Yash Nilapwar

Data Scientist | AI/ML Engineer | Full Stack Developer
Amravati, IN.

About

Software Engineer with a Master’s in Data Science and strong foundations in Java, Python, full-stack development, and AI/ML. Experienced in building scalable backend systems, REST APIs, and deploying cloud-native applications with Docker and AWS. Skilled in developing intelligent, data-driven solutions using ML, RAG, and predictive modeling. Passionate about combining software engineering and machine learning to solve real-world problems and drive innovation in fast-paced tech environments.

Work

Tata Motors Business Services Ltd
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Full Stack Developer Intern

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Summary

Contributed as a Full Stack Developer Intern, enhancing chatbot functionalities and optimizing backend operations for a leading automotive business services platform.

Highlights

Spearheaded critical feature enhancements for Jigyasabot's chatbot, integrating multilingual support, Excel report automation, bot template duplication, and RBAC-based controls, which significantly amplified platform scalability and user adoption.

Integrated a VADER-based sentiment analysis module to enable intelligent feedback interpretation and generate actionable insights, improving user experience and data-driven decision-making.

Engineered a robust shell script to serialize Airflow DAG execution for 1,100 daily files, effectively minimizing GCP compute overhead and eliminating resource contention through optimized parallel scheduling.

Education

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
Surat, Gujarat, India

Master of Technology

Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science)

Grade: CGPA: 8

G H Raisoni College of Engineering and Management, Pune
Pune, Maharashtra, India

Bachelor of Technology

Computer Engineering

Grade: CGPA: 8.75

Awards

GATE 2023 Score

Awarded By

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

Achieved a score of 446 on the highly competitive GATE examination, demonstrating strong foundational knowledge in engineering and computer science.

Certificates

Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)

Issued By

Microsoft

Machine Learning Internship Studio

Issued By

ISMLT5214

Skills

Languages & Frameworks

Java, Python, SQL, Shell Scripting, FastAPI, Django.

Databases & DevOps

MySQL, MongoDB, FAISS, Docker, Git, Linux, AWS, GCP (Google Cloud Platform), Airflow.

Developer Tools

Jupyter Notebook, Google Colab, Postman, VS Code, GitHub.

Core Concepts

OOP, SOLID principles, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), Prompt Engineering, Agile Methodologies, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Model Evaluation (F1, Precision/Recall, ROC-AUC), Transfer Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Semantic Search, Vector Databases.

Soft Skills

Communication, Teamwork, Initiative, Knowledge Sharing, Problem Solving, Strategic Thinking.

Web Technologies

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flask.

AI/ML Tools & Libraries

CNN, Tensorflow, Scikit-learn, NumPy, Pandas, LLMs, Matplotlib, Sentence-BERT, Gemini LLM, Cohere LLM API, BERTScore, Word2Vec.

Data Analysis

Data Extraction, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, Matplotlib.

Projects

Intelligent Query System for NCERT Book

Summary

Designed a FastAPI-based semantic search system for educational PDFs using Sentence-BERT and FAISS for efficient vector-based retrieval. Integrated Cohere LLM API to provide intelligent fallback responses and built a minimal frontend interface for smooth user interaction and contextual output display.

CIFAR-10 Image Classification

Summary

Implemented and evaluated image classification models including ANN, CNN, and SVM on the CIFAR-10 dataset. Leveraged TensorFlow and scikit-learn for model development, training, and performance evaluation, gaining hands-on experience with deep learning and traditional ML techniques for visual data analysis.

2048 Game

Summary

Developed an interactive browser-based 2048 game using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, featuring dynamic tile movement, real-time scoring, and responsive UI for optimal user experience across devices. Integrated keyboard event handling to enhance interactivity and user control. Containerized the application using Docker and deployed it on AWS Elastic Beanstalk, enabling automated scalability and streamlined deployment workflows.

Legal Assistance Chatbot

Summary

Developed a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) chatbot using Gemini LLM, Serper API, and India Kanoon API to provide accurate legal responses grounded in real-time web content and legal documents. Designed a "Deep Think" reasoning engine for modular, explainable multi-hop legal reasoning. Achieved 92% QA accuracy on an Indian legal benchmark using a BERTScore-based evaluation pipeline.

Flight Price Prediction System

Summary

Developed a machine learning-based flight price prediction system and integrated it with a Flask backend and a user-friendly front-end for real-time predictions.