About Me

Education

University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, MD
Master of Data Science | Exp. May 2026
* [cite_start]GPA: 3.9/4.0 [cite: 14] * Key Coursework: Machine Learning, Data Systems, Financial Analytics.

Vasavi College of Engineering | Hyderabad, India
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology | May 2023
* [cite_start]GPA: 8.35/10 [cite: 16]

Professional Experience

Graduate Researcher (Quantum Finance)

University of Maryland / Do Quantum | [cite_start]Aug 2024 – Present [cite: 10, 11]

  • [cite_start]Developing a portfolio optimization system for S&P 500 stocks, processing 750k+ rows of data with custom Parquet caching[cite: 20].
  • [cite_start]Implementing Mean-CVaR optimization with cvxpy and integrating Black-Litterman models for stable estimates[cite: 21, 22].
  • [cite_start]Extending work to a hybrid quantum-classical framework using QAE and VQE algorithms[cite: 23].

Data Science Intern

Connyct | [cite_start]Jul 2025 – Aug 2025 [cite: 47]

  • Designed automated web-scraping pipelines using Python and Selenium.
  • Built reliable ingestion workflows with fault-tolerant error handling.

Technical Skills

  • Languages: Python, R, SQL, Java, C.
  • Machine Learning: LightGBM, XGBoost, YOLOv8, TensorFlow/Keras.
  • GenAI Stack: Ollama, LLaMA3, LangChain, FAISS, Nomic Embeddings.
  • Tools: Docker, AWS (EC2, S3), Git, Tableau.