I'm a data scientist with a passion for turning data into product, insights into actions, and bridging the gap between IT and business.
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Hello, I'm Shourya Maheshwari. I'm a data scientist with a passion for turning data into product, insights into actions, and bridging the gap between IT and business. With a strong background in ETL design, managing databases, data mining, analysis, and visualization, I'm always looking for ways to bring data to life.
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Master's of Science in Data Science and Statistics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2022-2024
Bachelor's of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering, Amity University, 2018-2022
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin | Research Assistant Mar 2023 – Current Key Skills: Data Analysis, Genetic Research, Behavioral Research, Literature Review, NIH data, Add Health data 1. Conducted a Gene x Environment (GxE) study analyzing polygenic risk scores' influence on depression trajectories, utilizing NIH and Add Health datasets. 2. Established GxE foundational insights through literature reviews and data analysis, pinpointing correlations between depression, genetic risks, and behavioral factors. 3. Identified and proposed innovative research pathways, including a potential “fifth” trajectory, for complex depression models leveraging GxE interactions.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin | Project Assistant Sep 2022 – May 2023 Key Skills: Discrete Mathematics, Gradescope 1. Collaborating with course instructors, TAs (Teaching Assistant), and other graders to ensure consistency in grading practices and standards. 2. Grading and providing feedback on student assignments, quizzes, and exams in Math 112 (Fall’22) and Math 240 (Spring’23). 3. Assessing students' mathematical knowledge and identifying areas where they need further improvement.
Corporate Gurukul, Singapore | Teaching Assistant May 2022 – July 2022 Key Skills: Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Excel, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Statistical Analysis, Management 1. Tutored students about the ethics involved in ‘AI and Machine Learning.’ 2. Improved problem-solving and time-management skills of students through specially curated tests and assessments. 3. Supported trainers from NTU and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Education in coursework delivery and assessment.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Singapore | Applied Deep Learning Intern Jul 2021 – Sep 2021 Key Skills: Microsoft Azure, OpenCV, Scikit-image, TensorFlow, Google Collaboratory 1. Developed a CCTV system for animal detection on farmlands under low light conditions. 2. Achieved 88% accuracy in detecting predatory animals using YOLO and Adaptive Histogram Equalization.
National University of Singapore, Singapore | Data Analytics Intern Jun 2021 – Jul 2021 Key Skills: Neural Machine Translation models, Python, NLP (Natural Language Processing), ANTLR, TensorFlow 1. Improved codebase efficiency and maintainability by working with a team of 5 interns to create an Automatic Documentation Generation system. Employed attention-based transformer model to translate code into natural language comments. 2. Achieved 65% accuracy in terms of the level of summarization and functionality explained using Neural Machine Translation models.
Rategain Travel Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Noida, U.P (Uttar Pradesh). India | Data Science Intern May 2021 – Jul 2021 Key Skills: Google Cloud Platform, Docker, Chef, VirtualBox, Python, Web Scraping, SQL 1. Collected real-time data by leveraging dedicated pipeline from the data partnership with Official Airline Guide (aviation database) for demand index determination. 2. Optimized hotel room mapping algorithm on the company’s proprietary content management system. 3. Removed bottlenecks and improved the performance of proprietary software by 25%.
Python, R, SQL, Machine Learning, Deep Learning