I am currently a graduate student studying Machine Learning at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Upon graduating in May 2022, I plan to take up a job as an ML Engineer in the industry. Prior to coming to UIUC, I was a Software Engineer II at Zocdoc and a Software Developer at Credit Suisse before that. Even prior, I was at Rutgers University where I graduated with a major in CS in 2018.
During my time at Rutgers, I was involved in a plethora of different clubs, jobs, and activities. Kindly check out the Endeavors section of this website to know more, or visit my social media handles (Github, Facebook, LinkedIn) through the links here. Feel free to connect with me, if I can ever be of help.
During my free time, I love coding (working on projects that have a positive impact), watching TED talks, and swimming. If I get more free time, I enjoy a wide variety of activities- biking, traveling, reading newspapers, skiing, going to hackathons, and more. I like fast-paced, urban lifestyle, hence, New York and Mumbai are my favorite places in the world.
Made with in NYC. Hosted on Github.
I taught a 1-credit First-Year Interest Group Seminar (FIGS)- 'Exploring Computer Science' to 25 first-year students in Fall 2017 at Rutgers University. I developed original lesson plans and was the sole instructor for the 10 weeks course, where I introduced students to several key Computer Science concepts (Algorithms, Operating Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, Git, etc), and also helped them transition from high school to college. Learn more about the FIGS program here.
Above: My students and I pose for a memorable picture after the last class of the FIGS course
I interned at Credit Suisse in Summer 2017, where I along with 3 other interns planned and developed a pre and post-trade Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) application to help equities traders track and minimize transaction costs by 20% while effectively complying to FINRA’s Best Execution requirements.
Above: My team (from left: Kim Philip, Angel Fu, Iqbal Khan) and I pose for a photo before our final presentation
As the Resources & Technology Captain for the largest student-run conference on the East Coast, I recruited and led a team of 50+ volunteers to successful planning and execution of the 12 hour TED-styled leadership conference. I also developed the website, managed social media handles, and planned technology equipment for the conference. Learn more about the Mark Conference here.
Above: The 2017 Mark Conference Captains on stage at the end of the Conference
As a Resident Assistant on a floor of 75 residents in Allen Hall (Busch Campus) at Rutgers University, I organized 10+ programs based on the CARES (Community, Academic, Responsibility, Equity, Self-Efficacy) model, enforced policies on the floor, and attended residents in case of emergencies.
Above: My residents and I pose after a program
I was a year-long Web Developer for the Rutgers Student Affairs Marketing (aka Media Team), where I built, maintained, and deployed 100+ websites for various Rutgers departments (Recreation, Residence Life, Health Centers, Student Centers, and many more) using web tools and frameworks like HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Bootstrap, and WordPress. Learn more about the Media Team and their projects by clicking here.
Above: Rutgers Student Affairs Website Homepage
Alongside 15 volunteers and 3 NGOs, I participated in a Spring Break service trip in 2016 to Detroit, MI comprising of humanitarian tasks such as rebuilding broken houses, providing tutoring to underprivileged children, food packaging and distribution. Albert Einstein once said, "Only a life lived in the service to others is a life worth living."
Above: Members of Urban Development Corporation and I proudly pose in front of the house we rebuilt
Alongside another student- Omer Baldo, I did year-long research, under Prof Richard Martin, where we analyzed the time complexities of two methods (GStreamer pipelines and WebRTC protocol) to formulate the most time-efficient remote browsing video streaming feature for a teleconferencing platform- VideoWall, used for distance learning. The VideoWall is being used by several academic departments (Psychology, Philosophy, Political Science, etc) at Rutgers for conducting classes across Rutgers campuses of New Brunswick and Newark. Learn more about the VideoWall here.
Above: Omer and I in front of our research poster at the 2016 Aresty Research Symposium, where we won the 'Best Poster Presentation' award
I enjoy working in teams, and learning about new and trending technologies. Therefore, I love participating in hackathons. During my more than three years of college, I have attended over 12 hackathons in the East Coast area, gaining some great knowledge, experience, friends, and cool projects along the way. Check out some of those cool projects by clicking here.
Above: Discussing an idea with my team at HackHers2015, a hackathon at Rutgers University
Alongside 59 others, systematized an award-winning Orientation program for 6500+ incoming students in order to welcome, prepare and engage them to Rutgers University. In the process, I also developed the website and Android application used by attending students. Awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Leadership for the outstanding commitment to the program all Summer.
Above: With my fellow Orientation Leaders on stage at the end of a two-day orientation session