Summary
Amogh Sarangdhar is a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Head TA for CIS 5200: Machine Learning at Penn Engineering, bringing nine years of software engineering experience to both instruction and hands-on coding. Currently pursuing an MS in Computer Science at the University of Pennsylvania after graduating summa cum laude (4.0) from Rutgers, he blends rigorous academic training with practical software development. Based in Goa but active in the U.S. academic scene, he focuses on making complex ML concepts accessible to students while continuing to build and refine production-quality code. Colleagues describe him succinctly as “just coding,” reflecting a pragmatic, implementation-first approach that balances pedagogy with engineering. He stands out for turning classroom theory into reproducible, teachable code and for mentoring peers through real-world ML problem solving.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at University of Pennsylvania
Marathi, Hindi, English