Dixita Patel

Student Research Assistant

The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

January 2025 - Present

• Key Responsibilities: Developed and fine-tuned machine learning models for the classification of legal documents, ensuring high levels of accuracy.
• Applied NLP techniques with tools such as Legal BERT to extract meaningful embeddings from legal text data.
• Technical Contribution: Implemented machine learning algorithms like XGBoost to refine classification results.
• Utilized Microsoft Excel for detailed data entry, organization, and quality assurance.
• Collaboration: Partnered with team members to analyze complex legal texts, providing critical insights for model training and validation.

• Minorities in Tech (MiT) Apr2024 – Present
• Active Member The Ohio State University
• Collaborated with diverse teams to solve technical challenges in various workshops, demonstrating adaptability and problem-solving skills.
• Actively engaged and contributed in networking events and speaker series featuring industry professionals, building communication skills.
• Muslim Tech Collaboration (MTC) Jan2024 – Present
• Collaborated with peers on group projects addressing societal challenges using tech solutions, fostering teamwork and innovation.
• Big Data Analytics Association (BDAA) Sep2023 – Present
• Attended hands-on workshops focused on Python programming and Excel for data analysis, as well as introducing SQL, strengthening technical skills.

• Python 3 Certification
  Codecademy | Online (December 2023 – Present)
• Developed a strong foundation in Python programming, focusing on data types, control flow, and functions.
• Gained hands-on experience with data visualization tools like Matplotlib and Seaborn.
• Applied debugging techniques and wrote clean, efficient, and reusable code.