Praveen Kumar Pokala

Vice President, JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Biography

Praveen Kumar Pokala works on building large-scale, production-ready AI systems, with a focus on turning research ideas into practical impact. He currently serves as Vice President and AI/ML Lead at JPMorgan Chase, where he contributes at the intersection of applied research, enterprise platforms, and business needs.

Over the years, across roles at Qualcomm, Jio Platforms, OLA Krutrim, and JPMorgan Chase, he has had the opportunity to work on AI initiatives deployed across global markets. He enjoys learning from diverse teams, mentoring practitioners, and sharing ideas through talks and writing. His current interests are centered on building trustworthy, robust, and well-judged Agentic AI systems that behave reliably in real-world settings.

Publications

2023

IEEE TCI 23

Introducing nonuniform sparse proximal averaging network for seismic reflectivity inversion

S. Mache, P. K. Pokala, K. Rajendran, and C. S. Seelamantula

IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging, 2023

BIB URL

@article{mache2023introducing,
  author = {Mache, S. and Pokala, P. K. and Rajendran, K. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  journal = {IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging},
  pages = {475--489},
  title = {Introducing nonuniform sparse proximal averaging network for seismic reflectivity inversion},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&cstart=100&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:HeT0ZceujKMC},
  volume = {9},
  year = {2023}
}

CVPR 23

Quantized proximal averaging networks for compressed image recovery

N. K. K. Reddy, M. M. Bulusu, P. K. Pokala, and C. S. Seelamantula

In Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), 2023

BIB URL

@inproceedings{reddy2023quantized,
  author = {Reddy, N. K. K. and Bulusu, M. M. and Pokala, P. K. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR)},
  title = {Quantized proximal averaging networks for compressed image recovery},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&cstart=100&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:yqoGN6RLRZoC},
  year = {2023}
}

2022

ICIP 22

An ensemble of proximal networks for sparse coding

K. K. R. Nareddy, S. Mache, P. K. Pokala, and C. S. Seelamantula

In IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), 2022

BIB URL

@inproceedings{nareddy2022ensemble,
  author = {Nareddy, K. K. R. and Mache, S. and Pokala, P. K. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP)},
  pages = {1251--1255},
  title = {An ensemble of proximal networks for sparse coding},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&cstart=100&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:4vMrXwiscB8C},
  year = {2022}
}

2021

IEEE T-PAMI 21

Iteratively reweighted minimax-concave penalty minimization for accurate low-rank plus sparse matrix decomposition

P. K. Pokala, R. V. Hemadri, and C. S. Seelamantula

IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 2021

BIB URL

@article{pokala2021iteratively,
  author = {Pokala, P. K. and Hemadri, R. V. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  journal = {IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence},
  number = {12},
  pages = {8992--9005},
  title = {Iteratively reweighted minimax-concave penalty minimization for accurate low-rank plus sparse matrix decomposition},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:WJVC3Jt7v1AC},
  volume = {44},
  year = {2021}
}

arXiv 21

DuRIN: A deep-unfolded sparse seismic reflectivity inversion network

S. Mache, P. K. Pokala, K. Rajendran, and C. S. Seelamantula

arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.04704, 2021

BIB URL

@article{mache2021durin,
  author = {Mache, S. and Pokala, P. K. and Rajendran, K. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  journal = {arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.04704},
  title = {DuRIN: A deep-unfolded sparse seismic reflectivity inversion network},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:HtEfBTGE9r8C},
  year = {2021}
}

arXiv 21

NuSPAN: A Proximal Average Network for Nonuniform Sparse Model–Application to Seismic Reflectivity Inversion

S. Mache, P. K. Pokala, K. Rajendran, and C. S. Seelamantula

arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.00003, 2021

BIB URL

@article{mache2021nuspan,
  author = {Mache, S. and Pokala, P. K. and Rajendran, K. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  journal = {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.00003},
  title = {NuSPAN: A Proximal Average Network for Nonuniform Sparse Model--Application to Seismic Reflectivity Inversion},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&cstart=100&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:a9-T7VOCCH8C},
  year = {2021}
}

ICASSP 21

Sparsity driven latent space sampling for generative prior based compressive sensing

V. Killedar, P. K. Pokala, and C. S. Seelamantula

In IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2021

BIB URL

@inproceedings{killedar2021sparsity,
  author = {Killedar, V. and Pokala, P. K. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP)},
  title = {Sparsity driven latent space sampling for generative prior based compressive sensing},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&cstart=100&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:4hFrxpcac9AC},
  year = {2021}
}

arXiv 21

Learning generative prior with latent space sparsity constraints

V. Killedar, P. K. Pokala, and C. S. Seelamantula

arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.11956, 2021

BIB URL

@article{killedar2021learning,
  author = {Killedar, V. and Pokala, P. K. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  journal = {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.11956},
  title = {Learning generative prior with latent space sparsity constraints},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&cstart=100&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:umqufdRvDiIC},
  year = {2021}
}

arXiv 21

Quantized proximal averaging network for analysis sparse coding

K. K. R. Nareddy, M. M. Bulusu, P. K. Pokala, and C. S. Seelamantula

arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.06211, 2021

BIB URL

@article{nareddy2021quantized_proximal,
  author = {Nareddy, K. K. R. and Bulusu, M. M. and Pokala, P. K. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  journal = {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.06211},
  title = {Quantized proximal averaging network for analysis sparse coding},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&cstart=200&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:XvxMoLDsR5gC},
  year = {2021}
}

