ABHIK SAMANTA

ighly motivated B.Tech CSE student with strong foundations in Data Structures and Algorithms using Java and practical experience in Python-based data science workflows. Consistently performing at the top of my academic cohort, with a clear long-term vision of becoming an AI/ML engineer. I bring disciplined self-learning habits, problem-solving ability, and the drive to build impactful projects. Currently focused on mastering core computer science fundamentals, improving coding proficiency, and developing real-world projects that demonstrate analytical thinking and engineering capability.

• RAG-Based AI Teaching Assistant — Python, Whisper, GPT-5, FAISS
  Built an AI system that converts long educational videos into timestamped text chunks using Whisper.
  Implemented metadata-rich chunking, created embeddings, and performed semantic search with FAISS.
  Integrated an LLM to generate accurate, context-aware answers retrieved from video content.
  Optimized performance using Pandas and Joblib for bulk processing and efficient data handling.
  Evaluated retrieval quality, refined prompts, and improved chunking strategy for better accuracy.
  Delivered a fully functional teaching assistant with a documented pipeline and README.