CV
Education:
PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering (GPA: 3.82) 2017 – 2021
Texas A&M University, College Station
MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering (GPA: 3.75) 2015 – 2017
Texas A&M University, College Station
BTech, Electrical Engineering (GPA: 8.57/10) 2010 – 2014
Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, India
Skills:
- R, Python (numpy, pandas, scikit-learn, scipy), Shell scripting, SLURM and LSF batch processing, MATLAB, SQL, Jupyter notebooks, R Notebooks, C/C++.
- Visualization: plotly, matplotlib, ggplot2, flexdashboard.
- ML models: SVM with kernels, k-means, decision trees, Adaboost, linear/logistic/generalized linear regression and parsimonious model selection (AIC/BIC), lasso, ridge regression, mixture models, stochastic gradient/coordinate descent, random forests, time series analysis (ARMA/ARIMA/ARCH/GARCH), ANOVA.
- BLASTing on cluster, bioinformatics tools (HISAT2, featureCounts, SAMtools, BAMtools, DESeq2), phylogenetic analysis, experience using EMBL-EBI and Uniprot REST APIs, globus-cli, GitHub.
- Some experience with mixed models, image processing (imutils, cv2), graphical models.
Relevant Courses:
- Engineering/Statistics: Regression Analysis (A), Statistical computing in R & Python (A), Applied Statistics & Data Analysis (B), Pattern Recognition (A), Distribution Theory (A), Information Theory (A).
- Biology/Bioinformatics: Bioinformatics (S), Bioinformatics Command Line (A), Metagenomics (A), Differential Gene Expression (A), Genome Assembly (A).
- Online Certifications: Introduction to SQL, Learn the Command Line, Algorithms & Data Structures.
Publications:
A Gaussian Mixture-Model Exploiting Pathway Knowledge for Dissecting Cancer Heterogeneity, in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, 2018, doi: 10.1109/TCBB.2018.2869813.
Honors and Awards:
- Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Research Assistantship, Sept 2015-current.
- Texas International Student Scholarship, Fall 2015, Spring 2016.
- Runner up Best BTech Project Award in Electrical Engineering, 2014.
- State of Rajasthan (India) High School Academic Excellence Award, 2009.