Shantam Raj
Engineer, Speaker, Poet
University of Zurich
Pinaca Labs
Virtusa
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
I write Code when the sun’s high,
and Poetry when the moon’s nigh.
I wish to apply data driven insights to solve meaningful challenges - social equality, sustainable growth and climate change.
I am looking for collaborations on designing hardware, products and solutions for a sustainable future and for social good.
Interests
- Data Science
- Data Visualization
- Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing
- Tiny ML
Education
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Master of Science in Informatics, 2023
University of Zurich
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B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering, 2017
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Skills
Technical Skills
| Tools, languages, and frameworks | |
|---|---|
| Programming | Python, C, Javascript, HTML, CSS |
| Machine Learning and Data Science | Scikit-learn, Pandas, Numpy, Scipy, Altair, Spacy, PySpark |
| Python Frameworks | Flask, Flask-Restful, Mongoengine, FastAPI, Jax, Geopandas |
| Containerization & Deployment | Docker, GitHub Actions, GCP |
| Product Development | Eagle, Arduino, Code Composer Studio, ESP-IDF, ARM |
🎭 Creative Skills 🎭
I write stories. I often lend my editorial skills too.
I am a published Poet too.
Experience
Engineer
Virtusa
Responsibility includes:
- Team Lead
Researcher
IIT Guwahati
Intern
NSIT
Selected Talks
I am passionate and can talk about:
* Python
* Data Visualization
* Data Science
* NLP
* Machine Learning
Rapidly emulating professional visualizations from New York Times in Python using Altair
Online Courses
Online Certifications
Natural Language Processing with Probabilistic Models
deeplearning.ai
Natural Language Processing with Classification and Vector Spaces
deeplearning.ai
CS229
Stanford University
Writing in the Sciences
Stanford University
Embedded Software and Hardware Architecture
University of Colorado, Boulder
Machine Learning Foundation Nanodegree
Udacity
Introduction to Data Science in Python
University of Michigan
Introduction to Embedded Systems Software and Development Environments
University of Colorado, Boulder
Projects
Complete & Ongoing
Work in progress. Visit my GitHub account for more projects.
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Talking on unrestricted internet is easy using CC3200 but how to access the internet if you are behind a proxy server using these embedded devices?
A sensor node that publishes Temperature, Ambient Light, Humidity, Atmospheric Pressure to the cloud and does not need battery replacement. Real time graphing of the values achieved too.
Ubuntu(Gnome) app indicator showing average battery discharge rate over a period helping you to monitor and estimate your power demands.
Github gists from cli. Written in Python.