Sairaj Balaji

An experienced App Developer with a unique blend of technical skills, including proficiency in Android, Java, Kotlin, Python, XML, Firebase, C#, and machine learning. Notable accomplishments include the development of an AI geolocation based social media app, an AI based dating application, an edtech metaverse and a machine learning-based sign language translator, each of which has been widely accepted and highly rated by thousands of users. Recognized by prestigious platforms such as NASA, Microsoft, Elevenlabs, Google CTL, and IEEE, with a project selected for a space mission and awarded significant grants. These achievements, along with a demonstrated aptitude for creativity and ambition, position me as a strong candidate for further opportunities in mobile app development.

• Experiment selected in NASA RB-6 2021 mission, in which my experiment which studied the effects of UVB rays on Nicotiana Tabacum seeds was Launched into the Stratosphere as part of the RB-6 missio in collaboration with NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center, Wallops Flight Facility, Nasa's Langley Research centre and Colorado Space Grant Consortium.
• Google Code to learn 2019 Finalist.
• Awarded 2nd position in IIT Jodhpur x Nvidia Hackathon with a cash prize of Rs 30,000 participating solo.
• Awarded Scholarship by DELL CSR and FUEL.
• Awarded covid warrior medal by Jal vayu Towers society for volunteering in local grocery shop in peak of covid 19 in India.
• Awarded sum of Rs 30,000 by Army public School Bangalore.
• Built an autonomous quadcopter using Ardupilot microcontroller at the age of 13.

I was the main author of a paper published in the internationally acclaimed IEEE journal titled "Gamification of Learning using 3D spaces in the metaverse". In this paper I built an educational metaverse platform where users could create photorealisitc avatars of themselves and solve educational challenges creatively visualized in a 3D environment interacting with each other.

Skills used: C#, Unity 3D, Photon, Blender

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• Built an anonymous social media application that let's users drop anonymous notes at geographical locations. AnonyPin has reached over 1K+ downloads in 50+ countries. This project was built on Android Studio using Java, Kotlin, XML and Firebase. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anonypin.graff
• I built the world's first dating app powered by generative AI and large language models which is also published in playstore. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sairaj.rsdating
• Signify is an application that is used to translate sign language through your smart phone using machine learning, built in collaboration with the Next gen AI club in SRM KTR. This project was built on Android studio using Java, Kotlin, XML and Tensorflow Lite.
• Built Shikshaverse one the world's first edtech metaverses as a pilot project which enabled K-12 students to learn concepts in a gamified environment. Developed features involved multiplayer capability including voice chat, creation of photoreal avatars, inculsion of virtual AI teachers. https://veed.io/view/bdcced06-07a5-48aa-977c-0c6c659f5458