CS grad student at UIC with 2+ years of experience independently designing, building, and shipping production-grade software systems spanning mobile, web, cloud, and machine learning from research to production. Driven by curiosity to tackle large, ambiguous problems, take full ownership, and deliver solutions that create real-world impact at scale.
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Distributed data preprocessing pipeline using Apache Hadoop & Spark. Implemented BPE tokenization and Word2Vec embeddings for large-scale text corpora, deployed on Amazon EMR.
Distributed NLP training pipeline using Apache Spark and DeepLearning4J with sliding window positional embeddings. Monitored accuracy, loss, and convergence on large datasets.
Scalable chat microservice in Scala using gRPC/REST, integrated with AWS EC2, API Gateway, Lambda, and Amazon Bedrock for LLM responses. Full conversational interface deployment.
Two-step detection pipeline using face_recognition for facial extraction, then a fine-tuned ResNeXt-50 CNN to identify subtle non-human artifacts in manipulated videos.
Cryptocurrency monitoring and alerting app in Flutter with Google Sign-In, real-time REST API tracking, and customizable price alert notifications across iOS and Android.
React.js SPA for Training & Placement Officers. Centralized portal with Node.js/Express backend, Firebase database, and Google Forms integration with Excel export.
Cross-platform Flutter student portal using GetX architecture. Manages placement profiles, job applications, and real-time notifications with one-time Google Forms access.
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