PRATHAMESH NIKAM
About Me
M.Tech student at University of Hyderabad specializing in Machine Learning and AI. Published HQDE on PyPI - a quantum-inspired distributed ensemble learning framework. Experienced in multi-agent systems, LLMs, and cloud deployment (GCP). Building production-ready AI solutions with FastAPI, PyTorch, and modern ML frameworks.
Hackathons & Competitions
Smart India Hackathon
Developed "Smart Pilgrimage Crowd Management System", a real-time solution for managing large crowds at pilgrimage sites. Features mostly focused on safety and queue management.
Agentathon - Neural Consensus
Advanced Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) AI system with Google Gemini 1.5, orchestrating specialized agents (Creative, Logical, Ethical) for consensus-based responses. Deployed on GCP Cloud Run with real-time visualization and interactive agent configuration.
Accurate Background Hackathon
Built Agentic AI system for background verification.
SupeRR Selector (IPL Auction) - 2025
Top 36 Finalist (500+ participants). Developed data-driven solution under 48-hour constraint for IPL auction player selection strategy optimization.
DS Conference Hackathon Winner - 2026
Winner at Data Science Conference 2026, UoH. Built TRACE - Intelligent Academic Assessment Platform with AI grading, anomaly detection, dropout risk prediction, and RAG-powered interventions. Micro-component architecture with Gemini, and statistical rigor (Z-score, Pearson correlation). 80% faster grading with 95% consistency.
Cine AI Hackfest - TakeOne
AI-powered video search engine for filmmakers. Semantic search with natural language in any language, unique script-to-sequence feature (paste script → get 3 clip options per line), GPU-accelerated processing with YOLO scene detection. Solves the 60-70% time filmmakers spend finding clips. Search in <1 second from hours of footage.
Projects
HQDE - Quantum Ensemble Learning
Production-ready PyPI package combining quantum-inspired algorithms (superposition aggregation, entanglement-based correlation) with Ray-based distributed computing. Implemented Byzantine fault tolerance, MapReduce aggregation, and adaptive quantization achieving reduced memory usage across MNIST, CIFAR-10, SVHN benchmarks.
Neural Consensus Engine
Advanced Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) AI system with Google Gemini 1.5, orchestrating specialized agents (Creative, Logical, Ethical) for consensus-based responses. Deployed on GCP Cloud Run with real-time visualization and interactive agent configuration.
F1 Race Position Predictor
ML pipeline predicting F1 race positions using GradientBoostingRegressor with rich feature engineering (Q1/Q2/Q3 times, sprint results, driver attributes). Interactive Gradio UI with real-time MAE and R² analytics. Processed 1000+ races with automated telemetry extraction.
CanIPlay - Network Gaming Tool
Network feasibility & latency analysis tool for online gaming. Tests 60+ game servers (Riot, Valve, Epic, EA, Blizzard) with HTTP-based RTT estimation and jitter calculation. Region filtering, custom server support, and dark/light themes.
Multi-Modal Data Curation System
Automated system processing audio, video, images via Whisper and Google Vision OCR. Built translation pipeline supporting 10+ languages with automated quality validation and metadata extraction for research dataset creation.
AR Treasure Hunt Game
Marker-based AR mobile game with image recognition, database integration, and 3D asset projection. Designed gamification mechanics with score tracking, hint system, and progressive difficulty levels for campus-wide treasure hunt events.
Social Network Analysis of VCT Esports Data
Applied Social Network Analysis to model VCT 2023 esports data, identifying key players and team dynamics, and revealing a significant correlation between team cohesion and win rates.
AI Voice Summarizer
Tool for summarizing voice notes and audio using local LLMs. Features Deepseek finetuning, Whisper model finetuning, and automated summarization with intuitive Gradio interface.
E-learning Platform
Developed and managed an Elearning Platform using PHP, MySQL and other web components. Experience in building robust backend systems.
3D Top View Shooter Game
A 3D top view shooting game made using C++ Blueprint in Unreal Engine V. Implemented core game mechanics and physics.
Virtual Mouse using Hand Gesture Recognition
Virtual Mouse using Machine Learning Tools like Autopy, Numpy, Scipy. Controls system cursor through hand gestures.
Speech Recognition App
Created a mobile application which used voice recognition module and displayed the text on the screen.
Internships & Experience
Android Developer Intern
The Sparks Foundation (Remote)
- Basic Banking App: Created a simple mobile app for basic transactions and used SQLite database to store and retrieve useful data.
- SQLite Database: Implemented SQLite database integration for efficient data management.
- Design UI using XML: Created multiple XML design elements for each component used in the application.
Machine Learning Intern
Suven Consultants and Technology Pvt Ltd (Remote)
- Sentiment Analysis: Predicted the sentiment for movie reviews obtained from the IMDb dataset.
- Text Pre-Processing: Cleaning, pre-processing, and normalising text to standardize components like phrases and words before feature engineering.
- Data Pipeline: Loaded IMDb dataset and divided it into training and testing sets after normalization.
- Unsupervised Lexicon-Based Models: Utilized lexicon models (dictionary-based) for sentiment analysis.
- Supervised Learning: Developed models using supervised Machine Learning to interpret text content and classify sentiment.
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
Machine Learning & AI
Data Science & Analytics
Distributed & Cloud Computing
Mobile & Game Development
Development Tools & Frameworks
Education & Academics
M.Tech - Information Technology
University of Hyderabad (UoH), Hyderabad, India
2024 - 2026
Relevant Coursework
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering
Modern Education Society College of Engineering, Pune, India
2019 - 2023 | Honors in AIML | CGPA: 8.85
Relevant Coursework
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