Prashanna Raj Pandit

Prashanna Raj Pandit

Graduate Research Assistant

Computer Science Student

Graduate Research Assistant at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville specializing in Data Analytics, ML, Statistical Modeling, and Deep learning. Passionate about leveraging AI for automation, pattern recognition, and solving real-world problems.

Services

ML / AI Development

Custom machine learning and deep learning solutions — time-series classification, computer vision models, NLP systems — built end-to-end from data preprocessing to trained, evaluated models.

TensorFlow PyTorch Scikit-Learn LSTM CNN OpenCV

Data Analysis & Visualization

Exploratory data analysis, statistical modeling, and interactive dashboards. Transforming raw datasets into actionable insights using Python and Tableau.

Pandas NumPy Matplotlib Seaborn Tableau R

MLOps & Deployment

Production-ready ML deployment with CI/CD automation, containerization, model versioning, and monitoring for scalable, reproducible inference pipelines.

Docker GitHub Actions MLflow Airflow CI/CD

Cloud Solutions

Cloud-native architectures on AWS — serverless functions, managed ML services, scalable data pipelines, and infrastructure automation for production workloads.

AWS SageMaker EC2 S3 Lambda ECR ECS

API Development

Production-grade REST APIs with FastAPI and Flask — modular, well-documented, and integrated with ML backends for real-time inference and data exchange.

FastAPI Flask REST Python PostgreSQL

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Python R SQL C C++

Frameworks & Libraries

TensorFlow Scikit-Learn Keras OpenCV Optuna YOLO Flask Pandas NumPy SciPy Matplotlib Seaborn

Tools & Software

Git/GitHub Docker Tableau GitHub Actions Airflow AWS (S3, EC2) PostgreSQL Bash Linux Mlflow

Cloud Technologies

S3 EC2 SageMaker IAM Lambda ECR ECS CloudWatch CodePipeline/CodeBuild API Gateway SNS & SQS

Concepts

Object Oriented Programming Machine Learning Statistical Modeling Data Preprocessing Neural Networks/DL Time Series ML Pipeline Model Deployment CI/CD Cloud Services

Soft skills

Collaboration Communication Project management Leadership

Projects

DocuChat: Voice + Text RAG Chatbot

A production-grade Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) chatbot with multi-query retrieval, evidence grounding, and voice interaction.

DocuChat: Voice + Text RAG Chatbot

Python FastAPI ChromaDB
EvidenceCV: RAG-Powered Resume Engine

An evidence-based AI system using RAG to generate ATS-optimized resumes from GitHub and research data.

EvidenceCV: RAG-Powered Resume Engine

Python FastAPI ChromaDB
BitPredict: Bitcoin Price Forecasting with Neural Networks

Time series forecasting of Bitcoin prices comparing multiple neural network architectures including N-BEATS, LSTM, CNN, and ensemble models.

BitPredict: Bitcoin Price Forecasting with Neural Networks

Python TensorFlow Keras
Breast Cancer Classification: Comparative ML Analysis

Compared 7 ML models for breast cancer detection using clinical biomarkers, achieving 87% accuracy with Random Forest (AUC: 0.91).

Breast Cancer Classification: Comparative ML Analysis

R caret Random Forest
Modeling Frequency of Usage and Customer Churn

Forecasted telecom network usage and classified customer complaints using regression and classification models with Tableau visualization.

Modeling Frequency of Usage and Customer Churn

R Tableau Logistic Regression
Gait Analysis and Autism Detection in Pediatric Data

AI-based gait analysis using deep learning and signal processing for motion understanding.

Gait Analysis and Autism Detection in Pediatric Data

Python OpenPose NumPy
Music Generation using RNN (Let's Dance!)

Character-level music generation using LSTM-based RNNs trained on symbolic music data.

Music Generation using RNN (Let's Dance!)

Python PyTorch RNN
Debiasing Facial Detection Systems

Implemented CNNs and DB-VAE for bias mitigation in facial detection systems.

Debiasing Facial Detection Systems

Python TensorFlow VAE
MedNLPify: Biomedical NLP Classifier + Chrome Extension

Deep learning NLP system classifying 200k+ PubMed RCT sentences with a Tribrid architecture, deployed as a Flask API and Chrome extension.

MedNLPify: Biomedical NLP Classifier + Chrome Extension

Python TensorFlow Keras
Food Vision Project

Food classification model using transfer learning on the Food101 dataset.

Food Vision Project

TensorFlow CNN Transfer Learning
ExFS2: User-Space Virtual File System

Implemented an inode-based virtual file system supporting direct and indirect addressing.

ExFS2: User-Space Virtual File System

C File Systems Memory Management
Advanced AI Project: Reinforcement Learning

Implemented Q-learning and Value Iteration agents for policy optimization and exploration.

Advanced AI Project: Reinforcement Learning

Python Reinforcement Learning Q-Learning
Traffic Sign Classification with Fine-Tuned VGG-16

Traffic sign classification using fine-tuned VGG-16 with TensorFlow.

Traffic Sign Classification with Fine-Tuned VGG-16

TensorFlow VGG-16 Transfer Learning
User Level Thread and Lottery Scheduling

Implemented many-to-one user-level threading with Round Robin and Lottery schedulers.

User Level Thread and Lottery Scheduling

C ucontext Operating Systems
Delivery Route Planning Optimization

Optimized e-commerce delivery routes for Chicago using advanced algorithms.

Delivery Route Planning Optimization

Python NetworkX OpenStreetMap
Car and Sidelight Detection with YOLOv5

Real-time detection of cars and sidelights using custom YOLOv5 model with 95% mAP accuracy.

Car and Sidelight Detection with YOLOv5

Python YOLOv5 OpenCV
Google Play Store App Analysis

Comprehensive analysis of Google Play Store apps using Python and data visualization libraries.

Google Play Store App Analysis

Python Pandas Matplotlib
FootBalance Nepal Website

Professional e-commerce website for FootBalance Nepal footwear company.

FootBalance Nepal Website

HTML CSS JavaScript
Nobel Prize Winners Analysis

Statistical analysis of Nobel Prize winners throughout history.

Nobel Prize Winners Analysis

Python Pandas Data Visualization
Blog Webapp with User Authentication

Full-stack blog application with secure user authentication and commenting system.

Blog Webapp with User Authentication

Flask Python SQLAlchemy
AlexaPI: Voice Assistant on Raspberry Pi

Custom Alexa Voice Service device built on Raspberry Pi for voice-activated smart home automation in regions where Alexa is unsupported.

AlexaPI: Voice Assistant on Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi C++ Python
Flight Finder Bot

Automated flight price tracker with notification system.

Flight Finder Bot

Python API Integration Tequila API

Contact Me

I'm always open to discussing research opportunities, collaborations, or exciting projects. Feel free to reach out!

Location

Edwardsville, Illinois