SHAUNAK
KHEDEKAR
CRAFT
Peer-reviewed AI researcher (MethodsX, Elsevier) and patent co-inventor on an AI-driven health app, now shipping full-stack ML systems — from CNN-based disease detection to LLM tooling — with an applied AI internship at C-DAC behind the work.
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Same discipline shows up everywhere: a 4.0 across grad coursework, active research, and a shift as a Fitness Attendant at UIC Recreation & Wellbeing. Show up, do the work, repeat.
Open to full-time, part-time, and internship roles.
ML & data science · Chicago or remote
Chicago, IL
41.8781°N, 87.6298°W
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October 2026
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Education
MS in Computer Science
University of Illinois Chicago · 2025 - Present
Focused on machine learning, data science, and applied AI systems. Maintaining a 4.0 / 4.0 cumulative GPA.
RESEARCH & RECOGNITION
Achievements
Peer-Reviewed Publication
MethodsX (Elsevier) · PubMed · 2025
"AI-powered automated hydroponic system for smart agriculture" — published research on real-time monitoring and CNN-based disease detection for hydroponics.
Patent Co-Inventor
Indian Patent Application No. 202521016124 A
AI-powered sleep analysis application. Filed February 2025, published March 2025.
4.0 / 4.0 Graduate GPA
MS Computer Science, University of Illinois Chicago
Maintaining a perfect cumulative GPA while researching and building applied ML systems.
XAI Research Adopted by 10+ Researchers
Independent Project · 2024
A SHAP vs. LIME model-interpretation pipeline for biomedical datasets, now used by other researchers in the field.
Professional Experience
Applied AI Intern
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune, India • Jul 2024 - Dec 2024
- Engineered an AI-driven judicial case management system using LLMs and speech recognition, cutting document review time by 40%
- Built a document-to-AI assistant pipeline (PDFs, CSVs, images) with context-aware Q&A, hitting 95% query accuracy across 1,000+ test cases
- Implemented a secure authentication service, reducing login failures by 30%
- Processed 40,000+ multilingual audio clips through a streamlined audio-to-text pipeline, speeding up model evaluation by 25%
Graduate Hourly - Course Builder
UIC College of Business Online Programs • May 2026 - Present
- Develop and maintain digital course content on Canvas LMS, handling content architecture, metadata, and platform configuration
- Remediate course materials for WCAG 2.1 AA / Section 508 accessibility compliance
- Collaborate with faculty and instructional designers to migrate and optimize content across Panopto and Echo360
Senior Manager
AIESEC • Feb 2024 - Jul 2024
- Led a team within AIESEC’s global youth leadership network, coordinating cross-functional initiatives
Let's Work Together
Actively looking for on-campus graduate hourly roles and internships, and open to freelance ML/data/web work through Neptune Tec. Let's talk.
shaunak.a.khedekar@gmail.com
© 2026 Shaunak Khedekar.