AGU 21

Explainable Deep Neural Networks for Seismic Reflectivity Inversion

S. Mache, P. K. Pokala, K. Rajendran, and C. S. Seelamantula

In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2021

BIB URL

@inproceedings{mache2021explainable,
  author = {Mache, S. and Pokala, P. K. and Rajendran, K. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  booktitle = {AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts},
  pages = {S15F-0312},
  title = {Explainable Deep Neural Networks for Seismic Reflectivity Inversion},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&cstart=200&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:IRz6iEL74y4C},
  volume = {2021},
  year = {2021}
}

2020

SPCOM 20

Accelerated Weighted ℓ1-Minimization for MRI Reconstruction Under Tight Frames in Complex Domain

P. K. Pokala, and C. S. Seelamantula

In International Conference on Signal Processing and Communications (SPCOM), 2020

BIB URL

@inproceedings{pokala2020accelerated,
  author = {Pokala, P. K. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  booktitle = {International Conference on Signal Processing and Communications (SPCOM)},
  title = {Accelerated Weighted ℓ1-Minimization for MRI Reconstruction Under Tight Frames in Complex Domain},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&cstart=100&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:Ri6SYOTghG4C},
  year = {2020}
}

ICASSP 20

ConFirmNet: Convolutional FirmNet and application to image denoising and inpainting

P. K. Pokala, P. K. Uttam, and C. S. Seelamantula

In IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2020

BIB URL

@inproceedings{pokala2020confirmnet,
  author = {Pokala, P. K. and Uttam, P. K. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP)},
  title = {ConFirmNet: Convolutional FirmNet and application to image denoising and inpainting},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&cstart=100&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:0N-VGjzr574C},
  year = {2020}
}

ICIP 20

CoRNet: Composite-regularized neural network for convolutional sparse coding

D. Jawali, P. K. Pokala, and C. S. Seelamantula

In IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), 2020

BIB URL

@inproceedings{jawali2020cornet,
  author = {Jawali, D. and Pokala, P. K. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP)},
  pages = {818--822},
  title = {CoRNet: Composite-regularized neural network for convolutional sparse coding},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&cstart=100&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:FAceZFleit8C},
  year = {2020}
}

ICIP 20

Projected improved fista and application to image deblurring

P. K. Pokala, and C. S. Seelamantula

In IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), 2020

BIB URL

@inproceedings{pokala2020projected,
  author = {Pokala, P. K. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP)},
  pages = {1043--1047},
  title = {Projected improved fista and application to image deblurring},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&cstart=100&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:9pM33mqn1YgC},
  year = {2020}
}

ISBI 20

Adaptive weighted minimax-concave penalty based dictionary learning for brain MR images

P. K. Pokala, S. Chemudupati, and C. S. Seelamantula

In IEEE 17th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), 2020

BIB URL

@inproceedings{pokala2020adaptive,
  author = {Pokala, P. K. and Chemudupati, S. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  booktitle = {IEEE 17th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI)},
  pages = {1929--1932},
  title = {Adaptive weighted minimax-concave penalty based dictionary learning for brain MR images},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&cstart=100&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:86PQX7AUzd4C},
  year = {2020}
}

ICIP 20

Generalized fast iteratively reweighted soft-thresholding algorithm for sparse coding under tight frames in the complex-domain

P. K. Pokala, S. Chemudupati, and C. S. Seelamantula

In IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), 2020

BIB URL

@inproceedings{pokala2020generalized,
  author = {Pokala, P. K. and Chemudupati, S. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP)},
  pages = {2875--2879},
  title = {Generalized fast iteratively reweighted soft-thresholding algorithm for sparse coding under tight frames in the complex-domain},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&cstart=200&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:_FM0Bhl9EiAC},
  year = {2020}
}

ICIP 20

Non-Convex Optimization For Sparse Interferometric Phase Estimation

S. Chemudupati, P. K. Pokala, and C. S. Seelamantula

In IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), 2020

BIB URL

@inproceedings{chemudupati2020non,
  author = {Chemudupati, S. and Pokala, P. K. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP)},
  pages = {2885--2889},
  title = {Non-Convex Optimization For Sparse Interferometric Phase Estimation},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&cstart=200&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:GtLg2Ama23sC},
  year = {2020}
}

2019

ICASSP 19

FirmNet: A sparsity amplified deep network for solving linear inverse problems

P. K. Pokala, A. G. Mahurkar, and C. S. Seelamantula

In IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2019

BIB URL

@inproceedings{pokala2019firmnet,
  author = {Pokala, P. K. and Mahurkar, A. G. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP)},
  title = {FirmNet: A sparsity amplified deep network for solving linear inverse problems},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:LI9QrySNdTsC},
  year = {2019}
}

ICASSP 19

SAMIR: Sparsity amplified iteratively-reweighted beamforming for high-resolution ultrasound imaging

A. G. Mahurkar, P. K. Pokala, C. S. Thakur, and C. S. Seelamantula

In IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2019

BIB URL

@inproceedings{mahurkar2019samir,
  author = {Mahurkar, A. G. and Pokala, P. K. and Thakur, C. S. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP)},
  title = {SAMIR: Sparsity amplified iteratively-reweighted beamforming for high-resolution ultrasound imaging},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&cstart=100&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:MLfJN-KU85MC},
  year = {2019}
}

ISBI 19

Iteratively-reweighted beamforming for high-resolution ultrasound imaging

A. G. Mahurkar, P. Pokala, and C. S. Seelamantula

In IEEE 16th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), 2019

BIB URL

@inproceedings{mahurkar2019iteratively,
  author = {Mahurkar, A. G. and Pokala, P. and Seelamantula, C. S.},
  booktitle = {IEEE 16th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI)},
  title = {Iteratively-reweighted beamforming for high-resolution ultrasound imaging},
  url = {https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1g1i1B4AAAAJ&cstart=200&pagesize=100&citation_for_view=1g1i1B4AAAAJ:S16KYo8Pm5AC},
  year = {2019}
}