Hey, I’m Vishnu Thakral.
A Shutterbug
I turn data into insights, ideas into stories, and moments into memories. In short, I'm a blend of technology, creativity, and curiosity with a pinch of kindness—all wrapped into one dynamic journey.
NYU Self Drive
Built a vision-based AI model for AWS DeepRacer, enhancing autonomous racing with reinforcement learning.
SecuroDrive (Driver Drowsiness Detector)
Developed a real-time AWS-based drowsiness detection system.
Lip Reading Assistant
Deep learning-based lip-reading model for speech-impaired individuals.
Stay Recommender
Enhanced Airbnb experience with safety filters, restaurant insights, and AI-powered rating predictions.
Fairprep
Open source modeling tool for ensuring fairness in Machine Learning
Smart Office Access Optimization
Developed an AI-powered application to ensure safe and efficient office space utilization as employees returned to work post-COVID.
Vansh, V., Chandrasekhar, K., Anil, C.R., Sahu, S.S. (2020).
Improved Face Detection Using YCbCr and Adaboost.
In: Behera, H., Nayak, J., Naik, B., Pelusi, D. (eds) Computational Intelligence in Data Mining.
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 990. Springer, Singapore.
Paper Link
Deciphering Method Calls vs. Function Calls
Methods are bound to class instances and operate on object attributes (e.g., a.lower() for strings). Functions are standalone, reusable blocks operating on input arguments (e.g., calculate_rectangle_area(length, width)). Since lower() is a string method, calling lower(a) results in an error; use a.lower() instead.
Unlocking Insights with Descriptive Statistics
Descriptive statistics simplify complex data using key measures like mean, median, and standard deviation. They reveal patterns, trends, and variability, making data-driven insights clearer and more actionable.
New York University
M.S. in Computer Science (2019 - 2021)
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
B.Tech in Electronics & Communication (2014 - 2018)
Data Science Bootcamp - NYU
Instructor for hands-on bootcamp on Python, Machine Learning, and Data Science.
Amazon ML University
Instructor for NLP and Responsible AI courses, training over 150 employees.
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