Kathan Vyas
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (Aug 2020 - Present)
- GPA: 3.9/4.0
- Advisor: Dr. Bobak Mortazavi
- Research: AI in Healthcare, Wearable Sensing, Physiological Signal Processing
- M.S. in Computer Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (Aug 2020 - Dec 2022)
- B.Tech. in Computer Engineering, Dharmsinh Desai University, India (Aug 2015 - May 2019)
Publications and Thesis
View my publications and thesis here
Patents
- Wearable Device for Detecting Hypoglycemia
- Application No: 202241038671
- Filed on: July 5, 2022
- System and Method for Detecting Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Application No: 202241038672
- Filed on: July 5, 2022
Professional Experience
Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University (Aug 2020 - Present)
- Developed AI models for healthcare applications, including:
- Autism detection using 2D and 3D pose estimation
- Gait analysis in Parkinson’s patients
- Hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia detection in Type 1 Diabetes
- Pressure injury prediction in ICU patients
- Curated datasets and developed pipelines for physiological signal processing
- Implemented AI fairness and interpretability techniques in healthcare models
Software Development Engineer Intern, Amazon (May 2023 - Aug 2023)
- Developed and deployed ML models for Amazon’s retail business
- Improved existing ML pipelines and implemented new features
Research Intern, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (May 2018 - July 2018)
- Worked on deep learning models for facial emotion recognition
- Developed a real-time emotion recognition system using OpenCV and Keras
Technical Skills
- Programming Languages: Python, C++, Java, R, MATLAB, SQL
- Machine Learning: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Keras, OpenCV
- Data Science: Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn
- Cloud Platforms: AWS, Google Cloud Platform
- Tools & Technologies: Git, Docker, Linux, LaTeX
- Databases: MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL
- Web Development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Node.js
Awards and Honors
- Best Paper Award, IEEE EMBS Conference, 2023
- Graduate Merit Fellowship, Texas A&M University, 2020-2024
- 1st Prize, National Level Hackathon, India, 2019
Leadership and Service
- President, Indian Graduate Student Association, Texas A&M University (2023-2024)
- Vice President, Computer Science Graduate Student Association, Texas A&M University (2022-2023)
- Ambassador, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, North America (2022-Present)