Nakul Sharma

Results-oriented business analyst with a strong foundation in data engineering, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI). Expertise in designing cloud-native ETL frameworks, optimizing data workflows, and developing AI-driven solutions. Committed to delivering innovative, scalable systems that drive efficiency and support business objectives.

Intelligent Q&A Chatbot with RAG and LLMs

• Designed and implemented a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) chatbot leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) from Hugging Face for context-aware Q&A.
• Integrated vector databases and embeddings for efficient document retrieval, enabling accurate responses from domain-specific knowledge bases.

AI-Powered Complaint Forum (Hackathon – IIT Guwahati, 2nd Place)

• Developed an AI-driven complaint classification system using NLP models (BERT, DistilBERT) and LLMs to automatically categorize complaints and route them to the relevant department.
• Applied data augmentation techniques to enhance training data quality, improving model accuracy and robustness for multi-class text classification.
• Delivered a scalable and automated solution that streamlined complaint handling, reducing manual triage efforts and improving response efficiency.

Hippocampus Activity Monitoring (Indo-Korean Research Project)

• Collaborated with a professor on an EEG-based research project to predict hippocampus activity related to leukemia triggers and reactions.
• Developed hybrid time-series detection models by combining traditional statistical approaches (ARIMA/VAR) with deep learning methods (LSTMs) for improved accuracy.

• Project Lead – Cyborg (Robotics Club, NIT Rourkela): Directed robotics projects, mentored team members, and organized workshops/competitions to foster innovation in robotics and automation.
• Secretary – ML4E (Machine Learning Club, NIT Rourkela): Coordinated technical sessions, hackathons, and research discussions, promoting hands-on learning in AI/ML applications.
• Vice President – DrillNBass (Music Society, NIT Rourkela): Led cultural initiatives, managed events and performances, and enhanced student engagement through music and creative arts.