Alen Cherian is a Casual Research Assistant at Deakin University’s Melbourne Burwood campus and a Full Stack Developer with a Master of Computer Applications from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. He has strong technical and software development capabilities, with expertise in AI-driven networking, cloud computing, machine learning, and full-stack development. His current research focuses on integrating distilled Large Language Models with next-generation networking technologies to enable intelligent congestion control and improve network performance.