Kavya Gupta 22B1053

Computer Science & Engineering B.Tech.

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Gender: Male
DOB: 04/02/2004

Examination University Institute Year CPI / %

Graduation IIT Bombay IIT Bombay 2026 10
Intermediate CBSE Disha Delphi Public School, Kota 2022 97.00%
Matriculation ICSE City Montessori Inter College, Lucknow 2020 98.40%

Pursuing a Minor degree in Applied Statistics & Informatics

Scholastic Achievements
• Awarded the Institute Academic Award for securing Institute Rank 1 among 1400+ students (2023)
• Conferred with 7 AP (Advanced Performer) grades given to the top 1% in Linear Algebra, Calculus I, II,
Makerspace, Physical Chemistry, Quantum Physics and Computer Programming and Utilization (2022-23)
• Achieved All India Rank 25 in Joint Entrance Examination Advanced out of 155,000+ candidates (2022)
• Secured All India Rank 38 in Joint Entrance Examination Mains amongst 1 million+ candidates (2022)
• Awarded the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Fellowship twice by the Government of India, for
securing All India Rank 47 in SA and All India Rank 46 in SX stream among 50,000+ candidates (2020,21)
• Awarded the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) Scholarship by NCERT, Govt. of India (2020)
Olympiads
• Won Gold Medal and bagged Global Rank 3 at World International Mathematical Olympiad (WIMO) (2021)
• Secured Gold Medal in Thailand International Mathematical Olympiad (TIMO) Final, Heat Round (2020-21)
• Received Silver Medal in Southeast Asian Mathematical Olympiad (SEAMO)-X, Bronze in SEAMO (2020-21)
• Achieved National Rank 1 in International Benchmark Test (IBT) Reasoning conducted by ACER (2018-19)
• Was amongst the national top 1% candidates in IOQP and IOQA Part 1, conducted by IAPT (2021-22)
• Ranked amongst the top 450 students qualifying for Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO) (2021)
Key Projects
Quantum Computing (July 2023)
Technical Summer School Maths and Physics Club, IIT Bombay
• Constructed quantum circuits for full adder and Hamming weight calculator, using unitary quantum gates

• Implemented quantum computing algorithms such as Quantum Teleportation, Deutsch-Jozsa, Quantum

Fourier Transforms, Phase Estimation, Shor’s Algorithm and Grover’s Search using Qiskit SDK
• Successfully solved the Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger (GHZ) game, using the idea of quantum entanglement

• Studied the multi-party quantum key distribution protocol based on Bell particles and GHZ-like particles

TRayCer : Ray Tracing Engine (May-June 2023)

Seasons of Code Web and Coding Club, IIT Bombay
• Explored ray tracing principles, studied light interaction with various surfaces and investigated reflections,

refractions and formation of shadows in multi-object scenarios, by conducting in-depth geometric analyses
• Designed a ray tracer in C++ with instances for objects, abstraction for 3-D aspect and texture mapping

• Enhanced the ray tracer with rendering of motion blur, light sources of different shapes, lustre and haze

• Rendered an image of Cornell Box with smoke and fog boxes by integrating bounded volume hierarchies

Neural Networks and Large Language Models (July 2023)

Technical Summer School Web and Coding Club, IIT Bombay
• Implemented a neural network for binary image classification using PyTorch library, with a 82% accuracy

• Developed a skip-gram word embedding model to find closely related words in a custom corpus, by

minimising Cross-Entropy Loss and inspecting cosine similarity, using spaCy and NLTK for text pre-processing
• Designed a Customer Review Ratings classifier by fine-tuning the DistilBERT model from the Hugging

Face library on the Yelp review dataset, integrated with an interactive Gradio-based interface for abstraction
Bash Directory Organiser (July-Aug 2023)
Course Project : Software Systems Lab Instructor : Prof. Kameshwari Chebrolu
• Developed a Bash script to efficiently restructure a directory based on the file extension or date of creation

• Devised an efficient renaming routine to resolve conflicts among files with same name in the sorted directory

• Improved the script by integrating automated log file generation, flexible file selection choice, a hash-based

approach for managing duplicates and detailed zip file inspection through tailored flags for every option
• Ensured robustness through comprehensive exception handling, provided a user-friendly, interactive interface
Other Projects
Computer Architecture in VHDL and Assembly (Sep 2023)
Course Project : Digital Logic and Computer Architecture Lab Instructor : Prof. Biswabandhan Panda
• Reverse engineered binary executables by inspecting their underlying assembly code in x86 using objdump

