Sam Varghese

Sam is an ambitious student pursuing a combined MBA and BTech course in Computer Engineering program. He has a passion for technology and innovation, and has served as the Technical Head of both TEDxNMIMSIndore and Turing, the Techno Learning Club of NMIMS, Indore. Sam has completed the Stanford University Machine Learning Specialization and is currently working on Robotics and AI to find new ML algorithms. He was selected for the tech innovation competition at IIT Kanpur and secured an All India Rank of 6. Sam is always looking for new opportunities to improve his skills and hopes to contribute to the field of research by creating new ML algorithms and work on innovative projects.
For his extra ordinary performance, he has recieved internship opportunities from Mumbai Police Cyber Cell Headquaters. This offer was conveyed by the Superintendent of Cyber Cell due to Sam's extraordinary performance in a Beureau of Police Research and Development Cyber Security hackathon where he created ML algorithms for crime detection.

Education

NMIMS, Indore: MBA, BTech CE
NMIMS (Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies) is a leading private university located in Mumbai, India. Established in 1981, it offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in various fields such as Management, Engineering, Commerce, Law, and Pharmacy, among others. NMIMS has been ranked among the top 20 management institutes in India and is known for its academic rigor, industry-oriented curriculum, and emphasis on research and innovation. The university has a diverse student community from across India and other countries and provides a vibrant and conducive environment for overall personal and professional development.
Stanford University: Machine Learning Specialization
Stanford University is a prestigious institution renowned for its academic excellence and groundbreaking research. Located in Silicon Valley, it attracts top students and faculty from all over the world. With a focus on interdisciplinary studies, Stanford offers a diverse range of programs across various disciplines. The university's culture of innovation and entrepreneurship fosters a dynamic environment where students are encouraged to explore new ideas and make a meaningful impact. Through its rigorous academics and pioneering spirit, Stanford University continues to be a global leader in education and research.
SICA 54: High School
SICA School is a co-educational English medium school located in Vijay Nagar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. The school was founded by the South Indian Cultural Association (SICA) in 1999 with the aim of providing quality education to the students of Indore. The school follows the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum and offers education from Nursery to Class XII. It has a team of highly qualified and experienced teachers who are committed to providing a holistic education to the students.

Achievements

Tech Lead, TEDxNMIMSIndore
Selected as Tech Lead for TEDxNMIMSIndore, managed all technical aspects, created & deployed React website on AWS.
Winner, Smart India Hackathon 2023
Organized by the Govt of India, with Ministry of Edu. this was a hackathon that targeted the field of Cyber Security.
Kavach Finalist, GoI
Won SIH in the category SIH1515 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs GoI, got interviewed by Ministry of Edu., and awarded with 1 Lakh cash prize.
AIR 6, IITK
Designed underwater exploration device, selected for IITK techfest, secured AIR 6 & invited to IITK.
CR, NMIMS
Class representative of NMIMS MBATech branch, selected by Dean Dr Aaquil based on grades, responsible for decisions & coordination.
Camp. Ambsdr, Devincept
Selected as devincept campus ambassador after interviews, attended sessions, hackathons & found tech experts for events.
Microsoft Technology Associate
Recognized as Microsoft Technology Associate in 12th grade after clearing 98-381 exam for python programming language.
5 ⭐ C++, Hackerrank
Attained 5⭐ rating as C++ coder at Hackerrank, learned advanced concepts like multiple inheritance, polymorphism & operator overloading.
5 ⭐ Python, Hackerrank
Attained 5⭐ rating as Python coder at Hackerrank, learned advanced concepts like OOPs.
3 ⭐ Prob. Solver, Hackerrank
Attained 3⭐ rating as problem solver at Hackerrank, primarily used C++ to solve difficult and logical problems.
'A' Grade NCC
Received A grade in National Cadet Corp for attending camps & learning about rifles and instruments used by India Army.
0.74% Stack Overflow
Contributed to Stack Overflow for months, cleared doubts of many beginners and experts, ranked as top 0.74% contributors worldwide.

Certifications

ML Specialization, Stanford
IIT, Merit Certificate
IITR Quantum Computing, GoI
IITK Robotics Workshop
IITK ML Workshop
Supervised ML
Unsupervised ML
Advance Learning Algo.
Tensorflow Specialization
CNN
NLP
Tensorflow Introduction
Sequence, Time Series & Pred.
GDSC NMIMS Shirpur

Projects

IITK, Underwater Explorer
Innovated underwater exploration machines by adjusting buoyancy through chemical reaction of Sodium Azide and Potassium Nitrate.
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Real Time Street Parking System
Developed for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, this street parking technology was awarded 1 Lakh by GoI.
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Hand Gesture Controlled Computer
AI program that controls the laptop in whichever way you want, only through hand gestures. Leverages Google models, trained on more than 30K manually annotated data.
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Crime Detection, BPRD Project
Developed for the Beureau of Police Research and Development after the team I lead got among the top 5 teams of the country out of 3,900. It detects crimes and street incidents just through CCTV footages.
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YOLOv7 Implementation
It surpasses all known object detectors in both speed and accuracy in the range from 5 FPS to 160 FPS and has the highest accuracy among all real-time object detectors.
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Remote Controlled Car
Made in the robotics workshop of IITk, it's a mobile controlled car, made with Arduino, bluetooth module, motors, motor drivers, etc.
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Facial Landmarks Tracker
Detects all the facial landmarks like eyelids, eyelashes, chin, nose tip, and 478 such coordinates in 3D from live camera footages.
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Math Symbol Recognizer
A machine learning model which is capable of recognizing all the digits, as well as variables x, y, and z.
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Scientific Calculator
Made a scientific calculator with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Learnt Math.js framework and about API's.
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Media Appearances

Careers 360
Times of India
Dainik Bhaskar
Zollege
Spandan NMIMS
Spandan NMIMS
Raj News Network
NMIMS, Linkedin
NMIMS, Instagram
NMIMS, Facebook
NMIMS, Twitter

Contact

+91 7828515205
sam.varg.2003@gmail.com
sam.varghese208@nmims.edu.in
+91 7828515205

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