Aansh Shah
Software Development Engineer at Amazon
Amazon Alexa AI | Brown University BS ‘19 MS ‘20
I'm an entrepreneur who is passionate about software engineering, AI, and data science. I graduated from Brown University with my Master’s in Computer Science (2020) and Bachelor's in Applied Math and Computer Science (2019).
Amazon
https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon
Alexa AI
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Software Development Engineer
Inspirit AI
https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspirit-ai
Teach interactive course on Artificial Intelligence to high school students.
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Instructor
Summer STEM Institute
https://www.linkedin.com/company/summersteminstitute
Guide high school students in developing novel solutions for data science problems
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Research Mentor
MSBAI (Techstars '20)
https://www.linkedin.com/company/msbai
Created machine learning regression models and Docker container deployment infrastructure to Amazon Web Services using Fargate, ECS, Lambda, and ECR
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AI Developer Intern
Brown University
https://www.linkedin.com/company/brown-university
Exploring knowledge graphs and deep reinforcement learning under George Konidaris
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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Researcher in Intelligent Robotics Lab
Brown University
https://www.linkedin.com/company/brown-university
+ Created an innovative model to predict readmission within a 30-day window of a patient being released using a multi-layered neural network architecture.
+ Worked with Professors Carsten Eickhoff, Michael Littman, and Neil Sarkar
Providence, Rhode Island Area
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Researcher in Bioinformatics Artificial Intelligence Lab
Brown University
https://www.linkedin.com/company/brown-university
+ Deep Learning and Text Mining (DATA2040): Managed 7 TAs and created assignments as Head TA (Spring 2019)
+ Artificial Intelligence (CSCI 1410): Held weekly office hours and automated grading infrastructure using python as Undergraduate TA and managed 18 TAs as Head TA (Fall 2017 - TA, Fall 2018 - TA, Fall 2019 – Head TA)
Providence, Rhode Island Area
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Teaching Assistant
Brown University
https://www.linkedin.com/company/brown-university
+ Analyzed EEG and behavioral data from participants who have taken Tolcapone using targeted dimensionality reduction and regression techniques 
+ Determined whether electrophysiological and behavioral signatures of enhanced prefrontal dopamine are consistent with it serving to stabilize prefrontal firing patterns and reduce state transitions
Providence, Rhode Island Area
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Researcher in Neural Computation and Cognition Lab,
Brown University
https://www.linkedin.com/company/brown-university
+ Working with Professor Michael Littman on socially-strategic autonomous driving using reinforcement learning and game theory.
+ Employed an adaptive policy computer from the Stackelberg Equilibrium of a two-player driving game to enable autonomous cars to safely assert themselves in scenarios requiring social negotiation with a human driver.
Providence, Rhode Island
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Researcher in Self Driving Car Lab
Brown University
https://www.linkedin.com/company/brown-university
+ The UPOD project aims to fuse techniques from human-computer interaction, end-user programming, and machine learning to enable users to control their Internet of Things devices more accurately and more expressively." (http://upod.io)
+  Designed user interface for IFTTT that was used to aggregate user preferences for Trigger Action Programming devices in Smart Homes and gathered data for device automation in Smart Homes.  
+  Coauthored submission to CHI 2017 Conference: “Mitigating Ambiguity in Trigger-Action Programming for Home Automation"
Providence, Rhode Island Area
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Researcher in Universal Programming of Devices Lab
Upserve
https://www.linkedin.com/company/upserve
+ Built an ETL pipeline to evaluate machine learning models sales predictions for restaurants on AWS (DynamoDB, SQS)
+ Visualized and analyzed time series model prediction performance using python
Providence, Rhode Island Area
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Data Scientist Intern
Wayfair
https://www.linkedin.com/company/wayfair
+ Created a management system for a financial data framework using React, PHP, SQL, and Python
+ Updated code deploy strategy and created dedicated server groups for applications
Greater Boston Area
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Software Engineer Intern - Finance
Brown Political Review
https://www.linkedin.com/company/brown-political-review
+ Supervise and lead a team of 17 data journalists to produce infographics and write data-driven articles.
+ Supervised the creation of news apps and interactive graphics.
+ Led development of an innovative, interactive-platform to display data-driven articles:
Providence, Rhode Island Area
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Director of Data Board
Brown Political Review
https://www.linkedin.com/company/brown-political-review
+ Oversaw six Data Associates and edited their infographics and data-driven articles
+ Supervised the creation of news apps and interactive graphics.
