Curriculum Vitae

Harsit Upadhya

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Education

Aug 2024 – May 2026

M.S. in Computer Science · GPA: 4.0/4.0

Emory University, Laney Graduate School · Atlanta, GA

Aug 2019 – Jun 2023

B.E. in Information Science and Engineering · GPA: 8.8/10

Visvesvaraya Technological University · Karnataka, India

Experience

Jan 2025 – Present

Graduate Research Assistant

Emory FIT Lab · Atlanta, GA

  • Built automated pipeline to extract and analyze Amazon Alexa voice interaction logs using Python/Selenium
  • Identified technology engagement patterns indicating functional decline in older adults for digital health monitoring

Jan 2026 – Present

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Emory University · Atlanta, GA

  • Instruct 40 undergraduates in Data Science 100, covering R tidyverse, data cleaning, visualization, and EDA
  • Design weekly assignments and facilitate lab sessions on data analysis best practices

May 2025 – Oct 2025

VP, International Student Affairs

Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA), Emory University

  • Selected executive board member; served as primary liaison advocating for 500+ international graduate students

Skills

Languages

Python R SQL CUDA JavaScript

ML / AI

PyTorch Keras Transformers LLMs RAG CNNs GANs GNNs LoRA

Frameworks & Tools

FastAPI Django React FAISS Git Docker

Data / Databases

Star Schema PostgreSQL Table Partitioning EDA ggplot2

Awards & Recognition

  • 2019 NTSE Intermediate Round qualifier (Top 1% in state) — National Talent Search Examination, India
  • 2019 Gold Medal, Science Olympiad (School Rank 1)
  • 2023 Bronze Medal, International Youth Math Challenge (IYMC)
  • 2023 XNLI 2.0 Paper — IEEE 8th I2CT Conference

Contact

Open to collaborations in AI/ML, digital health, or NLP.

GitHub · LinkedIn · (404) 441-0137