasets, with an emphasis on transfer learning, model evaluation, and physical consistency in high-resolution outputs.

With experience in medical imaging, speech signal processing, and climate modeling, I am particularly interested in building reliable and scalable AI systems that bridge research innovation and real-world impact.

Academic Background

  • 🎓 Master’s in Automation and Robotics, specialization in Intelligent Systems – Sorbonne University.
  • 🎓 Bachelor’s in Physics – Université Paris Cité.

Skills & Expertise

  • Artificial Intelligence Research – Solid theoretical foundation combined with hands-on implementation.
  • Deep Learning & Computer Vision – Design and deployment of models for scientific and medical applications.
  • Medical Image Segmentation – Applied research experience at Dassault Systèmes.
  • Speech Signal Processing & Machine Learning – Research experience at ISIR.
  • Teamwork & Interdisciplinary Collaboration – Experience collaborating with physicians, neuropsychologists, physicists, and climate scientists in multidisciplinary research environments.

Programming Languages

  • Python
  • C++
  • MATLAB

Libraries & Frameworks

  • PyTorch
  • TensorFlow
  • Scikit-Learn
  • NumPy
  • Pandas
  • Xarray

Tools & Environment

  • Linux
  • LaTeX
  • Git
  • Slurm (HPC)

Languages

  • French – C2
  • Tamil – C2
  • English – B2/C1

Research Interests

  • Physics-Informed Machine Learning – Integrating physical constraints into deep learning models for scientific and climate applications.
  • Generative Models for Scientific Data – Diffusion-based and generative approaches for medical and environmental datasets.
  • AI for Healthcare – Signal processing and computer vision methods for diagnostic support.
  • Robust & Explainable AI – Improving reliability, robustness, and interpretability in high-stakes AI systems.

Professional Objective

I aim to contribute to high-impact AI research at the intersection of deep learning, scientific modeling, and real-world applications, particularly in climate science and healthcare. I am especially interested in environments that combine:

  • Advanced AI research
  • Technological innovation
  • Practical solutions to major societal challenges

Publications

Kishanthan Kingston, Olivier Boucher, Freddy Bouchet, Pierre Chapel, Rosemary Eade, Jean-Francois Lamarque, Redouane Lguensat, Kazem Ardaneh

arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.03275

Pierre Chapel, Kishanthan Kingston, Olivier Boucher, Freddy Bouchet, Kazem Ardaneh, Redouane Lguensat

EGU General Assembly (Copernicus Meetings)

EGU26-14665

Abdelkhalak Chetoui, Ewan Evain, Kishanthan Kingston, Uxio Hermida, Hernán G Morales

International Conference on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart

Pages: 242–252

Apolline Leproux, Lyès Kheloufi, Kishanthan Kingston, Philippe Sultanik, Sarah Mouri, Marika Rudler, Jean-Luc Zarader, Mohamed Chetouani, Nicolas Weiss, Dominique Thabut

Journal of Hepatology (Elsevier), Volume 80

Page: S207

Professional Experience

AI/ML Research Engineer – IPSL

Apr 2025 – Present | Climate Data Downscaling

  • Literature review and state-of-the-art analysis
  • Use of large-scale datasets such as ERA5, CERRA, CMIP6, GeoMIP, and ARISE
  • Implementation of transfer learning techniques to adapt AI models to various climate scenarios
  • Evaluation of the physical plausibility of high-resolution outputs generated by AI
  • Bias correction and enhancement of the accuracy of high-resolution climate projections
  • Contribution to the development of a user-friendly platform to upload climate data and generate high-resolution outputs with visualization and analysis tools

Research Engineer in Medical Imaging – Dassault Systèmes

Feb 2024 – Aug 2024 | Cardiology Twin

  • Conducted a literature review on 2D echocardiogram segmentation without prior shape constraints
  • Implemented denoising filters and segmentation methods (Morphological Snakes, UneXt, nnU-Net)
  • Evaluated performance using Dice score, IoU, Hausdorff distance, along with PSNR, SNR, SSIM, and FoM for the applied filters
  • Analyzed data using Nifti images
  • Generated ground truth using morphological operators (erosion, dilation, smoothing)
  • Aligned datasets through histogram matching
  • Paper presented at FIMH 2025 (co-author): "Semantic Video Diffusion Models for Long Echocardiogram Generation"

R&D Engineer in Signal Processing and Machine Learning – ISIR (Institut des Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique)

May 2023 – Aug 2023

  • Conducted a literature review
  • Collaborated with physicians from La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital (BLIPS) for speech signal analysis related to hepatic encephalopathy
  • Extracted prosodic and acoustic features
  • Trained models: SVM, Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, neural networks
  • Developed a prediction algorithm for decision support
  • Abstract presented at the EASL 2024 Congress and the 95th Scientific Days of the AFEF (co-author): "Development of a screening tool for covert hepatic encephalopathy through automated speech signal analysis in patients with chronic liver diseases and/or portosystemic shunts."

Research & Development Intern – Learning Planet Institute

May 2022 – Jun 2022 | Acoustic Physics

  • Research on birdsong mechanisms for human voice prosthesis applications
  • Analysis of sound wave propagation in the bird’s vocal organ
  • Study of shape–movement–sound cause-and-effect relationships
  • 3D simulation and finite element modeling (FEM) using COMSOL Multiphysics
  • Development of predictive aeroacoustic modeling approaches

Full CV

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Photography

Photography is a personal interest through which I explore natural patterns, structure, and light. It complements my scientific perspective and curiosity about complex systems.