Providence, Rhode Island Area
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Associate Director
Brown Political Review
https://www.linkedin.com/company/brown-political-review
+ Produce infographics, write data-driven articles, and create interactives and news apps.
Providence, Rhode Island Area
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Data Associate
Wayfair
https://www.linkedin.com/company/wayfair
+ Explored novel 3D scanning techniques to digitize Wayfair’s vast catalog to be used for augmented reality, virtual reality and 3D rendering
+ Developed a mobile scanning app that uses a depth sensor to generate a 3D scan of an object in C# using Unity 
+ Built a python testing framework for testing masking algorithms and photogrammetry workflow
+ Created a file-sorting algorithm in python to increase 3D model generation efficiency
Boston, Massachusetts
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Software Engineer Intern - Next Generation Technology
Uplift Together
+ Worked with 4 students to develop a Chrome Extension to hide harassing content on a variety of common social media platforms.
+ Built a robust toxicity classifier that was trained on millions of comments using a Long Short Term Memory Model. 
+ Built a scalable flask-based API Endpoint served on AWS.
Providence, Rhode Island
Software Engineer Intern
EQHire
+ EQHire is the most efficient platform for hiring sales representatives, giving highly motivated candidates the opportunity to tell their story and show why they are a fit for the companies they apply for.
+ Used Twilio API to record automated phone call interviews and created a novel natural language processing algorithm to prioritize candidates based on contents of their interviews. 
+ Raised thousands of dollars in seed funding.
Providence, Rhode Island Area
Founder and Lead Developer
Oblix VR
https://www.linkedin.com/company/oblix-vr
+ Implemented multi-user networking in C# and created social virtual reality application in C# using Unity for the GearVR and Oculus Rift.
+ Created an animated navigation experience for the Oculus Rift using IBM’s Watson Speech APIs and Geolocation APIs using Unity in C#.   
+ Prepared and delivered weekly presentations on new technology and trends in the virtual reality space.
Greater New York City Area
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Software Engineer Intern
crowdfound
https://www.linkedin.com/company/crowdfound
+ Developed a video-based networking platform with instant messaging using Django and Javascript.
Greater New York City Area
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Software Engineer Intern
Master of Science - MS
Computer Science
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Brown University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/brown-university/
Bachelor of Science - BS
Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
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Brown University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/brown-university/
High School
Roslyn High School
I was awarded first place for my research "Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones: Middle School Students’ Perceptions of Bullying."
INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair
1st Place Award from American Psychological Association and Finalist
National AP Scholar
College Board
National AP Scholar
Artificial Intelligence
CSCI1410
CS for Social Change
CSCI1951I
Database Management Systems
CSCI1270
Deep Learning
CSCI1470
Honors Multivariable Calculus
MATH0350
Introduction to Computer Systems
CSCI0330
Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms
CSCI0160
Introduction to Discrete Structures and Probabilities
CSCI0220
Introduction to Objection Oriented Programming
CSCI0150
Linear Algebra
MATH0520
Logic for Systems
CSCI1950Y
Methods of Applied Mathematics I and II (Differential Equations)
APMA0330
Methods of Applied Mathematics I and II (Differential Equations)
APMA0340
Operations Research: Deterministic Models
APMA1210
Operations Research: Probabilistic Methods
APMA1200
Statistical Inference I
APMA1655
User Interface and Design
CSCI1300
Education
Rhode Island Urban Debate League
+ Coached 2 teams to the National Urban Debate League National Championships
+ Collaborate on lesson plans with teachers and student coaches
+ Engage students in thoughtful debates about current policy issues
+ Responsible for generating tournament pairings and results
Coaching Assistant
New York State Assembly
https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-york-state-assembly
+ Researched information on bills recently passed by the Assembly.
+ Drafted letters to constituents informing them about current legislation.
+ Attended local community events, press conferences and constituent meetings.
+ Participated in roundtable discussions with the Assemblyman, his Chief of Staff, and Legislative and Communications Directors, to brainstorm solutions for current issues and ideas for future legislation.
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Intern for Assemblyman Charles Lavine
New York State Assembly
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+ Helped design legislation: tax credits for alternative energy use and provide further safety for state life guards.
 + Worked with environmental and health safety lobbyists. 
+ Coordinated “Skintelligence” campaign that raised awareness about skin cancer.
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Student Assistant and Intern for Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel
Children
GameCraftCharity
We believe that video games are an essential part of a childhood. We aim to provide video games and consoles for the underprivileged youth in our community.
Co-Founder
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Bengaluru
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Vadodara
Aansh Shah
Student at Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies- Pune
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Vadodara
Aansh Shah
Student at SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY