Shyamal Vaderia

Mapping Knowledge

Organisations

BITS-ACM

August 2015 - Present
Position held: Web Master (June 2017 - Present)

BITS-ACM is an ACM student chapter of BITS Pilani, consisting of 70+ Computer Science enthusiasts across all the years. BITS-ACM has been awarded Best student chapter in India for the past 4 consecutive years.

My journey with BITS-ACM has been a remarkable one. It has played an impeccable role in shaping me as a team player and an innovator. Most of my technical work for BITS-ACM deals with Machine Learning, but apart from that the major work also goes into organizing Hackathons / Workshops and Managing different events with team-mates. The values of discipline, leadership, and responsibility were nurtured in me through BITS-ACM.

My contributions to the organization:

  • As a Web Master of BITS-ACM, I’m handling the website and online presence of BITS ACM on GitHub, facebook and twitter.
  • Successfully conducted a ML hackathon on kaggle in collaboration with MapMyIndia during the college Technical Festival APOGEE BITS-PILANI.
  • Gave a Lecture on Introduction to Machine learning in layman terms as part of a Workshop organized by BITS-ACM during the college Technical Festival APOGEE BITS-PILANI.
  • Initiated and designed the idea of a Technical Blog of BITS-ACM.
  • Acted as Co-ordinator of Symposium organized by BITS- .
  • Delivered Special Introductory level lectures to the freshers of BITS-ACM over topics from Android App Development, Machine Learning, Python and Linux OS.

National Service Scheme

August 2015 - March 2016
Position held: Volunteer

National Service Scheme (NSS) is an initiative by Government of India, with a primary focus on the development of personality of students through community service. NSS-Pilani now has more than 100 dedicated student volunteers working in the villages of Rajasthan to provide better educational and employment opportunities for the poor and the marginalized rural population. As part of being a volunteer for the organization, I taught subjects like Math, Science and English to the students of nearby schools. To reinforce the learning and to make it more enjoyable I organized small fun activities that would help students grasp concepts easily.