Nandhakumar Raj Shankar

Operations Management Teaching Assistant

The University of Texas at Dallas•  July 2024 - Present•  Dallas, TX

Curated a repository of machine learning projects that allowed over 150 students to apply theoretical knowledge to practical scenarios, enhancing engagement and driving a 25% increase in completed projects for the semester. Facilitated discussions for 63 students in Managerial Methods in Decision Making Under Uncertainty, covering decision models and risk analysis, leading to a 15% improvement in performance and increased class engagement.

Image Processing Intern

Thiagarajar College of Engineering•  March 2023 - May 2023•  TN, India

Partnered with ophthalmologists to apply transfer learning techniques using pre-trained neural networks (InceptionV3, VGG16, ResNet) on eye fundus images, reducing misdiagnosis rates by 27% and increasing diagnostic efficiency by 35%. Implemented SMOTE for oversampling to rectify class imbalance, achieving nearly equal class distribution and improving overall model accuracy to 83%.

Research Intern

Thiagarajar College of Engineering•  September 2022 - December 2022•  TN, India

Spearheaded the design and implementation of web scraping experiments utilizing BeautifulSoup4 and Selenium; streamlined data collection processes, resulting in a 50% reduction in time spent gathering competitor insights. Co-authored and presented a survey paper at an international conference, resulting in the publication on IEEE and enhancing the research team's visibility; led to a 25% increase in funding opportunities for future projects.