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Name Partha Sarathi Purkayastha
Profile Research Fellow @ Microsoft Research India | ex-SWE Intern @ Sprinklr | ex-SWE Intern @ Uber | BITS Pilani CS' 24
Email parthasarathipurkayastha001@gmail.com
Phone (+91) 881-284-3684
Linkedin psindiap

Education

  • 2020 - 2024

    Pilani, India

    Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani)
    B.E. Computer Science
    CGPA: 9.81
    • Coursework: Data Structures and Algorithms, Object Oriented Programming, Database Systems, Theory of Computation, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Graphics, Human Computer Interaction
  • 2017 - 2019

    Guwahati, India

    South Point School Guwahati
    Secondary Education
    Percentage: 97.2%

Experience

  • Jan 2024 - Jun 2024

    Gurugram, India

    Sprinklr
    Software Developer Intern
    • Identified and resolved memory leaks throughout the codebase using memlab, resulting in a significant reduction of 10+% in overall memory consumption
    • Implemented Server-Side Rendering (SSR) for components with comprehensive end-to-end testing using Next.js and GraphQL, facilitating dynamic rendering and achieving load time enhancements by 20+%
    • Currently focused on enhancing system performance and resiliency through ongoing detection of render blocking agents and optimization of existing codes to resolve potential errors and application crashes
  • Oct 2022 - Dec 2023

    Pilani, India

    BITS Pilani
    Research Intern
    Supervisor: Dr. Sundaresan Raman
    • Developed a tool for manual annotation of Fundus images, identifying lesions like soft exudates, hard exudates, microaneurysms, hemorrhages, and neovascularization
    • Collaborated with a local hospital, employing the tool to create a dataset of approximately 3,000 annotated Fundus image entries
    • Applied Image Processing techniques and trained customized Deep Learning models to automate the annotation tool’s functionality, achieving 75+% accuracy and 80+% specificity.
  • May 2023 - Aug 2023

    Hyderabad, India

    Uber
    Software Developer Intern
    • Developed an end-to-end application using React.js, GraphQL, and GoLang for handling various Credit Types within the company’s portal, catering to the needs of over 2000 employees
    • Implemented the migration of data to a new database based on MySQL, establishing a centralized data source for financial transactions, ensuring security and transparency
    • Automated the integration process along with end-to-end testing for both the client-side and the server-side, significantly improving upon system reliability and reducing onboarding time by 2 months
  • Jan 2023 - May 2023

    Bangalore, India

    Mercedes-Benz Research & Development India
    Research Intern
    Supervisor: Dr. Poonam Goyal
    • Enhanced vehicle component design by training customized VAE Models for controlled generation of designs based on parameters provided
    • Utilized a proprietary dataset of 25,000+ data points to generate diverse designs and pre-calculated heuristics for comparison with existing resembling neighbors
    • Optimized product development through an application-like website for user-friendly access of the deployed ML model and generating custom designs for company research
  • May 2022 - Jul 2022

    Mumbai, India

    Jio Platforms
    Summer Research Intern
    • Utilized web scraping techniques to efficiently download bulk images with specific keywords, manually annotating them to establish sample datasets for future automation
    • Improved and optimized the annotation process, devising a pipeline for automated bounding box dataset creation tailored to specific requirements
    • Trained a customized YOLOv7 model on diverse datasets, including a proprietary one, achieving over 90% confidence in successfully distinguished objects and barriers from humans

Projects

  • Oct 2023 - Dec 2023
    Systemic Diabetic Retinopathy Analysis
    Software Developer Intern
    Supervisor: Dr. Sundaresan Raman
    • Developed an open-use portal for Diabetic Retinopathy analysis, focusing on systemic factors for research and testing
    • Conducted a comparative study on tabular data using techniques including TabNet and DeepForests, achieving a successful model testing accuracy of 80+% across local hospitals in India and Hong Kong
  • Jan 2023 - May 2023
    Dynamic Third-Person Shooter Game Development
    Research Intern
    Supervisor: Dr. Sundaresan Raman
    • Developed an open-world third-person shooter game in 3D using C# with missions, day-night cycles, and inventory for immersive gameplay
    • Integrated high-quality game assets created in Blender, utilizing Unity for fluid animations and CineMachines to enhance cinematic camera perspectives in the game environment
  • Oct 2021 - Dec 2021
    Text-Based Fake News Classification
    Summer Research Intern
    Supervisor: Dr. Virendra Singh Nirban
    Publication: [ DOI ]
    • Researched and reviewed supervised learning classification methods to tackle online misinformation and fake news, utilizing Bi-LSTM, LSTM, and Ensemble Learning Models
    • Achieved 90+% on all evaluation metrics on an online news dataset, and the results were published in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, volume 649, Springer Nature, pages 690-701, 2022

Responsibilities

  • Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

    Pilani, India

    BITS Pilani
    Teaching Assistant
    Supervisor: Dr. Tanu Shukla
    • Taught Techniques in Social Research and Introduction to Psychology courses to a class of 100+ students, helped prepare course materials, conducted regular evaluations, and held field classes for brainstorming sessions
  • Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

    Pilani, India

    BITS Pilani
    Teaching Assistant
    Supervisor: Dr. Vinay Chamola
    • Taught Microprocessors and Interfacing course to class of 50+ students, conducted weekly labs, and held regular classes for doubt clarification sessions
  • Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

    Pilani, India

    Arunodoi
    Publicity Coordinator
    • Led the photo-editing and video-editing teams of Arunodoi - the association representing Northeast India, to improve cultural awareness and community engagement
  • Nov 2021 - Jan 2022

    Pilani, India

    Indian Red Cross Society
    Volunteer
    • Volunteered for executing a two-day long Blood Donation Camp with 3000+ footfall and 800+ donations

Skills

Programming - Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C/C++, GoLang, SQL
Libraries - React.js, Node.js, Tailwind CSS, Numpy, Pandas, PyTorch, Keras, OpenCV
Tools - LATEX, GitHub, Docker, Postman, MongoDB

Languages

English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent
Bengali
Native speaker
Malayalam
Limited working proficiency