curriculum vitae
General Information
Full Name | Viraj Deven Thakkar |
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Nationality | India |
Languages | Hindi (native), English (fluent), and Gujarati (advanced speaker) |
Research Areas
- Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence with a keen interest in natural language processing, computer vision, robotics, and physical body simulations.
Education
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2017-2021
K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering – B. Tech in Information Technology.
- Bachelor of Technology degree awarded by Mumbai University
- CGPA: 8.56 (10.0 scale).
- Head of Matlab & IP (2018-2019) of Team KJSCE Robocon where the Team was placed 5th nationally
- Vice Captain & Treasurer (2019-2020) of Team KJSCE Robocon where the Team was placed 8th nationally
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Additonal/Elective courses
- Hands-on Introduction to Ethical Hacking (Sem. III)
- Game Programming (Sem. VI)
- Useability Engineering (Sem. VII)
- Internet of things (Sem. VIII)
Work Experience
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2020
Analyst Intern at Cyber Peace Foundation
- Dark Web and Social Media Investigation.
- Automation of investigation and analysis process by development of a crawler. Modules to analyze text, and media content were developed and used successfully.
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2020
Developer for K. J. Somaiya & KEM Hospital
- Developed and deployed an application for KEM Hospital, Mumbai to monitor patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project focuses on data cleaning, data analysis on the dashboard, and patient management aspects
Technical Projects
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2018
Ingredient Recommendation Engine
- ML based engine that recommends ingredients to existing reciepies, adding a new layer of flavour.
- Consolation winner at Prakalp 2018
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2019
TorChat
- Privacy centered chatting application that utilises the Tor Network to send and recieve messages and data.
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2019
Landscape Analysis of OCSE and OCSA
- Worked on the trends and different forms of Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (OCSA & OCSE) as the penetration of online technology has amplified.
- Project funded by a grant of USD 91,666.80 from Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) in the UK.
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2020
CoView
- An application to assist in hospital & patient data summarisation and visualtisaion during COVID-19 pandemic.
- Created a custom algorithm suited to the hospital for data cleaning and normalization.
- Deployed and Maintained application for KEM Hospital, Mumbai.
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2020
COVID-19 online scam detection
- Designed architecture to discover malicious URLs, android applications & UPI IDs.
- Portions of data was published by Cyberpeace Foundation
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2021
COMRADE
- Creation of an ML-based tool which employees resource crowdfunding for and amongst hospitals.
- The project extends as a patient & inventory management software.
Open Source Projects
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2018
Robot mechanisms physical simulation
- Simulation made while in Team KJSCE Robocon for mobile robots and their mechanisms. Simulations include path planning and projectile motion.
- URL: https://github.com/veedata/Robocon2019-MATLAB
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2021-now
Memories
- Memories is an easy to use package that helps to seperate clustered images from files and helps add metadata to files.
- URL: https://github.com/veedata/memories
Publications
- A. Dalvi, I. Siddavatam, V. Thakkar, A. Vedpathak, and A. Patel, ‘Recognizing Child Unsafe Apps Through User Reviews on the Google Play Store’, in Advanced Computing and Intelligent Technologies, vol. 218. Available: https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-16-2164-2_9.
- I. Siddavatam, A. Dalvi, A. Patel, A. Panchal, A. S. Vedpathak, and V. Thakkar, ‘ML-Enabled Informed Intervention for Crowdsourcing-Based Optimization of Medical Resources’:, in Advances in Healthcare Information Systems and Administration. Available: http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-7998-7709-7.ch017.
- I. Siddavatam, A. Dalvi, V. Thakkar, A. Vedpathak, S. Moradiya, and A. Jain, ‘Explainability using Decision Trees and Monte Carlo Simulations’, Social Science Research Network, Rochester, NY, SSRN Scholarly Paper ID 3868707, May 2021. Available: https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=3868707.
Achievements
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University Committees
- 2018-19: Head of Matlab & IP for Team KJSCE Robocon.
- 2019-20: Treasurer for Team KJSCE Robocon.
- 2019-20: Vice Captian for Team KJSCE Robocon.
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Major Events
- 2019: Research for NCPCR (National Commission for Protection of Child Rights).
- 2019: Project presenter at 2nd Technology Marketplace by CIFF.
- 2019: Attendee at International conference on cyberlaw, cybercrime & cybersecurity 2019 (ICCC 2019)
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Technical Activities
- 2020: Organized and taught at workshop for 100+ College Students
- 2020–21: Internship organizer and mentor for 200+ college students
- 2020–21: Quantum Computing course by IBM Quantum & The Coding School
Software Development Skills
- GitHub: https://github.com/veedata
- Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/users/11215536/veedata (top 5% contributer in 2021).
- Frameworks: Tensorflow, SciPy, Pandas.
- High Level Programming Languages: Python, MATLAB, Simulink, Java, C, JavaScript, C++
- Tools & Technologies: Git, OpenCV, Django, Pandas, Simscape Multibody, Docker, Arduino, Basics of Azure/GCP/AWS
- Programming Environments (IDEs): Visual Studio, MATLAB, Eclipse
- Database Systems: PostgreSQL, MySQL
Other Interests
- Sports & Games: Tennis, Basketball, Chess, and Snake
- Hobbies: Writing, Travelling, Philosophy, and Movies