HARSHIL WADHWANI

Los Angeles, California ad3ef3@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn Github

EDUCATION

University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering Los Angeles, CA Master of Science, Computer Science December 2024

GPA: 3.75/4.0

Ramaiah Institute of Technology Bengaluru, Karnataka Bachelor of Engineering, Information Science and Engineering July 2022 GPA: 9.07/10

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Languages: Proficient in English, Hindi, Bengali and Sindhi Programming Languages: Python, C/C++, SQL, R, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, NoSQL Libraries/Frameworks: PySpark, Tensorflow, PyTorch, Keras, Scikit-Learn, Pandas, Numpy, Node.js, REST API, BeautifulSoup Tools/Technology: MongoDB, OracleDB, AWS, PowerBI, Git, Google Suite, MS Office, RDBMS EXPERIENCE

Target Bengaluru, Karnataka

Software Engineer - Intelligence Automation August 2022 - December 2022

● Expanded the backend capabilities of TCP, a conversational platform, by utilizing Kotlin and Micronaut, resulting in a sophisticated conversational UI fortified with robust NLP engines capable of handling both voice and text input modalities.

● Contributed to the dialogue management functionality within TCP, empowering users worldwide to interact in various languages through diverse online communication portals included in the TCP package, thereby fostering global connectivity.

● Implemented the multiple chatbot orchestration functionality for TCP, significantly enhancing customer service on shopping portals and providing timely and efficient support both pre and post-order across an extensive network of 1930 stores in the US. Target Bengaluru, Karnataka

Intern Trainee January 2022 - July 2022

● Focused on backend development technologies and attaining refined fundamental technical knowledge about DevOPS and the Tech Stack, passed 2 qualifying assessments to secure a full-time role at Target and successfully completed the training. Inventeron Technologies Bengaluru, Karnataka

Machine Learning Intern August 2021 - October 2021

● Leveraged Python, along with machine learning techniques including PCA, and the Haar-Cascade Classifier in OpenCV for face recognition, to develop an Automated Attendance Manager—a machine learning project designed to autonomously identify and mark the attendance of students in a classroom setting through camera or CCTV integration. ACADEMIC PROJECTS

MARTIAN TERRAIN FROST DETECTION WITH CNN

● Developed and deployed a Convolutional Neural Network model to analyze 2.6GB of Martian terrain imagery, achieving 95.80% accuracy in detecting frost presence, as validated by precision, recall, and F1 metrics, by leveraging TensorFlow, Keras, and advanced image augmentation techniques.

AI GAME PLAYING AGENT FOR PENTE

● Developed AI algorithms for Pente, achieving managed game flow and win conditions in under 100 seconds for the player, by implementing alpha-beta pruning.

● Emphasized maximizing player and minimizing opponent through heuristic evaluation of 5 piece alignment or 5 captures. AIR QUALITY INDEX PREDICTION

● Scraped a 5-year dataset for air quality in Bangalore, covering all major air quality indicators, using custom web scraping through Beautiful Soup and a data cleaning pipeline. Applied Machine Learning algorithms, aiming for accurate air quality prediction, by doing thorough statistical data analysis.

AUTOMATED RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THROUGH FIRST ORDER LOGIC RESOLUTION

● Designed a restaurant management system, reducing operational costs by more than 50%, by employing first-order logic resolution.

● Converted First Order Logic to CNF and tested it with more than 100 knowledge bases. LEADERSHIP AND INVOLVEMENT

INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS - RITB CHAPTER Bengaluru, Karnataka Head of Sponsorship 2019-2021

● Led the sponsorship team to secure funding of approximately INR 200,000 facilitating support for events and initiatives like Women In Engineering and many more through strategic planning and negotiation. ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN STUDENTS Los Angeles, CA

Director of Finance 2023-2024

● Obtained funding over $20000 for major festivals, provided financial support for cultural events through effective financial management and fundraising.

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