
Apu Bhowmick
@apubhowmick
Data science MSc researcher at Hasselt University who built a catheter-tip classification pipeline for chest X-rays.
What I'm looking for
At Hasselt University, I developed a mask-based pipeline for classifying catheter tip positions from chest X-rays. I implemented skeleton-based tip localisation and compared machine-learning models using engineered features and cross-validation.
I trained PyTorch models on VSC Leuven computing infrastructure and documented the methods, visual diagnostics, and study limitations. My research is supported by a peer-reviewed publication on a hybrid U-Net architecture for medical image segmentation.
In hackathons, I designed prototypes for airfield-lighting fault localisation and Dutch-language regulatory question answering. I’m completing an MSc in Statistics and Data Science and bring hands-on experience in Python/R modelling, computer vision, and scientific computing.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
KBC Life Moments – Tectonic Hackathon Prototype
KBC
Jan 2026 - Dec 2026 (11 months)
Contributed to a Python prototype combining signal rules, LLM reasoning and evidence checks on synthetic banking data, including a FastAPI interface, SQLite storage and pytest tests.
Winner – Answer Like the Expert
North Star Public AI Hackathon
Jan 2026 - Dec 2026 (11 months)
Designed and programmed a Dutch-language regulatory question-answering prototype using OpenAI embeddings and PostgreSQL/pgvector retrieval over approximately 1,800 passages.
Winner – EFD Localization Case
ADB Safegate
Jan 2026 - Dec 2026 (11 months)
Designed and programmed a physics-guided fault-localisation prototype for an airfield-lighting circuit, ranking candidate fault zones from PLC telemetry and communication-error indicators.
Master's Thesis Research
Hasselt University
Jan 2025 - Dec 2026 (1 year 11 months)
Developed a mask-based classification pipeline for catheter tip position classification from chest X-rays, including skeleton-based tip localisation and comparison of machine learning models.
Contributed to a five-person project using VITO data; the team combined XGBoost, Viterbi smoothing and a Python Shiny dashboard for geological review.
Pear Growth and Study Planning
UHasselt Ecotron
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025 (11 months)
Modelled 4,625 repeated measurements from 185 pears using random-slope mixed models in R, comparing climate/species growth trends with adjusted contrasts and exploring power and sample size.
Soil Carbon Dynamics – Belgium
Hasselt University
Oct 2024 - Jan 2025 (3 months)
Contributed statistical analysis in an eight-person course team: data cleaning, multiple regression, confidence intervals, residual diagnostics and VIF checks for soil carbon associations.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Hasselt University
Master of Statistics and Data Science, Statistics and Data Science
2024 -
Pursuing a Master of Statistics and Data Science with a Data Science specialisation, expected to complete in 2026.
United International University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Engineering
2018 - 2023
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering from 2018 to 2023.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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Portfolio
github.com/ApuBhowmick/Master-ThesisSalary expectations
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