Kisan Thapa
PHD Candidate
Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolKisan Thapa is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at UMass Boston with nine years of engineering experience bridging mobile development and computational biology. He builds performant ML and graph neural network solutions for omics analysis—creating tools that sped transcription factor prediction 15x and halved single-cell pathway analysis time—while also shipping responsive web visualizations that doubled user engagement. Earlier in his career he delivered production Android apps and optimized heatmap and mapping features for million-user scenarios, improving development velocity and runtime performance. Comfortable across Python, Java/Kotlin, JavaScript, Django/Flask and cloud services, he blends deep research rigor with pragmatic engineering to move models from prototype to usable tools. Based in Quincy, MA, he’s known for extracting actionable biological insights from large datasets and for making complex visualizations feel fast and simple.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Class 6 to Class 8, Schooling, Class 6 to Class 8, Schooling at Ambika Higher Secondary School, DodharaBachelor of Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Computer Engineering at Pokhara UniversityDoctor of Philosophy, Computational Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Computational Science at University of MassachusettsBachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering, 3.80, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering, 3.80 at Pokhara VishwavidalayaSchool Leaving Certificate (SLC), Schooling, 74.73%, School Leaving Certificate (SLC), Schooling, 74.73% at Unique Sunrise English School, DodharaClass 1 to Class 5, Schooling, Class 1 to Class 5, Schooling at Shree Bhairav Primary SchoolIntermediate, Science and Technology, Intermediate, Science and Technology at Radiant Higher Secondary School, MahendranagarPhD in Computer Science, Computer Science, PhD in Computer Science, Computer Science at University of Massachusetts Boston
English, Nepali, Hindi
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (19)
webclient6
admob6
google-play6
firebase6
android6
gradle6
adsense6
firebase-realtime-database6
facebook6
firebaseui6
python5
machine-learning4
deep-learning4
tensorflow4
neural-network3
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
KisanThapa/kisanthapa.github.io
Nov 2019 - Apr 2025
Contributions:7 PRs, 74 pushes, 3 branches in 5 years 5 months
PathwayAndDataAnalysis/causalpath-newt-webserver
Jun 2022 - Jun 2024
Contributions:31 PRs, 61 pushes, 31 branches in 2 years
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