Saroj Baral

Publications

• Personalized Stress Detection using a Lightweight Machine Learning Framework With Convenient Wrist-Worn Sensors
  M. Hasan, S. Mithun, M. Mahmud, S. Baral, and K. Poudel
  IEEE Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology Symposium (SPMB), 2024.
  [DOI]
• Detection of Sleep Stage by Leveraging Machine Learning from Physiological Data
  M. Hasan, S. Baral, M. Mahmud, and K. Poudel
  Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Conference on Electrics and Computer (INTCEC), 2025.
• Robustness of Graph Neural Networks Under Different Homophily Level
  S. Baral
  Master's Thesis, 2025.
  [GitHub]

Selected Projects

• Automated Tree Canopy Mapping in Tennessee

  Collaborating with a research group to map NAIP aerial imagery to tree cover, achieving 85% test accuracy using Google Earth Engine.

  Remote Sensing Google Earth Engine

• Multimodal Learning for Appendicitis Diagnosis

  Implemented a multimodal learning model combining clinical text and X-rays, improving diagnosis accuracy by 2% over state-of-the-art.

  PyTorch Deep Learning Medical AI

Honors & Awards

• International Physics Olympiad (2019): National team member representing Nepal in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Education

• Middle Tennessee State University

  M.S. in Computer Science | Jan 2025 – Present | GPA: 4.0/4.0

• Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University

  B.E. in Computer Engineering | 2019 – 2024 | Grade: A

For a detailed history of my work, please view my full Resume.