Hari Shanmugaraja

3541 Armfield Farm Dr. · Chantilly, VA 20151 · (571) 999-4838 · harishanmugaraja@gmail.com
Link to Resume

Currently a senior at the University of Maryland pursuing a degree in Computer Science, especially interested in the fields of Machine Learning and Data Science.


Education

University of Maryland, College Park

B.S Computer Science
Expected Graduation: May 2023

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Focus on Computer Science
Graduated: June 2020

Skills

General Programming Languages & Tools
  • C
WEB Programming Languages & Tools
  • MySQL
AI/Machine Learning Programming Languages & Tools
  • Google Collab
  • PyTorch Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
  • TensorFlow Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
  • Keras Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
  • Octave Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Interests

Apart from computer science, I love spending time outdoors. I enjoy camping, outdoor cooking, and playing ultimate fisbee with my friends and for the school team.

My current hobby obession is the stock market. I think algorithmic trading is fascinating, and my last few coding projects have attempted around different trading staregies. I'm most interested in the art of arbitrage, and I'm working with some statistical models to attempt to find a good stragegy.

I've also had a deep passion for cars and motorcycles for as long as I can remember. Please look below for examples of how I tinker with motors! If possible, I would like for my work to involve a practical combination of my interests for vehicles and technology.


Honors & Awards

Honors
  • Eagle Scout with Bronze Palm
  • Member of the Order of the Arrow scouting honors society
Awards
  • Hack TJ 2019 - 1st place BlockStack (Blockchain Technology) sponsor award

Personal Projects

Two-Stroke Powered Bicycle

Built, modified, and tuned a two-stroke engine and fit it on a bicycle

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Recurrent neural network for Super Mario Kart

Creating an RNN that uses behavioral cloning to play Super Mario Kart just as well as a human can