Pranav Goyal 180050075

Computer Science & Engineering UG Second Year

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Male
DOB: 21/10/2000

Examination University Institute Year CPI / %

Graduation IIT Bombay IIT Bombay 2020 9.86
Intermediate/+2 CBSE Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula 2018 97.40
Matriculation CBSE Delhi Public School, Chandigarh 2016 10.00

Pursuing Honors in Computer Science and Engineering

Scholastic Achievements
• Achieved All India Rank 1 in JEE Advanced among 230,000 aspirants (2018)
• Achieved All India Rank 4 in JEE Main among 1.1 million aspirants (2018)
• Awarded Advanced Performer (AP) grade for exceptional performance in Computer Programming and
Utilization, Calculus, Quantum Physics, Differential Equations, Basics of Electricity and Magnetism (2019)
• Received Institute Academic Award, IIT Bombay for exceptional performance (2019)
• Achieved All India Rank 7 in VITEEE (Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam) (2018)
• Scored total of 434/450 in BITSAT (Birla Institute of Technology and Science Aptitude Test) (2018)

Olympiads
• INMO Scholar: Cleared INMO (Indian National Mathematics Olympiad), RMO (Regional Mathematics
Olympiad) and attended the IMO Training cum Selection Camp at HBCSE, Mumbai (2017)
• INPhO Scholar: Cleared INPhO (Indian National Physics Olympiad), NSEP (National Standard Examina-
tion for Physics) and attended the IPhO Selection Camp at HBCSE, Mumbai (2018)
• INChO Scholar: Cleared INChO (Indian National Chemistry Olympiad), NSEC (National Standard Exam-
ination for Chemistry) and invited to attend the IChO Selection Camp at HBCSE, Mumbai (2018)
• INAO Scholar: Cleared INAO (Indian National Astronomy Olympiad), NSEA (National Standard Exami-
nation for Astronomy) and invited to attend the IOAA Selection Camp at HBCSE, Mumbai (2018)

Scholarships
• KVPY Scholar: All India Rank 42 in the prestigious Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (2017)
• NTSE and STSE Scholar: Cleared the prestigious STSE (State Talent Search Examination) and the NTSE
(National Talent Search Examination) Scholarship awarded by NCERT, Government of India (2016)

Internships
Churn Prediction Model Summer 2019
Vedantu Innovations Pvt. Ltd. Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• Generated a churn prediction model for Vedantu using Keras and TensorFlow for deep learning in Python
• Created a hybrid of RNN (Recurrent Neural Network) and Dense Neural Network for the model
• Cleaned, filtered and optimized raw data using SQL to access their Mainframe Database
• Successfully manipulated CSV files using the Python libraries Pandas, CSV and Pickle
• Received Letter of Recommendation from Mr. Pulkit Jain, Co-founder, Vedantu

Key Projects
Proof Reading Rewriter Ongoing
Guide: Prof. Amitabha Sanyal Course Project
• Developing a tool-kit for a proof-reading rewriter using Django backend which uses Natural Language Processing
(NLP) written in Keras library of Python to correct spellings and grammatical errors
• Develop the rewriter using online APIs which searches and replaces words with their appropriate synonyms
• Creating a program for making Parse Trees achieved using NLTK and a combination of online APIs
Machine Learning and Neural Networks Summer 2019
Summer of Science Project IIT Bombay
• Developed code for deep neural networks and recurrent neural networks models using Python

• Learnt the development of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) for use in OCR and Computer Vision

• Learnt about the various techniques of Hyper-Parametric Tuning, Regularization and Optimization

Algorithms which is practically utilized for improvised training of Neural Networks

Decryption Techniques (Cryptography) Spring 2019

Guide: Prof. Amitabha Sanyal Course Project
• Developed an encryption and decryption software for caesar-shift cipher and vigenére cipher using chi-

square analysis algorithm, utilizing built-in packages of Racket (Scheme)

• Developed a statistical formulation for the decryption of the scytale cipher which achieved 100% accuracy

• Developed a dictionary implementation for decrypting the mono-alphabetic substitution cipher

• Designed an interactive Racket GUI based portal for users to enter a encryption or decryption query

Other Projects Course Projects

• Cryptography : Implemented a decoder for the mono-alphabetic cipher using dictionary closure, bi-gram and

tri-gram frequency and word frequency analysis using list comprehension macros in Racket
• Decision Trees : Implemented a prediction model using a number of parameters trained using decision trees

• Syntactic Parser : Constructed a syntactic parser for a small rule-based language given its grammatical rules

in Racket (Scheme) while tailoring variable, term and both simple and complex expression parsers

Technical Skills
Programming C++, C, Python, Bash, Racket, Prolog, Make, CMake, LATEX
Web Development HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Django, PHP
Softwares MATLAB, GNU Octave, TensorFlow, Git, Keras, SOLIDWORKS, AutoCAD

Courses Undertaken
Computer Science Data Structures and Algorithms*, Computer Networks**, Software Systems Lab*, Digital
Logic Design**, Design and Analysis of Algorithm**, Abstractions and Paradigms in Com-
puter Programming, Logic for Computer Science**, Data Analysis and Interpretation*,
Discrete Structures*, Computer Programming and Utilization
Mathematics Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations
Others Basics of Electricity and Magnetism, Introduction to Electrical and Electronics Circuits*,
Economics**, Physical Biology, Quantum Physics and Application, Physical Chemistry,
Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Engineering Graphics and Drawing
* to be completed by November 2019
** to be completed by April 2020

Positions of Responsibility
Techfest Organizer (Competitions) Nov - Dec 2018
Techfest, Asia’s Largest Science and Technology Festival IIT Bombay
• Helped organize the contacting process for artists and 50+ colleges to invite them for 10+ competitions

• Managed the accomodation of 500+ participants along with handling crowd of 3000+ people

Mood Indigo Organizer Nov - Dec 2018

Mood Indigo, Asia’s Largest Cultural Festival IIT Bombay
• Helped organize the concerts performed by international artists and helped handle the crowd of 5000+ people

Extracurriculars
• Stood first in the Strategic Wars competition organized by the Finance Club, IIT Bombay (2018)
• Built an arduino-based remote-controlled car, capable of maneuvering an unknown complex obstacle course
designed by the Robotics Club while participating in XLR8 during freshman year (2018)
• Stood Second in the Department Table Tennis Tournament (Doubles) conducted by CSE Deptt (2018)
• Completed a year-long course under National Sports Organization (NSO) in the field of benefits and
importance of Yoga under the mentorship of Prof. Deepak Parmar, IIT Bombay (2018)
• Attended the DPS Academic Camp that was held in DPS R.K.Puram, Delhi along with 120 students (2015)