Hi, I'm
Aahil Shaikh
Ambitious Computer Engineering student passionate about Software Engineering, Robotics, and AI/ML.
View ResumeExperience
- Expanding upon prior internship by supporting more model types, culminating in a patent filing for core methodology.
- Engineered a production firewall feature for inline, real-time blocking of malicious AI models, achieving 100% detection coverage of malicious samples with zero false positives.
- Architected data curation pipeline where the core LLM classifier (hosted on Vertex AI) achieved 100% precision and recall.
- Developed and optimized the core detection algorithm for high-throughput, low-latency performance in resource-constrained firewall environments.
- Developed an advanced threat intelligence system, initially detecting 6 specific malware families, which has since become a backbone tool for the team.
- Engineered a Python tool that processed millions of logs for malware fingerprinting via ML clustering (TF-IDF, DBSCAN), cutting production rule creation time from days to minutes.
- Established a robust CI/CD pipeline with automated testing.
- Founded and mentored two rookie robotics teams, guiding them to win 13 awards, winning the State Championships, and qualifying for the World Championship.
- Taught engineering design and hardware/software principles, fostering teamwork and enthusiasm.
- Founded and led the App Development sub-team, creating a cross-platform scouting application using Flutter (Dart)
- The app streamlined data collection during competitions, replacing manual paper methods and enabling real-time data analysis
- Managed the development and integration of core robot software technologies, including computer vision and advanced kinematics
- Contributed significantly to the team's qualification for the FIRST Robotics World Championship in 2023
- Mentored junior software members in Java and version control (Git)
PROJECTS
Ghost Trainer
1st @ WWPHacks 2023
A fitness app that motivates individuals to enhance their health by generating their own virtual opponent.
Unbounded
Developed a fitness app to motivate people to work harder to improve their health. Utilized the phone's core GPS to create a virtual opponent (Ghost) that uses a custom mathematical model that competes with the user and goads them to reach their goals.
Wildfire Predictor
2nd @ MontyHacks 2022
A ML app using a linear regression model to forecast wildfires with 95% accuracy using realtime API data.
Verita Health
3rd @ MontyHacks 2021
A centralized dashboard to aggregate medical reports from any source, offering a comprehensive view of your health.
SKILLS
Languages
- Python
- Java
- C++
- JavaScript
- HTML/CSS
- MATLAB
Libraries
- NumPy
- Pandas
- SciKit Learn
- ThreeJS
- Flask
- TensorFlow
- LangChain
- React Native
- Google GenAI SDK
Technologies
- Git
- Linux
- Google Cloud Platform
- Vertex AI
- HuggingFace
- Vector Databases
- Docker
EDUCATION
San José State University
DeAnza & Foothill College
Rutgers University
Top 7% selected by the dean to join the Rutgers School of Engineering Honors Academy.
UC Berkeley
Self-Directed Learning
AWARDS
A showcase of achievements and honors received for academic excellence and competitive success.
WWPHacks 1st Place
2023
MontyHacks 2nd Place
2022
MontyHacks 3rd Place
2021
VEX Robotics NJ State Champion
2024
VEX Robotics World Qualifier
2024
Rutgers Eng. Honors Academy
2023
DeAnza College Dean's List
3x Recipient
Rutgers University Dean's List
2x Recipient