• Implemented heap sort and binary search in MIPS ISA to optimise query processing in unsorted array

• Developed a VHDL-based musical chord encoder circuit to process note inputs and determine chord types,

including major, minor, suspended and dominant seventh, while employing a synchronized buffer mechanism
Journey through Econometrics (May-June 2023)
Reading Project : Summer of Science Maths and Physics Club, IIT Bombay
• Utilised diagnostic tools such as RESET, Chow Break test for improving accuracy of regression models

• Explored the field of time series and auto-regressive models in forecasting weather and modelling stocks

• Prepared a report on the GDP growth rate and the minimum wage in India, by investigating its AR model

Lossless Data Compression (Oct 2023)

Course Project : Data Structures and Algorithms Instructor : Prof. Ashutosh Gupta
• Implemented a data compression algorithm on strings in C++ using Run Length and Huffman encodings

• Integrated and optimised the Lempel-Ziv’77 (LZ77) encoding to efficiently zip text files using backreferencing

• Achieved 2.6:1 as the best compression ratio by applying the DEFLATE algorithm on large text corpus

Data Exploration with QMI and KDE (Sep 2023)

Course Project : Data Analysis and Interpretation Instructor : Prof. Ajit Rajwade
• Analysed the effectiveness of Quadratic Mutual Information (QMI) as an advanced image matching metric

for T1-weighted and T2-weighted MRI Scans using MATLAB, offering an alternative to correlation metric
• Implemented Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) as a non-parametric probability density estimator in

MATLAB, employing cross-validation to determine the optimal bandwidth parameter for improved accuracy
Context-based Autocomplete (Sep 2023)
Course Project : Data Structures and Algorithms Instructor : Prof. Ashutosh Gupta
• Designed a self-updating context-based autocomplete system in C++ using the Prefix Trie data structure

• Applied Knuth–Morris–Pratt algorithm to achieve efficient recommendations based on user text history

Stable Angle Measurement (Self Project, March 2023)

• Created a dynamic angle calculator using MPU-6050 (Gyroscope-cum-Accelerometer) and Arduino UNO
• Implemented a Kalman Filter in Arduino IDE to efficiently remove the errors in angle measurement due to
constant background turbulence and offset accumulation from pronounced drift, stabilising the result
Dive Deep into App Development (July 2023)
Technical Summer School Web and Coding Club, IIT Bombay
• Developed an Android app to help users track their budget interactively, using Flutter SDK and Dart

• Applied OOP and API calls for implementing the backend, with Google’s Firebase linked as its database

Positions of Responsibility
Teaching Assistant (August 2023 - Present)
Calculus (MA105) Instructors : Prof. Sandip Singh, Prof. B.K. Das
• Conducting weekly tutorial sessions for a batch of 40+ first-year students, for solving select questions

• Involved in the evaluation process of quiz papers and conducted several doubt-solving sessions for students

Technical Skills
Programming C++, C, Python, Bash, Java, Sed, Awk, Qiskit, VHDL, MIPS, x86
App/Web Development Flutter, Dart, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap
Software MATLAB, Git/Github, LATEX, AutoCAD, Android Studio, Doxygen
Libraries NumPy, Matplotlib, SciPy, TensorFlow, Pandas, Keras, PyTorch, Sklearn
Courses Undertaken
• Computer Science : †Data Structures and Algorithms*, Discrete Structures*, Data Analysis and Interpreta-
tion*, Design and Analysis of Algorithms**, †Digital Logic Design*, †Operating Systems**, Logic for Computer
Science**, †AI/ML**, Software Systems Lab, Computing and Science, Computer Programming and Utilization.
• Mathematics : Calculus I, Calculus II, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Probability I*

• Others : Economics*, Quantum Physics, Classical Physics, Makerspace, Physical Chemistry, Biology

†Course has corresponding lab *to be completed by November 2023 **to be completed by April 2024
Extracurriculars
• Completed the Mathematical Olympiad training course in Senior Secondary group at WIMO Final (2021)
• Completed a year-long training course in Lawn Tennis through National Sports Organization (NSO) (2022-23)
• Completed the Finance 101 and Management and Business Development Learner’s Space (Summer 2023)
• Prepared the business model of a Ed-Tech AltacEd, as a part of the EnB Buzz pitching competition (2022)
• Was among the top teams for building an autonomous bot in the Mountain Cargo Challenge (2023)