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<h1 align="center">Hi, I'm Puranjay S Mattas 👋</h1>
<h3 align="center">PhD Researcher, Software Engineer & DevOps Enthusiast</h3>

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### 👨‍💻 About Me

I'm a **Software Engineer** and **PhD Researcher** passionate about building innovative solutions at the intersection of AI, Machine Learning, and robust DevOps practices. I enjoy bridging the gap between complex technical concepts and real-world applications.

Currently, I work as a **Research Engineer** at **COMAND Technology Gateway (SRI)**, leading AI/ML research sprints for industry partners, and as an **Assistant Lecturer** at the **Technological University of the Shannon (TUS)**. My professional work is complemented by my doctoral research, where I am exploring the frontiers of synthetic data generation.

- 🔭 **My current focus:** Developing AI prototypes, advancing my PhD research, and automating infrastructure.
- 🌱 **I’m exploring:** Ethical AI and creating realistic, privacy-preserving synthetic data.
- 💬 **Ask me about:** Python, AI/ML, DevOps, Synthetic Data, and Full-Stack Development.
- 📫 **How to reach me:** [support@psmattas.com](mailto:support@psmattas.com)

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### 🎓 PhD Research: Synthetic Data Generation

I am currently pursuing a **PhD in Engineering** at the **Technological University of the Shannon**. My research focuses on **Synthetic Data Generation**, where I am developing novel methods to create high-quality, privacy-preserving data for AI and machine learning applications. My goal is to address data scarcity and privacy challenges in fields like computer vision and NLP.

**Interested in collaborating?** If you are a researcher, developer, or enthusiast in the fields of Generative Models, Deep Learning, or Ethical AI, I would be thrilled to connect. Feel free to reach out!

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### 🛠️ My Tech Stack

#### Programming & Scripting Languages
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  <a href="https://www.python.org" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/python/python-original.svg" alt="Python" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://www.java.com" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/java/java-original.svg" alt="Java" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://isocpp.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/cplusplus/cplusplus-original.svg" alt="C++" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/csharp/csharp-original.svg" alt="C#" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://www.cprogramming.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/c/c-original.svg" alt="C" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://kotlinlang.org" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/kotlinlang/kotlinlang-icon.svg" alt="Kotlin" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://www.php.net" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/php/php-original.svg" alt="PHP" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/gnu_bash/gnu_bash-icon.svg" alt="Bash" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://www.w3.org/html/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/html5/html5-original-wordmark.svg" alt="HTML5" width="40" height="40"/></a>
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#### Databases & Data Stores
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  <a href="https://www.postgresql.org" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/postgresql/postgresql-original-wordmark.svg" alt="PostgreSQL" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://www.mysql.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/mysql/mysql-original-wordmark.svg" alt="MySQL" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.svgrepo.com/show/303229/microsoft-sql-server-logo.svg" alt="MS SQL Server" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://www.mongodb.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/mongodb/mongodb-original-wordmark.svg" alt="MongoDB" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://www.sqlite.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/sqlite/sqlite-icon.svg" alt="SQLite" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://firebase.google.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/firebase/firebase-icon.svg" alt="Firebase" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://developer.android.com" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/android/android-original-wordmark.svg" alt="Android" width="40" height="40"/></a>
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#### AI, Frameworks & Libraries
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  <a href="https://pytorch.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/pytorch/pytorch-icon.svg" alt="PyTorch" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://www.tensorflow.org" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/tensorflow/tensorflow-icon.svg" alt="TensorFlow" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://scikit-learn.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Scikit_learn_logo_small.svg" alt="Scikit-learn" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://pandas.pydata.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/2ae2a900d2f041da66e950e4d48052658d850630/icons/pandas/pandas-original.svg" alt="Pandas" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://opencv.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/opencv/opencv-icon.svg" alt="OpenCV" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://angular.io" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/angularjs/angularjs-original.svg" alt="Angular" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://flask.palletsprojects.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/palletsprojects_flask/palletsprojects_flask-icon.svg" alt="Flask" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn.worldvectorlogo.com/logos/django.svg" alt="Django" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://spring.io/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/springio/springio-icon.svg" alt="Spring" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://flutter.dev" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/flutterio/flutterio-icon.svg" alt="Flutter" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://www.selenium.dev" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/detain/svg-logos/780f25886640cef088af994181646db2f6b1a3f8/svg/selenium-logo.svg" alt="Selenium" width="40" height="40"/></a>
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#### DevOps, Platforms & Tools
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  <a href="https://www.docker.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/docker/docker-original-wordmark.svg" alt="Docker" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://kubernetes.io" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/kubernetes/kubernetes-icon.svg" alt="Kubernetes" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://helm.sh/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/helm/helm-original.svg" alt="Helm" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://www.jenkins.io" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/jenkins/jenkins-original.svg" alt="Jenkins" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://github.com/features/actions" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/github/github-icon.svg" alt="GitHub Actions" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://www.linux.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/linux/linux-original.svg" alt="Linux" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://git-scm.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.vectorlogo.zone/logos/git-scm/git-scm-icon.svg" alt="Git" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira" target="_blank"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devicons/devicon/master/icons/jira/jira-original-wordmark.svg" alt="Jira" width="40" height="40"/></a>
  <a href="https://www.truenas.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.truenas.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/truenas_scale-logo-full-color-rgb.png" alt="TrueNAS" width="150" height="150"/></a>
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