About Me
Hi there! I'm Shlok Mehendale, a dual-degree student at BITS Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus, pursuing BE in Computer Science and MSc in Mathematics.
Passionate about the convergence of tech and math, I'm particularly drawn to machine learning and artificial intelligence. Outside the classroom, I'm deeply involved in hands-on Machine Learning projects, exploring both theory and practical applications. I'm also a part of Project Kratos through which I enjoy venturing into applying Deep Learning in Robotics, as showcased in the Projects section. Apart from that, I'm also excited about the continuous advancements in Theoretical Mathematics.
Apart from this, I love Music, genres depend on my mood :) and in my free time you'll find me on the badminton court, chessboard, playing Guitar, or Medium!.
Explore my projects and connect if you share similar interests or have exciting ideas to discuss!
Updates
- 06/24 => Core Member @AI/ML Devsoc, BITS Goa now!
- 06/24 => Selected for the 8th CVIT Summer School on AI with focus on Computer Vision and Machine Learning!
- 06/24 => Summer Internship @STEM4ALL, California as a part of Practice School - 1, BITS Pilani.
- 05/24 => Undergraduate Research Project in Network Anomaly Detection; Supervised by Dr. Karan Mitra, Dr. Christer Ahlund, LTU Sweden and Dr. Neena Goveas, CSIS.
- 05/24 => Applying and Analysing Deep Learning SOTA algorithms in Epidemiological Compartmental Modeling; under Dr. Abhishek Pandey, Yale University.
- 05/24 => Selected as a part of a Research Group on Autonomous Vehicles @Robotics Lab, BITS Goa; Supervised by Dr. Neena Goveas, CSIS, BITS Goa.
- 04/24 => Undergraduate Research Project in Foundational Machine Learning for the year 24-25; Supervised by Dr. Snehanshu Saha, Head APPCAIR, CSIS, BITS Goa and Dr. Rahul Yedida, NC State University.
- 04/24 => Selected for a Summer Research Internship @IISc, Bangalore under Dr. Ratikanta Behera, CDS IISc and Dr. JK Sahoo.
- 04/24 => Promoted to Core Member @Autonomous Subsystem, Project Kratos; Focused on Applications of ML in the Rover.
- 03/24 => Set up a Research Collaboration with AGH Space Systems, AGH University of Krakow, Poland in the areas of Computer Vision and Robotics, including different ML model compression techniques like Pruning, Knowledge Distillation!
- 03/24 => Working on a project, EPI-DNNs for modeling covid-19 in India under Dr. Anushaya Mohapatra, as a part of Mathematical Modeling Course.
- 02/24 => Selected to be a Teaching Assistant for the course Mathematics - 2 (Linear Algebra and Complex Numbers), one of the 8 students out of a pool of 200 students.
- 01/24 => Represented India at the International Rover Challenge(IRC) in Coimbatore, won 2nd prize in the Autonomous Task and placed 6th overall out of 40+ teams from all over the world.
- 12/23 => Undergraduate Research Project on Twin Support Vector Machines and their Applications under Dr. JK Sahoo, Former HOD Mathematics, BITS Goa.
- 11/23 => Interacted with Division Chief for the Space Biosciences Division, NASA , Dr. Parag Vaishampayan as a part of Project Kratos and David Cuartielles, The co-founder of Arduino!
- 09/23 => Created a Hand Gesture Recognition Model based on OpenCV and MediaPipe, for the Mars Rover
- 07/23 => Received a project on Sendov's Conjecture under Dr. Prasanna Kr., HOD Mathematics(as of 2024).
Projects
Network Anomaly Detection
Jun,24 - Nov,24/h5>
- Supervised by Dr. Karan Mitra, Dr. Saguna, Dr. Christer Ahlund, LTU Sweden and Dr. Neena Goveas, CSIS, BITS Goa.
Foundational Machine Learning
May,24 - Present
- Supervised by Dr. Snehanshu Saha, Head APPCAIR, BITS Goa and Dr. Rahul Yedida, North Carolina State University.
- Preprint out soon!
Autonomous Vehicles
Apr,24 - Present
- Part of a Research Group at Robotics Lab, BITS Goa and Moon Lab, IISER Bhopal.
Implementation of EPI-DNNs to model COVID-19 in India
May,24 - Jun,24
- Check out my project here.
- As a part of Course Mathematical Modeling, lectured by Dr. Anushaya Mohapatra, BITS Goa.
- Extended Project with Dr. Abhishek Pandey, YALE University.
Support Vector Machines and its Applications
Dec,23 - Jun,24
- Supervised by Dr. JK Sahoo and Dr. Rajendra Roul.
- Publication out soon!
Model on Hand Gesture Recognition for Mars Rover
Oct,23 - Dec,23
- Created using OpenCV and Media Pipe for hand gesture recognition, check here
- Tried and tested on Project Kratos, The Mars Rover of BITS Goa, and works perfectly
- Work on an LSTM model and paper implementation of hand gesture recognition in progress
Project Kratos Induction Assignments
May,23 - Aug,23
- Went through a tough induction process and was among the 11 selected candidates for the flagship project of BITS Goa in the Autonomous Subsystem
- All the assignments and my attempts to solve them are given here
Electronics and Robotics Club Hackathon
May,23 - Aug,23
- Worked on the Automation part in the project along with batchmates, use of rigorous Path planning algorithms to find the shortest path.
- Runners Up overall , and Best Automation Team
- All the assignments and my attempts to solve them are given here
Experience
Education
BITS PILANI, KK BIRLA GOA CAMPUS
MSc Mathematics
2022-Present
BE Computer Science
2022-Present
Organizations
Developers Society
Jun, 2024 - Present
- Core Member in the AI/ML Vertical @DevSoc
STEM4ALL
May,24 - July,24
- Summer Research Intern
- Designing and Lecturing a Course on Neural Networks
Project Kratos
2023 - Present
- Core Member of the Autonomous Division of the Mars Rover
- Created Elevation Maps using Point Cloud data obtained through ZED-2i
- Implemented different Path Planning Algorithms
- Computer Vision, Real Time Kinematic positioning, ROS, ROS-2.
AAP MENTOR for Probability and Statistics
Sept,23 - Dec,23
- Mentored first year students, solved doubts and taught certain difficut topics
PATHFINDERS
Feb,23 - July,23
Click here to go through our linkedin page
- Executive Head
- A non-profit organization, formed by students of BITS Goa, for mentoring Engineering Aspirants
- Helped aspirants in the last phase of their preparation to get into prestigious Institutions like IITs, BITS, etc
- Acquired Leadership and Marketing skills
Contact
I'm happy to connect with people and collaborate on exciting projects!
Email:
shlokmehendale@gmail.com