Shrivas Shankar

incoming fall 2026

Systems research under Prof. Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau on LLM-agent-driven synthesis of hardware-tailored storage software.

Developing core geospatial infrastructure for the FEAST engine under Principal Investigators (PIs) Vilas Distinguished Prof. Alfonso Morales and Edna Ely-Ledesma, alongside UW Madison Data Science Institute professionals Steve Wangen and Abe Mogahed and a team of undergrad grad and PhD students. Scaled Food Equity Access Simulation Technology (FEAST) spatial queries from O(n) to O(log n), accelerating simulation latency by 12x (92%) for 138K+ households. Engineered automated geospatial ingestion pipelines (US Census/OSMNX) with precise spatial exclusion zoning. Standardized backend data serialization and refactored containerized environments, cutting developer onboarding by 50%. https://foodaccesssimulator.org/

Engineered Full-Stack Features: Developed and maintained full-stack components for a data-analysis web platform supporting 1,000+ active users, enabling data-driven decision-making for the Wisconsin agricultural community. Spearheaded Platform Bot Audit: Designed and executed a comprehensive bot audit using advanced SQL queries and R, isolating genuine user traffic from automated interactions; presented data-backed retention findings at the 2025 Undergraduate Symposium. Integrated User-Centric Data: Conducted on-site qualitative data collection at local markets, translating real-world user feedback into actionable technical requirements and feature deployments https://farm2facts.org/

Helped plan events and student activities at Madison College.

Volunteered every other Sunday at Oakwood Village Prairie Ridge provide services such as interactive games and food for the elderly residents in senior living/memory care. Set up games such as bingo, quiz games, and board games.