I am Aparnaa
About
Hello, my name is Aparnaa Senthilnathan! I am a current fifth year Computer Science student in the dual-degree BS/MS program at the Rochester Institute of Technology. I am also the Public Relations Chair of the Computing Organization for Multicultural Students and the Graduate Coordinator of Women in Computing. I'm looking forward to using artificial intelligence to change the world for the better.
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Programming Languages
- Python
- SQL
- Java
- JavaScript
- C#
- HTML
- CSS
Technologies
- TensorFlow
- PyTorch
- Scikit-Learn
- NumPy
- Pandas
- OpenCV
- MediaPipe
- Jupyter Notebook
- Google Colab
- Anaconda
- LangChain
- Hugging Face Spaces
- OpenAI APIs
- Git
- GitHub
- Virtual Studio
- Linux Shell Scripting
- Ubuntu
- Windows
- iOS
- Angular
- WebGPU
- Unreal Engine
- RADICAL Motion
- Microsoft Office
- Canva
Concepts
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Neural Networks
- Generative AI
- Natural Language Processing
- Computer Vision
- Computer Graphics
- Virtual Reality
- Augmented Reality
- Algorithms
- Data Structures
- Predictive Modeling
- Model Development & Evaluation
- Statistics
- Applied Mathematics
- Software Engineering
- Software Development
- User Interface Design
- Technical Writing
- Results Reporting
- Real-World Data
- Problem Solving
Experience
Kitware Incorporation
Intern, Computer Vision Team
May 2024 - August 2024
- Developed three cutting-edge object detection systems for customers in the DoD and IC
- Improved two methods for small object detection by fine-tuning a PyTorch model and its parameters
- Conducted three datasets and validation pipelines using RT-DETR to test small object model performance
- Trained a SOTA real-time, transformer-based architecture on COCO (RT-DETR)
Griffiss Institute
Artificial Intelligence Research Co-Op/Intern
July 2023 - December 2023
- Revamped a PyTorch zero-shot classifier model that tests CLIP's performance in identifying homonyms
- Researched the impact of a couple adversarial attacks on a foundational model
- Identified four vulnerabilities of the CLIP pre-training technique within two foundational models
Northeastern University
Research Student Internship
February 2020 - June 2021
- Revised a mask recognition algorithm on the improvement of public health awareness post-COVID19.
- Presented research findings to NYC-based research competitions and was recognized as a Junior Science and Humanities Symposium 2021 semifinalist.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT Beaver*Works Summer Institute Cog*Works
July 2020 - August 2020
- Trained a model on using 15-second audio snippets and finding wavelength peaks to identify a song using NumPy, SciPy, and Numba.
- Designed a computer vision algorithm to match more than one faces shown on screen with a webcam with those saved in the program's database.
- Created one natural language learning ResNet model to find images using a given caption.
Leadership and Organizations
Computing Organization for Multicultural Students
Public Relations Chair, Active Member
August 2024 - Present
- Innovated a new COMS Connection Newsletter template on CampusGroups to improve audience engagement.
- Formulated and published fifteen weekly posts, reels, and flyers using Canva to promote organizational events.
- Captured and edited event photos and videos to produce recap posts on Instagram and LinkedIn.
Rochester Institute of Technology's Women in Computing
Graduate Coordinator, Active Member, PR Committee Member
August 2024 - Present
- Administered graduate social events to drive membership growth and community engagement.
- Mentored students in 6th-12th grade in JavaScript programming and object functionality.
- Designed visually compelling posts and flyers using Canva to boost event engagement.
Rochester Institute of Technology's Artificial Intelligence Club
Events Coordinator
May 2024 - May 2025
- Planned and coordinated company visits to expand student exposure to Artificial Intelligence.
- Captured photos and videos of events to help create recap posts and reels to support the club.
Sigma Sigma Sigma
Active Member, Alumni Relations Chair
February 2024 - Present
- Networked with and designed monthly newsletters to send to the alumni.
Projects
Here are my favorite projects that I've done in class, hackathons, extracurriculars, or in my free time:
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HACK.COMS'25 Team ProjectVirtual Closet -
Class Solo ProjectVisualDove -
VIP XRLive Team Project '25The Return of Virtual Karaoke -
WiCHacks'25 ProjectMyErgBuddy -
BrickHack 11 Team ProjectBrickStein -
HACK.COMS Team ProjectSecureCheckup -
Class Team ProjectA Certain Convex Hull -
Class Team ProjectEcho Flower Scene Recreation -
Class Team ProjectSpotiphy -
Class Team ProjectFibonacci: Watch Store -
MIT Beaver*Works Summer Institute Team ProjectAre You Social Distancing?
SecureCheckup
A website/database display program that my team coded during HACK.COMS of 2024. The program aims to secure and display hospital data to better represent underrepresented communities. I contributed to the project by finding ways to connect the database back-end to the Python front-end using REST API.
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A Certain Convex Hull
A website and an interactive program that started out as a team project for our Computational Geometry class. The program allows users to input points on the input space and manipulate the accompanying matrix to create a convex hull. It can be used as a pedagogical aid to help professors, students, and teachers understand the functionality of a convex hull, including Jarvis's March algorithm that we used to create the program.
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Echo Flower Scene Recreation
A 3D replica of the Echo Flower scene in Undertale's Waterfall area
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Spotiphy
A database command system which was my group project for the class "Principles of Data Management". I learned a lot about SQL and how to develop a very efficient database system that handles a specific domain. My major contributions to this project were writing and debugging SQL statements for some of our database functions such as the login and the top artists by most plays functions.
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Fibonacci: Watch Store
A watch e-store that was developed as a team project for the class "Intro to Software Engineering". I learned how to use programming languages and development programs like JSON, HTML, and Angular while working on the project. My main contributions to this project were working on the front-end web design and developing parts of the back-end such as watch classes and their relationships with the store. In the end, I enjoyed being able to get the opportunity to be familiar with front-end development and how much freedom I got with using visual elements to make our e-store website pop!
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Are You Social Distancing?
"Are You Social Distancing" is a mask-recognition program that my group did during the MIT Beaver*Works Summer Institute. It uses CNN models and an ML algorithm to identify faces and masks.
My main contributions to this project are creating the mask and no mask datasets as well as working on face/mask identification using a video/webcam using Python libraries.
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BrickStein
BrickStein is a chatbot that assists students with math homework struggles. Created as a team project for BrickHack 11, BrickStein uses a LangChain-powered GPT agent, APIs, and AI-focused Python libraries such as OpenCV and Manim to provide ease-of-use features and visualizations for better guidance. Some of the features that BrickStein can use are taking screenshots with a simple button press and providing suggestions from those, and creating a video incorporating diagrams and audio to elaborate on the context.
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MyErgBuddy
Developed as a team project for WiCHacks '25, MyErgBuddy is an analytical program that uses computer vision to analyze a rower's posture and provide feedback for the rower. We created a pose estimation model to detect and measure landmarks to determine the correct postures.
My contributions involve developing functions that measure and compare each of the body landmarks' positions using math. I also worked on developing parts of the OpenCV fancam model such as getting the program to print statements.
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XRLive: The Return of Virtual Karaoke
Engineered functionality for the virtual avatar's thirty morph targets and motion capture using Unreal Engine and RADICAL Motion
Identified two bugs with facial animations in motion capture when retargeting avatars
Modeled the user interface to switch between six avatars by pressing the spacebar
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Virtual Closet
AI-driven virtual wardrobe assistant that helps users organize their closet and generate stylish outfit ideas in seconds.
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Get In Touch
I'd love to hear from you.