CV

General

Name Vishvam Porwal
Email porwalv@uoguelph.ca

Work

  • 2023.09 - Present
    Graduate Teaching Assistant (Supervised by Dr.Daniel Gillis)
    University of Guelph
    Aiding CIS3750 System Analysis and Design course of 128 students.
  • 2023.09 - Present
    Graduate Research Assistant (Supervised by Dr.Asim Biswas and Dr.Stacey Scott)
    School of Computer Science, University of Guelph
    Contributing to Agtech research focused on precision agriculture and digital soil mapping.
  • 2022.12 - 2023.06
    Machine Learning Intern
    Quantive
    • Trained Large language model variants, and optimized inference from Low-Rank Adaptation.
    • Created an automated engine for extracting organizational statistical highlights, slashing data analysis time by 50%.
  • 2022.05 - 2022.10
    Mitacs Globalink Research Intern(Supervised by Dr.Asim Biswas)
    University of Guelph
    One of 150 candidates worldwide to be selected for this prestigious internship. Focused on applying AI in Agriculture.
    • Pioneered soil characterization through the implementation of computer vision techniques, resulting in a remarkable 200-hour reduction in lab analysis time for farmers.
    • Translated research into a seamlessly integrated mobile application for the agriculture ecosystem.
  • 2021.10 - 2022.05
    Machine Learning Intern
    Quantive
    • Engineered a POC of a multimodal project, securing a $1M contract with a global retail giant.
    • Incorporated CLIP for pre-training on 100,000 image-text batches, speeding up convergence by 50%.
    • Devised and implemented configurable end-to-end automation for production, cutting runtime by 86%.
    • Invented a state-of-the-art algorithm for time series analysis, minimizing the time needed by 98%.
  • 2021.06 - 2022.10
    Product Development Intern
    MPD Industries
    • Launched a highly scalable cross-platform ERP application utilized by 1000-5000 users and developed a cutting-edge e-commerce platform tailored to the specific needs of 3000-4000 users.
  • 2021.03 - 2021.09
    Open Source Developer
    GSSOC'21, PSoC'21
    • Implemented ML-integrated web project admin section with analytics, including a Heat map increasing users by 40%.
    • Created platform for new open-source contributors, fetching good first issues and implementing static code analysis.

Education

  • 2023.09 - 2025.09
    Master of Science
    University of Guelph
    Computer Science(Thesis-based) in Collaboration with Vector Institute of AI.
  • 2019.05 - 2023.06
    Bachelor of Technology
    Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya
    Computer Science and Engineering.

Languages

English
Fluent