Hello! I am Prakhar Agrawal
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I'm a self-driven and passionate developer with a curious mind who enjoys solving complex and challenging real-world problems.
About
I am a Computer Science, Math, & Economics triple major at Amherst College, MA, driven by a deep passion for developing innovative, complex applications that solve real-world problems and impact millions of users. My visit to Silicon Valley ignited a profound understanding of how innovation is shaping the future, and I am eager to contribute to this revolution. With a strong foundation in both technical and analytical skills, I am dedicated to leveraging technology to drive meaningful change and create solutions that enhance everyday life.
- Languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, C, C++, HTML/CSS, Bash
- Databases: ArangoDB Oasis
- Libraries: NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib
- Frameworks: Django, Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch,
- Tools & Technologies: Git, Android Studio
I am particularly excited about opportunities that allow me to combine my technical expertise with strategic thinking, whether in Software Engineering, Product Management, or Quantitative Trading & Research.
Work Experience
- Customized LLM APIs to deliver personalized sports information to users, improving user engagement by 20%
- Developed web scraping algorithms to gather real-time data from news websites, improving response accuracy by 30%
- Implemented Web3 tokenization with blockchain to track and analyze user engagement, resulting in 15+ new interactions per day
- Tools: Python, Llama, Blockchain
- Authored documentation on High-Performance Computing Cluster for college website, aiding 200+ student and faculty researchers
- Created parallelized scripts for GPUs to do ML tasks like regression & time-series using PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, & RapidsAI
- Studied and Customized LLMs to make Math, CS, and other technical textbooks more accessible for 250+ students
- Tools: Python, Keras, Tensorflow, PyTorch, RapidsAI, Bash Script
- Prepared material for board presentation, administered business operations with the CEO, and streamlined 5+ workflow systems
- Collaborated with the engineering team to improve the product, and customize it for 50+ Police Departments across the US
- Tools: Monday.com, Sheets, Python
- Led the brand's launch, managing backend development and ensuring a successful rollout, achieving 70+ website visits/week
- Designed and built the Bongos Mocktail website using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, establishing the brand’s online presence
- Tools: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Adobe Photoshop
- Analyzed 10K+ records of Indore Municipal Corporation for optimization of waste management systems of Indore city
- Prepared 10+ algorithms that helped reduce fuel usage of waste-collection vehicles by 20%, leading to savings of $50K per year
- Formulated bi-weekly Management Information System (MIS) reports and submitted them to the Mayor of the city
- Tools: Python, Google Sheets
- Investigated 5+ GB internet data for a cyber-security project of Intelligence agency’s Crime branch
- Detected anomalies and fraud by mapping 5000+ call records on Graph Databases on ArangoDB Oasis Platform
- Tools: Arango DB Oasis, Python
- Developed ‘Bank IFSC’ app (available on play store) as a client facing project
- This enables user to find Indian Financial System Code of 4000+ bank branches in India, making it easier to do digital transactions, using Android Studio & Java
- Tools: Java, Android Studio
Leadership
- Founded tech start-up offering digital marketing solutions to increase sales of 50+ small businesses across India
- Coached and provided paid digital media marketing internships to over 70+ high school and college students
- Attracted media coverage for company in 5 National Daily newspapers
- Initiated first-ever startup accelerator at college to assist startups across different industries in developing tech and raising capital
- Prepared 15+ software engineering templates for mobile app, web dev, and web scraping, including a working stock trading app
- Tools: Python, Django, Scipy, Pytest, Scrapy
& Grader
- Main Teaching Assistant for the COSC-211 Data Structures core class under Professor Lee Spector
- Collaborated on course design and structure, helping to shape the curriculum for 30+ students
- Evaluated assignments and provided detailed feedback on over 35 projects and coding exercises, ensuring timely improvement and deeper understanding of data structures concepts like linked lists, trees, and graph algorithms.
- Supported students through office hours, assisting in debugging and clarifying key algorithms, contributing to significant improvements in student performance
- Tools: Java, Data Structures: Hashmaps, Binary Trees, Graphs
- Elected in the student government at Amherst College to represent the class of 450+ students
- Organized campus wide events to bring the student body together like Amherst's Got Talent and Cancer-Fundraising Rave which saw participation of 700+ students
- Served in the FCAFA Admissions Committee as a student representative to shape the admission policies and giving them direction to suiting the changing environment, while ensuring that they are equitable for all
- Run the senate newsletter to provide updates to the student body of the new policies and decisions being taken
- Taught 20+ middle and high school students the fundamentals of programming, and introduced them to the Python Language
- Guided students through 15+ critical thinking problem sets and the final project of implementing a user-interactive tic-tac-toe game
- Teaching Assistant for Econ-330 Macroeconomics core class under Professor Neil White
- First ever freshman to TA for a 300-level core Economics class at Amherst
- Helped 50+ students understand the material in depth and graded, providing feedback for 20+ assignments and problem sets
- Led the launch of new resource center and devised SOPs to provide academic consulting for 2000+ students in college
- Provided individualized assistance to 50+ students in peer consulting sessions and organized 10+ workshops in student dorms
- Graded for the Math-211 Multivariate Calculus core class under Professor Yongzhang Zhang
- Graded and provdided feedback for weekly assignments and problems sets for 45+ students challenging them to think about the concepts more deeply
- Worked as a mentor, offered personalized guidance for the Pre-Orientation for incoming international students
- Collaborated with a team of 15 leaders and college staff to design and deliver inclusive programming, for over 80 new international students across various sessions
- Led a cohort of 10+ incoming international students from 8+ countries, helping them transition to academic and social life in the U.S.
Projects

An alarm clock that only shuts down when you play one of the fun games: Play Wordle, Flappy Clock, or do some quick Math!
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Education
MA, USA
Degree: Bachelors of Arts, Triple Major in Computer Science, Math, and Economics
GPA: 3.96/4.00
Relevant Coursework:
- Data Structures
- Probability & Computing
- Computer Systems
- Linear Algebra
- Badminton Club
- Quant Trading Club (Treasurer, Project Lead)
- South Asian Student Association (Treasurer)
- Entrepreneurship Club
- Cricket Club (President)
- Debating Team
Clubs:
- 95% Scholarship
- Best in Economics in the Class
- Winner of Pitch Competition
- UChicago Trading Competition
- Cornell Quant Competition
Awards & Honors
CA, USA
Program: Summer School in Artificial Intelligence
- Clustering
- Classification
- Gradient Descent
- Principal Component Analysis
- Linear Regression
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PA, USA
Program: Program in Algorithmic & Combinatorial Thinking (PACT)
Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science by Professor Rajiv Gandhi
- Graph Theory
- Advanced Permutations and Combinations
- Combinatorics
- Proofs by Induction
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MA, USA
Program: Summer School in Financial Markets
- Theories of asset pricing
- Efficient Market Hypothesis
- Bonds, Options, ETFs
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Indore, India
Degree: A Levels in Computer Science, Math, Physics, Economics, and Math (High School)
GPA: 4.00/4.00
- World Topper in IGCSE Math
- India 2nd Best across all 8 subjects
- Valedictorian
- Gold Medal in National IPSC Tech Fest
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