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My work experience and extra-curriculars/hobbies.
Basics
Name | Apurva Patel |
Label | Data Scientist, AI & Machine Learning Engineer |
p.apurva1031@gmail.com | |
Url | https://www.patelapurva.com |
Summary | Columbia University graduate with a strong background in AI/ML, Data Science and Electronics |
Education
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2023.09 - 2024.12 New York, United States
Master of Science
Columbia University
Electrical Engineering
- Applied Machine Learning
- Generative AI
- Deep Learning
- Big Data Analytics
- Natural language Processing
- Statistics
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2019.07 - 2023.05 Tamil Nadu, India
Bachelor of Technology
Vellore Institute of Technology
Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering
- Neural Networks & Fuzzy Control
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Digital Signal Processing
- Process Control & Automation
Work
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2024.06 - 2024.08 New Providence, NJ
AI/ML Intern
Nokia of America Corporation
Research on standardization process for AI/ML applications in 6G with Nokia Standards team, and development of AI/ML models (Autoencders and LLMs).
- Generative AI & Data Science
- SDLC, MLOps, LLMOps
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2022.12 - 2023.05 Ahmedabad, India
AI Researcher
Indian Space Research Organization
Worked on High Speed data acquisition & verification using FPGAs for Forest fire detection(CNN with input speed of 1.7 GB/s), Sensors Development Area(SEDA) Group member
- Deep Learning & Computer Vision
- Python, MATLAB, FPGA, LabVIEW
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2022.05 - 2022.07 Vadodara, India
Network Security & Instrumentation Intern
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
Analyzed network security of MPLS & SD-WAN and performed A/B testing, Network & Instrumentation division
- Statistical Analysis
- Python, Tableau, Sensor design
Skills
Programming | |
Python | |
R | |
SQL | |
Pandas | |
NumPy | |
C | |
C++ | |
MATLAB | |
Java |
AI & Machine Learning | |
TensorFlow | |
PyTorch | |
Scikit-Learn | |
NLP: NLTK, spaCy | |
FastAPI | |
LLM: Hugging Face, LangChain, LangGraph, Transformers |
Data Engineering & Analytics | |
Apache Spark | |
Apache Kafka | |
Apache Airflow | |
Big Data: Hadoop, HDFS, PySpark | |
MySQL | |
VectorDB(Weaviate) | |
ETL |
Data Visualization | |
Tableau | |
PowerBI | |
Matplotlib | |
Seaborn | |
Plotly | |
ggplot | |
Bokeh | |
D3.js |
Cloud | |
AWS: Sagemaker, EC2, Lambda, S3, ELB, Redshift | |
GCP: Vertex AI, BigQuery, AutoML |
Tools and DevOps | |
Jupyter Notebook | |
MLOps | |
Databricks | |
Git/Gitlab | |
CI/CD | |
Kubernetes | |
Docker | |
MS Office |
Projects
- 2024.09 - 2024.12
Medical Chatbot with RAG Architecture and AI Agents
Developed a Medical Chatbot using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture, integrating finetuned models, AI agents, and vector databases for accurate medical query responses.
- RAG, LLM finetuning, LangChain, VectorDB, AI Agents
- 2024.01 - 2024.04
Suspect Recommendation System
Built a Suspect Recommendation System using Random Forest and XGBoost, achieving a 20% improvement in predictive accuracy for crime analysis.
- Random Forest, XGBoost, Hyperparameter Tuning, Classification Metrics, MLOps.
- 2024.01 - 2024.04
SqueezeNet - CNN Design Strategies for Efficient Low-Cost Computing
Optimized SqueezeNet for edge devices, achieving 62x computational efficiency and deploying models on GCP for scalable low-power solutions.
- SqueezeNet, CNN, Low-Cost Computing, GCP, VertexAI, Edge Devices, Model Efficiency
- 2023.09 - 2023.12
Time-Series Forecasting of Climate Change Data
Designed LSTM and MLP models for climate data forecasting, leveraging distributed computing frameworks like Apache Spark and Airflow for scalability.
- Time-Series Forecasting, ARIMA, LSTM, MLP, Apache Spark, Airflow, Hadoop, BigQuery, PySpark
Interests
AI/ML & Data Science | |
NLP | |
LLMs | |
ML Modelling | |
Fraud & Anomaly Detection | |
Recommendation Systems | |
Generative AI | |
Data Engineering | |
Data Analysis | |
Time Series Forecasting |
Volunteer
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2023.09 - 2024.08 New York, United States
Department Representative
Engineering Graduate Student Council (Columbia University)
Electrical Engineering Department Representative, managed 15+ events.
- Awardee for Best Volunteer
- Organization and Management
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2015.04 - 2023.07 Ahmedabad, India
Assistant Organizer
Blind People's Association
Assitant organizer for the annual 'Blind Walk' event, which aims to raise awareness about the challenges faced by visually impaired people.
- Awardee for Best Organizer
- Organized 15+ events
Awards
- 2024.11.12
Professional Development & Leadership Award
Columbia Engineering
Highly competitive award for leadership and professional development(only 25 off 3000+ students).
- 2023.05.20
Merit Scholarship
VIT University
Awarded for academic excellence for 4 consecutive years, ranked 4/164 students.
Languages
English | |
Bilingual |
Spanish | |
Business Fluent |
Hindi | |
Native Speaker |
Gujarati | |
Native Speaker |