Nandini Khandelwal is a high school student at Newport High School in Washington, USA. She has achieved several milestones in her academic journey.
Academic Achievements and Interests
Nandini joined the Summer Research Academy at the University of California, Santa Barbara, as an international participant. During this month-long programme, she worked with peers to design a soft robot. The team aimed to use the robot to remove plastic from coral reefs. As a result, they produced a 10-page research paper.
Beyond research, Nandini has explored marketing, programming, and finance. For example, she qualified for DECA Internationals in the Marketing Communications event. She also earned certifications in Introduction to Python from Microsoft and Introduction to Investing from CFA.
Looking ahead, Nandini hopes to pursue biology. In particular, she wants to combine biology with machine learning and technologies such as CRISPR.
Research on Hindi Natural Language Processing
At the CCIR Academy, Nandini conducted a research project titled “An Evaluation of Natural Language Processing Models for Hindi Language.”
Her study compared selected natural language processing models for Hindi. Specifically, she evaluated their performance and examined whether they achieved similar levels of accuracy.
Sharing Her Research Journey
Nandini discussed her research experiences in an episode of CCIR Academy Student Spotlights. During the episode, she shared insights into her work. She also thanked her professor and the CCIR Academy for their guidance and support.
Congratulations to Nandini on her achievements!
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