Shidharth Anand

VisionIAS app and Beta Website API.

• Developed scalable web applications using Django, increasing user capacity by 30%, and enhancing overall application performance.
• Implemented Redis caching, reducing API response times by 40%, which led to a smoother user experience during peak traffic.
• Deployed services using Docker and AWS (Lambda, S3, EC2), optimizing resource utilization, and cutting down deployment time by 50%.

Generate MCQs for the Prelims test series.

• Developed a system to generate diverse formats of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) tailored for UPSC Prelims test series.
• Fine-tuned large language models, such as Llama 2-7B, Gemma, and Mixtral-8x7B, produce high-quality MCQs adhering to UPSC exam standards.
• Utilized vector databases like ChromaDB to store embeddings of books and study materials, enabling a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) approach for improved prompt engineering and question generation.

Live Video lecture query.

• Built a system to enable querying of classroom video lectures by transcribing thousands of video lectures using OpenAI Whisper.
• Stored transcriptions as embeddings in a ChromaDB vector database for efficient search and retrieval. Processed user queries by searching the embedded database for matches in the lecture transcriptions.
• Employed a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) approach to create prompts using database results, which were then sent to Claude or OpenAI APIs to generate accurate, context-aware answers.

• Led the development of the backend for an AI-powered online physiotherapy platform using Django Rest Framework, handling 2,000+ daily users.
• Implemented secure API endpoints, improving data integrity and reducing security vulnerabilities by 30% through strong validation and error handling practices.
• Designed and built scalable database structures using MySQL and MongoDB, optimizing data retrieval, which led to a 25% reduction in query response times.

• Built the entire backend for an e-learning platform, supporting 5,000+ users, which increased daily active users by 50% after launch.
• Integrated RazorPay payment gateway, streamlining the payment process and achieving a 15% increase in successful transactions.
• Implemented JWT token-based authentication, enhancing security and reducing unauthorized access attempts by 40%.