About
Hi there! My name is Shivangi Kochrekar, and I'm a graduate student majoring in Computer Science at the University of Southern California, set to graduate in May 2024. I am passionate about working on the backend for projects, whether it's designing and developing the database, writing APIs and scripts, or developing websites and applications.
I recently delved into game development and created a game, which you can check out on my website. Additionally, I've developed a keen interest in the intersection of medical systems and computer science, leading me to pursue relevant courses and projects to explore this field further. As a fast learner, adapter, and flexible individual, I'm always eager to expand my knowledge and skill set.
I am actively involved in teaching computer science fundamentals to K-12 students and educators. This role allows me to apply my knowledge and skills in a practical setting while also contributing to the educational development of others. When I'm not coding, you'll likely find me volunteering in my community. I'm also a sports enthusiast and enjoy playing and watching games in my free time.
Thank you for taking the time to get to know me. I'm excited to see where my passion for Software Development and Data Science will take me in the future.
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Projects
Research Work
Activities & Awards
Skills
Languages:
C#
C
C++
JAVA
PYTHON
HTML5
CSS3
PHP
JAVASCRIPT
TYPESCRIPT
SWIFT
Databases:
MYSQL
MONGODB
FIREBASE
ORACLE
POSTGRESSQL
Frameworks:
BOOTSTRAP
ANGULAR
NODE.JS
REACT
FLASK
DJANGO
ANDROID
FLUTTER
Cloud/Tools:
DOCKER
GCP
UNITY
GIT
GITHUB
Operating Systems:
MACOS
LINUX
UBUNTU
WINDOWS
Education
University of Southern California
Master of Science in Computer Science
August 2022- May 2024
GPA 3.78/4
Team leader for USC's Volunteer Center
Graduate Mentor for Viterbi School of Engineering
WIE Graduate Mentor
Sardar Patel Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Engineering
August 2018 - May 2022
GPA 9.53/10
Member of Throwball team 2018-2022
Vice President, Rotaract Club of Sardar Patel Institute of Technology 2020-2021
Head of Events, OCULUS 2021
Pace Junior Science College
Higher Secondary Certificate Examination
June 2016 - April 2018
Percentage 90.15%
New Horizon Scholars School
Central Board Secondary Education
June 2013 - April 2016
CGPA 10/10
Best Student Award, 2015
Disipline Ambassador, 2015
Member of the Football Team 2014-2016
Work Experience
Data Analyst
Oct 2023 - Present
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Los Angeles, US
- Conducted analysis on undergraduate and pre-engineering data of 20k engineering students across 10 departments.
- Obtained ~ 70% reduction in processing time by transitioning excel-based data manipulation to python scripting.
- Transformed traditional annual Viterbi Graduation Report, replacing tables with visualizations, enhancing overall impact.
CS@SC TA
Jan 2023 - Present
USC Viterbi K-12 STEM Center, Los Angeles, US
- Worked with more than 15 camps to teach Scratch Jr., Web Development, Game Development, Python, Java and Robotics to K-12 students.
- Instructed K-12 students in computer science fundamentals for various camps and along with individualized feedback.
Jr Data Science Intern
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
Zummit Infolabs, Remote, IN
- Spearheaded Interview Bot Project to build APIs for Face Recognition and Audio Confidence Classification Models.
- Utilized the DeepFace to conduct identity verification by comparing faces of candidates with government-issued IDs.
- Analyzed 120 model configurations out of which Dlib with retinaface backend & Euclidean distance outperformed others.
- Processed 500 self-curated real-time interview audio clips dataset using Librosa and deployed SVM for Classification.
- Achieved an accuracy of 83.3% for Facial Recognition and an accuracy of 89% for the Audio Confidence Model.
- Increased accuracy by 17% of Keyword Score and Answer Similarity Model, improving overall assessment precision.
Backend Trainee
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
Auto-DL, Mumbai, IN
- Developed 10 APIs using the Django REST framework and worked with Role-Based Access Control.
- Developed 15 unit tests in Django for 3 database models and contributed to the beta version of their application.
- Contributed to discussions regarding the mascot and logo. Adapted to the Agile model of SDLC.
Software Developer Intern
Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
Asphalt Autotech Pvt. Ltd. (Protto), Mumbai, IN
- Developed 30+ REST APIs in PHP, integrated into the mobile applications (protto) and the website (protto.in).
- Revamped the front-end in Flutter & React and launched it on Google Play Store, which has crossed 10k+ downloads.
- Automated Python scripts to gather data from 28 tire companies, reducing manual data acquisition time by ~ 40 hours.
- Reduced response time by 20% and made query execution more efficient by optimizing SQL queries.
PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS
Woodsy Wayfinder
Player has to deliver all boxes to their destinations within the map by the end of the level while managing the destruction of paths and avoiding robbers and obstacles.
Play Game
Github Repository
Integration of Medical Imaging Systems Course Work
Worked with set of DICOM images to understand different regions of anatomy and experimented with various transformations methods (fourier, cosine etc).
Github Repository
Evil Geniuses Genius League
Analyzed game data of CS:GO, to understand patterns used by players and strategies developed by teams in the game.
Github Repository
Data Science Lab Work
Worked on Lab Assignments for PCA, LDA, t-test, chi-squared test, ANOVA test, Price Prediction, Time Series Analysis, Spam Classification and Sentiment Analysis.
Github Repository
Database Systems Lab Work
Worked on process on working on Database Systems from designing a scheme with EER diagrams, fabricating datasets and executing queries.
Github Repository
Data Communication and Computer Networks Lab Work
Worked with CISCO packet tracer to create networks and observe data flow and traffic for various network configurations.
Github Repository
Space Puzzler
Player has to solve the given puzzle by collecting the answers and placing the answer at the end goal while avoiding obstacles in varying gravities of planet.
Play Game
Github Repository
Car Game
A simple car game where the goal is to reach the end of the road while avoiding obstacles like crates, cones and vehicles coming from opposite side.
Play Game
Github Repository
Plane Game
A simple plane game where the goal is to reach the end of the route while avoiding obstacles.
Play Game
Github Repository
Yelp Services Web-App and Mobile Application
Deployed Angular & Node.js based web-app on Google Cloud Platform and an Android Application (Java) to display data from yelp, and make reservations to the services available.
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Auto-Survey of Research Papers using Deep Learning
Devised a model to find current trends in research, find relevant papers on a chosen topic, and automatically generate a coherent summary of all the shortlisted papers. Simplified summaries are further made available.
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Prioritization of Districts For COVID-19 Vaccine Administration
Implemented a model which prioritizes regions for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. Strategized a policy that delineates how the vaccine can be distributed efficiently.
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Classification of Fraud Calls by Intent Analysis of Call Transcripts
Engineered a Machine Learning model which classifies fraud calls by Intent Analysis of nearly 2000 call transcripts.
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Campus Placement Prediction
Designed models which predict whether a student will be placed or not in the campus placement program based on a students academic and co-curricular profile.
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Reimbursement of Hospital Bills for Government Employees
Built a website for government employees that assists in reimbursing hospital bills and memo requests aimed to reduce the time taken for verification of the documents.
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Github Repository
Cheer - A Content Curation App
Cheer App is a system to gather content based upon the interest of the user.
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Github Repository
E-commerce-website
An e-commerce website primarily for the sale of garments.
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Github Repository
College Pro
An application to upload and keep track of college exams and events.
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Github Repository
Second-Hand-Books-Inventory
A platform to connect buyers and sellers of second hand books made in python using python-tkinker.
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Github Repository
Movie Ticket Booking System
Developed an interface in C++ and mySQL for database, for users to view and book movie show.
ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS
Awards
FY24 SWE-LA Graduate Scholarship
Issued by Society of Women Engineers, Los Angeles
Grace Hopper Celebration Scholar 2023
Issued by AnitaB.org
Distinguished Service Award 2023
Issued by City of Los Angeles and New 9th Council District along with USC’s Volunteer Center
Winner of "Find the BUG" Debugging Competition 2023
Issued by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Associated with USC
1st Position in Technical Paper Presentation 2022
Issued with Sardar Patel Institute of Technology
Best Paper Award at 2nd International E-Conference on “Research Essential in Machine Learning and Computational Intelligence” 2021
Issued by SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Activities
US WE Local 2024 Reviewer
Issued by Society of Women Engineers
Team Leader 2023-2024
Issued by University of Southern California's Volunteer Center
Viterbi Student Graduate Mentor Spring 2023
Associated with University of Southern California
Member of Throwball team 2018-2022
Associated with Sardar Patel Institute of Technology
Vice President, Rotaract Club 2020-2021
Associated with Sardar Patel Institute of Technology
Head of Events, OCULUS 2021
Associated with Sardar Patel Institute of Technology
Event Organizer, Sargam, OCULUS 2020
Associated with Sardar Patel Institute of Technology
Event Organizer, SPoorthi 2020
Associated with Sardar Patel Institute of Technology
Head of the Vishwas Committee(Mentor's club) 2019-2020
Associated with Sardar Patel Institute of Technology
Contact
Location:
Los Angeles, California, US, 90007
Email:
kochreka@usc.edu
shivangikochrekar01@gmail.com
Call:
+1 213 646 4482