ParthParikh

parthparikh28@outlook.com

Student at Northeastern University, Boston pursuing Masters of Science in Computer Science.
Previously worked at e-Yantra, IIT-Bombay as a Sr. Project Technical Researcher.
Graduated from Pune University with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering.
Always interested to learn more about computer science, technology, project ideas, etc.
Enjoy playing tennis and sailing.

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study in BOSTON, MA 📍
from PUNE, INDIA 🏠

Work Experience

e-Yantra, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Sr. Technical Project Research Assistant
  • Developed an automated grading framework called GradeFast using Python allowing for immediate feedback while eliminating manual grading. Collaborated on deployment and DevOps guidelines.
  • Maintained the Java Spring based payment gateway, capable of handling transactions of 10,000+ registrants during peak hours while also automating verification of transactions thus reducing errors by 20%.
  • Spearheaded development of CodeQuest, an online platform that provides programming education through gamification with interactive coding challenges and real-time feedback.
  • Implemented a conversational FAQ chatbot in the e-Yantra Community App deploying Python and the RASA framework. Resulted in a 30% decrease in email inquiries and a 20% increase in the app’s user engagement.
  • Co-organized a 15 week Game Development course for 500+ participants for ‘e-Yantra School Competition 2021’. Coordinated with other instructors and moderated interactive learning sessions.

Summer Intern (Remote)
  • Test Driven Development for writing test scripts for the TIVA Launchpad, MSP430 microcontroller.
  • Developed a cross-platform CLI app for evaluating and grading assignments of students on the client side while maintaining security and confidentiality of the test scripts.
May 2020 - July 2022

Virtual Labs, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

VlabsDev Mentor
  • Speaker at 3 National level Virtual Lab Development Bootcamps (Ahmedabad - Jan 2019), (Aurangabad - Feb 2019) and (Banda - Sept 2019)

Summer Intern (Remote)
  • Developed the ‘VlabsDev’ Development Portal to track development, release and reception of all virtual labs developed across India.
June 2019 - December 2019

Education

Northeastern University, Boston

Master of Science in Computer Science
Subjects :
Programming Design Paradigms, Foundations of AI, Algorithms, Mobile App Design, Computer Graphics, Principles of Programming Languages.
CGPA: 3.9/4
2022 - 2024 (Expected)

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering
Subjects :
System Programming & Operating Systems, Embedded Systems & IOT, Microprocessor, Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Theory of Computation, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Database Management Systems, Soft Computing and Optimisation of Algorithms, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, High Performance Computing.
CGPA: 8.4/10
2016 - 2020

S.M. Choksey Junior College

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)
2014 - 2016

The Bishop's School, Camp

Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE)
2002 - 2014

Projects

Gradefast

An automated grading framework developed using Python and deployed using Docker containers. Allowed for immediate feedback and removed all manual grading work thus saving instructors time.

#python #docker

Code-Quest

An an online platform that provides programming education through gamification with interactive coding challenges and real-time feedback.

#python #js

Oncoradiology Second Opinion Portal

An online platform designed to provide expert opinions in cancer radiology, assisting treating doctors in planning timely and correct treatment as part of delivering high-quality care.

#django #html/css/js #mysql

Disaster Management Platform

A mobile application for the Kolhapur district government to manage rescue and relief operations during a crisis.

#android #mysql #firebase

e-Yantra Learning Analytics Dashboard

A learning analytics dashboard that analyses student engagement during competitions and courses.

#django #html/css/js #mysql

e-VA: The e-Yantra Virtual Assistant

An interactive conversational chatbot for the e-Yantra Community App that responds and delivers information about e-Yantra’s activities.

#python #rasa #postgresql

SPArK-BOT Platform

(e-Yantra Ideas Competition 19-20)

It is a highly versatile educational robot focused on teaching beginner-friendly programming and robotics. At the same time, it is a scalable platform, and experiences programmers can use it to build advanced robotic applications.

#python #raspberrypi #scratch #js

Computer Graphics Virtual Lab

Developed a Computer Graphics virtual lab, endorsed by IIT-Bombay, and used across India by more than 100,000 students to date.

#html/css/js #bootstrap

SPArK Messenger

Did a survey of all the popular messaging platforms available in the market. Studied the survey findings and developed six features not present in any existing apps.
Also developed an app to manage Firebase database easily from any phone without using Google’s online portal. This app is still under development.

#android #java #firebase

Firebase Realtime Database Manager

Developed a native android app to manage the Firebase Realtime Database rather than using the web interface.

#android #java #firebase

Javascript Game Developer

Developed a catalog of simple, retro styled, browser based games, entirely coded in vanilla Javascript.

#html/css/js

Loony Tunes

Developed an application called 'Loony Tunes' which let's you upload, store, and play all of your music from the cloud.

#html/css/js #django #mysql

Publications

Towards developing a learning analytics dashboard for a massive online robotics competition

IEEE
This research discusses a dashboard developed for a robotics competition where team characteristics are considered for clustering teams and developing models to predict participants' retention and help the competition's instructors monitor their progress and intervene if necessary.
2022

SPArK-Bot: An Educational Robotic Platform

IEEE
This paper reports the development and explains the features of a highly versatile educational robot focused on teaching beginner-friendly programming and robotics.
2022

Auto-Query - A simple natural language to SQL query generator

IEEE
The study explored ways to develop an application that takes questions in a natural language and converts them into SQL queries using a sequence-to-sequence model for an e-learning platform.
2022

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
  • C / C++
Workflows
  • Test Driven Development
  • Agile
  • Git

Accomplishments

  • Mentor to 15+ interns during the e-Yantra Summer Internship Program 2021 and 2022.
  • Winner at the National Finals of the e-Yantra Ideas Competition 2019-20, hosted by IIT-Bombay.
  • 1stPlace in I2IT State Level Project Competition 2020.
  • Head of IIT-Bombay's Student's forum for virtual lab development.
  • Resource Person and Speaker at 3 National level Virtual Lab Development Bootcamps.
  • Head of the Technical Team of the student's association of the Computer Department of PVG's COET.