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About Me

Everyone has a history of experiences that have shaped who they are today and here's mine
I have lived in fourteen different locations and studied in nine different schools
So my history is a long and complex one but I'll make it simple for you!

  1. I lived in India.
  2. That's where I completed my higher education.
  3. I really enjoyed learning new things and as a result developed a good academic history.
  4. I then moved to Toronto to study Computer Engineering.
  5. You might find me on the St. George campus at the University of Toronto trying to catch up with my classes.
  6. I love coding {with a cup of coffee beside me}. You can visit my CodeWars profile to find out more about the 'katas' [challenges] I solve.
  7. I also have many personal projects entailing Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Web Automation, Complex Algorithms and much more.
  8. I have participated in many hackathons (& will always do) and you can find my achievements on DevPost.
  9. I was the developer of the active-learning course "Computer Imaging and Data Analysis" for the University of Toronto DEEP Summer Academy 2020.
  10. I was a Data & Strategy Analyst and also the Google Analytics lead of the Blue Sky Solar Racing Team at the University of Toronto.
  11. I wanted to learn about Machine Learning, but my first year courses would not teach me beyond basic matrix manipulations (sigh).
  12. So, I ended up learning bits and pieces from YouTube tutorials, online courses, projects etc. And today...
  13. I serve as the Co-President for the University of Toronto Machine Intelligence Student Team (UTMIST).
  14. I have worked as a Data Scientist Intern at Bell Canada and as an ML model developer at General Motors.
  15. I occasionally write blog posts on data analytics and tech related topics.
  16. I loved math as a kid (honestly, no lying I swear!) and I was trained in chinese "Zhusuan & Mental Arithmetic" skills.
  17. I also have a passion for web development and you are currently on my first web development project.
  18. I hold certifications for MySQL, Python, Google Analytics amongst many others.
  19. Apart from tech I love EDM's, coffee, and table tennis (does not mean that I am good at it!)
  20. If you prefer more professional descriptions, here's my resume.




What I Bring to the Table

{ Along with a cup of coffee, of course! }

Python
C++
Linux
C
Git & GitHub
Public Speaking
MATLAB
MySQL
Hadoop
Teradata SQL
Verilog HDL
HTML5
Google Analytics
CSS 3
JavaScript
Video Editing




Personal Projects

"Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced"
~ John Keats

Voice Assistant Image During the COVID-19 pandemic that UNESCO recognized the surge of mis-information as a major threat to the people and termed it a "disinfodemic" accompanying the "pandemic". In the long run, fake information further perpetuates and causes mental strain and anxiety. This InfoBot provides the user with credible and updated information regarding the number of cases, recoveries, precautionary measures, and a lot more. The InfoBot receives the user's input via voice commands. Depending on what the user requires the InfoBot fetches the latest information from the internet via web scrapping and provides it to the user in the form of audio responses. This also helped me get the "Wolfram Award" at COVID Hack Challenge!
For tech geeks

Doctor working Image This was a project that I and my team made during a bio-engineering competition. Measuring the size of the wound is currently done manually which is highly inaccurate. As of now, many hospitals manually measure the size of wound to cut out band-aids that perfectly cover the wound. This makes it difficult, error-prone and time-consuming to monitor the healing process. So we developed a program to get the dimensions of a customisable bandage that leads to a quicker and a more efficient healing process by speeding up the process of measuring the area of the wound, hence preventing any potential infections due to delay. This project uses OpenCV library in python to detect fresh wounds and provides the dimension of bandages that will perfectly cover the wound.
For tech geeks

Data Charts Making machine learning models requires a lot of data and finding the dataset that suits our needs takes a huge chunk of our time. But wait a minute why should a ML enthusiast need to waste time downloading images from the web or be stuck because he/she can't find a suitable dataset... So I created this automated web scrapping bot that takes in the subject of interest say for example cats, dogs, burgers, etc. and goes to the web to collect images related to the same and stores it in a directory of their choice. You no longer have to search the web to get a suitable dataset to train your model, the bot can make one for you in a few minutes, saving you time which you could devote to improve your model.
For tech geeks

OpenCV Hand Gesture Simulation I am not even close to what people call a 'pro-gamer' nonetheless, I love PC games. In this project, I have created a script that senses hand gestures to control the popular racing game: "Asphalt-9" by 'Gameloft'. You can toggle options, select tracks, and maneuver your car just by using hand gestures. The script works for any game that uses the "WASD" or the arrow keys for controls, and honestly, that's pretty much every racing game out there. Furthermore, this was an implementation of dynamic hand-gesture recognition which is being and can be used for many innovative purposes. The project is open-source and free to use, so don't hesitate in integrating the script to make your own gaming experience exciting.
For tech geeks

Magnum Opus Logo As engineering students studying at the University of Toronto, most of our time is devoted to applying mathematical reasoning , coding and following a defined workflow to solve engineering problems. Having said this, you might have pictured our routine as monotonous, excessively organised and one that lacks creativity... You cannot be more wrong! To break this stereotype we started applying mathematical concepts and the knowledge of neural style transfer to create beautiful art pieces that convey messages with them. All the art pieces have been created entirely from code, without lifting the brush! Engineers may not be great painters, but they do possess a unique perspective - an artistic one...
For tech geeks and art lovers

Sign Language The project is divided into two phases. The first phase is a game that randomly generates a number from 0 to 5 and express the output in the audio format. The project helps small children learn counting by visually interacting with the user. The user is expected to provide the desired answer by pointing the correct number of fingers towards the camera. If the user provides a number other than the desired number, the software provides instructions to add / subtract the number to reach the desired number. The phase I won the 2nd position at NSBE Hacks 2020 and the next step is to focus on converting sign language symbols to other verbal languages using neural nets. The need for this technology comes from the fact that 70 million people use sign language as a mode of communication. Unfortunately, a very small percentage understand it.
For tech geeks

Web development I'll be honest with you, I wanted to create my own website to make a niche for myself in this online world. But I didn't want to use wordpress because that would make me just a random guy in the crowd and back then I didn't have the money to hire a web developer. So... I had to learn it.


I took several online courses and then used the concepts I learned to create this website. Today, I am glad I chose the tough path as it gave me an in-depth understanding of how to build a website from scratch.
For tech geeks




Let's Keep in Touch

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