William CherianSam

Motivated MSc Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning candidate with hands-on experience in adversarial AI, reinforcement learning, and computer vision. Strong academic foundation combined with industry exposure through malware analysis at Cognizant. Passionate about leveraging AI/ML to solve real-world problems in security, automation.. Currently pursuing advanced studies in AI at the University of Birmingham, Dubai.

Worked In Cognizant technological services as programmer analyst.
Analysed malicious code and applications to identify malware signatures and behavioural patterns to strengthen detection systems.

Collaborated with Google Play Protect to identify, isolate, and eliminate harmful applications on Google Play, improving user safety and app reliability.

Assisted in deploying and maintaining the Play Safety Label feature, ensuring compliance with safety standards for millions of Android apps.

I hold a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, India, with a GPA of 7.67, where I developed a project on weather prediction using machine learning. I am currently pursuing an MSc in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at the University of Birmingham, Dubai, where I have completed coursework in computer vision, neural computation, machine learning, and mathematics for AI and ML. My dissertation, “Reinforcement Learning-Based Sparse Pixel Attacks for Detection Evasion”, is in progress, and I am expected to graduate in November 2025.