RAJAT PALIWAL

Cognizant R & D, India

rajat.paliwal319@gmail.com, +91-9918060416

EDUCATION
Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat July 2011 - June 2015
B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering
CGPA: 7.2/10
12th, JNVM Inter College, Kanpur 2010
Percentage: 75.60%
10th, SVM Higher Secondary School, Kurara 2008
Percentage: 71.23%

WORK EXPERIENCE

Cognizant Technology Solutions (R & D) Dec 2015 - Present

Programmer Analyst
· Development of Data Extraction platform with NLP and Machine Learning.
· Collaborated with in-house teams to develop Learning Management System.
· Prototyped a system for enhancing Trainee experience in Cognizant.

PROJECTS
Data Cleansing Aug 2017 - Present
Technology Used: Python, Scikit Learn, Machine Learning
· Analyzed retail dataset to identify important features of business importance.
· Development of Machine Learning Model to predict features for retail dataset.

Invasive Species Detection June 2017 - July 2017

Technology Used: Python, Scikit Learn, OpenCV, Machine Learning
· Using Computer Vision and Deep Learning trained a model which predicts presence of hydrangea in
forest images with 95% accuracy.
· Used Convolution Neural Network with ReLU Activation Function for training.

House Price Prediction Jan 2017 - Feb 2017

Technology Used: Python, Scikit Learn, Machine Learning
· Given Price Data of Houses, extracted various features for the prediction of House Prices.
· Trained models using Linear Regression, Lasso and other Machine Learning techniques.

Project DAF May 2016 - June 2017

· Improvement of algorithms for extraction of information from Financial records using OCR.
· Analyze documents and implement meta-data extraction rules using Natural Language Processing.
· Developed Process improvement tools: DOCFetcher and OCRExtractor.

Enhancing Trainee Engagement Feb 2016 - Mar 2016

· Conducted User Research for Understanding User Journey and mapped User data to Journey Map.
· Concluded Point of Views from the needs and followed Ideation process for categorizing Ideas.
· Prototyped the idea for enhancing the trainee experience using design thinking methodology.
 NIK Learning Management System Dec 2015 - Apr 2016
· Designed & developed the functionalities for Learner module of Learning Management System.
· Project uses HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, JQuery, AngularJS, JSON for Front-End and C#, WCF, WEB
API, Stored Procedures, SQL Server in Back-End.

ACADEMIC PROJECT
Biometric Encrypted Secure Storage July 2014 - May 2015
Technology Used: Java, MySQL, Hibernate ORM
· Implemented Biometric Encryption Algorithm to enhance the reusability of biometric templates.
· Replaced Biometric templates with Encrypted Keys to get the positive sum model.
· Designed the GUI for the application to improve usability.

TECHNICAL STRENGTHS

Development Languages Java, Python, C#, C, R

Databases MySQL, MongoDB
Data Science Jupyter, Scikit Learn, Pandas, NoSQL, Machine Learning
Design UX & UI, Prototyping, Wireframing

POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY

· Represented Fast Track batch during training and brought ease of communication between Cognizant
Academy and Team.
· Successfully organized Design Thinking workshop in collaboration with YOL Academy team.
· Organized talks focused on self-learning and complementary skill development in Fast Track batch.

TRAINING & WORKSHOPS

· Successfully Completed Data Analytics Level-0 Certification from BIG DATA UNIVERSITY.
· Completed the training under Cognizant YOL Academy in .NET Track. Worked on project NIK LMS
and attended workshop on Design Thinking during training time.
· Six weeks summer training at HPES Chandigarh. Worked on project Computer Science Adaptive
Learning, created on J2EE Technology. Used MySql Database, Hibernate ORM, Struts 2.0 Framework,
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript.
· Participated in One day workshop on Business Process Simulation, by Prof. D.S.Broca, XLRI Jamshed-
pur, at Department of Mathematics, JUIT, Waknaghat.
· Java, PHP and MySQL Workshop conducted remotely from IIT Bombay.

INTERESTS

· Applying Machine Learning to Real-time problems to develop intelligent applications.

· Designing interfaces and visualizations to improve User Experience.
· Teaching and complementary skill development.