Taveesh Sharma
Graduate Research Assistant
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTaveesh Sharma is a PhD student and graduate research assistant in computer science at the University of Chicago, specializing in Internet measurements, network performance, and data-driven policy analysis. He blends large-scale data engineering, statistical modeling, and machine learning to diagnose broadband bottlenecks and reveal spatial equity gaps in connectivity, with findings that have implications for both network operators and policymakers. His work includes ML models that can infer WebRTC video quality using only transport-layer features, and spatial analyses that challenge reliance on administrative boundaries for measuring digital disparities. Before academia he spent several years as a software engineer at PayPal and ePayLater, building backend systems and automation for fraud and commerce platforms. He has revived region-specific tooling like the African Route Collectors Data Analyzer and contributes to hands-on teaching in machine learning for systems. Actively seeking data-focused roles, he combines production engineering experience with applied research rigor.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
BITS Pilani, Birla Institute of Technology and ScienceMaster's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at University of Cape TownDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of Chicago
Github Skills (24)
extraction8
broadband8
feature-extraction8
measurements7
monitoring7
networking7
prometheus-exporter7
time-series7
traffic7
network-traffic7
database6
graphing6
prometheus6
machine-learning6
system-monitoring6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
rodricfanou/African_Route-collectors_Data_Analyzer-ARDA
Jul 2021 - Jan 2022
Contributions:15 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
noise-lab/vcaml
Sep 2023 - Dec 2024
Estimating WebRTC Video QoE Metrics Without Using Application Headers
Contributions:3 PRs, 3 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 3 months
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