AI Model Optimization Platform (Master's Thesis)
Developed an AI model optimization workflow that ranks and iteratively improves deep-learning models using compression techniques. Applied quantization, pruning, and knowledge distillation to reduce model size while controlling accuracy degradation. Integrated interactive tooling to recommend optimizations and monitor sustainability metrics during evaluation. • Ranked 1/106 team projects with thesis-validated optimization results. • Achieved up to 80% model-size reduction with ~10% inference-latency improvement. • Kept accuracy loss below 5% across evaluated ResNet architectures. • Added real-time carbon-footprint tracking and a Groq-powered LLaMA assistant for guidance.