2019 was an absolute blast for me and it isn’t even over yet! I won a national-level hackathon, got good grades, completed TWO internships successfully, secured a job, attended my first technical conference, presented my Outreachy work in front of fellow Fedorans, gave a community talk and went to a foreign country without my parents(this one was my most commendable feat I think xD)! I have to admit I had been planning and trying out various options regarding my internships for over a year now. There were so many “things-should-go-this-way” timelines that I had created, and most of them were ultimately scraped off. But I can say confidently that things DID work out in the end and hardwork DID pay off and I am super grateful for that.

So now since that huge phase of my life is over, let’s start planning the NEXT BIG phase of my life!

I’m currently in my last year of B.Tech. According to my university rules, the last semester(Jan-May) is reserved entirely for a project of 20 credits. I could do this project:

  1. At a company as an industrial internship.
  2. Under a professor as a research internship.
  3. At my university as a research project.

I am still not sure what exactly I want to do career-wise but I have some very definite ideas of how I am going to figure that out. I’ve done an industrial internship at a startup. I’ve done a remote open-source internship, I’ve made several research projects under my university professors’ guidance. So now its time for A RESEARCH INTERNSHIP! I’ll keep the details very very brief(incase some potential professor sees this and wants to take me as an intern :’) )

  • Are you looking for a job, internship, a grant, a volunteer position, or some type of other opportunity?

Research internship abroad at a reputed university under a professor.

  • What types of work would you like to contribute to?

Research pertaining to:

  1. Machine learning and/or
  2. Deep learning and/or
  3. Natural Language Processing
  • What tools or skills do you have that would help you with that work?

I have 4 major projects done in that domain:

  1. 2 in Natural Language Processing
  2. 1 in Ensemble Learning
  3. 1 in attention-based convolutional recurrent network all graded A+ as part of semester-long projects I am fluent with python and ML concepts, and can implement all algorithms with/without using existing frameworks. I believe in doing extensive research about various approaches befoe implementing a model.
  • What tools or skills would you like to learn?

I would like to experience exhaustive research based approaches to solutions. How to tweak models for better, faster results, and understand their nature of working.

  • What interpersonal skills make you a collaborative team member?

I listen to feedback and work accordingly. There is healthy discussion before everyone agrees on a solution. I believe in the “give-and-take” approach and hence shall learn and let learn when in a group.

  • What languages do you speak, and at what school grade level?

English(fluent), Hindi(fluent). 4th year of Bachelors in Information Technology.

  • When are you available to start work?

January, 2020

  • Are you able to move, and if so, which countries/regions are you willing to move to?

Anywhere which is accessible from India, will need a little funding though.

  • Are you looking for a full-time or part-time paid position?

A 6-month (semester long) research internship

Here is my:

  1. LinkedIn
  2. Resume