Viraj Ramakrishnan

Viraj Ramakrishnan

Berkeley, California, United States
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Undergraduate at University of California Berkeley, studying Electrical Engineering and…

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Experience

  • Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Graphic

    Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research

    Berkeley, California, United States

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    Berkeley, California, United States

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    Berkeley, California, United States

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    San Mateo, California, United States

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    Seattle, Washington, United States

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    Berkeley, California, United States

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    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Education

  • University of California, Berkeley Graphic

    University of California, Berkeley

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    Activities and Societies: Computer Science Mentors, Achievement in Mentorship, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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    Activities and Societies: Senior Prefect - 2019 - 2020, Maths Society, Peer Tutoring Co-founder, Beamline Project, ORBYTS Project Leader, Jazz Band, Chamber Choir, Senior Choir, Physics Society, Keynes Society.

    A-Levels attained: Further Mathematics, Mathematics, Physics, Economics - Highest grade achieved in all.

    GCSEs attained: Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Chemistry, Biology, French, English Literature, English Language, Geography, Drama - Highest grade achieved in all.

    Additional Qualifications:

    Free Standing Mathematics Qualification (A) - (Highest Grade)
    Higher Project Qualification - Wrote essay on the ethics of Catalonian secession (Highest Grade)

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    A-Levels attained: Further Mathematics, Mathematics, Physics, Economics - Highest grade achieved in all.

    GCSEs attained: Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Chemistry, Biology, French, English Literature, English Language, Geography, Drama - Highest grade achieved in all.

    Additional Qualifications:

    Free Standing Mathematics Qualification (A) - (Highest Grade)
    Higher Project Qualification - Wrote essay on the ethics of Catalonian secession (Highest Grade)

    Extended Project Qualification - Guitar pedal circuit and Fourier analyzer construction project

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • Senses Residential and Day Care for Special Needs Graphic

    Volunteer

    Senses Residential and Day Care for Special Needs

    - 2 years 1 month

    Education

    I volunteered at SENSES, teaching students Mathematics, English, handwriting and motor skills.

  • Volunteer

    ASHA school

    - 2 months

    Education

    I taught students with Mathematics and English, assisting in conducting sensory experiences and games to improve motor skills. I also helped review and update documentation for the school.

Courses

  • Algorithms, Part 1 (Princeton University, Coursera)

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  • Computer Science 101 (Stanford, online)

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  • Financial Markets (Yale University, Coursera)

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  • Introduction to Electronics (Georgia Tech, Coursera)

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  • Linear Circuits 2: AC Analysis (Georgia Tech, Coursera)

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  • Vector Calculus for Engineers (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Coursera)

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Projects

  • CSM DonutBot

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    CSM DonutBot
    - DonutBot sets up periodic meetups between random small groups in a slack channel
    - Single-Click Install of slack app using OAuthv2 workflow
    - Customizable meeting periodicity and group size
    - AWS Lambda Instances for serverless lightweight API calls
    - AWS DynamoDB backend
    - Asynchronous orchestration via AWS EventBridge rules

  • CSM AcronymBot

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    - AcronymBot spots patterns in slack channels and sends responses based on messages
    - Single click install with oauthv2 workflow
    - Sha256 + Salt security to protect replay attacks
    - AWS Lambda and DynamoDB backend

  • ORBYTS

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    I worked with a PhD student in University College of London, leading a team of ten students. We helped the student study seasonal variation of the surface of Mars. I led the team to first help collect data on temporal changes to the surface of Mars, then use Machine Learning to automatically detect image quality.

Honors & Awards

  • Further Mathematics Prize

    Dubai College

  • Physics Prize

    Dubai College

    Awarded to me for my achievements in the subject of Physics during my final year at Dubai College.

  • Senior Prefect

    Dubai College

    Selected to be part of the Dubai College Prefect Team for 2019 - 2020. I helped develop the Peer Mentoring initiative in this school, organizing A-level students as tutors for GCSE students, working alongside a teacher. I also organized quizzes for Year 8, the year group I am responsible for, as well as working with the entire Dubai College community to develop our mission statement.

  • Competitor in the ISMTF international mathematics competition

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    I was selected, based on my mathematical ability, to compete in an international maths competition in Vienna. I achieved the highest score out of the competitors from my school.

  • Drama Prize

    Dubai College

    Awarded to me for achievement in the subject of Drama.

  • International Award (Silver Standard)

    The Duke of Edinburgh

    Awarded for 6 month's worth of work in each of three fields: a skill, a philanthropic endeavor, and a sport; as well as an adventurous journey. This involved two three-day treks in the desert, using orienteering to navigate.

  • English Prize

    Dubai College

    Awarded to me in recognition of my academic endeavors in the subject of English.

  • Selected for Higher Project Qualification in Philosophy

    Dubai College

    Was part of a pilot group of six students selected to test out a new qualification in Philosophy. Achieved the highest grade at the end of the course after writing a thesis and giving a presentation on the ethics of the attempted Catalonia Secession.

  • Year 9 Prize

    Dubai College

    Received the Year 9 in recognition of academic, philanthropic, sporting, and creative endeavors I undertook throughout the year. One of two people to achieve this honor.

Test Scores

  • Economics A-Level

    Score: A*

  • Extended Project Qualification

    Score: A*

    Built a guitar pedal and additional device to perform Fourier Analysis on the signal.

  • Further Mathematics A-Level

    Score: A*

  • Mathematics A-Level

    Score: A*

  • Physics A-Level

    Score: A*

  • SAT French

    Score: 710

  • SAT Math 2

    Score: 800

  • SAT Physics

    Score: 800

  • UKMT Senior Maths Challenge

    Score: Gold

    Achieved gold. I have consistently achieved gold on UKMT Maths Challenges in previous years as well, scoring amongst the highest in the school each year. Partially on the basis of this score, I was selected to take part in the international maths competition, the ISMTF, in Vienna.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • French

    Limited working proficiency

  • Hindi

    Limited working proficiency

  • Tamil

    Elementary proficiency

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