Pardhu Meduri
Kalamazoo,MI
Summary
Early-career computational biology researcher with experience in Python, pandas, NumPy, and scikit-learn. Supported fairness-focused model evaluation, data analysis, and scientific writing for published AI research. Known for collaboration, organized resource management, and clear communication across research teams.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Spartan Science Olympiad Club
Michigan State
East Lansing, Michigan
09.2026 - Current
- Developed individualized study resources for middle-school/high-school students, enhancing their preparation for Science Olympiad events.
- Collaborated with club leadership to assess resource needs and prioritize materials, ensuring readiness for upcoming competitions.
- Organized and streamlined learning resources in a shared folder, facilitating easy access for club members.
AI Researcher
Algoverse AI Research
Grand Rapids, MI
07.2025 - 03.2026
- Co-authored “DermFM: Evaluating Fairness and Generalizability in Skin Lesion Classification,” listed as a workshop poster at NeurIPS 2025 and accepted for oral presentation at The 40th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence.
- Investigated lower sensitivity for darker skin tones (Fitzpatrick IV–VI), implementing importance weighting and group-balanced resampling strategies to mitigate performance disparities.
- Trained lightweight classifiers and assessed predictive performance and fairness, ensuring equitable outcomes across sex, age, lesion characteristics, and Fitzpatrick skin-tone groups.
- Evaluated Google Health’s Derm Foundation Model for five-class skin lesion classification using pre-trained embeddings from PAD-UFES-20 and DERM12345.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computational Biology
Michigan State University
East Lansing05-2030
Skills
- Programming Languages: Python
- Libraries & Tools: pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, Jupyter Notebook
- Statistical modeling
- Data analysis
- Data Visualization
- Educational resource development
Past Education
- Forest Hills Eastern High School Graduate: Valedictorian
- 17 APs, 1 DE
Timeline
Spartan Science Olympiad Club
Michigan State
09.2026 - Current
AI Researcher
Algoverse AI Research
07.2025 - 03.2026
Bachelor of Science - Computational Biology
Michigan State University