LAVINA ADVANI
Email: *******@***.*** *** West **th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007 Contact: 213-***-****
Education
University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering, Los Angeles, CA Expected May 2016
Masters of Science, Computer Science
Relevant Coursework: Web Technologies, Database Systems, Analysis of Algorithms, Operating Systems
Mumbai University, Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering, Mumbai, India June 2014
Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology GPA:3.85
Technical Skills
Programming Languages: C programming, Java, Visual Basic, JavaScript, PHP, HTML, CSS, AJAX, XML.
Database Languages: SQL, Oracle, MySQL.
Applications/Tools: MS Office, Blender, Eclipse IDE, Photoshop, CorelDraw, Dream Weaver.
Operating System: Windows, Linux, Macintosh
Internships
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India December 2013-January 2014
Project PUBBY:
An android application for children to learn the meaning of different gestures.
Implemented gesture recognition and different color recognitions using machine learning and image processing.
Delta Technology, Mumbai, India June 2012-August 2012
Worked on troubleshooting, installation of software and operating systems.
Handled maintenance of computers and laptops.
Academic Projects
Real Estate Website September 2014-December 2014
In this project, a customer can search for a property and view it's ratings, location and images via Zillow and Facebook API.
Designed and developed the project using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP and developed a mobile version of the
website on Android platform.
Eye Simulation Using 3D Animation June 2013- March 2014
The aim of the project was to develop a real-time and interactive application on Android platform to teach students the structure
and functioning of the human eye.
Modeled the human eye in Blender 3D, designed material and texture, programmed the interactive nature of the
application on Android platform and optimized the app to work on Aakash Tablet (low end Android-based tablet).
Published Eye Simulation Using 3D Animation in the International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research.
Online Music CDs Store March 2013- April 2013
A website to buy music CDs online. The catalogue on the website listed over 300 different music CDs.
Designed and developed the website using Microsoft .NET framework.
Auto Car Website October 2012-November 2012
On this website, a customer can buy and sell cars and order for customized parts of a car online.
Modeled the project using UML diagrams in IBM's Rational Rose and developed using HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Leadership
Event Coordinator, Dwarkasdas J.Sanghvi College of Engineering, Mumbai University January 2013-May 2013
Planned and organized mega inter-collegiate and intra-collegiate events including Marathon, Treasure-hunt and Dance
competitions which gained participation from all over the city.
Computer Society of India, Dwarkasdas J.Sanghvi College of Engineering, Mumbai University
Co-Sponsorship Head August 2012-February 2013
Organized multiple workshops including volunteering and teaching in a three-day Blender 3D workshop.