shifa merchant
@shifamerchant
I build data pipelines, predictive models, and dashboards that turn complex data into decisions.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I'm completing a B.Sc. in Information Technology at Vidyalankar School of IT, where I've built end-to-end AI and data solutions from real-time pipelines to deployed decision-support dashboards.
For my AI Copilot flight decision-support project, I engineered telemetry ingestion and feature engineering workflows, trained hazard classifiers achieving at least 90% detection accuracy with under 5% false positives, and designed an eight-table MySQL database for replay analytics. I also built Flask/FastAPI alerting dashboards and pilot-focused advisory interfaces.
I've developed an AI Study-Buddy chatbot, presented projects at AAVISHKAR and TANTRAVIHAR, and earned second prize at the Tantravihar project competition. Through the Computer Society of India, I've also led workshops, peer training, hackathons, and technical events.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
AI Copilot — Flight Decision Support System
Vidyalankar School of IT
Jan 2025 - Dec 2026 (1 year 11 months)
Engineered an end-to-end real-time data pipeline for flight telemetry, built and deployed hazard classifiers, and designed a MySQL database with a Flask/FastAPI alerting dashboard.
AI Flight Copilot Web Chat with Advisory Stack
Vidyalankar School of IT
Developed an AI-driven decision-support module for approach-phase flight operations, converting hazard scores into pilot-friendly advisories and building an interactive web chat interface.
AI Study-Buddy Chatbot
Vidyalankar School of IT
Developed a Python CLI chatbot that matches natural-language queries to a syllabus-based Q&A dataset with fallback handling and extensibility to web interfaces.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Vidyalankar School of Information Technology
Bachelor of Science, Information Technology
2023 - 2026
Grade: 9.52 CGPA
Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with a CGPA of 9.52.
Maharashtra State Board
Higher Secondary Certificate, General Studies
2022 - 2023
Grade: 69.83%
Completed HSC (Class XII) with 69.83%.
Maharashtra State Board
Secondary School Certificate, General Studies
2020 - 2021
Grade: 55.60%
Completed SSC (Class X) with 55.60%.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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