arnav gattani

fourth-year computer science and physics student at the university of pennsylvania. san francisco bay area native and travel enthusiast

I am currently a senior at the University of Pennsylvania persuing a double major in computer science and Physics (B.S.E) with a concentration in Business (Wharton School) and minors in mathematics and data science. I am also concurrently persuing an accelerated masters in computer science (M.S.E) from the school of engineering and applied sciences.
I am passionate about using data and machine learning as a force for good. My research interests lie in energy generation and quantum computing. I have extensive research and industry experience, having applied ML models on the FAERS drug data in the Shen Lab at the Perelman School of Medicine and have worked on classified projects as a research intern for Intrinsyx technologies at NASA Ames Research Center.
When I am not in the lab or grinding psets, you can find me at a hackathon, surfing, or even travelling the world, attempting to achieve my goal of hitting a hundred countries by 2030!

Coursework:

Computer Science Theory
  • CIS 1210: Algorithms and Data Structures
  • CIS 5020: Analysis of Algorithms
  • CIS 2620: Theory of Computation
  • CIS 2400: Computer Architecture
  • CIS 3800: Operating System Design and Architecture
  • CIS 5200: Machine Learning (MS)
  • CIS 5450: Big Data Analytics (MS)
  • CIS 5710: Computer Organization (MS)
  • CIS 5730: Software Engineering (MS)
  • CIS 5230: Ethical Algorithms Design (MS)
  • CIS 5500: Database Systems (MS)
  • CIS 7000: Computational Complexity (PhD)
  • CIS 6770: Randomized Algorithms (PhD)
Physics and Mathematics
  • PHYS 1500: Classical Mechanics
  • PHYS 3351: Analytical Mechanics
  • PHYS 1510: Electricity and Magnetism
  • PHYS 1230: Special Relativity and Thermodynamics
  • PHYS 1250: Modern Physics
  • PHYS 3364: Labratory Electronics
  • PHYS 3361: Potential Theory
  • PHYS 3362: Advanced Electromagnetism: Maxwell's Equations
  • PHYS 4411: Quantum Mechanics
  • MATH 1410: Multivariable Calculus
  • MATH 2400: Differential Equations
  • MATH 2410: PDE/ODEs
  • MATH 3120: Linear Algebra
  • CIS 1600: Discrete Mathematics
Business and Economics
  • ECON 0010: Microeconomics
  • ECON 0020: Macroeconomics
  • BEPP 2500: Managerial Economics
  • LGST 1010: Legal and Social Values
  • STAT 4750: Sample Survey Design
  • STAT 4300: Probability Theory
  • WRIT 0130: Wall Street Anthropology
  • Market and Social Systems
Teaching Assistant (TA) Courses
  • CIT 5950 (Graduate - Operating Systems Programming) - Fall 2023
  • CIT 5930 (Graduate - Computer Architecture) - Fall 2022
  • CIS 2400 (Introduction to Computer Architecture) - Spring 2023, Summer 2023
  • PHYS 0151 (Principles I: Classical Mechanics) - Fall 2023

LoanTank

P2P system that uses AdaBoost to vet creditworthiness for small business owners. Users are provided with semantic search engine to efficiently connect lenders. Topics: Full Stack Dev, AWS EC2, Node.js, PyTorch, AWS DynamoDB

GitHub

PottyMouth

PennApps '23 best first hack winner. This is a digital swear jar that recognizes user-inputted profane language with listed statistics and a leaderboard. The software uses Apple's NLP and was coded using Swift (Mongo Realm database).

GitHub DevPost

PennOS: UNIX-Like Operating System

OS written in C that runs over Linux. Includes a shell which has piping, redicrection, and process creation, a kernel (POSIX API) that uses the ucontext library to provide multithreading to users, and a FAT filesystem with a user-level API to create files and manage permissions.

Documentation

Indian Traveller Bot

The software allows the user to create a travel itinerary in India by querying a start and end destination. Uses a modified shortest path algorithm to add stops throughout the journey based on the quality of reviews and cleanliness. Topics: Java, XPath, Python, GMaps API.

GitHub How to Use

Autonomous Undersea Chemical Detector (MOOS-IvP AUV)

Programmed AUV robot using the MOOS-IvP framework for path detection and iridium tracking coverage. Team received $1M award from the NOAA (Department of Commerce) for innovative chemical detection software

Press Release Report

FriendsBook: Cloud-Based mini-Facebook

Fully functional social media platform with messenger, group chat, friend search and request, account creation, posts, comments, friend graph visualizer, profiles, and encrypted login. Deployed on Amazon EC2.

Documentation

Modeling International Development

CalHacks '23 submission. We analyzed datasets with over 30 years of health indicators. We performed EDA on trends such as immunization, education, and carbon emmissions to predict future development using a combination of models. Topics: Data Science, Machine Learning, Python

GitHub DevPost

H20 Meter

Built a water meter using HomeDepot supplies to track household water usage and consumption. Connected meter to mobile application to provide real-time analytics and feedback to users.

Project TEDx Talk

MFC Energy Generation in ยต-gravity

Created a fuel cell to track the power output and electrical characteristics when it is run in a microgravity environment. Powered by Shewanella oneidensis bacteria and was flown twice to the ISS (2019 and 2020). Received first prize at ASGSR space conference. PI: Dr. Marc

Documentation