Heli Kadakia
*************@*****.*** 949-***-**** github.com/hkadakia05 www.linkedin.com/in/helikadakia EDUCATION
University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) GPA: 3.9 Bachelor of Computer Engineering
Relevant Coursework: Data Structures, Digital Systems, Computer Architecture, Embedded Systems, Human Computer Interaction, Principles in Systems Design, Data Management, Artificial Intelligence, User Interaction Software, Object Oriented Programming, VLSI Design EXPERIENCE
UCSC AIEA Lab Santa Cruz, CA
Undergraduate Researcher in UCSC AI Explainability and Accountability Lab March 2024 – Present
● Leveraged CARLA and Waymo simulation environments to conduct research on spiking neural networks (SNNs) for real-time decision-making in autonomous vehicles.
● Implemented advanced spiking neural networks architectures using pytorch, Carla’s api modeling while focusing on sensor fusion, object detection, and trajectory
● Developed a benchmarking system to elevate the performance against conventional neural networks for power efficiency, processing latency, and scalability in autonomous driving pipelines by 84% increase Kaiser Permanentae Chino Hills, CA
Summer Leadership and Engineering, Lab Intern June 2023 –August 2023 Research, data analysis and software development for Bacteriology, Hematology, and the Microbiology Rotational Lab to assist doctors in various diagnoses of infections and diseases.
● Automation of data analysis using Python and SQL to verify and ensure internal tool accuracy through rigorous testing and data visualization
● Full stack development of a website to summarize patient satisfaction results using Flask middleware and JavaScript/HTML/CSS/ReactJS frontend
● Quality Assurance and feature enhancements for Kaiser iOS app UI and maintenance of backend of Kaiser's internal system that was responsible for transferring lab results from labs to doctors to patients
● Marketing video development in collaboration with laboratory executives, management executives, and clinical lab scientists to evangelize tools and future internships UCSC Rocket Team Leadership
Outreach Director, Avionics & AirBrakes
● Supported the development of a control system for a variable drag airbrake system (VDS) integrated into an 11 foot rocket, programmed the VDS using C to manage deployment and flight path data clipping.
●Implementing a new flight computer with micro ROS and Docker for testing real time data across the rocket. SKILLS
Languages: Python,C++,C, SQL, Java Script,HTML, CSS, TypeScript, Bash, Swift Frameworks/Tools/OS: React, Flask, Firebase, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Git/Github, MS SQL, Angular, FPGA Systems, Ionic
PROJECTS & EXTRAS
Cruzhacks Judging Expo App: Emulate a expo project judging system, allowing hackathon judges to rank choice vote projects. Used to judge over 400+ participants' projects. DocuQ: Deployment of a web based service that takes a document, implementations of a scan generate a chatbot that answers questions in a context-aware manner Organizations :Society of Women Engineers, Girls Who Code, Association for Computing Machinery-Women.