Welcome
Atri Pandya
Builder. Athlete. Explorer.
CS & Linguistics at UCLA | Los Angeles | San Diego, CA
A bit about me
I study CS and Linguistics at UCLA, drawn to the overlap between the two — language models, interpretability, and how meaning gets built from the ground up. I've worked across AI research, software engineering, and financial analysis, and I learn best by being close to real work.
What genuinely excites me is the intersection of finance and technology — building things that move money, expand access, and change how people make decisions. I love the process of going from nothing to something, and I care about impact that's real and measurable.
I grew up in San Diego and now call Los Angeles home. Outside of work I'm usually running, playing basketball or tennis, exploring the city for good food, or out with my camera.
Resume
Incoming. Building at the intersection of finance and software for millions of customers.
Evaluating financial audit deliverables for an AI lab, producing structured RLHF training data spanning government audit, internal controls, and statutory compliance. 95%+ task acceptance rate.
Built a production LLM eval pipeline in LangGraph across 24,000+ customer interactions, cutting error to under 3% and resolution time by 26%. Shipped RESTful API integrations including HelpGPT and human escalation logic.
Built LLM-based sales tools and CRM integrations increasing lead capture by 12%. Developed an AI coaching platform analyzing 100+ client interactions to track engagement and growth.
Analyzed intermediate CNN layers under Prof. Lily Weng via CLIP-Dissect, visualizing 3,840 neurons to understand neural network behavior. Published on TechRxiv.
Interests
Outside of work — the things that actually fill my days and shape how I see the world.
Photography
Seeing slowly
I shoot travel, athletes, wildlife, and food — whatever slows me down enough to actually look. Film and digital. The subjects are all different but the instinct is the same: find something worth pausing for.
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Running
On foot
I run most mornings. LA rewards it — canyons, beach paths, neighborhoods that make no sense on a map. It's how I clear my head and learn a city.
Food
My Beli top list
Food is a genuine passion. I rate everything on Beli, read menus end to end before I order, and have strong opinions about most menus. A few places I keep coming back to:
Let's connect
Always open to a new project, interesting problem, or good conversation — about AI, sports, food, or anything in between.