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YASHASWIN GARGEYA MACHERLA

West Lafayette,USA

Summary

Current student working toward bachelor’s degree in Mathematics/Statistics and seeking opportunity to begin career. Identifies and quickly closes any knowledge gaps to offer value to employer and learn.

Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Research Assistant

I^2 Engineering Lab at Purdue University
08.2025 - Current
  • NSF-funded research in collaboration with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Education to evaluate the effectiveness of Digital Video Learning Environments (DVLEs). The DVLEs utilize and encourage gestural instruction (both delivered and performed) to improve student understanding of key statistics concepts, using standard student devices (laptops, tablets, phones).
  • Conducted literature reviews to support the ongoing research project and facilitate more data collection.
  • Assisted in the preparation of research materials, ensuring clarity and accuracy for experimental procedures.

Data Science Researcher

Low's Research Lab
08.2025 - Current
  • Pioneering a high-throughput drug design workflow for Low's Research Lab to accelerate the initial phases of drug discovery. This involves developing a Machine Learning model trained on Molecular Dynamics-derived interaction fingerprints to accurately predict potency for two key protein targets (CDK9 and PD-L1).


Applied Analytics

Datamine Program
08.2024 - Current
  • Executed complex queries on many different datasets, mastering aggregation and resolving advanced data quality issues like non-ASCII character encoding errors.
  • Engineered high-speed data processing scripts using Bash to analyze a 1.6 million-record Restaurant Delivery System dataset, accurately calculating $6.35 million in total revenue and identifying high-value customers.
  • Applied statistical analysis and visualization techniques in R, completing 19 projects that include building functions to calculate average flight metrics (e.g., departure delays by year) and performing end-to-end analysis on Ice Cream Review data to extract seasonal trends.

Research Engineer

Purdue Undergraduate Rocket Propulsion Lab (PURPL)
08.2025 - Current
  • Contributing to the design, analysis, and math behind the student-built turbojet engine. Focused on component-level engineering and analysis to model and validate performance metrics.

Project Designer

WhiteHat Jr.
09.2020 - 10.2020
  • Placed in the Top 20 in a high-stakes, multi-stage programming competition. Rapidly developed and deployed custom solutions to successfully qualify through timed phases

Inter

YouVah
09.2023 - 12.2023
  • Content Writing Internship, had to learn for 2 weeks, Internship in progress. Learned about Search Engine Optimization. Email marketing and more.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics

Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
12-2027

Bachelor of Science - Statistics

Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
12-2027

Skills

  • Research and analysis
  • Excel
  • Deep learning techniques
  • Analytical skills
  • Statistical analysis
  • Data analytics

LANGUAGE

English Fluent
Telugu Native

Timeline

Research Assistant

I^2 Engineering Lab at Purdue University
08.2025 - Current

Research Engineer

Purdue Undergraduate Rocket Propulsion Lab (PURPL)
08.2025 - Current

Data Science Researcher

Low's Research Lab
08.2025 - Current

Applied Analytics

Datamine Program
08.2024 - Current

Inter

YouVah
09.2023 - 12.2023

Project Designer

WhiteHat Jr.
09.2020 - 10.2020

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics

Purdue University

Bachelor of Science - Statistics

Purdue University

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