Diya Kini

CS Student | Researcher | Science Advocate


diyakini@umich.edu

I'm a Sophomore at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor majoring in Computer Science under the Engineering Department as a Michigander Scholar. With my 9 years of robotics experience and 5 years of software engineering education, I have applied my interests of software and robotics to the medical and image processing fields. I am interested in exploring more into Artificial Intelligence and ML. In my free time, I enjoy drawing, singing, and dancing!

Technical Experience

Research Assistant

University of Michigan Robotics Department

Led the development of a fully autonomous robotic system utilizing computer vision algorithms within the OpenCV framework and Python. Specialized in improving the Jetson Nano’s stereo vision implementation within the MBot ecosystem used in graduate courses through ORB SLAM.

January 2024 - Present

Instructional Aide

University of Michigan College of Engineering

Executed matrix and vector operations and linear transformations to optimize LiDAR data interpretations in robotic navigation tasks. Taught 200 students the application of ML concepts, including linear regression, to develop predictive models for robotic systems, enhancing pattern recognition and decision-making processes. Explained feedback control algorithms for dynamical systems, such as balancing a Segway robot, leveraging linear algebra and Julia programming for improved system stability and performance.

January 2024 - Present

Data Science Intern

Berry Consultants, LLC

Analyzed the optimal length of time a novel gene therapy would keep hemophilia patients at a safe level of clotting through the R programming language. Worked with a team of 3 data scientists to investigate the relationship between biomarkers of the gut biome and clinical outcomes for an innovative treatment for C-difficile infections. Assisted in the FDA approval of 2 treatments by developing plots of drug efficiency and safety alongside PhD Statisticians.

June 2022 - August 2022

Education

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

B.S.E. Computer Science

GPA: 3.50

Member of the Michigander Scholars, UMich GEECS, and UMich Women's Glee Club

August 2023 - Dec 2026

Coursework



Taken
  • Programming & Data Structures
  • Artifical Intelligence
  • Computational Linear Algebra
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Multivariable Calculus
  • Microprocessors and Toys
  • Physics I & II
  • Chemistry I & II
  • Calculus I & II

Currently Taking
  • Data Structures & Algorithms
  • Human-Robot Systems
  • Principle Economics I
  • Statistics & Data Analysis

Projects

Foreign Relations

Python | Tensorflow
Github

Used time-series analysis and LSTMs to predict EUR/USD exchange rate from existing data in Yahoo Finance. Incorporated news sentiments from current news articles to improve forecast accuracy through NLP techniques and Tensorflow by analyzing the emotional tone of words in the text.

ML Robot Tour

Python | SLAM
Github

Integrated vision-based navigation system, enabling adaptive robot pathfinding upon numerical cue detection. Optimized route selection of MBot Omni’s obstacle avoidance by 20% through SLAM and BFS. Trained 3 ML numerical recognition models (KNN, Linear Classifier, Neural Network) using SciKit Learn and the MNIST database.



... and some more hosted on my Github!

Resume

Here is a link to my resume!