Rahul Raj
@rahulraj
Senior undergraduate with a passion for civil engineering and computer science.
What I'm looking for
I am Rahul Raj, a senior undergraduate studying Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar. I also have a minor in Computer Science and Engineering. Throughout my academic journey, I have maintained a CPI of 7.0 and have consistently excelled in my studies.
During my time at IIT Gandhinagar, I have gained valuable experience as a Web Developer. I designed and developed the entire interface for the TEDxIITGandhinagar website, resulting in a significant increase in online visibility and user engagement. I also led a team in the development of a web application for a CEO database, implementing robust input validation to ensure security. Additionally, I have worked on projects such as a movie recommender system and a Wordle solver, showcasing my skills in Python, Numpy, Pandas, and more.
Aside from my academic achievements, I have actively participated in extracurricular activities. I was a participant in the Hackrush Hackathon at IIT Gandhinagar, where I built a ReactJS application for the Professional Development Council website. I also participated in the GSSOC (GirlScript Summer of Code) program, making valuable contributions to open-source projects and enhancing my collaborative software development skills. In terms of technical skills, I am proficient in programming languages such as C++, JavaScript, and Python, and I have experience with tools like Git/Github and libraries/frameworks like Numpy, Pandas, and ReactJS.
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Web Developer
TEDxIITGadhinagar
Designed and Developed the entire website interface using html, css & js ensuring an appealing and user-friendly design with +3000 impressions by utilizing media queries for optimal user experience across various devices screens significantly enhancing online visibility & accessibility of event related content. Implemented a secure and efficient payment gateway system (Razorpay) using js enabling
Web Application Developer
IIT Gandhinagar
Spearheaded team of 12 members in development of a web application using Flask and MySQL which supports dynamic execution of functions like insert, update, delete, rename, and where clause. Implemented robust input validation to mitigate SQL injection & XSS vulnerabilities while login authentication of users and stakeholders.
Machine Learning Project Developer
Personal Project
Engineered a content-type movie recommender system using 5000-tmdb-movie-dataset, using the concept of text vectorization in machine learning to recommend movies of similar genre. Designed an interactive user interface using Streamlit, allowing user to input preferences and receive personalized movie recommendations & enhancing user satisfaction.
Project Developer
IIT Gandhinagar
Led a team of 5 members in implementing a solver algorithm that intelligently selects words based on probability calculations, significantly reducing the number of attempts needed to solve wordle. Utilized NumPy, Matplotlib to create insightful visualizations of potential word occurrences, aiding in strategic decision-making for guessing next word.
ReactJS Developer
Personal Project
Created a reactJS application that leverages APIs to provide users with curated selection of similar food items on their search queries. Conducted thorough testing and troubleshooting, ensuring reliability, accuracy of food recommendation.
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