Vishvak S Murahari

331257, Georgia Tech Station, GA 30332-1370 vmurahari3@gatech.edu 678-599-0415

OBJECTIVE
To obtain a Computer Science internship for summer 2016 that will utilize my problem solving skills.

EDUCATION
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Aug 2015 Present
Candidate for BS in Computer Science ( Threads: Devices and Intelligence)
GPA: 4.0
Coursework: Data Structures and Algorithms, Computer Organization, Hons Discrete Math, Hons Linear Algebra
Delhi Public School RK Puram, Delhi, India
Awarded full score in 6 AP exams; Awarded AP Scholar with Distinction by College Board.
Achieved 96.4% in class 12 CBSE Exam.
Awarded prestigious National Talent Search Exam scholarship by Government of India.

July 2013 May 2015

EXPERIENCE
World Robot Olympiad
Dec 2012 Jan 2015
Represented India at the World Robot Olympiad 2014, Sochi, Russia , Stood first in Indian Robot Olympiad,2014
Represented India at the World Robot Olympiad 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia ,Stood fourth in Indian Robot Olympiad,2013
Constructed autonomous robots to simulate a robot in space and to simulate a robot in an island.
Formulated a new PID algorithm which utilizes average value of motor speed instead of maximum value of speed.
Teaching Assistant, CS 1371
Jan 2016- present
Reinforcing concepts ranging from basic functions to recursion, images, animation in weekly recitation.
Collaborating with co- TAs to generate weekly homework for students.
Holding weekly office hours addressing problems with homework and course material.
Member, Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition, RoboJackets
Aug 2015- present
Authored an intelligent algorithm which dynamically calculates the threshold for red color in any image.
Utilized the algorithm to detect and find the positions of red flags in an image with variable intensity.
Hotel Management Project in C++
Dec 2014-Jan 2015
Authored 1000+ lines of C++ code to manage a hotels customer data base.
Strategized operations for assigning rooms to customers, checking out, billing, searching for rooms/customers
Implemented project using OOPS fundamentals and binary file handling.

LEADERSHIP AND AWARDS

President, Robot Knights, Delhi Public School
Led and Organized a yearly robotics competition for about 200 students all across Delhi.
Mentored Junior Students in their projects for interschool competitions in Delhi.

Aug 2014 May 2015

Math Tutor at Blind School, Blind Relief Association

Aug 2014 July 2015
Tutor in a Pilot program aimed at teaching Geometry and Algebra to three visually impaired grade 9 students.
Facilitated learning mathematical proofs and structures by employing tactile resources.
Member, Environmental Team, Sardar Patel Vidyalaya
Team Awarded 11,000$ for Environmental project for designing a plan to optimize energy
consumption of our school within a limited budget.
Devised a financial plan to create sustainable energy resources such as biogas plant on campus
Outlined the PR strategy to involve more members of the school community in the project.

SKILLS
Concepts: OOPS, Data Structures, Algorithms and computing principles, PID controller
Languages: Java, C++, C, Open CV Applications: Matlab, ROS, Proteus, Logisim

July 2011-Sep 2011