Vaishali Thakur

Experience

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  SRIJAN, NIT Hamirpur

  Jan 2022 - now

  • Managed the editing & review process for English articles from 25+ contributors, ensuring high-quality content• Authored 4 articles in various SRIJAN editions based on diverse topics related to society

  • Executive Editor

    May 2023 - now

  • Associate Editor

    May 2022 - May 2023

  • Volunteer

    Jan 2022 - May 2022
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  Imagine Her (IH)

  Aug 2023 - Feb 2024

  Web Developer Volunteer

  ● Built a ticket portal to streamline support the requests using Express.js, React.js, Node.js, MongoDB, & TypeScript● Developed a backend server with MongoDB, CRUD operations, and role-based authentication using JWT & bcrypt● Integrated email notifications to inform clients of ticket status updates using nodemailer to improve transparency● Created admin interface for updating ticket status & comment, downloading ticket data in Excel sheet via json2csv● Enhanced admin efficiency by providing ticket analytics & implementing filters on regions, frequency, and category Show less

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  The D. E. Shaw Group

  Oct 2023 - Mar 2024

  DESIS Ascend Educare'23 Fellow

  ● Developed a full-stack virtual trading app with real-time market simulation using Express.js, React.js, and Node.js● Leveraged latest stock price API from RapidAPI platform to integrate real-time trading data for various exchanges● Established a data fetch cycle, reducing dependency on external APIs by caching API responses in the database● Implemented portfolio visibility, enabling public/private options and generating shareable links ensuring privacy● Designed a soft delete feature for the secure account deletion, later allowing for recovery by authorized personnel Show less

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  IIT Mandi

  May 2024 - Jun 2024

  Research Intern

  • Implemented masked autoencoder and ViT for self-supervised facial video representation learning model• Implemented a facial-region guided masking strategy with FaceX-Zoo to enhance facial feature learning• Leveraged the model for experiments on tasks like Facial Attribute Recognition and Deepfake Detection• Worked with diverse datasets like YouTube Face and CelebV-HQ, ensuring robust training and evaluation

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  Google

  Jun 2024 - now

  Generation Google Scholar