Ajay Chopra

Ajay Chopra

Undergraduate Student Studying Mathematics and Computer Science

University of Chicago

About Me

Hey there! My name is Ajay and I am a student who is passionate about all things tech and math related. I am currently studying at UChicago pursuing two degrees in math and computer science. I originally entered college intending only to major in pure mathematics. However, in my second year I took an introductory computer science course and my love for tech and engineering was unlocked.

As a budding software engineer, my overarching goal is to build products that serve to improve the lives of the people who use them. Whether it’s cutting edge autonomous vehicle technology or a simple web app that reduces time spent doing tedious tasks, I always look forward to getting my hands dirty and doing the best work I can.

Interests

  • Computer Networks
  • Distributed Systems
  • Computer Vision

Education

  • BS in Mathematics, 2021 (expected)

    University of Chicago

  • BA in Computer Science, 2021 (expected)

    University of Chicago

Skills

C/C++

2 years

Python

2 years

React

3 months

Amazon Web Services

3 months

Linux

2 years

Git

2 years

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Software Engineer Intern

Capital One Financial Corporation

Jun 2020 – Present McLean, Virginia

Job Description:

  • Developed and deployed the OneAlert monitoring system, responsible for adjusting alert thresholds on C1 servers
  • Dramatically improved efficiency by reducing average time to adjust thresholds from three days to thirty minutes
  • Engaged in full stack web development using frameworks such as React, Node.js/Express.js, AWS S3/SNS and Jenkins
 
 
 
 
 

AI Development Intern

VIA Technologies, Inc.

Jun 2019 – Sep 2019 New Taipei City, Taiwan

Job Description:

  • Developed and implemented computer vision applications for VIA’s ADAS and DMS driver assistance systems
  • Responsibilities included network architecture design, implementation, training and hyperparameter optimization
  • Networks implemented in Python and C++ with heavy use of TensorFlow and utilization of GPUs
 
 
 
 
 

Data Analytics Research Intern

Becker Friedman Institute of Economics

Jun 2018 – Sep 2018 Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

  • Conducted data analysis on Professor John List’s research team studying the effects of scaling and loss aversion
  • Extensively utilized R and Stata in performing web scraping and data analysis tasks, including utilization of machine learning algorithms

Relevant Elective Coursework

Advanced Distributed Systems

CMSC 23310 Apr 2020 – Jun 2020

Foundations of Computer Networks

CMSC 23320 Jan 2020 – Mar 2020

Mathematical Foundations of Machine Learning

CMSC 25300 Oct 2019 – Dec 2019

Abtract Linear Algebra

MATH 20250 Oct 2018 – Dec 2018

Analysis in Rn I-III

MATH 20300-20500 Oct 2018 – Jun 2019

Projects

Analyzing The Transfer Market of the English Premier League

Using ML to examine the inefficiencies in how players are bought and sold in the most popular football league in the world.

Chess AI

Python program that allows a human to play against an AI chess opponent. It utilizes the python-chess library in addition to piece square tables and the minimax algorithm

Computer Vision

A portfolio of my projects in computer vision including motion tracking, face swapping and object classification all made using Python’s OpenCV library and Google’s TensorFlow machine learning framework.

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