Aravind Mandiga
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Aravind Mandiga

PhD Student in Computer Science · University of Georgia

I research how to build reliable large language model systems through grounding, verification, robustness, and learning.

  • Large Language Models
  • LLM Agents
  • Verifiable AI
  • Computer Vision

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Publications

2026

  1. How Stable Are LLM-Generated Proofs Under Program Refactoring? A Stress Test for Verifiable Code Generation

    Aravind Mandiga, Guoming Li

    NeurIPS 2026 Workshop on AI for Verifiable Coding (VeriCodegen)

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  2. Paraphrase-Induced Retrieval Instability: Systematic Measurement and the Limits of Inference-Time Mitigation

    Aravind Mandiga, Guoming Li, Jin Lu

    UncertaiNLP Workshop at EMNLP 2026

    Code

  3. A Non-Visual Baseline for Multi-View Visual Question Answering on GoldenViewVQA

    Aravind Mandiga

    GroundLM 2026 Shared Tasks (GoldenViewVQA), Workshop on Grounding Language Models at EMNLP 2026

    Code

  4. ProtStructQA: A Denotation Threshold in Protein Structural Reasoning

    Aravind Mandiga, Guoming Li, Jin Lu, Ismailcem Budak Arpinar, Khaled Rasheed, Samuel E. Aggrey

    arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.00451

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  5. NutriCHAT: A Reasoning-Driven Large Language Model Agent with Expert-Designed Tools for Knowledge-Grounded Poultry Nutrition Assistance

    Aravind Mandiga, June Hyeok Yoon, Bhargavi Kasireddy, Oluyinka A. Olukosi, Guoming Li

    Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 245, 111564

    DOI

  6. Early Prediction of Broiler Gait Scores Using Spatiotemporal Kinematic Tracking and Explainable Machine Learning Features

    Hosna Mohammadialabadi, Guoming Li, Tongshuai Liu, Venkat Umesh Chandra Bodempudi, Oluwadamilola Oso, Mahtab Saeidifar, Sai Akshitha Reddy Kota, Ehsan Asali, Aravind Mandiga

    Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 247, 111651

    DOI

  7. A Novel Three-Dimensional Deep Learning Approach for Auditing Gait Scores of Individual Broiler Chickens

    Ehsan Asali, Guoming Li, Tongshuai Liu, Chongxiao Chen, Mahtab Saeidifar, Venkat Umesh Chandra Bodempudi, Oluwadamilola Moyin Oso, Aravind Mandiga, Sai Akshitha Reddy Kota, Tianming Liu

    Journal of Big Data 13 (1), 66

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  8. Spatiotemporal Video Encoders and Zero-Shot Segmentation for 3D Action Recognition and Behavior Analysis of Broiler Chickens Associated with Different Welfare Indicators and Body Weight

    Ehsan Asali, Guoming Li, Mahtab Saeidifar, Tongshuai Liu, Oluwadamilola Moyin Oso, Aravind Mandiga, Venkat Umesh Chandra Bodempudi, Sai Akshitha Reddy Kota

    Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 241, 111305

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  9. Zero-Shot Perception and Spatiotemporal Transformers for Automated Gait and Footpad Score Classification

    Ehsan Asali, Guoming Li, Mahtab Saeidifar, Tongshuai Liu, Venkat Umesh Chandra Bodempudi, Oluwadamilola Moyin Oso, Aravind Mandiga, Sai Akshitha Reddy Kota, Geng Yuan

    World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering & Applied Computing (CSCE), Communications in Computer and Information Science, Springer

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2025

  1. Autonomous Navigation of a Quadruped Robot to Approach Floor Eggs and Path Optimization Analysis for Commercial Feasibility

    Aravind Mandiga, Guoming Li, Tianming Liu, Ramviyas N. Parasuraman, Ramana M. Pidaparti, Venkat U. C. Bodempudi, Samuel E. Aggrey

    Applied Engineering in Agriculture 41 (6), 733–747

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  2. Enhancing Consistency and Efficiency of Tracking Multiple Individual Broiler Chickens in Group Settings

    Guoming Li, Sai Akshitha Reddy Kota, Tongshuai Liu, Oluwadamilola Moyin Oso, Venkat Umesh Chandra Bodempudi, Mahtab Saeidifar, Ehsan Asali, Aravind Mandiga, Jin Lu, Geng Yuan, Ahmad Banakar

    Smart Agricultural Technology, 101408

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  3. Integration and Evaluation of a Low-Cost Intelligent System and Its Parameters for Monitoring Three-Dimensional Features of Broiler Chickens

    Ehsan Asali, Guoming Li, Chongxiao Chen, Oluyinka A. Olukosi, Iyabo Oluseyifunmi, Nicolas Mejia Abaunza, Tongshuai Liu, Mahtab Saeidifar, Venkat Umesh Chandra Bodempudi, Aravind Mandiga, Sai Akshitha Reddy Kota, Ahmad Banakar

    Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 237, 110553

    DOI

2024

  1. Quantifying Nesting Behavior Metrics of Broiler Breeder Hens with Computationally Efficient Image Processing Algorithms and Big Data Analytics

    Aravind Mandiga, Guoming Li, Jeanna L. Wilson, Tianming Liu, Venkat Umesh Chandra Bodempudi, Jacob Hunter Mason

    AgriEngineering 6 (4), 3672–3685

    DOI