Tamanna Chowdhury

Led event planning initiatives, collaborating with professors to design dynamic and welcoming environments for incoming students. Advocated for student outreach efforts, actively engaging with the student body to increase participation and build community connections. Worked with a team of 10 to ensure events were engaging, inclusive, and fostered a vibrant atmosphere, contributing to a sense of belonging. Applied strong organizational skills to manage multiple aspects of event logistics, from planning to execution, ensuring smooth and successful operations. Utilized excellent communication skills to coordinate with team members, professors, and students, ensuring alignment on goals and delivering memorable experiences. Played a pivotal role in shaping the university experience for new students, contributing to long-lasting positive impacts on the community.

Provided specialized academic support to students in Introduction to Computer Science, offering one-on-one and group guidance on course topics and foundational concepts. Led comprehensive exam review sessions to help students prepare for assessments, addressing individual questions and clarifying challenging concepts. Graded assignments, projects, midterms, and final exams with attention to detail, contributing to students' overall academic progress and ensuring fair evaluation. Facilitated student understanding by breaking down complex programming topics and fostering a collaborative learning environment. Actively communicated with instructors to ensure consistency in grading and to address student performance issues promptly.

Consolidated and validated participant data, building executive dashboards in Excel that improved reporting accuracy by 40%. Documented QA workflows to ensure audit-ready deliverables for funders and stakeholders. Tracked and prioritized tickets across Freshdesk/Jira, coordinating with multiple teams to meet SLAs.

Completed a 10-week intensive program focused on the fundamentals of software engineering and technical interview prep, led by Google engineers Worked 1:1 with a Google mentor to strengthen skills in data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving techniques Built on prior programming experience to deepen understanding of coding patterns, efficiency analysis, and interview best practices Gained insight into the software engineering hiring process while expanding technical and professional confidence

Designed and implemented a robotic system to recognize facial expressions, emotions, gestures, and body language using advanced computer vision and machine learning techniques Developed a personalized and adaptive educational program to enhance emotional and social skills in children with autism Engineered an interactive response system that dynamically adapts to a child’s behavior, fostering engagement and effective learning Programmed expressive navigation behaviors to convey emotions through movement, improving nonverbal communication understanding

Partnered with product and operations to translate requirements into deliverables, supporting leadership updates. Rebuilt the organization's full website using Django, contributing to both front-end and back-end development for a cleaner, more scalable architecture Developed a custom chat feature powered by the Grok API, enabling users to extract key insights from dense content through natural language queries Improved user experience by implementing dynamic routing and data flow, allowing seamless navigation and faster access to relevant information Contributed to a mission-driven platform focused on making social impact tools more accessible and user-friendly

Mentoring and supporting 12-16 students per meeting in CodePath's Web Development course, focusing on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript proficiency. Assisting students in building responsive websites, applying web development best practices to enhance their coding abilities. Providing guidance to improve students' technical interview skills, helping them prepare for careers in web development. Collaborating with CodePath staff to enhance and refine the student learning experience, ensuring a supportive and engaging environment. Serving as the primary point of contact for CodePath at Hunter College, facilitating communication between students, staff, and the broader organization. Offering personalized feedback and mentorship to help students overcome challenges and succeed in their web development projects.

Selected from a competitive pool of over 3,000 applicants for the prestigious Break Through Tech AI Fellowship, enhancing technical and leadership skills in AI. Earned a certification from Cornell University after completing hands-on training with cutting-edge machine learning and artificial intelligence tools. Collaborated with industry mentors to design, develop, and implement AI-driven projects with real-world applications, bridging theory and practice. Focused on ethical leadership and the responsible use of AI for social impact, applying AI technologies to address societal challenges. Engaged in rigorous weekly labs and problem sets, deepening technical proficiency in machine learning algorithms, data processing, and model development. Worked within a team environment to tackle complex AI problems, contributing innovative solutions and learning from industry experts.

Engineered memory-efficient BEV (Bird’s-Eye View) segmentation modules using PyTorch, optimizing inference speed for autonomous vehicle perception. Focused on code efficiency, modularization, and performance tuning within real-time ML systems for self-driving applications. Wrote scalable Python scripts and contributed to deployment pipelines; participated in code reviews and architectural discussions.

Built a Python-based automation tool to match FDIC documents with Federal Reserve identifiers, reducing manual effort by 80%. Developed a back-end system to dynamically generate and manage API documentation for internal databases. Explored Power BI integrations to enhance internal data visualization capabilities; contributed to cross-team engineering initiatives. Collaborated across engineering and data teams to ensure usability, maintainability, and compliance with security standards.