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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 |