Srihari Thyagarajan

B Tech AI Senior Student

NMIMS University

Biography

I am a tech-enthusiast who loves programming and gaming; a senior - pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Artificial Intelligence at NMIMS, where I learn about the theory and practice of machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing and deep learning.

My goal is to become a machine learning engineer who can create innovative and impactful solutions for real-world problems. I am always eager to learn new skills and technologies and to collaborate with other passionate and talented people; especially in the open-source world. I also like to express my creativity and personality through streaming, content creation and video editing. I believe that technology and gaming can bring joy and value to people’s lives, and I want to be part of that.

Interests

Artificial Intelligence
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Image Processing
LLMs
Open Source
GenAI

Education

B Tech in Artificial Intelligence, 2025
NMIMS University

Skills

Technical (Core)

Python

Java

Machine Learning

Deep Learning

NLP

Signal and Image Processing

DSA

Statistics

Pandas

Scikit-learn

Libraries/Frameworks

FastAPI

Flask

Jupyter

Marimo

keras

Markdown

Matplotlib

NumPy

OpenCV

Streamlit

Developer Tools/Platforms

Git

GitHub

GitLab

Ubuntu

Windows

VSCode

Databases and Hobbies

MySql

MongoDB

Hiking

Dogs

Photography

Gaming

Experience

Research Intern

Polymath Jr. program

June 2024 – Present Remote, United States, India.

Notabot Studio Project
- Role: Project organizer, Game Developer
- Key Responsibilities:
  - Technologies Used: PlayCanvas
  - Ideation: Contributed ideas; one selected for development.
  - Team Leadership: Leading a team; coordinated project efforts.
  - Game Development: Designing mechanics to teach math concepts; using PlayCanvas.
- Achievements:
  - Developing a project combining education and entertainment.

AI Internship

Digital India Corporation (DIC)

May 2024 – July 2024 Remote, New Delhi, India.

Roles and Responsibilities:
- Analyzed product listing workflow and proposed AI solutions for IndiaHandMade E-commerce Platform.
- Integrated image captioning and language models for automated product descriptions.
- Implemented audio transcription model to enable multilingual product descriptions.
- Developed APIs using FastAPI for seamless integration with the existing platform.
- Collaborated with the team for deployment on Ubuntu server, resolving dependencies.
- Automated product listing process, enhancing vendor experience.
- Enabled multilingual product descriptions through audio transcription.
- Streamlined API development and deployment using open-source technologies.
- Demonstrated problem-solving, optimization, and open-source advocacy skills.
- Python, FastAPI, HuggingFace Models (Salesforce/blip-image-captioning-large, Ollama/Groq Llama3, Whisper), API Development, Ubuntu Server Deployment.

Customer Service, Technical Support, QA (Freelance)

Gif Your Game

September 2020 – April 2024 Remote, Santa Monica, California

Quality Assurance (QA) and Testing:
- Maintaining user logs about issues/feedback.
- Ensure products meet customer expectations and demand.
- Create reports documenting errors and issues for fixing.
- Perform Quality testing for the app and documenting respective errors/bugs for the development team.
Customer Service, Technical Support:
- Identify and address customer needs with a goal of complete satisfaction.
- Follow company communications guidelines and procedures under minimal supervision.
- Research information using available resources to satisfy customer inquiries.
- Identify and address customer needs with a goal of complete satisfaction.
- Follow company communications guidelines and procedures under minimal supervision.
- Research information using available resources to satisfy customer inquiries.
- Build rapport with customers by engaging with them in an inviting, friendly, and professional manner, to deliver exceptional experiences nurture lasting relationships.
- Assist with moderation of content the Discord Server (with over 120,000+ members).

Intern

Engagely.ai

May 2023 – June 2023 Remote, Mumbai.

Hands-on Testing Exposure:
- Contributed to RCM testing.
- Learned bug detection, QA collaboration, and documentation.
Practical Codebase Familiarity:
- Access to GitLab repository.
- Explored Python-Flask, Docker, docker-compose.
Collaborative Coding Insights:
- Introduction to Git participation.
- Grasped pull requests, issue management.
- Engagely.ai internship provided real-world testing insights, coding exposure, and collaborative skills enhancement.

Accomplishments

Java Programming

NMIMS Jul 2023

Introduction to Java Programming

See certificate

Projects

Neural Network Optimization with KNN Partitioning

Implementation of the “Improving Neural-Network Classifiers Using Nearest Neighbor Partitioning” paper, utilizing Evolutionary Computing to train a Neural Network and enhancing its performance through KNN Partitioning for flexible decision boundaries, with interactive Streamlit visualization.

Image Processing Techniques with PyQt5 GUI

A project on Image Processing, leveraging PyQt5 for a user-friendly GUI and implementing essential operations like Low Pass Filter, Downsampling, Upsampling, Thresholding, and Negative Image Generation. It offers a visually engaging experience while exploring the realm of image processing techniques.

Amazon Text Summarization using LSTM

A deep learning project that uses LSTM networks to generate summaries for Amazon product reviews.

Flight Booking System with PyQt5 GUI and MySQL

A Python project with MySQL connectivity and PyQt5 GUI library for efficient flight ticket booking, data management, and visualization. Flight ticket booking management system with Python and MySQL connectivity. Provides user-friendly GUI using PyQt5 library. Features include user accounts, OTP verification, flight details, and payment and cancellation functionalities.

Facial Recognition Attendance System

Attendance system using facial recognition system. Utilizes haarcascade classifiers for face detection and recognition. Stores attendance in Excel files and generates training images for face detection.