Shivangi Kochrekar

• Designed and discussed UML diagrams to effectively structure the database, ensuring efficient data management. • Tested various APIs to identify the most suitable options for integration, improving overall system performance. • Optimized MongoDB queries by implementing strategic indexing and incorporating GraphQL, reducing execution time by 80%.

• Managed the VLP front desk and hosted programs Viterbi for graduate and undergraduate students. • Researched best practices and new developments in academic success. • Conducted analysis on undergraduate and pre-engineering data of 20k engineering students across 10 departments. • Obtained ~ 70% reduction in processing time by transitioning excel-based data manipulation to python scripting. • Transformed traditional annual Viterbi Graduation Report, replacing tables with visualizations, enhancing overall impact. • Marketed academic support programs and opportunities.

• Collaborated with 20 teachers from 10 schools to enhance CS education and digital literacy in Los Angeles schools. • Conducted workshops on basic programming using platforms such as Code.org, Scratch, and iRobot. • Facilitated doubt-solving sessions for teachers, helping them to overcome challenges and build confidence in teaching CS. • Organized and led school visits to teach students directly, providing hands-on programming experience.

• Conducted courses in Scratch Jr., Scratch, Java, Python, Cybersecurity, App Development, Game Development, Web Development, and Robotics for 25 camps and over 8 schools. • Instructed K-12 students in batch sizes between 5-40 in computer science fundamentals, both online, in-school classrooms, and Viterbi classrooms, providing individualized feedback to enhance their learning experience. • Contributed to the development of more than 5 culturally-relevant CS lessons and activities, ensuring high-quality and engaging educational experiences for students.

• Developed an end-to-end pipeline for ‘Interview Bot’ working with cross-functional team to automate interviews. • Employed DeepFace for candidate verification against government IDs, minimizing fraudulent candidates and scams. • Processed 500 self-curated real-time interview audio clips dataset using Librosa and CNN for Classification. • Achieved an accuracy of 83.3% for Facial Recognition Model and a F1-score of 0.45 for Audio Confidence Model. • Applied YAKE for keyword extraction and the sentence transformers framework for answer similarity. • Increased accuracy by 17% of Answer Similarity Model, improving overall assessment precision.

• Conducted Laboratory sessions for sophomores pursuing B.Tech in Computer Engineering, a class of 70 students. • Taught complexity annotations, time-complexity analysis, divide and conquer approach, dynamic programming, greedy approach, and amortized analysis for Design & Analysis of Algorithms course. • Designed In-Semester Examination assignments, evaluated lab work and In-Semester assignments of students, and provided constructive feedback to help them improve and score better.

• Contributed to the Machine Learning Domain of Girlscript Winter of Coding 2021 to build the largest multilingual repository.

• Developed APIs using the Django REST framework and worked with Role-Based Access Control. • Developed unit tests in Django for database models and contributed to the beta version of their application. • Contributed to discussions regarding the mascot and logo. Adapted to the Agile model of SDLC.

• Developed 30+ REST APIs in PHP, used in the mobile applications and website with OAuth for enhanced security. • Revamped the frontend in Flutter & React, boosting engagement, surpassing 10k+ downloads on Google Play Store. • Automated Python scripts to gather data from 28 tire companies, reducing manual data acquisition time by 40 hours. • Reduced latency by 20% by optimizing SQL queries, while working in an agile environment following SDLC practices.

Courses: BME 527 - Integration of Medical Imaging Systems CSCI 526 - Advanced Mobile Devices and Game Consoles CSCI 535 - Multimodal Probabilistic Learning of Human Communication CSCI 570 - Analysis of Algorithms CSCI 571 - Web Technologies CSCI 572 - Information Retrieval and Web Search Engines CSCI 585 - Database Systems

Member of Throwball team 2018-2022 - Won over 15 inter-collegiate tournaments, and was awarded a certificate of excellence for the same by SPIT. Vice President, Rotaract Club of Sardar Patel Institute of Technology 2020-2021 - Led a committee of 19 board directors, and collaborated with various clubs of RID 3141 to organize more than 20 events for the year. - Was also the Director of Professional Development, RC-SPIT 2019-2020 Head of Events, OCULUS 2021 - Supervised event teams. Event Organizer, Sargam, OCULUS 2020 - Was the PR and Hospitality and managed to get more than 70 participants. Event Organizer, SPoorthi 2020 (ntercollegiate sports festival of SPIT) - Organized the Throwball tournament. Head of the Vishwas Committee 2019-2020 - Led a team of 10 student mentors in the Computers Department and gave one-on-one guidance to 10 first-year students.